Prince and Thomas to Star in Philly World Premiere of McNally's 'Unusual Acts'. Broadway will meet Broad Street this fall when Philadelphia Theatre Company welcomes Faith Prince and Richard Thomas for the world premiere of Terrence McNally's Unusual Acts of Devotion, Oct. 22-Nov. 23.

Broadway's 'To Be or Not to Be' Will Now Begin Later. Manhattan Theatre Club's new production of Nick Whitby's To Be or Not to Be - a comedy about a European theatre troupe shut down by the Nazis - will begin two days later than expected at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

Frost/Nixon', With Talbott and Jochim, Makes American Regional Debut. Keith Jochim and Jeff Talbott face-off in the U.S. regional premiere of Peter Morgan's political drama Frost/Nixon, which begins performances at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Sept. 3.

Premiere of Rapp's Rock Memoir 'Without You' Opens in Pittsburgh. City Theatre in Pittsburgh presents the world premiere of Broadway Rent actor Anthony Rapp's one-man rock memoir, Without You, which he wrote, opening Sept. 3 after previews from Aug. 28.

Innvar and Cox Are Lovers in DC 'Way of the World'. Broadway's Veanne Cox and Christopher Innvar will play lovers Millamant and Mirabell in The Shakespeare Theatre Company's new production of William Congreve's 1700 comedy, The Way of the World, Sept. 30-Nov. 16, in Washington, DC.

Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy' Exits Broadway; Tour Continues. Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, the family-friendly theatrical, acrobatic and musical adventure that evokes the exotica of untamed places, ends its limited Broadway engagement at the Broadway Theatre Aug. 24.

Armon, Rayson, Thompson and Mahler Will Sing in Chicago Premiere of 'Tomorrow Morning'. Tomorrow Morning, a new musical about two relationships, by British composer, librettist and lyricist Laurence Mark Wythe, will receive its Chicago premiere under the direction of Tom Mullen, who also co-produces, Oct. 31-Dec. 7 at the Victory Gardens Theater Greenhouse.

Ross, Marcovicci, Andreas, Brussell, Bruce Will Play Philly's Prince Cabaret. The 2008-09 Morgan's Cabaret season at the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia will include five artists - two Philadelphia favorites and three artists who will make their debuts on the Prince cabaret stage.

Desert Bloom: Las Vegas 'Phantom' Plays 1,000 Performances. Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular played its 1,000th performance Aug. 25 at The Venetian Resort.

York, Daniels, Orbach, de Benedet, Spangler, Racey Work with Tommy Tune on 'Turn of the Century'. Complete casting has been announced for Goodman Theatre's world premiere musical Turn of the Century, directed by Tommy Tune and starring the previously announced Rachel York and Jeff Daniels.

Noll, Scott, Skinner, Paice, Stanek, Lacey Take Wing in Signature's 'Ace'. Ace, the Broadway-aimed musical about a boy's flight through his own family history, begins performances Aug. 27 in Arlington, VA, with a flock of divas helping to keep the production aloft.

International Performers Will Find Home in Pittsburgh Festival of Firsts. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will present its second Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts, a city-wide, 16-day performing and visual arts festival Oct. 10-25.

Series of '39 Steps' Events Will Punctuate September. Producers of Broadway's quick-change, fast-paced comedy The 39 Steps, at the Cort Theatre, announced a series of September events meant to enhance enjoyment of the show, inspired by director Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film.

Barbour, Lazar, Burkhardt Sing of Best and Worst of Times in 'Tale of Two Cities', Starting Aug. 19. A Tale of Two Cities, a new musical to quicken the hearts of fans of sprawling romantic historical epics - the kind of show where characters in the shadows sing about the light of tomorrow - begins its Broadway life Aug. 19 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

White Christmas' Sets Opening on Broadway; Pre-Sale Begins. Irving Berlin's White Christmas will open at Broadway's Marquis Theatre Nov. 23, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, the producers announced on Aug. 19.

William Petersen to Star in Steppenwolf's 'Dublin Carol,' Directed by Amy Morton. Casting is complete for director Amy Morton's upcoming Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Dublin Carol by Conor McPherson. Joining "CSI" star and Chicago veteran William Petersen will be Stephen Louis Grush and Nicole Wiesner.

NYC's Transport Group Will Stage 'Bury the Dead' and New Musical 'Being Audrey'. Off-Broadway's Transport Group, winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award, has Irwin Shaw's Bury the Dead and a world premiere musical about a woman who is inspired by Audrey Hepburn for its 2008-09 season.

Broadway's 'Phantom' Has a New Soprano. Marni Raab, who previously starred as rising opera star Christine on both the Asian world tour and the U.S. national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, takes over the role on Broadway starting at the evening performance Aug. 20.

Charles Busch, Mary Beth Peil and More Will Star in World Premiere of Busch's 'Third Story'. Charles Busch will star in the world premiere of his new comic drama inspired by movies, The Third Story, directed by Carl Andress, for a Sept. 16-Oct. 19 run at La Jolla Playhouse in California.

Casting Complete for Shanley & Krieger's Musical 'Romantic Poetry'. Jeb Brown, Jerry Dixon, and Emily Swallow have joined the company of Romantic Poetry, the new musical by John Patrick Shanley and Henry Krieger, which Manhattan Theatre Club will give a world premiere this fall.