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Film Festivals: 'Quiet Little Marriage,' 'Strongman' nab awards -- Mo Perkins' drama 'A Quiet Little Marriage' and Zachary Levy's docu 'Strongman' picked up top honors at the 15th Slamdance Film Festival Awards Ceremony Friday night.

To see SOUL OF SHAOLIN's performance on NBC's 'Today,' CLICK http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/18424824#28793483The live performance featured cast members Wang Sen and Yu Fei performing amazing feats of Shaolin Kung Fu, the martial art on display each night at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway) now through Saturday, January 31.In addition to the live performance, hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb spoke to SOUL OF SHAOLIN producer Bob Nederlander, Jr about bringing the Chinese martial arts spectacular to Broadway.Direct from appearances in Sydney, Macau, and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, comes a theatrical event that is unparalleled on Broadway. SOUL OF SHAOLIN tells the story of a boy named Hui Guang who is separated from his mother by war. Hui Guang is found and taken in by the legendary monks of the Shaolin temple and raised among them. As he becomes a man, Hui Guang becomes an accomplished master of Shaolin Kung Fu and embarks on a spectacular journey of self-dis

Up-and-coming Seattle director Braden Abraham (My Name is Rachel Corrie) stages Harold Pinter's love-triangle-with-a-twist Betrayal at Seattle Repertory Theatre, February 19-March 22, 2009. In this fresh retelling of Pinter's gripping drama, a woman's illicit relationship with her husband's best friend is played out in reverse, from the end of the affair to their first encounter.Betrayal plays in Seattle Rep's intimate Leo K. Theatre. Previews begin February 19, with opening night set for February 25. Tickets are available through the Seattle Repertory Theatre box office seven days a week at (206) 443-2222, toll-free at (877) 900-9285, as well as online at www.seattlerep.org.Director Braden Abraham directed My Name is Rachel Corrie for Seattle Rep in 2007. Other recent projects include Paul Mullin's The Ten Thousand Things at Washington Ensemble Theatre and The K of D by Laura Schellhardt. His cast features Seattle-based actress Cheyenne Casebier (most recently seen as Milady in th

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Obsello Spanish absinthe verte is proud to support the 9th annual Edwardian Ball in San Francisco this year. Once just a one-night event, the ball has grown into a three-day extravaganza (Jan. 23 - Jan. 25) filled with art, burlesque, circus acts, music and all that is representative of the Edwardian Period and Edward Gorey - a mid-20th century artist, poet and musical composer.

Drama Desk-nominated Alexander Gemignani will join the previously-announced James Naughton, Renee Elise Goldsberry, and Leslie Kritzer at the Manhattan Theatre Club's annual Winter Benefit: An Intimate Night, on Monday, 26, 2009 at the Rainbow Room (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor). Hosted by Naughton, this cabaret-style show features the talents of three of the most talented fresh faces on Broadway. Gemignani was last seen on Broadway in the Sunday in the Park with George revival. Prior to that, he was in Les Miserables and Sweeney Todd, where he was nominated for a Drama Desk for his role as 'Beadle Bamford.' He recently played the starring role of 'Addison Mizner' in the Sondheim-Weidman musical Road Show at the Public Theatre.

In-keeping with their series of 'Extraordinary EBay' packages, Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is proud to announce an online auction item some fans have been waiting eight years for! Join multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Will Ferrell at the opening night of the nearly sold-out run of his new one-man show on Broadway, You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush on February 5, 2009 at the Cort Theatre. The producers of this sure fire hit have generously donated a pair of prime seats along with two passes to the star studded opening night party to be auctioned on ebay with the proceeds to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush - It's time for a change in America, but not without a few parting words from the 43rd President of the United States. Don't miss your chance to discover the man behind the myth, the truth behind the lies, and the logic behind the illogical in this limited Broadway

Robert Downey Jr. got a surprise on the set of 'Sherlock Holmes' today -- an unexpected Oscar nomination! The actor talks to ET about his Best Supporting Actor nod for 'Tropic Thunder,' saying he knows the Academy doesn't usually reward comedy. Although a lot of people will want to be his date for the big night, he already knows who he's taking. Who's the lucky lady and how will he celebrate his nomination? Watch the video to find out!

4th Wall Theatre, a non union professional theatre in Bloomfield, NJ is presenting Schmidt & Jones musical, I Do! I Do! as a Valentine for lovers of all ages. Starring in the 4th Wall production is the incredible team of Julie Waldman-Stiel and Will Lampe. Waldman-Stiel has toured the country with Topol in Fiddler on the Roof, the national tour of Cats, and was seen opposite Tony Award winner Michael Crawford in The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber. Lampe has done NY and regional theatre and toured in the 1st National Company of Urban Cowboy: The Musical.The musical is a photo album of memories that follow the lives of two people through fifty years of a marriage: from the wedding night, to having children and all the trials, tribulations, laughter and tears that a couple endures. The musical originally paired Mary Martin and Robert Preston in 1966 on Broadway and was revived in 1996 with Karen Ziemba and David Garrison. The show will be directed by 4th Wall Artistic director, Gregory G

The BBC would have to reveal the salaries of its key stars such as Jonathan Ross if the Tories win the next election.The shadow culture minister, Ed Vaizey, will today say that a Conservative government would push for greater transparency within the BBC by forcing it to publish full audited accounts which would include the salary details of all its big names.'The BBC actually pushes up the price of talent with its interventions,' Vaizey will say in a speech to the Oxford Media Convention this afternoon. 'So we will ensure that the BBC publishes fully audited accounts which will include details of the salaries of all its top talent. The BBC should be prepared to defend salary, and indeed all expenditure, decisions it makes.'The BBC has come under furious attack for some of the huge salaries paid to its big names such as Ross, who is on a reported £18m over three years. He returns to BBC1 screens tomorrow night after a three-month suspension without pay following the Sachsgate row, in wh

Newbery and Caldecott medals, the top awards in american children's books, go to Neil Gaiman's 'The Graveyard Book' and illustrator Beth Krommes' 'The House in the Night.'