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On tonight, September 29th, the cast of Naked Boys Singing will join host Ken Kleiber to celebrate the third anniversary of That's Kentertainment

Cabaret performers will pay tribute to performers of the past such as Marlene Dietrich in the Any Wednesday series at Tower Records this October

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce that Tyne Daly and John Slattery will join Cynthia Nixon in the theatre's world premiere production of Rabbit Hole, written by David Lindsay-Abaire, and directed by Tony Award-winner Daniel Sullivan (Proof, Sight Unseen, Brooklyn Boy) at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

Joined by Joanna Riding and Frances Ruffelle, Jason Robert Brown and the Caucasian Rhythm Kings will perform in London from December 7th through December 11th

John Lithgow and Cynthia Nixon will join luminaries from other arts fields in The Book That Changed My Life, an October 22nd 12-hour marathon at Symphony Space

At 10 AM on Monday, October 3rd, at the American Airlines Theatres box office (227 West 42nd Street), the first 100 tickets to Roundabout Theatre Company's production of THE PAJAMA GAME will be sold for $19.54 each to commemorate the 1954 Broadway debut of the famed musical.

Creators of the eight NAMT New Works musicals as well as performers and industry professionals turned out for a reception at Marseilles on September 27th

Adam Shankman, best known for helming the hit Bringing Down the House, has been chosen as the director of the upcoming big screen version of Hairspray

Friday on Thirteen, THEATER TALK remembers its frequent contributor writer MEL GUSSOW of 'The New York Times.'

THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL presents a reading of BUMP IN THE ROAD, a new musical with book, music and lyrics by CAROLE LONNER, on Thursday, September 29th at 3 and 7 PM at Makor, 35 West 67th Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.

Acclaimed theater company Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced it will present the return of its unique and second-annual benefit evening 'STORIES ON 5 STORIES' on Monday, November 14.

Author/composer/lyricist and BMI Workshop teacher David Spencer visits with host 'Broadway Baby'Jason Drew Wednesday, October 5 at 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Broadway's Best.'

The Drama League and Manhattan Theatre Club are pleased to announce their collaboration on an important new program for young theatre directors, the Assistant Directors Program.

Due to poor ticket sales, the national tour of Dr. Dolittle will shutter on October 2nd in Hershey, PA

Ensemble Studio Theatre will hold their Octoberfest 2005 festival of new works from October 5th through 30th

The Actors' Fund of America will hold benefit Special Performances for One-Man Star Wars Trilogy and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on October 17th and 23rd, respectively

Harold Prince will present five-time Tony Award-winner Susan Stroman with an Elan Award at the gala awards ceremony on October 10th

Doubt's Tony Award-winner Cherry Jones will be interviewed on the Joan Hamburg Show on radio on September 30th

Shirley Knight, Carrie Preston and Brenda Wehle star in Deborah Grimberg's Cycling Past the Matterhorn, which opens Thursday, September 29th off-Broadway

Craig Wright's The Pavilion, starring Stephen Bogardus and Brian D'Arcy James, will now play off-Broadway through October 23rd

The Johnny Cash musical Ring of Fire will open at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in February, 2006, after playing engagements in Buffalo and San Francisco

The Village Voice, the nation's largest alternative weekly newspaper, has announced the judges for the 2005-2006 Obie Awards.

Performances begin this Saturday for the Epic Theatre Center / United States Premiere of Einstein's Gift, a new play by Vern Thiessen, at the Acorn Theatre (410 West 42nd Street).