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Award-winning square product theatre presents the Regional Premiere of 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, in conjunction with the 44 Plays for 44 Presidents National Festival. BroadwayWorld has a promo video below.

Leading up to the 2012 election, COMEDY CENTRAL partnered with TRU Insights and Insight Research to conduct an extensive research study seeking to define, frame, and understand what role humor plays in Millennials' political beliefs, behaviors and capturing their vote. Check out the video below!

Sirius XM Radio announced today that it will offer listeners live coverage of the renowned Alfred E. Smith Foundation Dinner, which will feature keynote speeches by President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney tonight, October 18, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

DAILY SHOW host Jon Stewart spoke last night about what is being called a 'debate rebound' for Barack Obama's presidential campaign on his Comedy Central show. The comedian zeroed in on Mitt Romney's assertion that the current administration did not call last month's Benghazi attack on U.S. diplomats "an act of terror" until nearly two weeks after it occured. Stewart also mocked the media's reaction to moderator Candy Crowley's performance. Watch the hilarious clip below!

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With the 2012 presidential election just weeks away, it seems like the perfect time to see how each candidate stacks up in their policies regarding the arts.

THIRTEEN's American Masters presents the first film biography of media mogul David Geffen. The Emmy-winning filmmaker Susan Lacy's new documentary features candid interviews with Geffen, Cher, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Elton John, Don Henley, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Nora Ephron, Mike Nichols, Clive Davis, Irving Azo

They're taking a break from their current speaking tour to discuss these strategies on TUESDAYS WITH DANm an ABC business talk show that airs in some regions after "Jimmy Kimmel" and "The Insider."

Yesterday's MEET THE PRESS WITH DAVID GREGORY featured a roundtable discussion with Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA); Mayor Kasim Reed (D-Atlanta); Fmr. Gov Jennifer Granholm (D-MI); GOP strategist Alex Castellanos; and NBC's Tom Brokaw. Below are highlights from the broadcast.

Broadway for Obama founders and Broadway siblings Celia Keenan-Bolger (Peter and the Starcatcher) and Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies) presented one-night-only event for Obama supporters, "Broadway Gets Out the Vote," this evening, October 14th. Members of the broadway community and their friends and fans joined together to show their support, phone bank and fight the good fight. Watch their pledge to President Obama below!

Every four years, Nickelodeon provides kids with the rare opportunity to have the U.S. presidential candidates answer their questions in the Nick News with Linda Ellerbee special, KIDS PICK THE PRESIDENT: THE CANDIDATES, premiering tonight, Oct. 15, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT).

Broadway for Obama founders and Broadway siblings Celia Keenan-Bolger (Peter and the Starcatcher) and Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies) previously announced a one-night-only event for Obama supporters, "Broadway Gets Out the Vote," to be held tonight, October 14th from 7 to 10 p.m. at 405 West 55th Street.

President Barack Obama will make his sixth appearance as a guest on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' on Thursday, October 18 at 11:00 p.m. ET /PT, his second since taking office as President of the United States of America. President Obama's last appearance on 'The Daily Show' was on October 27, 2010 when the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series taped a week of shows in Washington , D.C. He has also appeared on October 29, 2008, April 21, 2008, August 22, 2007 and November 7, 2005.

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A week after President Barack Obama's lackluster debate performance, Republican challenger Mitt Romney has made some gains in three key swing states among those most likely to vote, according to the latest round of NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls.

In its ongoing efforts to combat bullying, the hit Broadway musical WICKED will host a special event tonight, October 11, featuring two leaders in the worldwide campaign to bring an end to bullying: Ben Cohen, MBE, founder of The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, and Dan Savage, co-founder of The It Gets Better Project. Mr. Cohen and Mr. Savage will be joined by members of the WICKED company for a post-performance talk-back to discuss what can be done to help stop the prevalence of bullying.

Christina Applegate will host NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE this week - 19 years after the last time she hosted. Check out her promo with Jason Sudeikis below!

Few people know the real story of football's most legendary coach, Vince Lombardi. Through his inspirations and passions, he had an ability to drive people to achieve more than they ever thought possible. Arizona Theatre Company's "Lombardi" centers on the iconic Green Bay Packers coach during a pivotal week in 1965. This Southwest premiere production of the Broadway hit plays at the Temple of Music and Art and runs from October 20 - November 10, 2012. It continues its run in Phoenix at the Herberger Theater Center from November 15 - December 2, 2012. "Lombardi" is supported by Opening Night Sponsor, Kate Garner. Arizona Theatre Company Season Sponsors are I. Michael and Beth Kasser.

Today, AskMen, the leading men's lifestyle website with 17 million monthly readers, announced the results of their 7th annual Top 49 Most Influential Men, as determined by more than 500,000 votes.James Bond, the fictional character whose namesake film franchise celebrates its 50th anniversary this month as well as the highly anticipated release of SKYFALL in November, takes the No. 1 position