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Jeffry Denman with The Ross Patterson Trio in 'Jazz Turns,' show tunes performed with a jazz twist on Monday, October 8 at 7PM at the legendary Birdland

There was 'no way out' of the hilarious interview with the cast of Marriott Lincolnshire's The Producers. Ross Lehman (Max), Guy Adkins (Leo), Angela Feeney (Ulla), Bernie Yvon (Roger) and Michael Aaron Lindner (Franz) are all on board this wild ride of an interview. Even the janitors of the theatre get involved. For those of you watching with a video iPod, look for a special cameo with the show's creator, Mel Brooks.

Peter Mills' new musical makes Ancient Greece seem post-modern.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), in conjunction with Break-Away Tours, will be leading a theater tour this holiday season to London, England, December 28 - January 4, 2008. A tentative itinerary includes three West End theater productions, excursions, interaction with expert guides, and discussions with theater professionals, as well as six nights of first-class hotel accommodation.

The Off-Broadway theatre company the stageFARM has announced the world premiere of Vengeance, a series of five original 10-minute plays for a limited engagement through Saturday evening, October 20 at The Cherry Lane Theatre.

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Bekah Brunstetter's new play 'I Used to Write On Walls' is full of excellent performances and great dialogue.

WHO: Winters Lane Productions WHAT: Disney's High School Musical WHEN: Through October 21. WHERE: CCBC - Catonsville, Q Theatre INFORMATION: www.winterslaneproductions.org

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will perform in concert and host 'Stand Up for a Cure,' a benefit for lung cancer research for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, on October 11 at 8:30PM at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Today Show's Al Roker will co-host the evening and Grammy Award winning special guest Trisha Yearwood will perform.

Trouble in Mind, Alice Childress' drama of race, identity and opportunity in the American theatre, will be produced by Yale Repertory Theatre from October 26 to November 17. Opening night is Thursday, November 1.

Twyla Tharp will be honored as Nevada Ballet Theatre's Woman of the Year 2008 at The Black & White Ball on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at Wynn Las Vegas.

On Sunday, October 7, Jane Alexander starred as D. H. Lawrence's widow, Frieda, in a reading of the new play, A Moon To Dance By, by Thom Thomas at Primary Stages.

The Chaos Theories, the critically-acclaimed urban comedy presented by Shotgun Productions in association with The Resistance Theatre Company, is scheduled to open November 1 at the McGinn/Cazale Theater. Written by two-time Drama Desk nominee Alexander Dinelaris, the play will have a four-week run Wednesdays-Saturdays through November 17.

West Coast singing star Devlin returned to New York to perform her cabaret show 'Wild Women,' on Saturday October 6 (and again Saturday October 13 at 5PM) at The Metropolitan Room.

The World Goes 'Round runs for two more weeks from Wednesday, October 10 through Sunday, October 21 at Barrington Stage Company.

Dangerous Arrangement, Inc. presents Acts of Love by Kathryn Chetkovich, Off Broadway at The Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). Previews begin on Thursday, November 1 and the opening is Tuesday, November 6.

Collaborative Play Productions proudly presents 'Performers for Peace' a benefit concert in support of Physics for Peace & Collaborative Play Productions, celebrating acts of creation in a time of war.

Sheldon Harnick was cohost, performer and honoree in a Museum of the City of New York concert saluting the Yiddish theater's influence on Broadway musicals.

This October, Berkeley is the epicenter of Bay Area drama when Tony Award-winning director Frank Galati brings after the quake to Berkeley Repertory Theatre; performed on the Thrust Stage beginning previews October 12, opening October 17 and runs through November 25.