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it seems like this year might be the year where I won't have to travel (too far) to see the performers I want to see... or maybe not. ;)

http://uppercanadachorus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=192&Itemid=272

Julia Murney will be in town 12/13, singing seasonal songs. So I guess I'll be there sitting through seasonal songs. ;)

Playbill: Wicked's Espinosa to Offer Solo Concerts in CA Beginning Dec. 15

Wicked's Espinosa to Offer Solo Concerts in CA Beginning Dec. 15

By Andrew Gans
November 25, 2008

Eden Espinosa, who is currently playing the green-faced, misunderstood Elphaba in the Los Angeles production of Wicked, will go it solo Monday nights beginning Dec. 15.

Espinosa will perform in concert at the Upright Cabaret at Mark's Restaurant Mondays, Dec. 15, 22 and 29, 2008, and Jan. 5, 2009. Show time each night is 9 PM.

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Playbill: Gerald Schoenfeld, Longtime Head of Shubert Organiztion, Dies

Gerald Schoenfeld, Longtime Head of Shubert Organiztion, Dies

By Robert Simonson
November 25, 2008

Gerald Schoenfeld, the longtime leader of the theatre-owning powerhouse known as the Shubert Organization and a man routinely referred to as the most powerful man on Broadway, died Nov. 25. He was born in 1924 and was believed to be 84 years old.

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Playbill: "Live" Rent Film, with Final Broadway Cast, Will Get February 2009 DVD Release

"Live" Rent Film, with Final Broadway Cast, Will Get February 2009 DVD Release

By Kenneth Jones
November 24, 2008

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release "Rent Filmed Live on Broadway" on Blu-ray and DVD Feb. 3, 2009.

Extras for this release include special features titled "The Wall," "The Final Curtain," "Home," "The Final Lottery," "Casting," "Rent: The Final Days on Broadway," "Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation PSA" and "National Marfan Foundation PSA." Marfan Syndrome led to the early and tragic death of Rent's young composer-lyricist-librettist, Jonathan Larson.

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