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American song-man Tony Bennett was a special guest at Jim Caruso's Cast Party on Monday, January 28 at Birdland.

It is always a pleasure to see a well-crafted, witty musical comedy. 'Glimpses of the Moon,' an original musical based on an Edith Wharton novel and created specifically for the intimate wood-paneled Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel, delivers in spades. Produced by Lemon Tree Productions and written by Tajlei Levis and John Mercurio, it is a sparkling valentine to the jazz age.

Broadway legend Chita Rivera is coming to Boston to be honored for her stage and screen achievements at Boston Youth Moves' annual fundraising gala, Swellegance. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bebe Neuwirth and Rob Marshall will be on hand to honor Ms. Rivera and her illustrious career. The Eighth Annual Boston Youth Moves fundraising gala, Swellegance, will take placeon Saturday, March 8, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton St.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased to announce the return of the new talk/variety evening, 'Saturday Night Underground.' The next event on Saturday, February 9 (11PM-2AM), special guests include David Burnham (Wicked), Annie Golden (Xanadu)! Also new to the show is the 'Shot to Sing' promotion where, each evening, audience members can win a free shot by singing a song from a particular theme. The theme on February 9 is 'Stephen Sondheim.'

Classical music commentator Rob Kapilow presents an engaging exploration of some of George Gershwin's most beloved songs in Rob Kapilow's What Makes it Great? The Songs of George Gershwin. Kapilow is joined by soprano Sally Wilfert and tenor Michael Winther for the first What Makes it Great? program of the season, taking place on Saturday, February 2 at 8PM at NEC's Jordan Hall

For two weeks only, Off-Broadway will offer tickets for only $20 twenty minutes before show time. '20at20' is now a bi-annual celebration of NY's best shows, in the tradition of Restaurant Week! Running Tuesday Febuary 25 through Sunday March 9.

Off-Broadway's new theater company the stageFARM has announced the complete cast for the upcoming Off-Broadway premiere of Blackburn Prize winner U.S. Drag by Gina Gionfriddo, directed by Trip Cullman. Performances begin Saturday, February 23 at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street), with Opening Night set for Saturday evening, March 1 at 8PM.

Bret Shuford, currently appearing in Disney's newest musical, The Little Mermaid, made his solo cabaret debut this past Sunday, January 27, 2008, at The Laurie Beechman Theatre

A partnership of Lake Tappan Entertainment and the nationally recognized Music Man Theatrical, located in Lavallette, NJ is opening its doors Friday thru Sunday, February 8th -10th, for a limited dessert theatre run of Neil Simon and Marvin Hamlisch's 1979 Tony-nominated musical, They're Playing Our Song. The production will move to New York City for two Off-Off-Broadway/Equity Showcase performances at The Producers' Club, located at 358 W. 44th St., on Thurs. and Sat., Feb. 21st & 23rd.

Due to popular demand, and following its successful run at the recent Barrow Street Fortnight, Fresh Ice Productions and Jack W. Batman have announced an open-ended run of Brian Dykstra's The Jesus Factor, an impassioned indictment of the religious right, with direction by long-time collaborator Margarett Perry. Performances resume Saturday, February 2 at 5PM at the Barrow Street Theater (27 Barrow Street). Opening night set for Thursday, February 7 at 7:30PM.

Broadway, film, television and recording star Rachel York will be the special guest performer at the 2008 San Francisco Equality Awards to be held on Saturday, February 9 at historic San Francisco City Hall.

Bradley A. Stephens, Mayor of the Village of Rosemont and son of the founder of the Chicagoland Pops, the late Donald E. Stephens, along with Brenda Edgar, Chairman of the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra Commission, announced that Broadway legend Linda Eder will perform with the acclaimed Chicagoland Pops Orchestra, conducted by Grammy winning artist and Chicago resident Arnie Roth, at The Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, on Saturday, February 23 at 8 pm.

The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2007 were hosted today by its Chairman Charles Spencer, theatre critic of The Daily Telegraph, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. Top winners included the new production of 'Hairspray,' Patrick Stewart and Rupert Goold of 'Macbeth,' plus new play 'A Disappearing Number,' and actors Charles Dance, Anne-Marie Duff, Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Off Broadway star of the Gazillion Bubble Show, Fan Yang will attempt to break another world record on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' on Wednesday, January 30 (ABC at 4pm) Just in time to celebrate the opening of his new show the Mega Bubble Show at the Steve Wyrick Theatre at Miracle Mile in Las Vegas

'Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words' returned to NYC on Monday, January 28, 2008 at The Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street) to play a strictly-limited six-week engagement, performing weekly on Mondays at 7:30PM from January 28 - March 3. In appearance on Monday, January 28 were Broadway and screen-stars Cheyenne Jackson, Kristen Johnston, Richard Kind, Eugene Pack, Jack Plotnick, Dayle Reyfel, Tony Roberts, Kristen Wiig and Karen Ziemba.

NEW THIS WEEK: Best Bet: Glory Days! New Audition Notices! Local Playwright wins competition! MET to present KILLER JOE! Much more!

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 1/27/2008

The Zipper Factory Theater (336 West 37th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) proudly presents 'Megan Mullally and Supreme Music Program' performing in concert for two shows only on Monday, March 24, 2008 (with performances at 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.) Tickets, which are scaled at $35.00 - $65.00, are now on sale and are available via telephone by calling Ovation tickets at 212-352-3101, or online at www.thezipperfactory.com

The West Bank Café announces our February, 2008 line-up of live entertainment, to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre.