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Midtown got a special Valentine's treat last night, February 14, as B.B. King Blues Club and Grill hosted the 13th annual Broadway Bears auction in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Broadway star Felicia Finley will perform in the upcoming 'Broadway Bears XIII,' to be held at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill. The 13th annual BROADWAY BEARS auction will coincide with the performance in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

BROADWAY BEARS is an auction featuring a cuddly chorus line of one-of-a-kind teddy bears, each meticulously outfitted in original, handmade costumes by Broadway's leading costume designers and representing memorable characters from plays and musicals, past and present.

Broadway's cuddliest friends kick off a new year with the 13th annual BROADWAY BEARS auction on Sunday, February 14, 2010 at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Sure to out-do last year's collection, 43 one-of-a-kind BROADWAY BEARS - each dressed in original, handmade costumes representing some of the theater's most legendary performers and/or performances - will be put up for auction.

No dear playgoers, it has not come to pass that some smart producer put up a quickie, low-budget revival of Spamalot in the Barrymore Theatre and tried cutting costs by removing all the songs. But there's definitely a Pythonic style in the look and text of Ionesco's Exit The King as co-adapted by Geoffrey Rush (who also stars) and Neil Armfield (who also directs). You can sense it in the way Brian Hutchison, as a faithfully detail-oriented armored guard, dutifully announces each royal occurrence as it happens, correcting himself, when necessary, with bellowing authority ('The King is dead.'... 'The King's alive.'... 'Long live the king.'). It's there when AndRea Martin, as a sullen, much-abused servant, makes a comic production out of trying to keep the monarchs' royal robes draped straight, and it's abundantly present when Rush, as the 400-year-old King Berenger, who is down to his last 90 minutes of life ('When the play is over you'll be dead.'), kicks up what's left of his heels in a silly little dance.

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Variety reports that Oscar winner Susan Sarandon will screen her latest two film projects at the 2009 Hamptons Film Festival.

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The critically acclaimed Broadway production of EXIT THE KING will begin the final two weeks of its limited engagement, set to end Sunday, June 14 at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street). The production will have played 21 previews and 93 regular performances.

EXIT THE KING's Tony nominated Geoffrey Rush is currently featured in the July issue of Vanity Fair, now on stands. Rush was photographed by Howard Schatz for the magazine's ?In Character' feature.

The critically acclaimed Broadway production of EXIT THE KING will begin the final two weeks of its limited engagement, set to end Sunday, June 14 at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street). The production will have played 21 previews and 93 regular performances.

EXIT THE KING's Tony nominated Geoffrey Rush is currently featured in The New Yorker's new video series, Conversations with John Lahr.

EXIT THE KING's Tony nominated star Geoffrey Rush joined the Sardi's Wall of Fame this week and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the moment. Rush has been nominated for the Tony and Drama League Awards and won the Dream Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards. EXIT THE KING is a limited engagement on Broadway, running through June 14, 2009.

EXIT THE KING's Susan Sarandon will be a live guest on 'Live with Regis & Kelly' this Thursday, May 21 between 9-10AM. EXIT THE KING is a limited engagement, through June 14 only.

EXIT THE KING's Tony nominated Geoffrey Rush will be a featured guest on 'CBS2 News Sunday' this Sunday, May 17 at approximately 6:50AM. For his portrayal of ?King Berenger,' Rush has been nominated for the Tony, Drama Desk and Drama League Awards and won the Outer Critic Circle and Theatre World Awards. EXIT THE KING is a limited engagement, through June 14 only.

Catch scenes from Exit The King which stars Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon, Lauren Ambrose, Andrea Martin, William Sadler and Brian Hutchison,

Geoffrey Rush will be a featured guest on this weekend's edition of 'Theater Talk.' Rush, who recently received rave reviews for his performance in Broadway's EXIT THE KING, sat down with hosts Susan Haskins, and New York Post columnist Michael Riedel to talk about the production.

Lauren Ambrose, star of Broadway?s critically acclaimed Exit the King is featured in today?s issue of Women?s Wear Daily.

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EXIT THE KING which stars Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon,Lauren Ambrose, Andrea Martin, William Sadler and Brian Hutchison, is just one of many of the current productions on Broadway that feature big name celebrities making starry bows on the New York stage.