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The Town Hall, Times Square's landmark concert venue, is pleased to announce its 2009 season lineup. Headliners include two-time Grammy nominee Mariza, Grammy-nominated Celtic and folk fiddler Natalie MacMaster, Grammy-nominated bossa nova singer Bebel Gilberto, Golden Globe nominee Andrea Marcovicci's Birthday Concert and Grammy Award-winning King of Salsa Johnny Pacheco. Also appearing are stars from ABC's Dancing With the Stars and BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, the Doo Wop & Rock N' Roll Reunion, and Romulo's Tango Ensemble, and finally, the return of the popular hit series Broadway by the Year.

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The Goodman Theatre's staging of the musical Purlie has extended its run through October 30th

Jacques C. Smith, Paulette Ivory, E. Faye Butler and Loretta Devine have all been cast in the Broadway-bound revival of Purlie, which will start performances at the Pasadena Playhouse on June 24th

The quarterly Black 2: Broadway will host a Tony celebration at Live at Opia on June 5th with Moore, Battle and others to perform

Show runs 3/31-4/3, also stars John Cullum, and Doug E. Doug.

Listen to Ossie himself talk about the first Broadway show he ever saw, his early New York training, his memories of opening night of his play PURLIE VICTORIOUS and more...

A 5 decade career comes to an end as actor Ossie Davis is found dead at age 87.

Some of Broadway's Top Talent Will Perform Songs by Harold Arlen, Marc Blitzstein, Dorothy Fields, Frederick Loewe and Jule Styne in Celebration Of The 100th Anniversary of the Birth of These Immortal American Songwriters