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Showtime's Emmy-winning documentary series This American Life, which is essentially a televised version of the long-running public radio show of the same name, may not be able to produce a full six-episode season this year.'We need stories with real drama, things unfolding, something at stake and characters we can relate to -- ideally, with people doing something that has a visual component to it. It's incredibly important to have something interesting to look at,' host and executive producer Ira Glass told Creators syndicate's Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith. But he can't find enough of those.Thus, while the series aired a full second season last summer, which is out on DVD today (the first season is also on DVD), they report that the show 'may be cutting back from six episodes this year to several specials.'Glass said that he now understands what reality show producers face. 'Doing this makes me sympathetic to those reality show programmers and respectful of the dramatic cun

I think it's sad when one show closes . . . but nine!?!Nine Broadway theaters are dark as of Sunday, January 4. To be sure, some were seasonal and expected...

I don’t know who is running the show over there at American Idol this year, but they sure are doing a lot of things right. First, adding the really hot fourth judge certainly helps. How many times can you look at Simon Cowell’s man nipples, Paula Abdul’s utterly insane eyes, and Randy Jackson’s stupid stupidity [...]

Top Celebrity Divorces of 2008 - Check out the top 10 celebrity divorces of 2008. Some of the divorced celebrity couples were together for many years and others barely made it through one season.

Magic Theatre announced today that contributions totaling nearly $355,000 have been generated by its emergency fundraising appeal launched this past month. An additional $100,000 will be donated by a leading national supporter of the arts, which offered a matching grant to help secure the Magic's season. The campaign has thus far raised more than $450,000.'The breadth and depth of support is incredible,' said Missy Kirchner, chairman of the Magic's board of directors. 'We've received more than 1,100 contributions from 23 states, ranging from $5.00 to $20,000. We needed $350,000 by January 12th to move forward with this season's productions and we made it.'

The Actors Fund will host a Special Performance of Billy Elliot which is this Sunday, January 25th at 8 pm at The Imperial Theatre.People can purchase tickets through the box office and telecharge at 212-239-6200. They can purchase premium tickets through The Actors Fund at 212-221-7300 ext. 133.A hit in London and one of the most highly anticipated shows of the season, Billy Elliot officially opened at Broadway's Imperial Theatre last night, Thursday, November 13th. The show will play a special Actor's Fund performance on Sunday, January 25th at 8pm. For tickets call 212-221-7300 ext. 133, email at 'tickets@actorsfund.com.With music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry, this joyful musical lit up Broadway as Elton John joined the cast for the opening night bows. BroadwayWorld's cameras caught the exciting moments as the curtain came down on a triumphant evening.Directed by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot has played over 1,300 performances and

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb recently had to play defense at his offseason home in Chandler. Two Arizona Cardinals fans hung their team's flag in a tree and burned 'Go Cards,''Go Kurt,' and 'I heart AZ' in McNabb's yard with diesel fuel,...

Filled with colorful criminals, biting social satire and a brilliant score, The Threepenny Opera opens International City Theatre's 2009 Season at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Jules Aaron directs Michael Feingold's translation of the trailblazing musical by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill that became one of the most influential plays of the 20th Century. Darryl Archibald is musical director and Kay Cole choreographs the five-week run February 20 through March 22; low-priced previews begin February 17.First performed in 1928, Brecht and Weill's The Threepenny Opera was a revolutionary musical theater masterpiece that mocked the bourgeois political movement of pre-Hitler Germany. Brecht's brittle, sardonic tale of beggars, thieves and prostitutes, adapted from the 1728 play The Beggar's Opera by John Gay, was a fierce social and political critique, and Weill's innovative score that fused American jazz with German cabaret captured the ironic tone of the lyrics. Part acid social

Broadway Across America-Seattle hosts its second annual 'One Day Sale' on Broadway Season Tickets on Sunday, January 25 from 12pm to 3pm at The Paramount Theatre. Special discounted prices of up to 20% savings will be available for one day only, on remaining subscription seats for the four-show Broadway series. Guests can meet one-on-one with box office staff to review available subscription seats and secure tickets in-hand for the 2009 Broadway season. The four-show package includes:FROST/NIXSON - May 6 - May 10 WICKED- September 2 - October 4 AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY- October 27 - November 1 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF- November 27 - December 5Guests who purchase a subscription seat for the new season will also be eligible for the benefits of being a Season Ticket Holder, including the first opportunity to purchase tickets to the Broadway engagement extras: CATS (April 15 - 19) and RENT (June 16 - 21). Purchase to Disney's THE LION KING (February 11 - March 15) can be made at this time

Front Page: Comedy stars Rockwell as alcoholic coach -- Lionsgate has picked up North American and U.K. rights to James Strouse's comedy 'The Winning Season.'