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NY1 Anchor Roma Torre is set to host the free concert event Spotlight on Town Hall on Thursday, March 28 at 6pm which will also feature a special performance from Smash star and Tony-nominee Jeremy Jordan. He joins a lineup that will also include performances from the Broadway productions of Chicago and The Phantom of the Opera, Off-Broadway's Avenue Q, The New York City Gay Men's Chorus and The Town Hall Broadway's Rising Stars Chorus.

Seth MacFarlane is among the upcoming guest for NBC's THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, March 4 - March 15.

MUSE/IQUE, an innovative cross-genre music organization curated by noted artistic director/conductor Rachael Worby, continues its popular Uncorked Series with 'Powerhouse from the Firehouse: The Legendary Tena Clark Backstage,' including special guests Patti Austin and Mary Wilson, on Monday, March 11, 2013, 7 pm, in an intimate setting on the Pasadena Civic Auditorium stage.

According to author Denzil T. Durbin, America is fast falling into the ideology of Obama and his cohorts and radically changed and is fast moving into the vast world's socialistic camp, and the conservative Republicans are falling in line with them. In his daring publication, Secular Humanism vs. Religion, he discusses the clash between religion and humanism, and how the latter is falling in line with what critics call "the 'most dangerous' and 'influential' intellectual and religious movement in America in the present century."

Jon Stewart is considered one of America's top social and comedic voices. Over the past 13 years, Stewart has redefined political satire in American culture from his perch atop the anchor chair on Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.' In fact, surveys have shown that the overwhelming majority of men and women under the age of 35 list 'The Daily Show' as their primary source of television news.

Abingdon Theatre Company continues its 20th Anniversary Season with the Off-Broadway premiere of Robert Brustein's THE LAST WILL, the final installment of his trilogy examining the life of William Shakespeare, with previews set to begin April 5, prior to its official opening on April 17 in the June Havoc Theatre (312 West 36th Street). OBIE Award-winning director Austin Pendleton, who helmed WAR IN PARAMUS at Abingdon, directs.

It's widely accepted that the history of Christianity is steeped in martyrdom. Jesus died on the cross. Most of his Apostles met gory and untimely ends. Many of his early followers were relentlessly and gruesomely persecuted for their beliefs.

Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon, is the world's longest running musical revue in the world. Known internationally for its extravagant costumes, outrageous hats, show-stopping numbers and hilarious puns of pop culture and political characters, the show is an 'only in San Francisco' experience. Scroll below for photos from the show!

Insightful, educational and relevant, Reflecting on America's First Black President highlights the political and economic progress of African Americans while pinpointing the historical success of Barack Obama in the last presidential election. Written by author Ooko John, this groundbreaking book reveals the history of the African people in the principal regions of Africa, the Caribbean, North America and South America.

Critically acclaimed artist Kara Walker has, over the years, pursued the silhouette's implications and transformations in paintings, drawings, collages, shadow puppets, cut steel, film and video animations, and 'magic-lantern' projections. She returns to her signature cut-paper silhouettes in monumental form for a new site-specific, commissioned work titled Rise Up Ye Mighty Race! (2013), created specifically for the Art Institute of Chicago. The room installation--on view from February 21 through August 11, 2013, in Gallery 293 of the Modern Wing--will include five large-framed graphite drawings and 40 small-framed, mixed-media drawings along with the cut paper silhouettes.

Multiple Grammy and Emmy Award-winning Justin Timberlake returns to SNL on March 9 pulling double-duty as host and musical guest.

Three of Saturday Night Live's famed cast members will reunite on stage when they visit MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods for a special performance on Saturday, May 25 at 8 p.m. The lineup includes seven season veteran, Dana Carvey, who established some of the show's best known characters; Dennis Miller, who served as the “Weekend Update” correspondent for six seasons and Kevin Nealon, whose reoccurring role as an anchor on “Weekend Update” made the sketch a show staple. Tickets for the highly-anticipated show are currently available and can be purchased in advance for $45, $60 and $75.

To commemorate the Department of the Interior's recent designation of The Town Hall as a National Historic Landmark Site and to celebrate its newly elected President and CEO Michael Presser, on Thursday, March 28 at 6pm, The Trustees of The Town Hall Foundation will honor the 92 year old New York City landmark by presenting a free concert event, Spotlight on Town Hall, which will showcase the vibrant New York City performing arts scene.

12 Milliones & + Estamos Jodidos, from the author Al Chavez and published by Xlibris, is a book dedicated to the immigrants from all over the world and in memory of all those who have lost their lives in the pursuit of the cherished American dream for a better life for themselves and for their families.

ClampArt presents 'John Bailly: Place of Mind.' The mixed media works in the 'Place of Mind' series are the result of Bailly's collaboration with critically acclaimed Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco (whom President Barack Obama recently named inaugural poet, following in the footsteps of such luminary writers as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou). The exhibition runs February 21 - April 6, 2013 at ClampArt, with the artist's reception slated for Thursday, February 21, 2013, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Acclaimed Off Broadway drama HOLD THESE TRUTHS, Jeanne Sakata's one-man show inspired by the true story of second generation Japanese-American Gordon Hirabayashi, travels to Hawaii for a limited engagement of six performances at Honolulu Theatre for Youth's Tenney Theatre, tonight, February 21 - March 2, 2013.

Former Army Staff Sergeant Clinton L. Romesha was hosted by the USO on February 17th at SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark on Broadway. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on February 11th, 2013 by President Barack Obama. Romesha was recognized during the curtain call and afterwards was greeted back stage by the cast, and you can check out photos from the event below!

1600 Penn star Josh Gad stopped by last night's TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO and decided to use the appearance to audition for J.J. Abrams upcoming Star Wars installment. Check out the appearance below!