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David Steiner's mammoth Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yards, the largest film studio on the East Coast was the setting for a salute to stage and screen legend Patricia Neal, Wall Street whiz Shirl Penney and The Count and Countess Alexandre de Lesseps. The 'Hooray For Hollywood' gala evening benefited The Auditory Oral School of New York, a non profit organization which specializes in teaching deaf and hard of hearing children to listen, talk, think and socialize.

The Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera is releasing a special, limited-edition 2008 wall calendar titled 'The Adventures of the Phantom Ballerinas,' beginning Thursday, November 1.

Cast members from Broadway's hit musical The Phantom of the Opera will celebrate Halloween with an all-day and all-night special on SIRIUS Satellite Radio's Broadway's Best channel.

'Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Volume 9,' holiday music from the Broadway stars of the 2007 season, will be on sale October 24.

Scores of the brightest lights on stage and screen will turn out in red carpet finery for a celebration of classic Hollywood, Hooray for Hollywood honoring the legendary Oscar winner Patricia Neal, Smith Barney's Shirl Penney and The Count and Countess de Lesseps, Stage 6 at Steiner Film Studios, 15 Washington Avenue at the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard. The gala evening is slated for November 1, with all proceeds going to The Auditory Oral School of New York, a non profit organization which specializes in teaching deaf and hard of hearing children to listen, talk, think and socialize.

'Here! On Broadway,' a theater-based podcast hosted by entertainer Jim Caruso, is a bronze winner in the 2007 Summit Creative Awards competition.

Bounce, the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical about American resilience, may have some life in it yet.

The Actors Fund celebrated their 125th Anniversary with its Annual Gala at the Waldorf Astoria on April 30th, and BroadwayWorld was there!

Beginning Monday, April 30, Gary Mauer will step into the title role of The Phantom of the Opera- the longest-running show in Broadway history - for three weeks at The Majestic Theatre

High Fidelity lyricist Amanda Green's will be featured on 'here! on Broadway' and share her excitement about the musical's continued life through the Original Cast Recording being released on the Sh-K-Boom label

A memorial service for J.C. Sheets, the actor-turned-dresser who died unexpectedly February 4 at the age of 53, will be held on Monday, April 9th at 4PM at The Majestic Theatre (247 West 44th Street). The event will be open to the public.

On April 4th, The Phantom of the Opera set the unprecedented milestone of becoming the first Broadway show to reach 8,000 performances, and BroadwayWorld was there!

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, is set to reach another unprecedented milestone.

'here! on Broadway' hosted by Jim Caruso, is a new show featuring songs and conversation with Broadway's most dazzling personalities.

On Monday, March 12th, the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction (NFFR) presented 'Broadway for Medicine,' a gala concert at New York City Center featuring the best of Broadway!

Betty Buckley (Cats, The Mystery of Edwin Drood), Kate Burton (Hedda Gabler, The Constant Wife), Hugh Panaro (Lestat), Lisa Vroman (The Phantom of the Opera), and Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese and Chester Gregory II (Tarzan), have joined the upcoming gala concert Broadway for Medicine, featuring the best of Broadway coming together on one stage to benefit children with craniofacial differences, presented by The National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction.

BroadwayWorld presents the fifth in an eight-part preview series leading up to the 10th Annual Broadway Bears auction, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The New York Philharmonic presents Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady in four semi-staged performances, March 7-10, 2007. The musical - a New York Philharmonic premiere - will star Kelli O'Hara, Kelsey Grammer, Charles Kimbrough, Brian Dennehy, Marni Nixon and Tim Jerome.

Chicago ticket winners announced! Your letters answered! Coming Soon to Baltimore.BroadwayWorld.com!

Principal cast changes have been announced for the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show in Broadway history