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Roundabout Theatre Company presents the American premiere of The Overwhelming, written by J.T. Rogers, directed by Max Stafford-Clark, opening Tuesday October 23 through December 23.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company's celebrated the opening of their new $89 million Harman Center for the Arts in downtown Washington, DC at a Gala Celebration on Monday, October 1.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced initial casting for its upcoming production of The New Century, plays by Paul Rudnick, to be directed by Nicholas Martin. Performances begin Thursday, March 20, 2008 in the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Opening night is Monday, April 14, 2008. The cast of five will include Peter Bartlett, Jayne Houdyshell and Linda Lavin.

Pold Worm Jensen - three experimental theater artists from Copenhagen, Denmark - in association with The Bats (The Flea's resident acting company) will premiere Seating Arrangements as part of the Danish arts initiative DaNY Arts. Inspired by 'Babette's Feast', the short story by Danish writer Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen) and the Academy Award winning film of the same name, this unique new work begins a limited engagement run beginning October 10 at The Flea Theater.

BroadwayWorld.com's New and Updated Who's Who Entries for the Week of 10/2/2007. Updates include: James Anest, Jonathan Castillo, Jason Courson, Kurt Domoney, Emily Drennan, Lee Neville, Max von Essen.

The Broadway Boys performed a concert in Westport, CT on October 1 to benefit the Staple Players. Jesse Nager, Josh Strickland, Michael James Scott, Maurice Murphy, Steve Morgan, and Danny Calvert infuse traditional musical theater repertoire and pop classics with elements of funk, jazz, gospel, and folk.

Immediate Medium will present the World Premiere of Things Are Going To Change, I Can Feel It. This absurd multi-media collage of performance, video, dance, and music is written by Michael Smart and directed by JJ Lind. Previews begin November 2 at The Tank @ Collective: Unconscious with opening night slated for November 6.

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Jodi Stevens just completed her 4-night, one-woman show 'A Broad's Way' at the Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd St, between 5 & 6 Ave) and celebrates the release of her new CD.

The recipients of the 2007 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre were announced in a ceremony on Monday, October 1.

Joe's Pub proudly announces the addition of the following show to our calendar: Monday, November 5, Andrea Burns - 'A Deeper Shade of Red' CD Release at 9:30PM, $25

Opening the Tony Award-winning Vineyard Theatre's 2007-08 Season will be the Off-Broadway premiere of The Piano Teacher, a new play by Julia Cho, author of Durango, with previews to begin October 30, prior to its official press opening November 18 at The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street). Kate Whoriskey directs.

Roundabout Theatre Company is pleased to announce a post-show talkback series 'Rwanda: Past, Present and Future' at their American premiere production of The Overwhelming. The series will take place over a number of Tuesday evenings this fall (October 2, 30 & November 13), following the performance. The series will feature speakers from the International Rescue Committee (IRC), members of The Overwhelming creative team and Roundabout teaching artists.

'Cashino,' the long-running LA cult hit debuted in New York at the Laurie Beechman Theater (407 W. 42nd Street) on Sunday, October 1 at 9PM.

Glengarry Glen Ross began performances at London's Apollo Theatre on September 27; officially opening October 10 and booked through January 12, 2008. The cast stars Jonathan Pryce (Shelly Levene) and Aidan Gillen (Richard Roma).

Tony Award ® Winner and Broadway legend, Betty Buckley, has become the first female artist signed to Playbill Records, a join-venture partnership with SONY BMG Masterworks Broadway. Buckley's first CD as a newly signed artist to Playbill is entitled Betty Buckley 1967 and will be released on October 16th, 2007.

Growing up in a coastal community, dreams of swashbuckling and great sea adventures floated around throughout my adolescence, and thanks, in part, to Disney recently giving a much needed boost to the pirate adventures series, tales of the high seas are back in vogue. Subsequently, what was once the toast of Victorian England, Louis de Rougemont's wild stories of a life out at sea, has come full circle and once again shines as bright as the North Star at South Coast Repertory...

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 9/30/2007

Playwrights Horizons has announced additional casting and details for the third production of its 2007/2008 Season, the World Premiere of Doris To Darlene, A Cautionary Valentine, a new play by Jordan Harrison.

The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street) presents the Third Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival! All Broadway Music! All Broadway Stars! All Weekend Long! October 19-21, 2007.