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Broadway's new musical GOOD VIBRATIONS, currently in previews at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street), has changed its official opening date to Wednesday, February 2 at 8:00 PM. The production was previously scheduled to open on Thursday, January 27 and has delayed six days to allow more time for rehearsals during preview performances.

Sharon Osbourne's Vagina Monologues, Millie tours and Broadbent's Blood at the National.

The talent of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's culture guru Jai Rodriguez is going to be exposed.

It's time for the fur to fly this year at the eighth annual BROADWAY BEARS auction on Sunday, February 20, 2005 at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 W. 42nd St), in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Sure to out-do last year's collection, 40 one-of-a-kind BROADWAY BEARS - each dressed in original, handmade costumes representing some of the theater's most legendary performers and/or performances - will be put up for auction.

Off-Broadway's hit musical LONE STAR LOVE stars Clarke Thorell and Julie Tolivar (Hairspray) perform the ballad 'Count on My Love' on ABC's 'The View' on Tuesday, January 18th.

The Color Purple, headed to Broadway in 2005 has launched a new web site for the production.

In The Moment Productions presents MELANIE REY in 'A LIFE…A BROAD' (Mi Vida En Jira) at The Greenwich Street Theatre, 547 Greenwich Street (between Charlton and Vandam Streets) in West Soho, beginning January 31st for an open-ended Off-Broadway engagement.

In the tradition of the theatre's most celebrated musical comedy performers, four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein stars as Tevye, and three-time Emmy Award winner, and Tony Award winner Andrea Martin stars as his wife, Golde in the Broadway production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, with an official press opening of Thursday, January 20, 2005, at the Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street).

Harriet Foy, Beth Leavel, and Stacia Fernandez will be all together this Thursday at 6PM at Seth's Chatterbox.

The international percussion sensation STOMP will be featured in a stunning introduction and inserts that will be used during ABC Sports broadcast of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships this Saturday January 15 (Men's: 4-6 PM ET, Ladies': 8-11 PM). The championships can also be seen on ESPN2 on Thu. Jan 13 from 11PM ET , and Fri. Jan. 14 from 10:30 PM-12:30 AM ET.

The Manhattan Theatre Club production of Donald Margulies' BROOKLYN BOY will begin performances today, in preparation to open on Thursday, February 3 at the Biltmore Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

Hank Azaria, currently starring in Monty Python's Spamalot, has been nominated for a 2005 Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance as Dr. Craig 'Huff' Huffstodt in the Showtime production Huff. The SAG Awards are selected by actors' peers; the ceremony airs on Saturday February 5 at 8 PM ET/PT, 7 PM Central, 6 PM MT.

By Popular Demand, DAME EDNA's Royal Visit to THEATER TALK is Back on Thirteen.

The cast of Brooklyn The Musical will perform live and sign CDs at an in-store appearance on January 13th from 5:00-6:30 PM at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square (1540 Broadway).

The new ABBA documentary 'Super Troupers' (Polydor/Polar/UMe) airs on Ovation -The Arts Network this Sunday, January 16, 2005 as well as throughout January.

The Barrow Group (312 West 36th St.) will inaugurate their newly completed 99-seat theatre with the premiere of David Edgar's PENTECOST on February 28th. Previews begin on February 16th.

MCC THEATER will present 'ESCAPE: 6 WAYS TO GET AWAY,' a star-studded benefit reading of new, one-act plays written by some of the leading voices in American theater today.

The quintessential Broadway musical, A Chorus Line is poised for a revival in 2006.

Producer Jody Kuh is proud to present the world premiere of the eerie two-fister Shift Change, written by Ben Carlin and directed by Shawn Rozsa at the Producers Club II (616 Ninth Avenue).

Abingdon Theatre Company's production of TEXAS HOMOS by Jan Buttram, award-winning playwright of The Parker Family Circus, will begin previews Friday, January 28 at the June Havoc Theatre, Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex.