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The stars of musical theatre are battling it out in their categories - Michael Crawford (The Wizard of Oz) and Shayne Ward (Rock of Ages) are neck and neck for Best Featured Actor; just two per cent separates Oliver Tompsett (Rock of Ages) and Richard Fleeshman (Ghost) for Best Leading Actor; Hannah Waddingham (The Wizard of Oz) and Jodie Jacobs (Rock of Ages) are tied as they push Sharon D Clarke (Ghost) for Best Featured Actress; and just three per cent separates Danielle Hope (The Wizard of Oz), Caissie Levy (Ghost) and Sarah Lancashire (Betty Blue Eyes) for Best Leading Actress!

It's rather unusual to see Lea Salonga, a Tony Award-winning actress whose name has been synonymous with all things musical, flexing her acting muscles in a straight play; she did that once in the Manila run of David Auburn's PROOF back in 2001, and she's set to do that again via the impending Manila premiere of Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNAGE in July next year.

Today, BroadwayWorld.com is announcing the nominees for the 2011 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Representatives of 67 different theater productions, which played at 40 different Chicagoland theaters, are nominated in the 25 categories for the second annual Awards. As these are the only Theater Fan Choice Awards for the internationally known Chicago theater scene, the nominees rightly come from both Equity and Non-Equity theater companies, and from the worlds of plays, musicals, revues and touring shows.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Jeff Award results, 'Joseph' in Aurora, three shows at Northwestern, two at Northlight, two national tours and more....

New Line Cinema's film version of the smash hit Broadway musical 'Rock of Ages' is currently filming under the direction of Adam Shankman (HAIRSPRAY). Tom Cruise, who will star as Stacee Jaxx in the film, recently chatted with the LA Times about putiing on his dancing shoes for the film. Cruise told LAT: 'I had started dancing because I was inspired by my wife. She kept saying, 'You've got to do a musical sometime. Kate's a dancer, so she would say, 'Let's go to dance class,' and she would take us and that's how I kind of came up with the idea of Les Grossman doing hip-hop. And then to take it to this level with this? It was really fun.'

Emily Padgett - who rocked out as 'Sherrie' in during ROCK OF AGES run at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre - will return to take over the lead role on Monday, November 7, 2011.

Five-time Tony Award Nominated ROCK OF AGES will make its Northeast Ohio debut when the show rocks Akron for two performances only at The University of Akron's E. J. Thomas Hall on November 29 & 30, 2011.

We're into November, which means we're into the last month of voting for the 2011 BWW:UK Awards! Rock of Ages is making a late surge in the musicals categories, with Shayne Ward currently leading Michael Crawford of The Wizard of Oz for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

Producers of the five-time Tony Award nominated hit musical, ROCK OF AGES announced today that Emily Padgett - who rocked out as 'Sherrie' in during the show's run at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre - will return to take over the lead role on Monday, November 7, 2011. Rebecca Faulkenberry, who has performed the role of 'Sherrie' since ROCK OF AGES moved to the Helen Hayes Theatre on March 24, 2011, will play her final performance on Sunday, November 6.

The Broadway League announced today that actor and musician Nick Jonas will serve as the 2012 KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY® National Ambassador. Jonas, who began his career on stage at age 8, returns to Broadway for the first time since the launch of the international sensation The Jonas Brothers when he joins the cast of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on January 24, 2012 in the iconic role of J Pierrepont Finch. He has previously been seen on Broadway in Annie Get Your Gun, Beauty and the Beast, and Les Misérables, as well as productions of A Christmas Carol and The Sound of Music. He will also be making a guest appearance next year on the new NBC musical drama Smash.

dick clark productions (dcp) president and executive producer Orly Adelson announced that Christina Aguilera, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson and Maroon 5 will perform at the '2011 American Music Awards(R)'.

TenThousandMeans presents ROCK OF CHANGES, a concert to benefit Love146, and their unsurpassed work in the fight against human trafficking. Join the Broadway stars of Rock of Ages, past and present, Rebecca Faulkenberry, MiG Ayesa, Dan Domenech and Michele 'Maisey' Mais, as they take you on a musical journey to the Sunset Strip and beyond, with the proceeds of this benefit concert going in direct support of Love146, an organization that, for close to ten years, has been paramount in raising awareness and initiating active response in the fight against modern slavery. Let this evening stand as a reminder of the power of art to directly changes lives.

Check out BroadwayWorld TV's Around the BroadwayWorld for 10/17 featuring Melissa Errico CD Legrand Affair- Interview on Radio Oct 16th 2011, Rock of Ages Gala Night in the UK!, Priscilla on The Today Show Australia, Happy Feet Two!, Together Again - The Muppets Take Manhattan.

