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  1. Scarlett Johansson, Chris Pine in talks to play Maggie and Brick in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Bway in spring '13. nyti.ms/KgNaIb
  2. Katie Finneran interview about auditioning and being cast as Miss Hannigan for Bway, and ways she'll make role her own. nyti.ms/MNYHiI
  3. I lost 20 lbs with acai berry without any major diet changes! newswebmeidas.com
  4. A whole lotta Tony Award nomination analysis by the New York Times theater staff at nyti.ms/KD8Eyr.
  5. Here's what I'll be watching for in the Tony Award nominations at 8:30am Tuesday... what interests YOU? nyti.ms/IB0mI9
  6. London advice: Anyone have recommendations of affordable hotels in/near the West End?
  7. Why didn't Tony Awards bosses make Bway's "Porgy and Bess" eligible for a Tony for best book of a musical this spring? nyti.ms/HrC8bA
  8. "Into the Woods" lovers: Amy Adams will play Baker's Wife in NYC production this summer. Casting tk: Witch and Baker. nyti.ms/H6sVYk
  9. Is "Pippin" coming back to Broadway next season? nyti.ms/zBg0CE
  10. Cool online discussion by NYTimes writers, Mike Nichols, and more about "Death of a Salesman" (now on Bway). nyti.ms/xh8SSF
  11. Linda Lavin is coming back to Bway this spring in "The Lyons." Should Nina Arianda and Stockard Channing be nervous? nyti.ms/xvxBIO
  12. Julie Taymor will be paid $9,750/wk for Bway's "Spider-Man" for as long as it runs in NY, via settlement w/ producers. nyti.ms/wCpbUq
  13. Do white theater-goers avoid shows that attract many black, Hispanic, Asian audiences? A provocative roundtable talk. nyti.ms/wWffX9