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Complete coverage of the opening night red carpet for A Naked Girl on the Appian Way!

Einstein's Gift opened on Thursday, October 6 at 6:30pm and BroadwayWorld was there! The show's run coincides with the nationwide centennial celebration of Albert Einstein's 'miracle year' and the fiftieth anniversary of his death.

The first ever fully-staged production of Darling of the Day since its original Broadway run in 1968 will be presented in Evanston, Illinois from October 7th through November 6th

Idina Menzel has signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records, according to Liz Smith

Broadway stars come out to honor Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy Award -winning singer/songwriter Elvis Costello in 'BRILLIANT MISTAKE: Broadway Sings Elvis Costello,' a one-night-only concert on Monday, October 31st at John Jay College's Gerald W. Lynch Theater (899 10th Avenue) in Manhattan.

This fall, over twenty of Off Off Broadway's leading artists will participate in the first annual 'Producing Off Off Broadway' Seminar.

'If You Could See Me Now', a novel by Cecelia Ahern has been snatched up by Walt Disney Pictures set to star Hugh Jackman according to Variety. Slated to produce the film are Craig Zadan and Neil Meron who were responsible for CHICAGO. Jackman and John Palermo are also producing.

Although the musical was written in 1965 it has never been performed to the public until now. In a concert recorded at the Mermaid Theatre in London, the BBC Concert Orchestra is joined by a star studded cast, headed by Stephen Fry as the narrator under the direction of Simon Lee. Introduced by Paul Gambaccini.

The winner of the 2003 Governor General Award for Drama ('The Canadian Pulitzer'), Einstein's Gift centers on the relationship between Albert Einstein and Fritz Haber, two world famous scientists who shared little in common, but each witnessed their great discoveries used for massive destruction.

The Studio 54 box office opens on Monday, October 10th for Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Eugene O'Neill's drama A Touch of the Poet, directed by Tony Award® winner Doug Hughes at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street) starring Gabriel Byrne (Cornelius Melody) with Dearbhla Molloy (Nora Melody), Emily Bergl (Sara Melody), John Horton (Nicholas Gadsby), Byron Jennings (Jamie Cregan), Kathryn Meisle (Deborah), Randall Newsome (Paddy O'Dowd), Ciaran O'Reilly (Dan Roche) and Daniel Stewart Sherman (Mickey Maloy).

It's Showtime! Show Your Support, the first annual Worldwide Orphans Foundation benefit, will honor Christine Ebersole on October 24th

Beyond the Mirror, a show which is the first theatrical collaboration between the US and Afghanistan, will run in New York from November 20th through December 4th

Joshua Rosenblum's satiric revue Bush is Bad will now continue performances through the end of the year, as well as adding an extra Monday night performance at 9 PM

Stefanie Powers, currently starring in a touring production of The King and I that is playing Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, is raising money for animals left stranded and abandoned by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Actress Marian Seldes and playwright Warren Leight will be featured on the October 7th episode of Theater Talk

Bill Pullman will star with Judith Ivey in the Kennedy Center's production of Frank D. Gilroy's The Subject of Roses, which will run from January 7th through 29th, 2006

Ed Harris will make his European stage debut in Wreck, a new play by Neil LaBute, from November 23rd through December 3rd

The New York Theatre has announced its 2005-2006 season of Once Upon a Ballet shows for children and families