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Emmy Award-winning talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has joined AMERICAN IDOL as a fourth judge. DeGeneres will sit alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi and offer her own unique perspective to the contestants throughout the competition.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium titled, '?That Championship Season': Rediscovering an American Classic,' following the Sunday, August 30, 3 p.m. matinee performance of 'That Championship Season.' Guest speaker will be Bernard Gersten, executive producer of Lincoln Center Theater and former associate producer of The Public Theater in New York (1960 - 1978), in which capacity he was the associate producer of the original production of 'That Championship Season.'

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Sunday Symposium titled, '?That Championship Season': Rediscovering an American Classic,' following the Sunday, August 30, 3 p.m. matinee performance of 'That Championship Season.' Guest speaker will be Bernard Gersten, executive producer of Lincoln Center Theater and former associate producer of The Public Theater in New York (1960 - 1978), in which capacity he was the associate producer of the original production of 'That Championship Season.'

The Orange County Performing Arts Center's annual Summer at the Center program benefiting at-risk and underserved youths returns for its 18th year July 20 - August 1. The program helps young people build critical life skills by engaging them in the performing arts, utilizing specially designed intensive music and theater workshops to empower students to overcome adversity in their lives, build self-esteem and develop social skills.

The Orange County Performing Arts Center's annual Summer at the Center program benefiting at-risk and underserved youths returns for its 18th year July 20 - August 1. The program helps young people build critical life skills by engaging them in the performing arts, utilizing specially designed intensive music and theater workshops to empower students to overcome adversity in their lives, build self-esteem and develop social skills.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to welcome Project Y to Americas Off Broadway with the NYC premiere of Fubar Or Interesting, Incredible, Amazing, Fantastic, written by Karl Gajdusek and directed by Larissa Kokernot. Fubar begins previews on Thursday, June 11 for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 28. Opening Night is Tuesday, June 16 at 7:15 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday at 7:15 PM, Wednesday - Saturday at 8:15 PM and Sunday at 3:15 PM. The regular ticket price is $18 ($12.60 for 59E59 Members). Tickets are available by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online at www.ticketcentral.com. For more information visit www.59E59.org.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to welcome Project Y to Americas Off Broadway with the NYC premiere of Fubar Or Interesting, Incredible, Amazing, Fantastic, written by Karl Gajdusek and directed by Larissa Kokernot. Fubar begins previews on Thursday, June 11 for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 28. Opening Night is Tuesday, June 16 at 7:15 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday at 7:15 PM, Wednesday - Saturday at 8:15 PM and Sunday at 3:15 PM. The regular ticket price is $18 ($12.60 for 59E59 Members). Tickets are available by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online at www.ticketcentral.com. For more information visit www.59E59.org.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will begin its second Native Theater Festival on Wednesday, November 12. This

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced casting today for the second year of the Native Theater Festival, a four day festival dedicated to presenting extraordinary theatrical work by Native theater artists from the U.S. and Canada.

Vy Higginsen and her partners welcome radio mogul Oscar Joyner, in presenting the highly anticipated Broadway revival of David Mamet's masterpiece American Buffalo. Starring an extraordinary multi-cultural cast - John Leguizamo, Cedric the Entertainer, and Haley Joel Osment - American Buffalo is directed by Robert Falls, and will begin performances Friday, October 31 at Broadway's Belasco Theatre, 111 West 44, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.

Show business legends Donny & Marie will reunite at MGM Grand's Hollywood Theatre for eight performances in July 2008.

Theatre veteran Camryn Manheim, well-known to TV audiences for her work on 'The Practice' and 'The Ghost Whisperer,' will play the Nurse in the Public Theater's upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet.

Karl Gajdusek's Greedy has been chosen as the winner of Clubbed Thumb's playwriting competition

American Theatre of Actors (James Jennings, Artistic Director) will present the world premiere of Barry Primus' Wonder Comes on the Seventh Day, directed by Mr. Primus, with original choreography by Julie Arenel, music by Galt MacDermot and produced by Oren Bonen.

The always in demand Tony Award winner took the time to catch BroadwayWorld.com up on her latest projects on stage, the big screen, TV, and on CD.