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Addi and Jacq will have a CD release concert on Nov 20th, 2014 at the Snapple Theater Center Broadway at 50th St. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and the performance will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Original Hedwig star John Cameron Mitchell dispelled rumors that he may be returning to the show when Michael C. Hall ends his Broadway run on January 4, 2015.

High schools in Connecticut and Pennsylvania made national news this year when their principals canceled productions of 'controversial' musicals Rent and Spamalot. Now the National Coalition Against Censorship is honoring those who stood up for the shows' performances on their list of Top 40 Free Speech Defenders of 2014.

Made by Brick presents: SAXON COURT by Daniel Andersen. Directed by Melanie Spencer. Featuring Adam Brown (The Hobbit trilogy), John Pickard (2.4 Children, Hollyoaks), Sophie Ellerby (This Is England), Scott Hazell (Mudlarks), Alice Franklin (Sadie J) and Debra Baker (Phoneshop) as Donna Saxon.

David Friedman recently launced a campaign to fund a new CD, Nancy LaMott sings David Zippel, which will feature a collection of songs from late singer Nancy LaMott. It will include many never-before-heard recordings of classics such as, You Can Always Count on Me (from City of Angels), How Can I Win? (from The Goodbye Girl) and many more of David Zippel's legendary collaborations. With 21 days left to go, Friedman has raised $40,000 of his $50,000 goal. He is asking anyone who has been affected by Nancy's music and talent to donate what they can to help get the album produced and keep her memory alive. Depending on the amount given, donors will receive anything from a CD to a custom song and dinner with David Friedman and David Zippel in return.

Famed rock & roll band Huey Lewis & The News will perform live at 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 11, in the CenterStage Showroom at Belterra Casino Resort.

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is excited to announce that dance pros Val Chmerkovskiy, Peta Murgatroyd, Tony Dovolani and Emma Slater have been cast in Ballroom with a Twist which will take stage January 29, 2015 at 8pm. See the pros of Dancing with the Stars, American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance together on one stage in a TV-star thrill ride of dynamic dance and magnificent music.

David Friedman and the 'Nancy LaMott Sings David Zippel' team have started a fundraising campaign for a new album by the gifted and beloved late singer Nancy LaMott, called 'Nancy LaMott Sings David Zippel.' It is a collection of rare performances of Nancy singing songs with lyrics by her dear friend, Tony Award winning and Academy Award nominated lyricist David Zippel.

The event will be on Saturday, October 11, 2014 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway in the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program ("GMTWP") Black Box Theatre, 2nd floor, followed by a meet-and-greet with the writers and performers.

The Footlight Players, South Carolina's longest-producing theatre company presents its second main-stage production, Wait Until Dark, a suspenseful thriller, written by Frederick Knott. Directed by Don Brandenburg, it's the story of a recently blinded housewife who gets into trouble when she unknowingly comes into possession of a doll containing illicit drugs. With this her life changes, when three criminals plot to reclaim possession of the drugs. The plot thickens as she schemes to outwit them in their quest. The cast includes Jill Williams as Susy Hendrix, Drew Anderson as Sam Hendrix, Aubrey Rogers as Gloria, Timothy Trouche as Harry Roat, Evan McNear as Mike Talman, Linwood Yarboriugh as Sgt. Carlino, Jae Patrice as the Policewoman and Rhett Klok as the Ploiceman.

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The cast and creative team behind Little Dancer, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, will perform excerpts and discuss the new show Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 7:30 pm at the Kennedy Center.

Pamela Bob, from the cast of the Tony Award-winning 'Best Musical' A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, will perform a solo show at 54 Below on Monday, October 6 featuring the songs of Ellen Mandel and Michael Lydon. Directed by DJ Salisbury, the theatrical evening, entitled Hat, Hat Chapeau will tell the story of three women through jazzy ballads, lyrical settings of modern poetry, and bluesy funk. Pamela will also go on in the role of Sibela in A Gentleman's Guide for the full week leading up to her performance at 54 Below.

Broadway stars Christine Ebersole, Beth Leavel, and Betty Buckley will perform at an event to support Clay Aiken's campaign for US Congress. Aiken is running on the Democratic ticket for North Carolina's 2nd district.

Mary-Louise Parker, who plays Nancy Botwin on the hit Showtime series Weeds, will author what Scribner calls “an autobiographical literary work of nonfiction” titled 'Dear Mr. You' to be released in the fall of 2015.

The NewWorks@TheWorks Play Competition was established in 2013 to renew our focus on cultivating new and original theatre. Playwrights are invited to submit their scripts and a panel of local directors, actors, and designers select six plays to be a part of a staged reading series. Of those six plays, two are chosen to be fully produced as world premiers for our POTS@TheWorks 2015 - 2016 season.

The Chicago Tribune reported today that Actors' Equity will launch a new advertizing and social media campaign in Chicago that will 'educate' audiences about the difference between Equity and non-Equity touring productions of Broadway musicals.'

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 22, 2014 -- The Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will celebrate opening night of its 25th anniversary season with one of the best-known and most critically-acclaimed musicians on the planet. Led by nine-time Grammy Award winner Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will perform on the Lied Center Main Stage at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26.

The first ever Wilma Awards, in association with Freedom Bar Soho will take place on Friday afternoon, 7th November 2014 at an exclusive invite-only ceremony at Freedom Bar in Soho, hosted by Tim McArthur.

Kenyon Phillips will be returning to Joes Pub on Friday, October 24 to reprise his sold-out performance of The Life + Death of Kenyon Phillips.