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Florida Grand Opera's next installment of “Unexpected Operas in Unexpected Places” features No Exit, a one act opera by Andy Vores, Chair of Composition at The Boston Conservatory. This chamber opera was commissioned and premiered by the Boston-based ensemble, Guerilla Opera in April of 2008.

Florida Grand Opera's next installment of 'Unexpected Operas in Unexpected Places' features No Exit, a one act opera by Andy Vores, Chair of Composition at The Boston Conservatory. This chamber opera was commissioned and premiered by the Boston-based ensemble, Guerilla Opera in April of 2008.

Phamaly is an award-winning Colorado-based Theatre Company comprised entirely of performers with a wide variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. In this week's episode of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane takes viewers along to rehearsal for Phamaly Theatre Company's first-ever holiday presentation, 'It's a Wonderful Life.' There she meets co-directors Bryce Alexander and Steve Wilson. Eden also meets the married couple playing the iconic roles of George and Mary Bailey, Jeremy and Lyndsay Palmer. Watch the interviews below!

Phamaly Theatre Company's first ever holiday presentation 'It's a Wonderful Life' previews on Thursday, December 5 & Friday, December 6 @ 7:30 p.m.; opens Saturday, December 7 and runs through December 22 at the Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80010. Performances are Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m., Sundays @ 2 p.m., Monday, December 16 and Thursday, December 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Tacoma Little Theatre brings the mystery and intrigue of the Irish countryside to life in its production of Conor McPherson's The Weir, directed by pug Bujeaud.

Phamaly Theatre Company celebrates its 6th year of innovative, original sketch comedy show with Vox Phamalia: G.I.M.P. Nation. Co-written by Phamaly's own actors with disabilities and director Edith Weiss, this year's "differently-abled sketch comedy" features an all new show that includes 'Sex and the Pity', 'Suicide Hotline' and 'Your Own Private Hell'. Plus, we explore the subject of dwarf tossing, with some unexpected results.

Comedian Chris Rock, film and TV star Kevin James, singer and actress Ashanti, TV star George Lopez and more will join Mets Legends and Baseball Hall of Famers in the 2013 Taco Bell(R) Legends & Celebrity Softball Game at Citi Field on Sunday, July 14th. Additionally, former Mets catcher Mike Piazza has been added to the roster. Also joining are Hall of Famer and former Mets and Yankees outfielder Rickey Henderson along with former Yankees Bernie Williams, who joins as the American League Captain. Williams will rival former Mets John Franco as the National League Captain. The Softball Game will be televised immediately following the Chevrolet Home Run Derby on ESPN on July 15th.

ABC News will cover all of the events of the Papal Conclave, as over one billion Catholics across the world wait in anticipation to see who will be elected the next Pope. ABC News will provide extensive coverage of the selection process on "Good Morning America," "World News with Diane Sawyer," "Nightline," ABC News Radio and its digital platforms.

This week ABC News will cover all the pageantry and ceremonial events leading up to the Pope's historic resignation. ABC News will provide extensive coverage on 'Good Morning America,' 'World News with Diane Sawyer,' 'Nightline,' ABC News Radio and its digital platforms as Pope Benedict XVI says farewell in Rome, Italy.

Self-published writers are getting increasingly frustrated with Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing platform, a leading indie published author has claimed.

A new breed of genre continues to receive rave reviews from readers, with the third book in the series notching up five top reviews in the two weeks since publication.

The indie publishing house Collective Inkwell this week launched episode 7 of its vampire serial thriller, Available Darkness. Episode 7 is the first episode of Available Darkness Season 2, which will feature new episodes launched each Tuesday running through to episode twelve.

An enraged listener to the Self Publishing Podcast (SPP) has written in to show's hosts demanding that they 'cut out the 4th grade fluff and be professional'.

Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant and David Wright, co-hosts of the Self Publishing Podcast (SPP), this week encouraged self-published authors to keep ebooks prices low.

Unicorn Western 2 is also the second book to be co-authored by the independently published duo. As a sequel to the original Unicorn Western, it continues the story of gunslinger Clint Guilliver and his talking unicorn Edward as they pursue the dark rider Dharma Kold.

Writers who aim to make a living from their fiction shouldn't be afraid of genre clichés, a top horror fiction author has claimed.

Indie published authors who want to earn a living writing must invest time and money to create quality book covers, according to acclaimed self-published author Sean Platt.

The Rockettes and Madame Tussauds New York kicked off the holidays in style, with the unveiling of the new Rockettes costume on their famed wax figure and a brand new exhibit surrounding the Rockettes at the world famous Times Square attraction. In celebration of the 85th anniversary of the Rockettes performing in New York City, Madame Tussauds New York has revamped their Rockettes exhibit to highlight 85 years of Rockettes history in New York including vintage photos and a behind-the-scenes video compilation. The Rockettes wax figure will also be dressed in a Rockettes costume called "Happy Feet," featuring an usherette style maroon and gold jacket embroidered with an "R" that was designed in 1990 for the legendary dance company. Check out photos of the Rockettes with their wax double below!

'This feels like opening night,' Liz Callaway admitted early on the second night of her new 54 Below Show, 'Coming Around Again,' in response to the lusty audience cheering that continued throughout an eclectic 15-song set. For Callaway, a self-admitted New York Mets baseball fanatic, this show was definitely a home run.