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New York Times Arts Beat Blog

How Many Months Left for Broadway's 'August'?
With several Broadway musicals and plays struggling to fill seats in the dead of this recessionary winter, industry observers wonder how much life is left in "August: Osage County."

amNY New York City Theater

It's Not Easy Being Green: Hard Times for Shrek

Playbill

* Camargo, Epstein, Page Will Star in Hamlet on 42nd Street; Esbjornson Directs

TheaterMania

* Ghostlight to Record Next to Normal Cast Album for Spring Release
* Elton John's The Red Piano to Close in Las Vegas in April

The Clyde Fitch Report

Applications for Honorary Awards of the New York IT Awards Now Online

Alliance for the Arts Releases White Paper, "The Recession & the Arts"

Londonist

Pre-Preview: These Sisters Can Act.
As we advised you last year, the London stage is getting into the habit of hosting nuns. Sister Act is on its way, and judging by the momentum of the marketing machine that Londonist saw in operat...

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MID-AFTERNOON ADDITIONS

New York Times ArtsBeat Blog

Emmy Awards to Allow More Nominees in Major Categories
The number of nominees permitted in 10 major categories for the primetime Emmy Awards will be increased from five to six.

Playbill

* Public Theater Announces 2009 Emerging Writers Group Participants
* Liz Callaway Cast in World Premiere of iSondheim: aMusical Revue

TheaterMania

* John Pizzarelli to Appear at Performing Arts Library on February 11
* Robey Theatre Company Announces 2009 Season

Broadway.com

* Next to Normal to Get Cast Recording on Ghostlight Records

HuffingtonPost

Ivan Katz: The Fright At The Opera
...The news from America's opera companies is very grim....

Scrappy Jack's World-Wide Theatricals and Dime Museum

the more things change
Just read that 71 years ago today, Our Town opened on Broadway.

Daily Telegraph

Michael Radford makes Al Pacino an offer he can't refuse
Michael Radford told me at the premiere of his film Flawless in London last year how he was yearning to work with Al Pacino again after their happy collaboration on The Merchant of Venice five years go.

The Stage UK

Disney Channel UK launches talent search inspired by Camp Rock
Disney Channel UK is launching a new nationwide talent search inspired by the film Camp Rock.

London Theatre Guide

The Big Interview: Janie Dee
Janie Dee, currently starring in Alan Ayckbourn’s Woman In Mind, tells Caroline Bishop how both the good and bad experiences in life make her the versatile actress she is.

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