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Tap Soul Productions will present 'Show Me the TAP...Show Me the SOUL!' an original tap dance and soul music revue, opening Thanksgiving weekend November 27th thru November 29th, 2015 at the Hudson Guild Theatre, 441 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001.

The Swedish current castmember, Marsha Songcome takes over the role of Gigi Van Tranh in Claude-Michel Schonberg & Alain Boublil's MISS SAIGON from 14 December 2015 to the closing date 27 February 2016 at the Prince Edward Theatre in London. She succeeds Natalie Mendoza.

dick clark productions and ABC announced today that iconic singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette will perform a special rendition of her 1995 smash hit “You Outta Know” from her award-winning album, Jagged Little Pill, which is celebrating its 20th Anniversary.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents the premiere musical event It Happened One Christmas, December 4 through December 19, 2015.   

dick clark productions and ABC announced today that a star-studded line-up of film, music and television personalities will present at the “2015 American Music Awards.”

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU), and The Playroom Theatre, present the November panel, Funding Fundamentals: Opportunities for Not-for-Profits (and Everyone), tonight, November 17, 2015 at 7:30pm at The Playroom Theater, 151 W. 46th Street, 8th floor, NYC 10036. Doors open at 7pm for networking and refreshments; roundtable introductions of everyone in the room will start at 7:30pm.

Speaking with Vulture at last night's Louis Vuitton premiere of Shelter, director Amy Heckerling revealed that her dream cast for a Broadway musical adaptation of CLUELESS would include pop star Katy Perry.

World of X Games, a weekly program on ABC and ESPN platforms featuring a variety of X Games and athlete-focused content, will roll out new winter-focused episodes beginning with the return of Real Snow Backcountry

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU), and The Playroom Theatre, present the November panel, Funding Fundamentals: Opportunities for Not-for-Profits (and Everyone), on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 7:30pm at The Playroom Theater, 151 W. 46th Street, 8th floor, NYC 10036. Doors open at 7pm for networking and refreshments; roundtable introductions of everyone in the room will start at 7:30pm.

The Theatre School at DePaul University will honor Andre De Shields with the 2015 Award for Excellence in the Arts tonight, November 9 at the Atlantic Ballroom of the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel (221 North Columbus Drive), Chicago, IL. In honor of the occasion, De Shields sat down with Dean Richards to chat about his upcoming show GOTTA DANCE, his storied Broadway career and more. Watch the interview below!

Signature Theatre has announced the cast of WEST SIDE STORY, directed by Signature Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (Signature's Sunday in the Park with George, Cabaret). The musical, a collaboration of music, dance and theater giants Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins and Arthur Laurents, is considered by some to be one of the greatest musicals of all time. WEST SIDE STORY will run from December 8 - January 24 in Signature Theatre's intimate MAX Theatre.

Who doesn't love a good movie? Your Naked Girls are no different. But we are far fonder of the graphics, legends, and novels that brought them into existence. Bring your favorite movie night pal and join us for a Night at the Movies! Naked Girl style. Cherokee Rose, is delighted to return to the DC Arts Center with the stunning starlets GiGi Holliday, Cherie Sweetbottom, Alice Darling and one of our most infamous Naked Girl guests of all time, 2014 So You Wanna Be A Naked Girl contestant, Michelle Carnes of The Eye, November 6 at 10pm.

'If you don't have a camera zooming straight into the eyes or catching a close-up of a hand touching another hand, it doesn't work,' said Claude-Michel Schonberg, the French composer of now 30-year-old musical 'Les Miserables' (Les Mis), when asked about the possibility of adding the Oscar-nominated song 'Suddenly,' especially written for the 2012 movie adaptation, to 'Les Mis' onstage.

Australian actors Kerrie Anne Greenland (Eponine), Chris Durling (Enjolras), and Emily Langridge (Cosette) will join previously announced cast members Simon Gleeson (Jean Valjean), Earl Carpenter (Javert), and Rachelle Ann Go (Fantine) when the new Asian Tour of the newly reimagined LES MISERABLES (LES MIS) kicks off at The Theatre at Solaire (1 Aseana Ave. Entertainment City, Paranaque City) in March 2016. Visit TicketWorld.com.ph to buy tickets.

Who doesn't love a good movie? Your Naked Girls are no different. But we are far fonder of the graphics, legends, and novels that brought them into existence. Bring your favorite movie night pal and join us for a Night at the Movies! Naked Girl style. Cherokee Rose, is delighted to return to the DC Arts Center with the stunning starlets GiGi Holliday, Cherie Sweetbottom, Alice Darling and one of our most infamous Naked Girl guests of all time, 2014 So You Wanna Be A Naked Girl contestant, Michelle Carnes of The Eye, November 6 at 10pm.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn that Broadway hair supervisor Sandy Schlender has passed away at the age of 43. 

Watching the new King and I commercial over and over again? Booking your tickets to London to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child? Didn't have time to check in on your favorite Broadway stars? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'

FOX's GREASE: LIVE is practically packed with Broadway talent. And the latest to join the company, according to Variety, is A CHORUS LINE's Mario Lopez. The SAVED BY THE BELL alum will play the smooth talking host of Rydell High's sock hop, 'Vince Fontaine'.

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Show Biz After Hours with Frank DiLella Featuring Laura Osnes and Corey Cott; Classic Broadway at the Metropolitan Room; Comfort Women In Concert; GHOST LIGHT: Songs and Creepy Stories from Broadway and Beyond To Get You In The Halloween Spirit; and Into Sweeney Todd's Woods.

Una prima da sogno per l'inaugurazione della stagione del Teatro Sistina. Accolti da una selva di telecamere e flash impazziti, Serena Autieri e Paolo Conticini sono arrivati sul red capet in sella alla mitica e rombante Vespa, vestiti in abiti di scena, abbracciati e sognanti come i due innamorati dell'indimenticabile film.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. We've got Halloween shows this week, like 'Side Show,' 'Goblin Market,' 'One Brain More' and 'Ride The Cyclone.' There are various 'Rocky Horror' shows, concerts of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' and 'No One Here But Us Witches,' dueling downtown concerts by Kristen Chenoweth and Leonard Bernstein, a suburban 'Avenue Q,' and the impending close of 'Million Dollar Quartet.' After how long???

Norfolk, VA will again host a Who's Who of the theatre world, including Broadway power couple Terrence Mann (Pippin, Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables, Cats) and Charlotte d'Amboise (Pippin, Chicago, Sweet Charity); Actors Equity President, author, former Miss America and leading lady Kate Shindle (Cabaret, Wonderland, Legally Blonde); and many others, when Virginia Theatre Association (VTA) returns to Norfolk for its Virginia Theatre Matters Conference, this weekend, October 22-25, 2015, at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel.

Paper Mill Playhouse opened its 2015-2016 season with the world premiere musical THE BANDSTAND. Let's see what the critics have to say.

BroadwayWorld has learned that with almost 3,000 performances and now in its eighth year in Chicago, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Chicago's longest-running Broadway musical, is set to close on January 17, 2016.

Norfolk, VA will again host a Who's Who of the theatre world, including Broadway power couple Terrence Mann (Pippin, Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables, Cats) and Charlotte d'Amboise (Pippin, Chicago, Sweet Charity); Actors Equity President, author, former Miss America and leading lady Kate Shindle (Cabaret, Wonderland, Legally Blonde); and many others, when Virginia Theatre Association (VTA) returns to Norfolk for its Virginia Theatre Matters Conference, October 22-25, 2015, at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel.