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In just over a week, the eagerly anticipated film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece Sweeney Todd will hit theaters. A fresh take on this haunting thriller begins like any other film - the credit sequence. Fans of Tim Burton know that his sequences always are intriguing to the eye and Sweeney Todd's opening sequence follows suit. BroadwayWorld.com is pleased to bring you this exclusive sneak peek at the opening credit sequence! Click now to watch!

BroadwayWorld.com's New and Updated Who's Who Entries for the Week of 12/11/2007. Updates include: James Anest, Matt Bailey, George Costacos, Halley Wegryn Gross, John Moletress, Marni Raab, Melissa Strom, Kate Swan, Max von Essen, Darryl Winslow.

Steve Lippia stars in 'Simply Sinatra' at Westchester Broadway Theatre on Tuesday, December 18.

Serenade opened Off-Broadway Sunday, December 9, and many Broadway favorites attended the following performance on Monday, December 10 to catch Anika Larsen and Joshua Henry in the new musical.

The PBS series 'Great Performances' has announced February 20, 2008 as the air-date for the highly-anticipated professionally recorded production of last season's Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Company.

Theatre-lovers and philanthropists Rao and Padma Makineni have made an extraordinary gift of $1-million to La Jolla Playhouse, and in recognition of their generosity, the Play Development Center will be named in their honor.

The talented cast and director of Rubicon's 'Dog Sees God' discusses making the classic Peanuts characters relevant in 2007 and how the issues and growing pains each of them face can be pulled off the front page of any of todays newspapers.

Nine fast questions for Rob McClure, who plays Princeton and Rod in the National Tour of Avenue Q.

Direct on the heels of a successful UK run, Michael Pennington brings his hit one-man show to the Guthrie for a limited engagement, December 11 - 22 on the McGuire Proscenium Stage.

The debut production of The Jack of Tarts, a bittersweet musical, opens January 31, 2008 at La MaMa E.T.C.

Dancers Responding with Action (DRA) presented a special sold-out event 'Dance from the Heart,' on Monday December 10 to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Figths AIDS.

NEW THIS WEEK! A New Best Bet! News of the BPF and Spotlighters! Plus Holiday Show round up and CENTERSTAGE, AVENUE Q and much more!

There is something wonderful and eminently watchable going on in the basement theater space at the Chopin Theatre-the Signal Ensemble Theatre production of playwright Jon Marans's Old Wicked Songs.

American Conservatory Theater announced the casting today for David Mamet's brisk, cutting comedy on the movie business, Speed-the-Plow, directed by Loretta Greco. The cast features 2007 Drama Desk Award-nominee Andrew Polk, Matthew Del Negro ('The Sopranos'), and Jessi Campbell (A.C.T.'s Blackbird). Speed-the-Plow plays A.C.T. January 4 through February 3. Press night is Wednesday, January 9.