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With brisk ticket sales for both Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress on the Geffen's mainstage, and Some Girl(s) in The Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse, the theater is announcing a one-week extension of both shows.

Narina Entertainment Ltd., the producer of the musical production Ha'Penny Bridge, announced today that the date for San Francisco has been canceled. Ha'Penny Bridge was to be presented as part of the 2007-2008 Best of Broadway series at the Golden Gate Theatre (1 Taylor Street) in July 2008.

The Public Theater announced that Barry Edelstein will be the Director of The Public Theater Shakespeare Lab. The Public is now accepting applications for the 2008 Shakespeare Lab, a twelve-week acting intensive scheduled to take place June 2 through August 25, 2008. The application deadline is Friday, March 21.

On Tuesday, February 26, Walt Disney Records will release the original Broadway cast recording of Disney's The Little Mermaid. In celebration, there will be a cast performance and CD signing at World of Disney (711 5th Avenue at 55th Street) on Tuesday, February 26 from 4-6PM.

On February 20 at 9PM (ET/PT), PBS 'Great Performances' presents the premiere broadcast of Company, the highly-anticipated and professionally-recorded production of last season's Tony Award-winning Broadway revival. For all the details visit PBS.com

Emerging Artists Theatre (as part of their EAT Triple Threat series) presents Kevin Brofsky's 'Claymont', a poignant tale of a Gay teenager coming of age in the turbulent late 60s.

Chita Rivera will receive The 2008 Catherine Zeta-Jones Award for a Legend in Dance at The National Dance Foundation of Bermuda annual gala on March 1 at the Fairmont Southampton Resort. Zeta-Jones, a member of the NDFB board and Bermuda resident, will present the award to Rivera.

Intiman Theatre Board President Susan J. Leavitt announces that Artistic Director Bartlett Sher has extended his contract through the end of the 2009 production season.

Internationally renowned pianist Byron Janis celebrates his 80th birthday in grand style with two special events in March at the Bruno Walter Auditorium, NYPL for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center

ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman is pleased to announce that singer-songwriter and 2004 ASCAP Founders Award honoree Jackson Browne will be a special guest at the 3rd annual ASCAP 'I Create Music' EXPO on April 10. Browne will be interviewed and will answer questions from the audience of songwriters and composers. The EXPO will take place April 10-12 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.

Comedian Billy Connolly brings his hilarious, oxygen-depriving show Billy Connolly Live! to San Francisco's Post Street Theatre (450 Post St., 2nd floor) for 10 performances only (April 1 - 12, 2008). Opening night is set for Wednesday, April 2, 2008.

A Class Act NY presents a series of workshops for their students: March 2 with Ray Wills and May 4 with Barrett Foa.

The world premiere of The Third Step, a new play by Anthony Michael Laura. Performances begin July 24 at 8PM at The Sargeant Theater at the American Theater of Actors. Tickets $18

Hot off sold-out runs in Washington D.C., Chicago and New York, Political Idol, a hilarious spoof of the upcoming presidential elections returns to Off-Broadway's Triad Theatre opening on Sunday, March 16 (7PM) for a seven week run.

Following his record-breaking tour of 'Rebecca', Nigel Havers is to star in a brand new production of Alan Bennett's award-winning comedy Single Spies. Starring alongside Nigel are Diana Quick, Jack Ryder, John Arthur, Thomas Eyre and Clive Flint. Single Spies opens at The Lowry in Salford on Tuesday March 11, prior to a major national tour.

The touring production of 'The Wedding Singer' provides a pleasant evening of musical theater

The fourth season of the acclaimed Monday Nights, New Voices series continues March 10 at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre. Hosted by The Light in the Piazza's Victoria Clark and Aaron Lazar, the 'New Voices' concert will celebrate the new talents of Kimberly Chesser, Marisa Dargahi, Leslie Henstock, Addi McDaniel and Sara Weiss. Show time is 7 PM. Composer and lyricst Jeremy Schonfeld will be the evening's guest composer.

Valerie Stanois and two-time Juno Award nominee Sterling Jarvis, two stars of Mirvish Productions' We Will Rock You, will be hosting a theatre education workshop on Wednesday, February 27, at the Hilton Toronto.

Singer/songwriter and musical theater composer Jeremy Schonfeld will be performing a solo-concert at New York's Zipper Theater Factory. The show will take place on Monday, March 3 at 9:30PM at The Zipper Factory Theater.

On Monday, February 18 at 9:30PM a one-night-only concert of Tammy Faye Sings: Songs from Big, Tent The Tammy Faye Bakker Musical was be presented at the Metropolitan Room

On Tuesday, February 19, a special screening of the up-coming ABC TV Movie Event A Raisin in the Sun was held at the AMC Loews Theatre at Lincoln Center (67th Street).

BroadwayWorld.com's New and Updated Who's Who Entries for the Week of 2/19/2008. Updates include: Ruben Brache, Ciarán Hinds, Joe Komara, Ann Mandrella, Mauricio Perez, Christeena Riggs, John Selya, Jim Stanek, Tony Yazbeck.

The UNLV Opera Theatre will complete its 2007-2008 season with a production of Mozart's masterwork, 'Così fan tutte' (or, The School for Lovers)