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Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks are sponsoring an online charity auction on eBay Giving Works.

You could win the chance to star with Rita Wilson and an all star cast on stage at Shakespeare Festival/LA's performance of "The Taming of the Shrew" on May 19th. Other stars in the production are Annette Bening, William Shatner, Zach Braff, Tim Allen, Christina Applegate, David Schwimmer, Sean Astin, Steve Root, Arte Johnson, and Tommy Chong.

But wait, there's more! You can also bid separately on having Tom Hanks make a personal recording on your answering machine (current price of $1,026.01 ) or you can bid on the "star-studded" premiere of the film Mama Mia in New York. ( $2,900.00 at this moment).