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The acclaimed, Emmy-nominated series 'Oprah's Master Class” featuring an unprecedented first-person insight into the brilliant minds of entertainers we love, respect and admire, will feature one of the biggest box office draws of all-time, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2015-16 season today, November 14, 2015 at 2pm with the return of three-time Amateur Night at the Apollo winners Black Violin.  Celebrating the September 18, 2015 release of their newest album, Stereotypes, this classically trained violin duo inspires young people to get fired up about classical music with their unique fusion of classical, hip-hop, jazz, blues, and R&B. Recommended for ages eight and up.  Tickets are $18 and can be purchased at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the box office at 718-951-4500 (Tue-Sat, 1pm-6pm).

EMPIRE fans - there are only four episodes left in the fall season. Kick off your Wednesday night with a special behind-the-scenes look at executive producer Timbaland working with EMPIRE's Bryshere Y. Gray in a recording session

Fresh from her stint as Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago, Rumer Willis and her "nonsexual life partner" Tye Blue took Feinstein's/54 Below by storm with Homage, their soulful and decidedly jazzy cabaret show. Thoroughly enjoying their New York City cabaret debuts, the talented duo had no high concept for the evening. "We're not trying to reinvent cabaret," Blue said. They sang the songs they love to sing in the car when driving around Los Angeles together. As eye rolling and groan inducing as this concept may sound, it must be noted that this simplicity ensured that each and every number had the enthusiastic audience energized and left them applauding and cheering with abandon.

Acclaimed singer and "American Idol" finalist David Hernandez will bring his one-man show, HOLIDAY HANGOVER, to Feinstein's at the Nikko for one performance only - Wednesday, December 30 at 7 p.m.  Hernandez will perform a selection of original songs and standards, as well as track from his holiday album, "This Christmas."

Clive Davis and The Recording Academy will present the annual Pre-GRAMMY Gala on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., the evening before the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

EVIL DEAD - THE MUSICAL, winner of the 2007 Dora Audience Choice Award as Toronto's (CA) favorite show, unleashes its bloody mayhem and fun, Nov. 6-8, 2015 for a limited engagement at Dayton's historic Victoria Theatre as part of the 2015-2016 Star Projects Unlimited Star Attractions.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has signed a long-term worldwide deal with the rapper and songwriter Fetty Wap.

CBS THIS MORNING, network television's only morning newscast posting year-to-year growth in viewers, will mark its 1,000th broadcast today, Oct. 30 (7:00-9:00 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

EVIL DEAD - THE MUSICAL, winner of the 2007 Dora Audience Choice Award as Toronto's (CA) favorite show, unleashes its bloody mayhem and fun, Nov. 6-8, 2015 for a limited engagement at Dayton's historic Victoria Theatre as part of the 2015-2016 Star Projects Unlimited Star Attractions.

CBS THIS MORNING, network television's only morning newscast posting year-to-year growth in viewers, will mark its 1,000th broadcast on Friday, Oct. 30 (7:00-9:00 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Y Cabaret is a pilot performance program at the 14th St Y premiering this November 2nd and 3rd , curating seven New York based contemporary choreographers in an intimate evening of drinks and dance. Pieces range from sensual solos, to larger athletic modern works, and to a new dance-theater interpretation of the musical Sweeney Todd.  

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has extended its long-term worldwide publishing deal with Grammy and Golden Globe nominated hit songwriter and recording artist Sia Furler.

In honor of International Day of the Girl, the First Lady is sharing her first-ever Spotify playlist. Entitled 'Day of the Girl,' the list primarily includes female power ballads and classics, but our cultured First Lady has also included some Broadway hits.

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, in association with Live Nation, presents Nephew Tommy appearing at 8:00 p.m. in the Walt Disney Theater tonight, October 2, 2015.

Broadway In Chicago and producers Starvox Entertainment and June Entertainment have announced the full cast for SHERLOCK HOLMES.  JAMES MASLOW, the actor and singer perhaps best known for playing the role of James Diamond in Nickelodeon's 'Big Time Rush' and a member of the band with the same name, will star as the legendary Dr. John Watson, along with RENNE OLSTEAD, best known for her role as Lauren Miller in the TV sitcom 'Still Standing,' and as Madison Cooperstein in 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager,' as the well-to-do-American, Lady Irene St. John, opposite DAVID ARQUETTE in the title role as SHERLOCK HOLMES.  The two actors will make their stage debuts in this new and original adaptation inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tales by playwright Greg Kramer and directed by Andrew Shaver scheduled to play Chicago's Oriental Theatre (24 W Randolph) November 24 - 29, 2015.

Meet 15 women who have created and defined contemporary American culture in American Masters: The Women's List, premiering nationwide tonight, September 25, 9-10 p.m. on PBS

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2015-16 season on Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 2pm with the return of three-time Amateur Night at the Apollo winners Black Violin.  Celebrating the September 18, 2015 release of their newest album, Stereotypes, this classically trained violin duo inspires young people to get fired up about classical music with their unique fusion of classical, hip-hop, jazz, blues, and R&B. Recommended for ages eight and up.  Tickets are $18 and can be purchased at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the box office at 718-951-4500 (Tue-Sat, 1pm-6pm).

 Led by musician/composer/vocalist Amelia Robinson, the award-winning Mil's Trills is back with its second album of high-spirited, empowering songs for children and adults alike.  Centered on a theme of friendship, open minds, and compassionate hearts, Now That We're Friends ... will be released today, September 23.