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The La Jolla Playhouse production of MEMPHIS won four Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

The Moonlight Cultural Foundation, in collaboration with the San Diego Shakespeare Society, presents the Third Annual Celebrity Sonnets, an evening of Shakespeare's sonnets presented in spoken verse, music and dance.

BroadwayWorld's Audra Stafford highlights the theatre stars who appear in this summer's blockbuster films!

The stars were out in Imperial Beach last weekend for the premiere of the news movie 'Marmaduke.'

Watch a Sneak Peek Performance by Rayanne Gonzales, one of the stars of In The Heights at the 17th Annual San Diego Ad Club Hispanic Marketing Day Luncheon.

The Broadway production of Memphis, which originated at the La Jolla Playhouse during the 2008/09 season before transferring to New York, has garnered eight Tony Award nominations.

Emmy Award-winning actor Benjamin Bratt joined director brother Peter Bratt at Hard Rock Hotel San Diego over the weekend, for a red carpet event to celebrate the San Diego opening of their new movie 'La Mission'.

Kenny Ortega, Eva Longoria and more introduce IN THE HEIGHTS to the California press! And actor Tony Plana interviews Lin-Manuel Miranda about the show's evolution from college production to Tony Award-winning hit. Afterward, BWW TV's Audra Stafford spoke with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Kenny Ortega about the casting of Corbin Bleu as Usnavi on Broadway.

Here, actor Tony Plana interviews Lin-Manuel Miranda in front of the press in California, in advance of IN THE HEIGHTS's California debut. He discusses creating the musical while in college, the show's evolution, themes and lots more.

Kenny Ortega will direct a big screen adaptation of the Tony Award winning musical In the Heights, according to Variety. The film will be the director's follow-up to Michael Jackson's This is It. The film will be made by Universal Pictures starring the show's creator and leading performer Lin-Manuel Miranda. Here, Ortega talks to the press in California, in advance of the show's California debut. Stay tuned for more coverage of this event from BroadwayWorld.com!

Australia's most popular vocal group Human Nature is headlining at the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

The national tour of CIRQUE DREAMS ILLUMINATION, from the creators of the groundbreaking hit and only show of its kind to ever perform on Broadway, CIRQUE DREAMS Jungle Fantasy, is currently performing in San Diego at the Balboa Theatre. BWW TV's Audra Stafford caught up with popper Robert Muraine (aka 'Mr. Fantastic') for a special one-on-one lesson!

LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, based on the MGM film of the same name, plays the San Diego Civic Theatre through April 4, 2010, where it has been running since March 30. BroadwayWorld's Audra Stafford recently caught up with the star of the LEGALLY BLONDE tour, Becky Gulsvig, to talk about what it's like being on the road, how the show has impacted her, and the most challenging part about sharing the stage with co-star Frankie (who plays chihuahua 'Bruiser').

Last week, the Beverly Center welcomed the cast of 'All My Children' to LA. Production of the show just moved to the west coast from New in January. BroadwayWorld's Audra Stafford spoke with some of the stars about what they miss most about New York ('everything') and what they're most enjoying about California ('the weather'). She also spoke with Cameron Mathison about the highly anticipated 6th Annual ABC Daytime and SOAPNet Salute to Broadway Cares benefit taking place at Town Hall in New York City on March 21, 2010.

Cirque du Soleil's KOOZA premieres February 25 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, but Horton Plaza shoppers got a little preview Saturday.

The interactive dinner show FRANKIE & NINA'S BIG ITALIAN WEDDING is holding auditions this Sunday in San Diego.

Cirque du Soleil's trademark blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (big top) went up today at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. KOOZA opens February 25.

BIRDS OF PARADISE opens this Friday, 2/12 and runs through 2/21 in the SDSU Experimental Theatre.

KOOZA will premiere on February 25, for a limited engagement under the trademark blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (big top) at Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego.

San Diego's award-winning theatre group Carlsbad Community Theatre presents DISNEY'S ALICE IN WONDERLAND JR. February 4th-6th, 2010 at the Carlsbad Cultural Arts Center.