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- Obi Abili, Anthony Head and Lesley Manville are set to star in John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation at London’s Old Vic Theatre. The revival, directed by David Grindley, is set to begin performances on January 7, 2010 and open on January 19, 2010.
- David Suchet (Poirot!) and Zoe Wanamaker will star in the West End revival of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, according to The Daily Mail. Performances of the play, directed by Howard Davies, will begin on May 19 at the Apollo Theatre.
- Casting has been announced for the 2009 holiday engagement of Goodspeed Musicals' Jim Henson's Emmet Otter to start Dec. 5 at Goodspeed Opera House. The cast features Jennifer Barnhart, Justin Bohon, Kathy Fitzgerald, Lisa Howard, Jill Abramovitz, and Stanley Bahorek.
- Michele Lee, Debra Monk, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Casey Wilson will join the rotating cast of the off-Broadway hit Love, Loss and What I Wore from January 6 through January 31.
- Jonathan Pryce will star in Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker in the West End. The production will play Trafalgar Studios beginning on January 12, 2010. Opening night is set for January 18.
- Victoria Clark will join John Hillner and Andy Karl for a staged reading of the 1983 Maltby and Shire musical Baby Nov. 16 at CAP 21. In addition the cast will feature Kathy Voytko, Jenny Fellner, and Nick Blaemire.
- Liz Larsen, Chip Zien and Michael Kadin Craig will lead an invitation-only industry reading of the musical The Jerusalem Syndrome Nov. 16 and 19 at Manhattan's TBG Theatre. In addition the cast will feature: Julie Reiber, Bruce Sabath & Alan H. Green .
Events/Shows/Concerts
- A remounting of a 1985 production of Wormwood, a cold war play that was shut down by Polish authorities because of its subject matter - life in Poland under martial law - will run Thursday through Saturday night at Yale Repertory Theater in Connecticut and Nov. 11-15 at the Abrons Arts Center in New York City.
- The Broadway-bound new musical Robin and the 7 Hoods will have its world premiere at the Old Globe in San Diego in July 2010.
- Michael Feinstein has set dates for his previously announced return to Broadway, All About Me. The show will begin previews on March 13 and open on March 30 at a Shubert theater to be announced.
- A cast that includes Adam Pascal, Kerry Ellis and Philip Quast is lined up to star in the tenth anniversary year of the annual The Night of 1000 Voices gala, set to take place at the Royal Albert Hall May 2, 2010, in aid of the charity Leukaemia Research.
- Lily Tomlin will headline An Intimate Evening with Lily Tomlin, a benefit for Dixon Place, Nov. 23.
- Kathleen Chalfant, Randy Graff and Frances Sternhagen are among the acclaimed stage actresses who will participate in "Turning Points: A Festival of New Plays By Women" on Nov. 9.
- Songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, as well as David Shire and Georgia Stitt, will be featured as part of Sonnet Sings the Bard at the 92YTribeca on Nov. 16. Seth Rudetsky will host the 6 PM Sonnet Repertory Theatre event that enlists various composers to pen original songs inspired by the Bard's work. Scheduled to perform are Julia Murney, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Tittuss Burgess, Jenn Colella, among others.
- Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble Events: Nov. 12, Marvin Hamlisch and Donna McKechnie. Nov. 16, Original Sound of Music Broadway cast members Theodore Bikel, Lauri Peters and Brian Davies. Nov. 20, Brian Stokes Mitchell. Nov. 23, Capathia Jenkins.
- Baby It's You!, the musical about the New Jersey housewife who discovered the pop group The Shirelles, and created a record label for new voices in the 1960s, began a world-premiere engagement Nov. 6 at Pasadena Playhouse in California.
- Mary Tyler Moore, who co-founded Broadway Barks with Bernadette Peters, will be Peters' special guest at her Nov. 9 benefit concert at the Minskoff Theatre. Moore will be the Narrator in a selection from Into the Woods, which will open the one-night-only event.
- Robert Cuccioli and Alison Fraser will star in the George Street Playhouse's special Holiday Cabaret. The event at the New Brunswick, NJ stage will also feature pianist/vocalist Christopher Howatt. Four performances will take place Dec. 18-20.
- Susan Blackwell, Daniel Reichard, Jeannine Frumess, Brooke Sunny Moriber and Lucas Steele will take part in The New Group's "Conceiving The Kid: Adapting A Book Into A Musical" Nov. 8.
- Reed Birney, Jayne Houdyshell, Christine Pedi, Kelli Barrett and more will appear in the upcoming Project Shaw presentation of On the Rocks Nov. 16.
A/V
- NINE the Movie Launches Official Website, Film Opens 12/18.
- Photo Coverage: MARY POPPINS Stars Laura Michelle Kelly and Christian Borle Meet the Press at Sardi's
- PHOTO CALL: Beth Leavel, John Dossett and More Play in Broadway's Mamma Mia!
- PHOTO CALL:The Lion King Celebrates 5,000th Performance on Broadway
- West End's Little Voice, Diana Vickers.
- Bye Bye Birdie's Dee Hoty.