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Geraldine Fitzgerald, who recieved a Tony nomination as a director and an Oscar nomination as an actress, passed away on July 17th at the age of 91

Following ex-Rose Maria Friedman, Tony Award-winner Daisy Eagan has departed the cast of the Ector Theatre's Gypsy

Producer Paul Lambert tells Liz Smith who he has his eye on for the 2006 musical in today's New York Post

Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Anthony Minghella will stage a new version of the classic Puccini opera Madam Butterfly at the English National Opera; it will run from November 5th to December 13th

Composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown will travel to both Los Angeles and Washington, DC to perform in concert venues--on July 30th in LA, and from August 5th-7th in DC

Mamma Mia!'s Sara Kramer, along with the Met's Liana Stampur, will headline a benefit concert for the New York Civil Liberties Union on July 25th

The Chicago sit-down production of Wicked starring Ana Gasteyer may stir up some controversy if it is recommended for Jefferson Awards nominations

The Cilla Vee festival will feature free motion sculpture installations from August 1st to August 5th

Members of the cast of Wicked's national tour (currently playing in LA) will perform 'One Short Day' on The Tonight Show on July 18th

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 7/17/2005

In September 2005, Tony-winning Broadway legend Barbara Cook will release Tribute, a CD honoring Wally Harper and Bobby Short, as well as favorite composers such as Harold Arlen and Arthur Schwartz

Cheyenne Jackson will serve as the emcee for the latest Monday Nights, New Voices concert at the Duplex, where All Shook Up ensemble members will perform on July 25th

The Actors' Fund's Auction of 1000 Stars, an online, two-week auction of Broadway memorabilia, shows and much more, will kick off on July 18th

The cast of Lennon, which opens at the Broadhurst Theatre on August 4th, will perform on NBC's Today Show on July 19th

For the seventh time, Doubt has shattered Walter Kerr Theatre box office records, grossing $550,109 for the week of July 11-17

Linda Eder has recorded a CD celebrating the music of one of her longtime idols, Judy Garland; it will be released in stores on October 4th

Camera and laptop in hand, BroadwayWorld Artistic Director Jamie McGonnigal gives an inside look on the entertainment, the fun and the surprises on r family vacations' second cruise.

The 1972 concert has been digitally restored and will air in 2006.

Michael Cerveris, soon to be seen in the upcoming revival of Sweeney Todd, will open for Scottish band Teenage Fanclub at the Bowery Ballroom on July 23rd

The sit-down production of Wicked in Chicago opened this weekend, and BroadwayWorld.com was of course there, camera in hand!

Larry Blank reflects back on his friend and colleague, Michael Gibson.

Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Wayne Brady appeared in the Weeked Spectacular.

North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, MA has announced that due to heat, smoke and water damage caused by a fire at the theater on Thursday, July 14th, they will be making the following changes to their musical and concert schedule...

The 10th anniversary of the epochal rock musical Rent will be celebrated in a benefit performance for the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts, Foundation, Friends in Deed and the New York Theatre Workshop

Cast members from the film version of Rent will perform two songs from the show in Bryant Park on August 4th, as part of the Broadway for Life series