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Judy Kuhn releases new CD 'Serious Playground' on October 2. Plus concerts at Joe's Pub October 1, 8, 15, 22 and a concert at the Kennedy Center October 26.

The UK's Musical Theatre Podcast MusicalTalk is pleased to announce four new guests to be interviewed: Anthony Rapp, Nicholas Parsons, Paul Kieve and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

The Production Company announces the world premiere of The Australia Project II: Australia Strikes Back! to play a three-week limited engagement at Chashama 217. Performances begin Thursday, September 13 and continue until Sunday, September 30. Opening Night is Thursday, September 13 at 8PM.

New theatre company Antic Disposition returns to London for two nights only to present their brand new staging of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at the Cochrane Theatre on Friday September 21 and Saturday September 22.

Broadway In Chicago is proud to announce the complete 2008 Walgreens Broadway In Chicago Season Series.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now in its fourth year, is a three-week event in NYC that has premiered over 90 musicals in its first three years, becoming the largest musical theatre event in America. Tickets for NYMF productions are available at www.nymf.org or by calling 212-352-3101. This year's Festival will run from September 17 through October 7 with the following schedule of events...

365 Days/ 365 Plays - The play cycle by Suzan-Lori Parks comes to Baltimore via Run of the Mill, Morgan State University and the University of California at Irvine.

David Haig, Patricia Hodge, etc to star in 'The Country Wife,' the opening production in the (director) Jonathan Kent season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, runs from September 27, 2007 to January, 12 2008; opening October 9.

David Storey's 1969 drama 'In Celebration' will have its final performance at the Duke of York's Theatre on September 15.

Popular Broadway actress, Stephanie J. Block, headlined at the legendary Birdland on Monday, August 27.

Splash Bar is proud to present a very special Labor Day edition of 'Scott Nevins' Curtain Call' with Melba Moore, on Monday, September 3 at 11PM.

The Boston Pops closed out its 2007 Tanglewood season on Sunday, August 26, with a swinging tribute to George Gershwin that featured Jean-Yves Thibaudet on piano and the vocals of Broadway's Marin Mazzie and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

And then there is Lisitza herself, who performs alternately with wide-eyed innocence and wide-eyed intensity as each song demands, unabashedly throwing herself into each number with gusto...

Intiman Theatre's continues this season with Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, adapted by Christopher Sergel and directed by Fracaswell Hyman, beginning September 14, opening on Wednesday, September 19 at 7:30PM with performances through October 28.

Tony Award -winner Linda Lavin will kick-off the fall season of 'Broadway at Birdland' on September 3 and 4 with two 7PM concerts.

Joe's Pub at the Public Theatre announces Old Springs Pike, a band featuring Spring Awakening's John Gallagher Jr, on Monday, October 8 and Monday, October 29 at 11:30PM.

Splash Bar is proud to present 'Scott Nevins' Curtain Call' with acclaimed vocalist Julie Garnye on Monday, September 10 at 11:30PM.

ScoBar Entertainment presents an open-run of Michael Berkowitz & the Gene Krupa Orchestra every Wednesday evening from 5-7PM, beginning September 5 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is holding their Second Annual Gala Dinner on September 8 at 6PM at the Caesars Palace Convention Center, as part of an effort to help gain awareness and stop discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans.

Second Stage Theatre kicks off its 29th season with the New York Premiere of Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry, directed by Pam MacKinnon and featuring Johanna Day, Bill Pullman, and Dallas Roberts. The production begins previews on Friday, October 19; opening on Sunday, November 11 at 6:30PM at Second Stage Theatre.

WHO: Rep Stage WHAT: A.R. Gurney's Mrs. Farnsworth WHEN: Through September 23. Weds - Thurs 7:30PM, Fri - Sat 8PM, Sat - Sun 2:30PM INFORMATION & TICKETS: www.repstage.org or 410-722-4900

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 8/26/2007