Andrew Jackson News

The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing's popular Images of America series is US Coast Guard Training Center at Cape May from local authors Joseph E. Salvatore, MD and Joan Berkey. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days gone by.

Voting is now underway for the Columbus Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the live standings below.

Voting is now underway for the Cleveland Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the live standings below.

Voting is now underway for the Cincinnati/Dayton Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the live standings below.

Voting is now underway for the Chicago Awards and continues until December 15, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the live standings below.

Voting is now underway for Boston and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the live standings below.

The original musical BARE, which began previews Off-Broadway at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) on Monday, November 19, 2012, opens today, Sunday, December 9, 2012.

New Line Theatre Off Line presents a quirky, decidedly adult evening of cabaret, SOME SONGS 'N' SH!T, for one night only, January 19 at the Kranzberg Arts Center Cabaret in Grand Center, featuring the New Generation of New Liners, Taylor Pietz (Evita, Cry-Baby, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Love Kills, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Zachary Allen Farmer (Hair, Assassins, Urinetown, Return to the Forbidden Planet, Love Kills, High Fidelity), and Mike Dowdy (Cry-Baby, bare, Spelling Bee, Forbidden Planet, High Fidelity, The Wild Party), with music direction by Justin Smolik and direction by Mike Dowdy.

With the help of stars from some of Broadway's biggest hit musicals - including Kinky Boots, Wicked, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Hairspray and GHOST The Musical - No Bully raised over $75,000 at the first-ever "Broadway Against Bullying" holiday cabaret which took place on Monday, December 3 at Club Fugazi, home of Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon.

Rehearsals for RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S Cinderella will begin Thursday, December 6 with preview performances starting January 25 prior to Opening Night on Sunday, March 3. (The previously announced opening date of February 24 turned out to be Oscar Night.) The box office at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd St.) will open Monday, December 17 at 10 a.m.

Benjamin Walker, the critically acclaimed star of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and the upcoming 2013 Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Scarlett Johansson presents and performs in Find The Funny - which he created and hosts.

Voting is now underway for the Columbus Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the live standings below.

Voting is now underway for the Cleveland Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the live standings below.

Voting is now underway for the Cincinnati/Dayton Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the latest standings below.

Voting is now underway for the Chicago Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the latest standings below.

Voting is now underway for Boston and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the latest standings below.

Nicholas Carlisle, Executive Director of No Bully, announced that Tony-nominated Broadway star, film and television actress and Mercury recording artist Laura Bell Bundy and the Bay Area's own Bryce Pinkham have been added to the lineup for Broadway Against Bullying - a one-night-only holiday cabaret benefitting No Bully and their efforts to bring innovative, sustainable solutions to bullying, harassment and violence in schools - tonight, December 3 at 7 p.m. at Club Fugazi (home of Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon).

About Face Theatre blends classic Christmas tales with queer pop culture for its world premiere holiday production WE THREE LIZAS with book and lyrics by AFT Artistic Associate Scott Bradley, music by Alan Schmuckler, directed by AFT Artistic Associate Scott Ferguson, playing tonight, November 30 - December 23, 2012 in The Steppenwolf Garage, 1624 N. Halsted St., Chicago.