In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer - and in L.A.'s most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the ‘80's. It's ROCK OF AGES, a hilarious, feel-good love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more.

Apparently, MiG Ayesa isn't saying goodbye just yet neither to 'Stacee Jaxx' nor to ROCK OF AGES because Atlantis Productions Inc., a prolific theater company based in Manila, Philippines whose recent productions have included the Asian premieres of NEXT TO NORMAL, and IN THE HEIGHTS, has just announced that Ayesa will be reprising his role as 'Stacee Jaxx,' a decadent rock star, when the smash Broadway musical Rock of Ages opens in Manila in June/July next year (venue to be announced).

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The 2011 BWW Chicago Awards, new facilities for Black Ensemble Theater, Stage 773 and Light Opera Works, plus an overview of year-end Loop musical productions and more...

TenThousandMeans presents ROCK OF CHANGES, a concert to benefit Love146, and their unsurpassed work in the fight against human trafficking. Join the Broadway stars of Rock of Ages, past and present, Rebecca Faulkenberry, MiG Ayesa, Dan Domenech and Michele 'Maisey' Mais, as they take you on a musical journey to the Sunset Strip and beyond, with the proceeds of this benefit concert going in direct support of Love146, an organization that, for close to ten years, has been paramount in raising awareness and initiating active response in the fight against modern slavery. Let this evening stand as a reminder of the power of art to directly changes lives.

After the huge success of last year's 2010 BWW Toronto Theatre Awards, we are pleased to be back again this year with a new category (Best Understudy), better nomination and voting system and more deserving shows than ever! Nominations are open until October 31st and voting will commence in November. Be sure to nominate to ensure your favourites aren't left out.

Voting in the 2011 BWW:UK Awards has been open for over a week now - and The Wizard of Oz and Much Ado About Nothing are leading the pack for the big prizes! Betty Blue Eyes is pushing the Palladium's spectacular hard in the musicals categories, though, and the National's much-acclaimed Frankenstein may yet overtake the Josie Rourke-directed Shakespeare revival.

The Coterie will present a Broadway star-studded lineup tonight to help break in their new space in the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel & Spa. Drama Desk nominee James Barbour (A Tale of Two Cities), Todd Buonopane (...Spelling Bee), David Burnham (Wicked, A Light in the Piazza), Arielle Jacobs (In the Heights), Tom Lenk (Rock of Ages), Jennifer Malenke (Into the Woods), Haviland Stillwell (Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof), Brooke Tansley (Beauty & the Beast), and more will be performing popular songs 'With a Twist'.

The second national tour kicked off last night in Providence, RI

PPAC's 2011/2012 Broadway Season opens today with ROCK OF AGES. The complete schedule includes PPAC's Contemporary Specials, Family Shows, Music and Dance Specials, and Featured Shows at The VETS.

The Coterie will present a Broadway star-studded lineup on October 6th to help break in their new space in the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel & Spa. Drama Desk nominee James Barbour (A Tale of Two Cities), Todd Buonopane (...Spelling Bee), David Burnham (Wicked, A Light in the Piazza), Arielle Jacobs (In the Heights), Tom Lenk (Rock of Ages), Jennifer Malenke (Into the Woods), Haviland Stillwell (Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof), Brooke Tansley (Beauty & the Beast), and more will be performing popular songs 'With a Twist'.

Producers of the five-time Tony Award nominated hit musical, ROCK OF AGES announced today that Jeremy Woodard will officially take over the role of 'Stacee Jaxx' on Monday, October 3, 2011. Woodard has understudied the role since performances began on Broadway on Tuesday, March 17, 2009. In addition to ROCK OF AGES, Woodard's theatre credits include Glory Days, Hairspray, and Miss Saigon. MiG Ayesa, who has performed the role of 'Stacee Jaxx' since ROCK OF AGES moved to the Helen Hayes Theatre on March 24, 2011, will play his final performance on Sunday, September 25. During the interim week, the role will be covered by an understudy.

ROCK OF AGES is currently in previews at London's Shaftsbury Theatre, led by Justin Lee Collins, Shayne Ward, Amy Pemberton, Oliver Tompsett and Simon Lipkin. The production officially opened on September 27. The cast is rounded out by: Ja'Keith Gill, Rohan Tickell, Jodie Jacobs, Sandy Moffat Nathan Amzi, Natalie Andreou, Grant Anthony, Carly Mercedes Dyer, Cordelia Farnworth, Ian McIntosh, Twinnie-Lee Moore, Jamie Muscato, Andrew Spillett, Zizi Strallen, Amy Thornton and Dylan Turner.