William Shatner ("James T. Kirk") plans to host a second annual version of his sci-fi scenario paintball game entitled "William Shatner's Spplat Attack II." Shatner will be joined by Wayne Brady, Tom Kaye, Mancow and other celebrities on Labor Day weekend for the big scenario game and a weekend of activities. Included will be open play for all participants on August 29 and 30, a mini-convention hosted by Creation on the afternoon of August 30 and an awards ceremony on August 31. The paintball competition benefit's Shatner's Hollywood Charity Horse Show. The event takes place at EMR Paintball in New Milford, PA, while the mini-convention will be held in Binghamton, NY (only 30 minutes away). The entry fee is $100. For more information, visit williamshatner.com and spplat.com.

Picard Does Pinter

Patrick Stewart ("Jean-Luc Picard") will star on Broadway in Harold Pinter's "The Caretaker" at the American Airlines Theatre starting October 24. The Roundabout Theatre Company production will officially open November 9 and run through January 4, 2004, according to playbill.com. The play also stars Aiden Gillen and Kyle McLachlan and will be directed by David Jones. For more information, call the Roundabout Theatre Company at 212.719.1300 or visit www.roundabouttheatre.org.

Woodard Makes Broadway Bow

Speaking of Broadway, Alfre Woodard ("Lily Sloane") is set to make her Broadway debut this season in the new play "Drowning Crow," according to Variety. The play is Regina Taylor's adaptation of Chekhov's "The Seagull," and features Woodard and Anthony Mackie as mother and son. The play bows February 19 at the Manhattan Theatre Club's Biltmore Theatre. Marion McClinton will direct.

Saviola a Perfect Mama Morton

One last Broadway note — Camille Saviola, who fans will remember as DS9's Kai Opaka, is currently starring in Broadway's long-running revival of the musical "Chicago," which also features new leading lady Melanie Griffith. Though Griffith's portrayal of Roxie Hart has met with mixed reviews, Saviola is receiving good notices for her performance as big-voiced Mama Morton (the role Queen Latifah played in the recent movie version). Notes The Hollywood Reporter, "Camille Saviola is a perfectly overbearing Mama Morton, and her debut with [Deirdre Goodwin, who plays Velma] on 'Class' provides a reminder of how much that number was missed in the film ..."

Fuller's Star on the Rise

Former Star Trek: Voyager scribe Bryan Fuller is busy as ever, and Hollywood is taking notice. The Hollywood Reporter recently featured Fuller in a TV column about young writers. The article details how Fuller dropped out of USC film school when he could no longer afford it and was watching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine one night when he had a revelation. "It was a light bulb going off over my head about how these shows are made. I knew I could do it," he told the Reporter. And the rest, as they say, is history. As previously reported, Fuller is currently busy working on mid-season series Wonderfalls, which he created with Todd Holland.

Beltran in "Big Knife"

Robert Beltran ("Chakotay") will play the lead role in "The Big Knife," a play by Cliff Odets, according to his official Web site. The play is set to run November 1 through December 14 at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. Ticket prices have not yet been announced.

Whoopi Takes New York

Earlier this week, Whoopi Goldberg's ("Guinan") new sitcom was enthusiastically welcomed to New York City by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Whoopi, which bows this fall on NBC, is the first sitcom to begin production in the city since Spin City ended its run in 2000. Goldberg noted that she was prepared to offer a check to the city for smoking indoors (reportedly, her character lights up quite frequently), but Bloomberg's office said that the mayor's new smoking laws exempts certain artistic performances. Bloomberg told the crowd that Whoopi will create 250 new jobs and pump around $13 million into the city's economy. He also noted that he might even consider making a guest appearance on the show. "Television production in New York represents the lion's share of entertainment spending in the city, and we are thrilled that Whoopi has come our way," Bloomberg said.