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Jennifer Hudson, 'American Idol' finalist and star of the upcoming film of Dreamgirls, and The Drowsy Chaperone's Tony-winning star Bob Martin have joined the cast of The Actors' Fund one-night-only benefit performance of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and the Chaplin Corporation present BEHIND THE LIMELIGHT, a new musical about the life and art of Charlie Chaplin by Christopher Curtis. Directed by Michael Unger, BEHIND THE LIMELIGHT features a distinguished cast that includes Luther Creek (Rent, Urinetown) as Chaplin, as well as Andrea McArdle (Tony Award nominee for Annie, Beauty and the Beast), Janet Metz (Falsettoland, Bingo:The Musical) and Garrett Long (The Spitfire Grill), among others.

Back in NYC after doing sketch comedy and nonmusical theater in L.A., Angela will play the 'Drowsy' lead Janet for a week in September.

Complete scheduling information has been announced for the New York Musical Theatre Festival

Andrew McCarthy will direct a benefit of Love's Fire, with a starry cast to be announced, on September 25th

Ten years after serenading Carol Channing on Broadway and tour, Roger is now waiting on Tovah Feldshuh in 'Dolly!' at N.J.'s Paper Mill Playhouse.

Paige Davis and Felicia Finley will co-host Solstice at Times Square, a dance event featuring thirty companies, on June 18th

Life imitated art on the '42nd Street' tour for Cara, who's now an expert at last-minute understudying.

John Lloyd Young is currently starring as Frankie Valli in Broadway's JERSEY BOYS. So far John Lloyd has received the 2006 Outer Critics Circle Award, a 2006 Theatre World Award, and nominations for the 2006 Drama League Award, and the 2006 Drama Desk Award. Now, he adds a 2006 Tony Award Nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical to his list of credits.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents John Ellison Conlee, Katie Finneran, Logan Marshall-Green and Denis O'Hare in the co-world premiere (in collaboration with the Old Globe, San Diego, CA) of Greg Kotis's new comedy Pig Farm, directed by John Rando.

The Vineyard Theatre offers its first online charity auction -- featuring rare, autographed theatre, film and television collectibles; opening night and film premiere tickets; backstage tours of Broadway's biggest shows; lunches with celebrities; and much more -- on eBay.com, now through May 3rd. Proceeds benefit the not-for-profit Vineyard Theatre

Hit Off-Broadway Musical Extends for Final Time Till April 30

The hit Broadway musical, JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, which has taken Broadway by storm, will launch a National Tour in San Francisco beginning in December, 2006. JERSEY BOYS, which opened to rave reviews on November 6, 2005, continues to set new weekly box office records at the August Wilson Theatre and has been among the top grossing shows on Broadway ever since.

The 5th Avenue Musical Theatre Company's high-profile 2006-2007 season will include several touring shows, some classic musicals and one world premiere, Broadway-bound musical--Cry-Baby

MCC THEATER announced today that FELICIA FIELDS (The Color Purple), along with a special performance by members of Broadway's THE WEDDING SINGER will join the celebrity cast of 'MISCAST,' a star-studded musical revue featuring some of Broadway's biggest names singing show tunes in roles they would never, ever perform.

Make way for the Dames! Coming March 6, 2006 at 8:00 PM at the Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street), Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents The 11th Annual NOTHING LIKE A DAME benefiting The Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative of The Actors' Fund of America. Sure to be a night to remember, NOTHING LIKE A DAME features performances from the first ladies of Broadway.

Bill Kenwright and Marla Rubin announce that they will present the Almeida Theatre production of FESTEN, the hugely successful London play about a family with a dark secret, on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre (239 W. 45th St.), with performances beginning Thursday, March 23. Larry Bryggman, Michael Hayden, Ali MacGraw and Julianna Margulies have been cast in the Broadway production. Directed by Rufus Norris, in a dramatization by David Eldridge from the Danish 1998 film, FESTEN will have its official press opening on Sunday, April 9.

Steven Pasquale, Will Chase, Jenny Powers, Deborah S. Craig and moer will join the star-studded cast of the Secret Garden World AIDS Day concert

Farm Avenue Productions and Joseph Smith are proud to announce CYCLING PAST THE MATTERHORN, a new play by award-winning playwright Deborah Grimberg, starring Tony Award winner and two-time Academy Award nominee Shirley Knight.

Jamie McGonnigal took to the high seas with Rosie and R Family Cruises. Read excerpts from his journal and his adventures on the Norwegian Dawn...