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Whitton's new LP, 'Rare Bird' is available now with 10 new tracks including several co-written by Peter Fox (Rachel Yamagata) and Joe Solo (Macy Grey) and mixed by engineer Michael James (New Radicals, Hole).

Bell is currently in rehearsals for his upcoming BCP production of Daniel Goldfarb's comedy 'Modern Orthodox'. He took time out to speak with BWW about last year's controversy, his latest directing endeavor and his 30 year history with the Bergen County Players.

As U.S. and Taiwanese fans eagerly anticipate the return of IFC's comedy series The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret starring David Cross on January 6, Next Media Animation has created a two-minute reenactment of season one with computer-animated dramatizations, Taiwanese subtitles and English voiceover.

Ann, a new play written and performed by Emmy Award-winning actress Holland Taylor, is a no holds barred portrait of the unforgettable governor of the Lone Star State, Ann Richards. Directed by Benjamin Klein, with scenic design by Michael Fagin, costume design by Julie Weiss, lighting design by Matthew Richards, projection design by Zachary Borovay, sound design by Ken Huncovsky and wig design by Paul Huntley, Ann is produced by Bob Boyett.

Playing the Kennedy Center, Dec. 17 through Jan. 15, Holland Taylor steps into the shoes of Ann Richards, the impassioned governor of Texas who dedicated her life to empowering, expanding, and enriching the lives of her constituents, friends, and family. ANN is an inspiring and hilarious play that brings you face to face with a complex, colorful, and captivating character bigger than the state from which she hailed. Holland Taylor takes the audience on a journey, swirling together the past and present to reunite Ann Richards with old friends and introduce her to a new generation. Click below to hear ho wthe play came about!

Hosted by star of NBC's 'Chuck' and avid gamerZachary Levi, executive produced by Emmy Award winner Mark Burnett and featuring cutting edge in-show augmented reality and world premiere footage from hotly anticipated releases, Spike TV's ninth annual 'Video Game Awards' (#VGA) proved to be a night to remember. Industry giants gathered as the network celebrated the outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the world of gaming over the past year during the two-hour global event which premiered LIVE on Spike TV, MTV 2 and Spike.com Saturday, December 10 at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT from Sony Studios in Los Angeles. Internationally, the 'VGAs' were seen in over 100 countries and territories around the world.

According to Digitalspy.com, the Fox network's HOUSE topped the list of the most talked-about television shows on Facebook this year. The show's star Hugh Laurie plays Dr. House on the show. His character was named the most-discussed fictional character of the year. All data was composed by Facebook based on status updates of the social networking site's users.

Robots taking over the world, a critic reviewing difficult life experiences, social networking, a closed-captioner gone wild, a music group trying to get discovered online and reviving a public affairs show from the 80's. These are just a few of the creative concepts coming out of COMEDY CENTRAL's 2011-2012 development slate announced today by Kent Alterman, Head of Original Programming and Production, COMEDY CENTRAL.

Last night, I spoke to two-time Tony-winner Katie Finneran all about her new Fox sitcom I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER, co-starring Jaime Pressly, which premiered yesterday at 9:30 PM. Additionally, Finneran and I discuss her recent role in the terrific live performance film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY, co-starring Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone, and we also take a look back at her two Tony-winning Broadway roles from earlier this decade - the lauded Jeremy Sams revival of the comedy NOISES OFF, as well as Rob Ashford's revival of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David/Neil Simon PROMISES, PROMISES. Also, Finneran describes the feeling of reaching a career peak such as she has achieved this year - a new Tony Award, the COMPANY film and headlining a sitcom of her own - and also relates how her role as a new mom has influenced her participation on the battle-of-the-generations comedy. All of that - plus, reminiscences of working on DAMAGES, OZ, roles she would like to play in the future (Dolly, Mame and The Baker's Wife included) and much, much more!

E! is kicking off the "Best of 2011: Celeb of the Year Tournament," a competition that will determine which superstar captured everyone's attention and most impacted pop culture over the past year.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced yesterday that Ricky Gervais will be returning as host for the 2012 Golden Globe Awards, according to TVGuide.com. This will be the third consecutive year that Gervais has taken over the hosting duties and follows his very controversial appearance at last year's award's ceremony.

Emmy-Award winning actress Holland Taylor sits down to chat with Rosie O'Donnell about ANN, a new play written and performed by Taylor, on OWN's 'The Rosie Show' on Tuesday, November 15. ANN is currently playing at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago for a limited three-week engagement, Nov. 13-Dec. 4, 2011. 'The Rosie Show' airs weeknights at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT on OWN.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce ANN: An Affectionate Portrait of Ann Richards with Emmy® Award-winning stage and screen actress Holland Taylor is coming to the Bank of America Theatre (18 West Monroe Street) for a limited three-week engagement, Nov. 13- Dec. 4, 2011.

Ann, a new play written and performed by Emmy Award-winning actress Holland Taylor, is a no holds barred portrait of the unforgettable governor of the Lone Star State, Ann Richards. Directed by Benjamin Klein, with scenic design by Michael Fagin, costume design by Julie Weiss, lighting design by Matthew Richards, projection design by Zachary Borovay, sound design by Ken Huncovsky and wig design by Paul Huntley, Ann is produced by Bob Boyett.

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Get your regular comedy fix in the East Village from Comedy Central with the start of live comedy shows called CORPORATE RETREAT produced by the network and taking place at UCBeast (located at 155 East 3rd Street @ Avenue A) twice every month.