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DANIEL JENKINS, who received a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal of Huck in the 1985 production of Big River on Broadway, will join the cast of SEPARATING THE MEN FROM THE BULL, presented by the Unofficial New York Yale Cabaret, a new theatre company made up of Yale School of Drama graduates recently chosen as one of NYTheatre.com's 'People of the Year' 2005.

Dael Orlandersmith's Yellowman and and Simon Mendes de Costa's comedy Losing Louis will both launch UK tours in upcoming weeks.

James Royce Edwards, who plays the tough-talking but warm-hearted Luke in Altar Boyz, is a talented and down-to-earth performer who knows his priorities...

Gulfshore Playhouse has announced that Broadway legend Carol Channing will be present to host an exclusive dinner and jewelry sale reception called Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend at a fundrasier on January 12th

Avarice, a new musical by J. William Bruce and David A. Shenton, will have its world premiere reading from January 25th through 27th

Sweet Charity star Mylinda Hull will perform with her Lucky Seven at Birdland on January 2nd

Robert S. Cohen's one-man orchestral piece Edison Invents will most likely be expanded by the composer into a longer musical theatre piece with potentially more characters

Richard Vetere's play Machiavelli will be seen off-off-Broadway from January 12th through February 4th

Michael Kahn will step down from his job as director of the Drama Division at Juilliard in order to dedicate himself to his Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C. while continuing to teach at Juilliard

Charles Busch, Julie Halston, Marylouise Burke and others will perform in New Year's Advice from the Stars on January 16th

Dreamgirls composer Henry Krieger will show up for an informal discussion after the January 10th performance of the musical at the Prince Music Theatre in Philadelphia

BJ Crosby and Danny Zolli will perform at the Eastern PAC in New Jersey on February 11th in An Evening of Jazz, Blues and Ballads

Cabaret star and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway will perform at The Blue Note from January 3rd through 8th

Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, has extended at the Acorn Theatre through April 8th; Wallace and Allen Shawn's The Music Teacher will now move to the Minetta Lane Theatre

There's little argument that Barbra Streisand is one of the most highly regarded performers of our time. Never has this fact been better confirmed than by the thrilling performances evident on the recent DVD release, Barbra Streisand: The Television Specials.

Spielberg's rep has debunked rumors that the director is developing a film version of Mary Poppins.

Variety reports that Harold Prince has lined up two new tuners to work on, LoveMusik, followed by Paradise Lost.

Tonight at 12:30 AM on Thirteen, we present 'Remembering JULE STYNE,' a loving tribute to the brilliant and legendary composer of GYPSY, FUNNY GIRL and GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, who was born on December 31, 1905.