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Variety

Waddingham to star in 'Night Music'
Actress to play Desiree in Nunn's revival

Bloomberg.com

Fans Snap Up Brel's Guitars, Photos in $1.41 Million Sale Homage to Singer Fans of Jacques Brel battled to buy the singer's possessions, including guitars, photos and manuscripts, at a Sotheby's auction last night in Paris.

TheaterMania

Gyllenhaal, Houdyshell, Shenkman, et al. Set for CSC's Good Person of Sezuan Reading

Broadway.com

* Planet Hollywood to Debut Behind-the-Scenes Show, Planet Broadway

FRESH FACE: Funny gal Missi Pyle joins the jet set in Boeing-Boeing

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MID-AFTERNOON ADDITIONS

Associated Press

Manhattan's Historic Tin Pan Alley Is Up for Sale
Tin Pan Alley, the home of George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and other great American songwriters, is up for sale.

Miami Herald Drama Queen Blog

Bringing back Baltimore
John Waters' Hairspray is the movie that became a Broadway musical that became a movie musical. The bubbly, tongue-in-cheek stage version is headed back to South Florida. ...

Playbill

* New Songs Will Sweeten DC Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, With Bohmer, Callaway and More
* Missa Solemnis, a Drama About a Conflicted Gay Mormon, to Get NYC Premiere
* More Words: MCC Extends Weller's Drama Fifty Words

TheaterMania

* Krakowski, Mitchell, O'Hara, Stew, Wilson, et al. to Join Elton John for Benefit Concert

Whatsonstage.com

Hunter, Goold & Mitchell Steer Young Vic's Season

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LATE MORNING ADDITIONS

The Clyde Fitch Report

Blue Coyote Reading Series Presents "Torrents"

It Had to Happen: "Obama Drama"

Parabasis

Arts and Economy
Couple interesting articles about the arts and the economy. The first is about the results of a three year study on the arts economic impact in Arkansas: ...

The Producer's Perspective

"Hi. My name is Ken. Would you like to buy a knife?"
A reader from Austin asked me what I considered to be the best training for a Producer. ...

Playbill

* Mat Smart's Thomas Repair Will Get Reading at South Coast Rep
* [title of show] Encore Episode Airs on "That's Kentertainment" Oct. 9

TheaterMania

* Jackson to Join Baryshnikov, Krakowski, Lansbury, Neuwirth, Tune, et al. for On Broadway!

Open Auditions Slated for 'Dreamgirls' Tour

* A New Revival of Dreamgirls -- Finally? This Open Audition Suggests So (Clyde Fitch Report)
* Are You a Dream? Dreamgirls Tour to Hold Auditions at Apollo Theater Nov. 1 (Playbill)
* Robert Longbottom to Direct 2009 Dreamgirls National Tour (TheaterMania)
* Open Auditions Set for National Tour of Dreamgirls (Broadway.com)

The Stage UK

* RSC redevelopment scheme on English Heritage top conservation list
* BBC2 to air new 'dark character comedy' by League of Gentlemen duo

The Guardian Performing Arts Blog

Chris Wilkinson: Noises off: Happy Blogday!

Andrew Haydon: When it comes to staging, we play it too safe

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THE MORNING'S TOP STORIES

Associated Press

Life for Broadway's young stars is more than play
On a recent evening, the backstage of a rehearsal for the new Broadway musical "Billy Elliot" looked like summer camp.

Variety

New Visions hits with 'Waves'
London play to grace New York

Smith stage outing sets debut
'Arizona Project' to bow in Phoenix

USA Today

Stephen Sondheim has more 'Story' to tell

Sondheim sounds off about writing songs

TheaterMania

* Lava, Universes, et al. to Perform at Irondale Center Open House October 11
* Full Cast Announced for Kickin' It Benefit

Hartford Courant

Rizzo: Long Wharf Searching For Architect

Platt to Play Nathan in 'Guys and Dolls' on B'way

* Arts, Briefly: ‘Guys and Dolls’ Picks Its Nathan (New York Times)
* Oliver Platt to Play Nathan Detroit (amNY New York City Theater Blog)
* Oliver Platt Will Star in 'Guys and Dolls' Revival (Associated Press)
* Oliver Platt to star in 'Guys and Dolls' (Variety)
* Guys and Dolls Revival, with Oliver Platt, to Play the Nederlander (Playbill)
* Guys and Dolls to Open at Nederlander on March 1; Oliver Platt to Co-Star (TheaterMania)
* Oliver Platt to Play Nathan in Revival of Guys and Dolls, Opening March 1 at Nederlander (Broadway.com)

New Tony Award Named for Stevenson

* A new Tony Award -- for philanthropy (Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog)
* Tonys Announce the Isabelle Stevenson Award (Associated Press)
* Tony honors humanitarian efforts (Variety)
* Tony Awards to Present Isabelle Stevenson Award in May 2009 (Playbill)
* Tony Awards Announce Creation of New Isabelle Stevenson Award (TheaterMania)
* Tony Awards Create Award Named for Isabelle Stevenson (Broadway.com)

Chicago Tribune Theater Loop Blog

'Caroline' is smashing the box-office records in Hyde Park

Chad Jones' Theater Dogs Blog

Good deed lands `Angels’ wings in museum

The Stranger

Ten Things Theaters Need to Do Right Now to Save Themselves
A Much-Needed List of Advice for Theaters

Theater News
The Musical Sarah Palin Doesn't Want You to See

The Stage UK

Miscount casts doubt on Equity election procedure
Equity's presidential election - in which incumbent Harry Landis was defeated by Graham Hamilton by a margin of 11 votes - has been thrown into doubt after it was revealed that 13 ineligible ballot papers were mistakenly counted.

The Stage UK Blog

Mark Shenton: Bringing Broadway to Vegas…
Since, of course, Times Square has in the last few years come to resemble a Vegas-like mall environment of generic chain stores (and some of the shows, too, have become franchise operations, born on Broadway but planned to simply...

Whatsonstage.com

* Prostitute Musical Magique Debuts at King’s Head

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