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The Village Voice, the nation's first and largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced the judges for the 53rd Annual Village Voice Obie Awards. The Voice's chief theater critic Michael Feingold will again chair the Obie Awards committee for this season.

The 2007 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Awards ceremony was held November 12 at downtown's The Orpheum Theatre. The nights big winners included Sleeping Beauty Wakes (World Premiere Musical), Film Chinois (World Premiere Play) and Jersey Boys (Touring Production)...

The Pasadena Playhouse will stage Vanities, a new musical by Jack Heifner, with music by and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Judith Ivey, as its fifth production of the 2008 Season...

BroadwayWorld.com's New and Updated Who's Who Entries for the Week of 11/13/2007. Updates include: Hannah DelMonte, Michelle Dyer, Randy Jones, Ann Morrison, Nina Negri, Eric Nelsen, Ryan Nikole Parker, Soara-Joye Ross, Tony Yazbeck.

Love, Death, and Vengeance: A Comedy written by Daniel Kelley and directed by Anthony C.E. Nelson premieres at The Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street) on December 6 at 8PM.

ACT Artistic Director Kurt Beattie announces six Mainstage plays for ACT - A Contemporary Theatre's 2008 Season, to start March, 14 2008. ACT will utilize both the Allen Theatre, an arena theatre with seating in-the-round, and the thrust-style Falls Theatre during the 2008 season.

Kevin Anderson, Lyle Kanouse, Zoe Kazan, Brian J. Smith, Brenda Wehle and Matthew J. Williamson join S. Epatha Merkerson in 'Come Back, Little Sheba' at the Biltmore Theatre, beginning January 3.

Culture Project has announced further casting for their production of Rebel Voices, a stage adaptation by Rob Urbinati and Howard Zinn of Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove's acclaimed book 'Voices of a People's History of the United States'

On Monday, November 12 at the Cipriani Wall Street (55 Wall Street), Gerald Schoenfeld, Board Chairman of The Shubert Organization and The Shubert Foundation, received the Joan Warburg Humanitarian Award from The Acting Company. Legendary producer Edgar Lansbury was presented with the John Houseman Award honoring his commitment to the development of classical actors and a national audience for the theater.

Ensemble Studio Theatre proudly announces the World Premiere of On The Way to Timbuktu, a new play written by and starring Petronia Paley, directed by Talvin Wilks. Performances begin December 6 as a limited engagement through December 21 only. Ensemble Studio Theatre

On Sunday, November 25 award-winning Broadway favorite Nancy Anderson returns to Broadway at Birdland to celebrate her new recording, 'Ten Cents a Dance.' The series of Sunday and Monday night concerts at 7 PM, presented by Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com, features top Broadway stars and theater songwriters performing at the legendary Birdland (315 West 44th Street).

Contest is over! Thanks to the nearly 400 of you who entered! Look for a new contest after the new year!

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 11/11/2007

The Grid Theater Company is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Dogs, written by Norman Lasca. Justin Ball directs. Dogs will play a three-week limited engagement at Off-Off-Broadway's The Duo Theater. Performances begin Thursday, December 6 and continue through Saturday, December 22.

Pam Ann, the international sensation created and performed by Australian comedienne Caroline Reid, will play at Joe's Pub on Wednesday, November 28 - Sunday, December 2. All performances are at 11:30 PM.

My Dinner with Amy, a comedic exploration of both internet romance and religious fanaticism, makes its world premiere at Theatre Building Chicago in the heart of Chicago's Lakeview. Produced by Diamante Productions, My Dinner with Amy is written by Tony Fiorentino. The show opens February 14 and runs through March 23. Tickets are currently on sale.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company kicks-off Black History Month with A Legacy of Jazz and Poetry on February 4, 2008 in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre (1650 N. Halsted St.), part of the 2008 Traffic Series.

Page 73 Productions has announced a post-show discussion on Wednesday, November 14 with 1001 playwright Jason Grote and the play's cast, which includes Mia Barron, Drew Cortese, Roxanna Hope, Jonathan Hova, Matthew Rauch, and John Livingstone Rolle. The discussion will focus on the author's collaboration with the cast in creating 1001.

Heather Moran, Marymonica Thomas and Gail Becker of 3Girls3 will perform 'Back to Bacharach - A Tribute' at San Francisco's The Empire Plush Room on Monday November 19 at 8PM.

With the stagehands' strike beginning Saturday morning - effectively erasing all weekend performances for last week - box office grosses are one-third lower than the last report, states Variety.