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New York Times ArtsBeat

LaBute's Broadway Debut at the Lyceum
"reasons to be pretty" is scheduled to begin previews at the Lyceum Theater on March 6 and open on April 2.

Chad Jones' Theater Dogs Blog

`Christmas Revels’ banish seasonal darkness

Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog

Monster Mash: Breaking news and headlines
-- Mark Lester, who starred in the 1968 musical "Oliver," wins libel damages from London's Daily Mail.
-- Broadway-bound musical version of the Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can" set to premiere in Seattle next summer.

Chicago Tribune Theater Loop Blog

'Jersey Boys' discounts in Chicago

Playbill

* Astin, Karl and Wilfert Join Line-Up for ASTEP's New York City Christmas
* Actress Hardin Set for Chicago's "Talkback Tuesdays" Series
* Judy and Me to End Off-Broadway Run Dec. 14
* Cast Set for House in Hydesville, a Local Ghost Story, Premiering at Geva in 2009
* "Theater Talk" to Ponder the Fate of Drama Critics
* Gypsy of the Year Skits Target Billy Elliot, Click Tracks, Megamixes and More
* Pace New Musicals to Offer Reading of Darling in 2009

TheaterMania

* Sean Penn Wins LA, NY Film Critics Circle Awards
* Guthrie to Present Reading of Down in Mississippi
* Rick Najera to Workshop Daddy Diaries January 27

Talkin' Broadway

Review: The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea in San Diego

nytheatre.com

Review: Slava's Snowshow
Review: The Sourdough Philosophy Spectacle and Circus
Review: The Face of Beauty

The Hub Review

Eww, kissing boys, yucky!
Today was supposed to be "A Day Without Gay" - some activists pushed for gay people to stay home from work, and not buy anything for 24 hours. Alas, I'm not on board with that initiative - it seems ill-timed, and well, just a little odd as a response to Prop 8...

Parabasis

Elsewhere...

The Stage UK

SOLT teams up with Ticketmaster to sell advance tickets
The Society of London Theatre's tkts booth in London's Leicester Square, which sells half-price theatre seats on the day of performance, is to begin selling advance tickets for a range of arts, entertainment and sports events and attractions.

Tennant out of Hamlet until after Christmas
David Tennant will not return to his role as Hamlet before Christmas, the Royal Shakespeare Company has confirmed.