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The Carlyle Hotel announces the return of its resident leading lady Elaine Stritch in 'Elaine Stritch At Liberty…At The Carlyle.' For a limited three-week engagement (January 1 through January 19, 2008)

Marias and Josephs from the award-winning BBC1 television series 'How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?' and this year's 'Any Dream Will Do' will perform together for the first time in the Christmas Eve extravaganza 'When Joseph Met Maria,' to air on Christmas Eve, December 24, at 7PM on BBC 1.

The recently opened Broadway Baby Bistro located inside The Broadway Comedy Club complex is proud to announce its 'official' grand opening gala on Thursday, December 20 with extraordinary singer and Tony nominee BJ Crosby along with very special guest Darius De Haas

The Boychick Affair - The Bar Mitzvah of Harry Boychick, a new interactive show from writer/producer Amy Lord, creator of 'Grandma Sylvia's Funeral,' will have its world premiere at The Hayworth Theater, January 27.

WHO: Single Carrot Theatre WHAT: La Muneca WHEN: Through December 22. Weds. - Sat. at 7:30 PM WHERE: The Load of Fun Gallery at 120 W. North Avenue INFORMATION: 443-844-9253 or www.singlecarrot.com

The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree, the animated film which won the 'Best Animated Feature' Accolades Award, has been adapted as a stage musical for young audiences and will premiere in New York City at Vital Theatre Company for a special limited engagement this holiday season now through January 6.

Telsey + Co. Casting is casting the new musical Catch Me If You Can. Open calls may be coming to a city near you.

Ars Nova presented Wendy Ho in 'The Gospel According to Ho' on Friday, December 14 at 11PM at Ars Nova

Emerging Artists Theatre announces the 2008 Triple Threat Premiere, the company's third annual series of three full-length plays by emerging writers. The four-week off-Broadway engagement will take place at the Rose Nagelberg Theater at Baruch Performing Arts Center. Performances begin Monday, February 4 and continue through Sunday, March 2.

Opera on the Run returns to London in the New Year to present The Perfect Picnic, a unique piece of opera theatre, in a limited season at Jermyn Street Theatre from Tuesday 15 January to Saturday 2 February 2008.

Saturday December 15, Celine Dion and cast took the stage for the final performance of A New Day…,the Las Vegas spectacular that has been seen by nearly 3-million fans since premiering in March 2003. A New Day… will be shown in more than 200 movie theaters nationwide on Monday, December 17, at 7:30PM

MCC Theater presents Mick Gordon and AC Grayling's Grace, which will play the Lucille Lortel Theatre January 23 - March 8, 2008. Opening night is set for Monday, February 11. Joseph Hardy directs. The cast includes Lynn Redgrave with Philip Goodwin, Oscar Isaac and K.K. Moggie

Teri Ralston celebrates the New Year with 'Teri Ralston, Home Again' for two performances at the Metropolitan Room, Monday, January 7, 2008 at 7PM and Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 7PM.

Signature Theatre presents actress/singer/dancer Natascia Diaz in The Kiss of the Spider Woman - a highlight of Signature Theatre's national Kander & Ebb Celebration in the spring of 2008.

David Mamet's much anticipated musical A Waitress in Yellowstone has been pulled from Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre's upcoming season, replaced by another Mamet world premiere, Keep Your Pantheon, according to CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie...

Looking to establish a home base in Southern California, internationally-renowned physical theater ensemble The Dell'Arte Company brings its critically acclaimed production of The Golden State to 24th Street Theatre for a three-week run February 8-24, following a two-night appearance, February 1 and 2, at the Keck Theater on the campus of Occidental College...

Fountain Theatre's co-artistic director Stephen Sachs will direct the U.S. premiere of Athol Fugard's play Victory opening the theatre's 19th Season on January 25th, starring Morlan Higgins, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste and Tinashe Kajese stars...

In November, Kristin Huffman made her Broadway debut as Sarah (flute, piccolo and sax) in John Doyle's production of Company. The actress, with a new series of tales that go inside the making of Company from an actor's perspective, starting at the Cincinnati Playhouse and on to New York, continues her stories about a 15-year career that has led her to the door of the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

It was announced today that Melora Hardin will be moonlighting from her day job on the highly successful comedy 'The Office' to entertaining at the Catalina Jazz Club with her show 'At the Water Cooler.'

Below is a statement from Tom Viola, executive director of Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS. The 19th Annual Gypsy of the Year Competition will be held Monday, December 17 and Tuesday, December 18 at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

New Orleans, with no active pre-Broadway tryout venue since the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, has been given new hope in becoming a major theatre development center as early as next year, when the Australian-born Angels, The Musical, which created a stir with its New York debut in the New York Music Festival (NYMF), intends to develop, rehearse and tryout the musical in 2008 in both Shreveport and New Orleans prior to a New York opening.