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Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 62nd Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced today by Tony Award Winners Sara Ramirez and David Hyde Pierce at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM. The nominees were selected by an independent committee of 23 theatre professionals appointed by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. The 2008 Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, announced the extension of acclaimed actress and entertainer Tovah Feldshuh. After winning rave reviews, her show 'Tovah in a Nutshell!' will now run through Saturday March 22.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today the Nominating Committee for the 2007-2008 Broadway season

Stewart F. Lane, a three-time Tony Award-winning producer (Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Will Rogers Follies, La Cage Aux Folles) and co-owner and operator of New York City's Palace Theater, has just written a new book, Let's Put On a Show! Lane, who also wrote Off Broadway shows In The Wings and If It Was Easy, draws on personal experience in his new book, which serves as a show-creating guide from inception to its final curtain.

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Part III features ON THE LINE - The Creation of A CHORUS LINE, MOSS HART: A PRINCE OF THE THEATRE, A FINE ROMANCE HOLLYWOOD/BROADWAY The Magic. The Mayhem. The Musicals, SECOND ACT TROUBLE Behind the Scenes at Broadway's Big Musical Bombs, and THE LONGEST LINE Broadway's Most Singular Sensation: A CHORUS LINE.

As the theatre season gets back into gear, BroadwayWorld.com tallies up some numbers that are quite impressive. Their biggest story to date has been an ongoing piece this summer titled 'What's on Your iPod?.' It boasts a host of theatre celebrities, singers and well-known industry professionals listing what they're listening to on their iPod. Due to the feature's huge popularity, it was extended to continue for over 40 days, concluding this Saturday, September 9, 2006.

Feature a report on 'without you' by Anthony Rapp, 'til the fat girl sings' by Sharon Wheatley, 'Female Brando: The Legend of Kim Stanley' by Jon Krampner, 'The Importance of Being Barbra' by Tom Santopietro and 'TIME STEPS ? My Musical Comedy Life' by Donna McKechnie with Greg Lawrence.

Rick Elice, Bob Fennell, Stewart Lane and other producers, marketing experts and theater writers took part in the Drama Desk's first panel discussion of the 2005/2006 season on November 21st