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The Storefront's 'New Mondays' concert on July 31st will feature songs by Stephen Schwartz, David Zippel and Deborah Abramson

Two-time Tony Award-winner Patti LuPone, currently on Broadway as Sweeney Todd's Mrs. Lovett, will headline Jake Heggie's To Hell and Back at the First United Methodist Church in California (both in San Francisco and Berkeley) from November 2nd through November 5th

The stories (and excesses) of Hollywood's Golden Age will be examined through the poetry of Edward Field in Stars in My Eyes, which premiered on Thursday, July 20th at the WorkShop Theater (312 West 36th Street) as part of the Seventh Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival; the show runs through August 5th

Jessica Lange will take on the role of Madame Ranevskaya in a new London production of Anton Chekhov's wistful drama The Cherry Orchard, which will then cross the pond to Broadway; John Doyle is set to direct

Broadway veterans Ken Page, Jenny Powers, Bruce Adler and Robert Westenberg will star in the upcoming St. Louis Muny staging of the Charles Dickens-based musical Oliver!, which will be presented from July 31st through August 6th

Elaine Stritch will star in a new Noel Coward compilation show, which will open in London in December and then move to Broadway

Trevor Nunn's new production of the Gershwins' groundbreaking folk opera Porgy and Bess will receive a Broadway transfer after its London run

Ghostlight Records will release the cast recording of the Off-Broadway musical [title of show] on July 25th

San Francisco's PBS affiliate has a great collection of theatre-related specials for the month of August, including the 3-part 'Broadway Lost Treasures' series and 'Liza with a Z.'

Variety reports the casting for the upcoming La Jolla production of The Wiz, directed by Des McAnuff. The show will feature Wayne Brady (Scarecrow), David Alan Grier (the Wizard), Nikki M. James, (Dorothy), Tituss Burgess (the Lion) and Michael Benjamin Washington (Tin Man).

In this edition: Exclusive discount for BWW readers from Spotlighters! Hairspray disappointment! [title of show] on CD! Contest winners on Footloose! Playwright’s Festival update…

Quinn Lemley stars as Rita Hayworth in 'The Heat is On, A Life in Concert' in a special one night engagement at B.B. Kings on July 25th

Nora Mae Lyng, Pamela Myers, Cheryl Stern and more will take part in a number of August workshops for the new musical Hats! The Red Hat Society Musical, which will receive its world premiere at the New Denver Civic Center in Colorado in October

David Gurland will present 3 special performances of his tribute to Madonna, a collaboration with musical director and arranger Michael Holland, at the Metropolitan room from August 24th through 26th

The New School for Drama has announced that award-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley will be the Distinguished Artist-in-Residence at the school starting this fall