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A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, the new Broadway musical, will be featured on "CBS Sunday Morning" this Sunday, October 6th between 9-10:30AM.

Director Patrick A'Hearn's production of "Les Miz" is worthy of any stage, with superb performers.

'The suspense is killer!' (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) in the fast-paced, pulse-pounding epic WORLD WAR Z, debuting on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D , DVD and On Demand today, September 17, 2013.

PBS announced today that Tuesday, October 15, 2013, is 'Superheroes Night,' featuring a three-hour block dedicated to the groundbreaking program SUPERHEROES: A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE.

Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., is giving moviegoers a chance to see two of its summer blockbuster films, 'STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS' and 'WORLD WAR Z,' with a special double feature at select AMC Theatres, Carmike Cinemas, Marcus Theatres, Regal Cinemas and other participating theaters nationwide in RealD 3D and 2D.

Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., is giving moviegoers a chance to see two of its summer blockbuster films, 'STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS' and 'WORLD WAR Z,' with a special double feature at select AMC Theatres, Carmike Cinemas, Marcus Theatres, Regal Cinemas and other participating theaters nationwide in RealD 3D and 2D.

This coming Wednesday night, August 28, 2013, is the FALL THEATER PREVIEW PARTY from BroadwayWorld Chicago. It's from 8:00 pm to midnight, and YOU'RE invited!

Tonight, August 25th, 2013 Patrick Soluri (Prohibition Productions / The Salon), Bria Skonberg, and Michael Katsobashvili will present the first annual NEW YORK HOT JAZZ FESTIVAL, the first of its kind in New York City! Celebrating traditional jazz with rising stars and established bands - the festival will showcase the best talent of the Hot Jazz Renaissance sweeping the country.

ONCE, the Tony and Grammy Award winning Best New Musical, in in the midst of 'ONCE WEEK', during which the show is having a lottery to distribute 20 free tickets per performance. Fans are invited to come to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street) for free events, prizes and a chance to win FREE tickets to the show. To celebrate the show's dedicated fans, the cast gave a special performance outside of the theatre yesterday and you can check out photos below!

ONCE, the Tony and Grammy Award winning Best New Musical, has announced 'ONCE WEEK' Tuesday, August 20; Wednesday, August 21; Thursday, August 22 and Friday, August 23.

'The suspense is killer!' (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) in the fast-paced, pulse-pounding epic WORLD WAR Z, debuting on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D , DVD and On Demand on September 17, 2013. The pandemic begins one week early on Digital September 10 th. Due to overwhelming demand, the film has been digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX 3D format and will be released in select IMAX theaters domestically for an exclusive one-week running beginning today.

Imax Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX), along with Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions in association with Hemisphere Media Capital and GK Films, today announced that due to overwhelming demand, the hit film World War Z starring Brad Pitt has been digitally re-mastered into the immersive Imax 3D format and will be released into select Imax theatres domestically for The First Time for a one-week engagement beginning today, Aug. 2.

On August 25th, 2013 Patrick Soluri (Prohibition Productions / The Salon), Bria Skonberg, and Michael Katsobashvili will present the first annual NEW YORK HOT JAZZ FESTIVAL, the first of its kind in New York City! Celebrating traditional jazz with rising stars and established bands - the festival will showcase the best talent of the Hot Jazz Renaissance sweeping the country.

World War Z has been digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX 3D format and will be released into select IMAX theatres domestically for the first time for a one-week engagement beginning Aug. 2.

Hi BroadwayWorld.com! My name is Hillary Reeves and I'll be guest blogging this summer as a staff member from Camp Broadway, Broadway's Original Summer Program for Theater-Loving Kids.

Netflix will premiere its upcoming original series ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK today, July 11, 2013.

Musician and songwriter Regina Spektor has composed the original theme song for the Netflix Original Series, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, it was announced today.

Paul W. Thompson turns 52 this summer, and his popular column, the 'Showtune Mosh Pit' turns four years old, also passing its milestone 200th weekly edition! Anyone with a birthday or other occasion to celebrate in the summertime can come to The Call on July 10th and celebrate in style, with showtune videos from 8:00 pm to 2:00 am. We'll have cake! Got an anniversary? An out-of-town guest? Sounds like a reason to party!

Today, July 2, 2013, Image Comics will host Image Expo in the Lam Theater at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, a first-of-its-kind event for comic book industry media, retailers, and fans. The one-day event will feature a keynote speech by Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson, conversations with top comics creators, and surprise guests. Image Comics, the Berkeley-based, leading American publisher of independent, creator-owned comics, including The Walking Dead and Saga, will reveal its new titles to be published in the coming months and provide unique insight with interview sessions with creators.

The Netflix Original Series 'Hemlock Grove,' a riveting and eerie mystery from executive producer Eli Roth and based on Brian McGreevy's novel of the same name, will return with a second season next year. Seasoned showrunner Charles H. (Chic) Eglee ('The Walking Dead,' 'Dexter,' 'The Shield') joins the popular series as executive producer in season two.