Wyn Davies, McIntosh to Take Major Roles in 2009 Stratford Season in Canada. Stratford Shakespeare Festival favorite Geraint Wyn Davies will take on choice Shakespeare roles in the 2009 season, the festival announced Oct. 7.

Radio Golf' Marks Tenth Wilson Play at Pittsburgh Public. Pittsburgh Public Theater's season-opening production of August Wilson's final play, Radio Golf, opening Oct. 10 after previews from Oct. 2, completes the troupe's effort to produce all ten plays of Wilson's cycle charting the African-American experience in the 20th century.

James Naughton Is 'The Master Builder' in Premiere of New McGuinness Adaptation. Irish Repertory Theatre in Manhattan honors the father of modern drama, Henrik Ibsen, with the world premiere of Tony Award-winning playwright Frank McGuinness' adaptation of the 1892 classic, The Master Builder, beginning Oct. 10. Two-time Tony Award winner James Naughton has the title role.

Broadway-Aimed Musical 'Story of My Life', With Gets and Chase, Makes U.S. Premiere in CT. The Story of My Life, the two-actor Canadian musical about lifelong friendship, begins performances Oct. 10 at Goodspeed Musicals' Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, CT, a first American step on its way to Broadway. Will Chase and Malcolm Gets are the pals.

DiPietro & Bryan's 'Toxic Avenger' Rock Musical Opens at George Street. The Toxic Avenger, the new musical by Joe DiPietro and David Bryan, opens Oct. 10 after previews from Oct. 1 at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ.

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: A Look Back. Broadway revisited its childhood this week, in two different ways, through two very different Broadway openings.

Hairspray' Likely to Close in January; Fierstein Will Return. Hairspray, the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical, is expected to close in mid-January 2009, but not before welcoming back the Mother of All Ednas - Harvey Fierstein.

Slava's Snowshow' Expected to Engulf Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre. Slava's Snowshow, the surreal and wordless clown show set in a stark, wintry landscape, will make its Broadway debut this fall at the Helen Hayes Theatre, according to Telecharge.com.

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: 'The Seagull' - Rising Like a Phoenix. The Seagull took wing Oct. 2 for what seems like its annual flight over Manhattan and will hover over the Walter Kerr for a limited stay of 14 weeks, through Dec. 21.

13', Jason Robert Brown's Pop Musical About Coming of Age, Opens on Broadway. 13, the new middle school-set musical with songs by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown and performances by actors and musicians who are not yet old enough to drive, opens at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Oct. 5.

Broadway Box Office Opening of 'White Christmas' Offers Surprises to Unwrap. The Marquis Theatre box office for Irving Berlin's White Christmas opens 11 AM Oct. 6 with gifts for ticket buyers, a tree lighting, hot beverages and appearances by the costumed cast members of the coming Broadway production.

Wartime Drama, 'The Language of Trees', With Hayden, Begins Roundabout Run. Steven Levenson's new play, The Language of Trees, about the homefront during a modern war, begins Oct. 4 as the second production of the Roundabout Underground program, which cultivates emerging writers in a 62-seat space in the midtown Manhattan theatre district.

Canadian Playwright Appears in Premiere of Her Own Story, 'Scratch'. Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman's play Scratch, charting her relationship with her sick mother, makes its world premiere at Toronto's Factory Theatre Mainspace starting Oct. 4 toward an Oct. 9 opening.

Way of the World', With Cox and Innvar, Opens in DC. Broadway's Veanne Cox and Christopher Innvar are scheming lovers Millamant and Mirabell in The Shakespeare Theatre Company's new production of William Congreve's 1700 comedy, The Way of the World, opening Oct. 6 in Washington, DC.

Old Globe Will Reach Out to Students with New Hip-Hop Musical 'Kingdom' in 2009. The Old Globe in San Diego will produce the new hip-hop/rock musical Kingdom, with book and lyrics by Aaron Jafferis and music by Ian Williams, directed by Ron Daniels, for 14 performances, Feb. 12-22, 2009.

Updated 'World Goes 'Round' Opens in Philly. The Prince Music Theater's "newly re-imagined" production of The World Goes 'Round, the revue of songs by Broadway's John Kander and Fred Ebb, opens Sept. 26 after previews from Sept. 20 in Philadelphia.

Huck and Jim Sing Again in Goodspeed's 'Big River'. Goodspeed Musicals' new revival of Big River, the Roger Miller musical inspired by Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," featuring Will Reynolds as Huck and Russell Joel Brown as Jim, begins Sept. 26 at Goodspeed Opera House.

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: Daniel Slays the Stallion. "Harry Potter" himself, Daniel Radcliffe made his long-awaited Broadway debut Sept. 25 at the Broadhurst.

Fantasticks' Actor Spangler Jumps Into TV's "Amazing Race". Nick Spangler, the Off-Broadway actor who is playing Matt in The Fantasticks at the Snapple Theater Center, admits that his appearance as a competitor on the new season of "The Amazing Race" wasn't about fame or even money.

Abraham, Hearn, Schuck, Henner, Kane, Malina, Ragusa Will Sing 'Grumpy Old Men'. Grumpy Old Men: The Musical, inspired by the 1993 movie that starred Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, will get a starry Manhattan reading in October 2008. F. Murray Abraham and George Hearn will play the title codgers.