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Peter's Clam Bar in Island Park is celebrating its 75th Anniversary. And on Thursday, July 23rd they will be giving away a healthful version of Sabrett hot dogs from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm to guests to recognize 'National Hot Dog Day.'

Academy® Award nominee and Emmy® Award winning actor Laurence Fishburne (Black-ish) is set to star as Alex Haley in the  A+E Networks scripted event series ROOTS, it was announced today by Dirk Hoogstra, EVP & General Manager, HISTORY

Illusion Theater will present the world premiere of Lee Blessing's FOR THE LOYAL, a provocative exploration of one woman's attempt to stand up to powerful institutional forces while remaining true to herself. The thoughtful and absorbing drama opens tonight, April 24 and runs through May 16 at the downtown Minneapolis theater, located on the eighth floor of the Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Ave. Post-show panels and audience discussions follow each performance.

Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Patrick Willingham, and Chair of the Board Arielle Tepper Madover proudly announce the addition of five new members to The Public's Board of Trustees since December 2013. The newly elected trustees of diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and interests are Ashley Leeds, Julio Peterson, Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Teresa Tsai, and Timothy A. Wilkins. The new trustees were elected to the board following Arielle Tepper Madover's election to the office of Chair of the Board of Trustees in December 2013.

Illusion Theater will present the world premiere of Lee Blessing's FOR THE LOYAL, a provocative exploration of one woman's attempt to stand up to powerful institutional forces while remaining true to herself. The thoughtful and absorbing drama opens on April 24 and runs through May 16 at the downtown Minneapolis theater, located on the eighth floor of the Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Ave. Post-show panels and audience discussions follow each performance.

Intrigue! Twists! Dramatic denouement! Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival's 2014 One-Act Play Contest was full of this and more. The University of New Orleans' Department of Film, Theater, and Creative Arts debated at length over the stack of awesome submissions.

Sundance Institute has announced the Jury, Audience and other special awards of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival at the feature film Awards Ceremony, hosted by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, in Park City, Utah. Video of the ceremony in its entirety is available at www.sundance.org/live.

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The Board of Trustees of The Public Theater just announced that Arielle Tepper Madover has been elected as The Public's new Board Chair. Madover, who joined the board in 2009, has been an active member of the Executive Committee, serving as Board Vice-Chair for the last year and Chair of The Public's Commercial Projects Committee since 2011. She was Co-Chair of The Public's 2013 Gala and the 50thAnniversary Gala in 2012, achieving the highest grossing galas in Public Theater history. A Tony Award-winning producer, Madover will serve a three year term effective immediately.

The 2013 production of the Andrews Sisters' holiday USO show is swingin' the socks off of audiences and critics, so History Theatre has added a performance to meet demand.

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Sheffield Theatres and HighTide Festival Theatres present the world premiere production of Alexander Masters' Stuart: A Life Backwards, written by Jack Thorne. Will Adamsdale will play the role of Alexander and Fraser Ayres will play the eponymous role of Stuart.

Hot on the heels of its critically-acclaimed world premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sheffield Theatres and HighTide Festival Theatres' production of Alexander Masters' Stuart: A Life Backwards comes to the Studio Theatre from Wednesday 11 - Saturday 28 September.

Alexander Masters' Stuart: A Life Backwards, written by Jack Thorne and directed by Mark Rosenblatt, will receive its world premiere today, 31 July 2013 at the Underbelly's new Topside venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before touring to Watford and Sheffield. The show will be designed by Jon Bausor.

Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Patrick Willingham, and Chairman of the Board Warren Spector have announced the addition of seven new members to The Public's Board of Trustees. Candia Fisher, Anne Hathaway, Debby Landesman, Barbara Manocherian, and Audrey Wilf were appointed to the 40-person board in April for three-year terms, and Charlotte Relyea and Anne Clarke Wolff were appointed in June for three-year terms. A recent loss to the Board is the passing of long time Board member Nora Ephron who was honored for her service to the organization and the field at The Public's 2013 Gala this past June.

Full casting is announced today for Sheffield Theatres and HighTide Festival Theatres' world premiere production of Alexander Masters' Stuart: A Life Backwards, written by Jack Thorne. Will Adamsdale will play the role of Alexander and Fraser Ayres will play the eponymous role of Stuart.

Sheffield Theatres today unveils its full autumn season of produced and touring work taking place from September 2013 - January 2014, alongside the news that Phil Davis (Whitechapel and Quadrophenia) will star as Fagin in the company's Christmas musical, Oliver! and Daniel Lapaine (Muriel's Wedding) will lead the cast of The Winter's Tale as Leontes.