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The American Theatre Wing's Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has nominated 57 theater artists for recognition of their outstanding work in 39 productions presented during the 2005-2006 New York theater season

Judy Blazer, Mary Testa, Tony Walton, David Garrison and more will participate in The Artist's Crossing's Broadway panel discussion on August 6th

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre has selected the eight new musicals that will be presented as part of its upcoming Festival of New Musicals, including works by Andrew Lippa and Amanda McBroom

The original stars of the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar--Ted Neeley, Yvonne Elliman, and Barry Dennen--will reunite for a benefit concert of the landmark Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera on Sunday, August 13th at 8 PM at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Hollywood; it will also feature film star Jack Black

Lincoln Center Theatre has appointed its upcoming production of Sarah Ruhl's The Clean House with a starry cast that will include Tony Award-winner Blair Brown and Oscar-nominee Jill Clayburgh

The previously-announced Manhattan Theatre Club production of Clifford Odets' The Country Girl, which was slated for a Broadway run at the Biltmore Theatre this season, will now be replaced by a revival of the Brian Friel play Translations

BroadwayWorld brings you new production photos from the national tour of The Light in the Piazza, which began previews Aug. 1 at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco.

Meat Loaf's new album Bat Out of Hell III will feature songs by Dance of the Vampires songwriter Jim Steinman

Disney Theatrical Productions and Music Theatre International (MTI) have confirmed the first licensed amateur stage productions of the newly adapted stage musical Disney's High School Musical, with the premiere show to be presented by Stagedoor Manor, the renowned kids/teens theatre summer camp based in Sheldrake, N.Y. in August, 2006

After a successful season finale concert in August 2005 with wife Lauren Kennedy (Spamalot, Les Miserables), Tony Award-nominee Alan Campbell (Sunset Boulevard, Contact) will return to the Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy stage from August 2nd through 13th in Oleanna

Barry Manilow offers lots of glitz at his Las Vegas Hilton home.

Leo Ash Evens is making his Ravinia Festival debut this August as Tulsa in Gypsy, alongside Patti LuPone. He has performed the role of Tulsa twice before, most recently in Houston, TX opposite Andrea McArdle. Evens made his international debut in Moscow, as Billy Lawlor in 42nd Street.

The Williamstown Theatre Festival production of THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, the musical's East Coast premiere, begins August 9.

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Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 7/30/2006

Norn Cutson is proud to share more of his digital art--a portrait of Sandra Bernhard in her hit Off-Broadway show Everything Bad and Beautiful--with BroadwayWorld readers!

The new rock musical Only a Lad will play FringeNYC from August 12th through 24th

The Town Hall, Times Square's premier landmark concert venue, will honor Broadway and cabaret star Barbara Cook with the Town Hall 'Friend of the Arts' Award on October 22nd

More performers--including Mandy Gonzalez, Kevin Del Aguila and Melanie Vaughn--and more writers have joined the cast of theAtrainplays, which will be performed on August 2nd

Joe Mandragona, Jenny Fellner and Susan Anton will headline the 30-stop national tour of All Shook Up, for which dates and cities have been announced