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Turkeys are being bought, stuffing is being prepared and families are gathering. Yes, Thanksgiving is upon us. When your family gets together this Thursday, turn the TV to NBC and take in the visual treat of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which airs from 9 a.m. to noon.  

Under Land Securities scheme's section 106 agreement the Victoria Palace Theatre, opposite London 's Victoria Street station, will be given an eight-storey, 16,600 sq ft extension to its rear. Planning and City Development Committee chairman, Councillor Alastair Moss, said: "Theatre has helped shaped our city over centuries and forms the lifeblood of its cultural and entertainment offer which attracts visitors from around the world. "With the theatre industry contributing more than £1bn to London's ec  

The original London production of Billy Elliot , which received its world premiere at London's Victoria Palace Theatre in May 2005, has extended booking through Dec. 18, 2010. The show is also currently at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, and has also played in Australia in both Melbourne and Sydney. The cast will also be joined by a new Billy Elliot from Nov. 30 (following previews from Nov. 23): 12-year-old Dean-Charles Chapman, who has previously appeared in the show as Small Boy in the original cast whe  

The chief characteristic of the Golden Globes is that their nominees and winners tend to either be or feature stars. Not that the Academy Awards or US critics' groups are all that different, but the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has a televised party — with food, drinks, crass jokes — to worry about. If HFPA members can nominate songs composed by Clint Eastwood , songs sung by Miley Cyrus , supporting performances by the likes of Tom Cruise , or Sharon Stone in some capacity or other, they'll do it.  

Before Glenn Close lusted after puppy fur, before Walt Disney ever put a spot on an acetate cel, there was a book by Dodie Smith that told of courageous canines Pongo and Missis fighting to rescue their pups from the evil clutches of dognapping Cruella de Vil. That is the starting point for The 101 Dalmatians Musical , a new stage adaptation, with book by B.T. McNicholl ( Billy Elliot the Musical ) and music by Dennis DeYoung of Styx. "Everything we've tried to do has been connected somehow to honoring [t  

This Tony-award winning musical is a rock 'n' roll smash hit will have you wanting to get up out of your seat to swing those hips to the beat. The all-star cast, which includes John Stamos and Gina Gershon, is not only a good-looking group, but talented too. They put on a show that is exuberant, upbeat and delightfully entertaining.  

Margaret Gandolfo knows that when little girls see her in that particular blue dress — as Belle in "Beauty and the Beast" at Scarsdale High School — they'll sit up and take notice, and perhaps ask for her autograph after the show. Is she ready for that? "I'm excited about that — and they'll want everyone else's, too — but we have a job to do in filling these roles and making all these children feel like we're in a castle with a princess and there's a monster," she says.

You need to make sure that you’re not only making it your own, but that you’re going so far beyond what anyone else has done and fulfilling something new, that you’re not just The Beast, but you’re the scariest Beast, the most ferocious Beast.   -Michael Strauss

 

Joe Thomas is probably best known for his role as Simon Cooper - the unlucky in love schoolboy from hit E4 show, The Inbetweeners. I caught up with him to find out about the vinspired National Award 2009, The Inbetweeners Movie and stand up comedy. Hey Joe, how are you?  

A concert staging of the Broadway musical A Tale of Two Cities , filmed in England last June, will appear on PBS in the coming weeks, to be followed by a DVD and cast album release. Michael York will appear as narrator of the 90-minute concert performance, which includes original Broadway stars James Barbour, Natalie Toro, Brandi Burkhardt and others. The concert (directed by Jack Cummings III) is a hybrid performance, complete with costumes, projections and other design elements.