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The Flomenhaft Gallery is excited to exhibit Mira Lehr's newest paintings in the series Burnt Offerings, running from Mar. 3 - Apr. 16 with an opening reception on Mar. 3. These works truly relate to the past, present and future. They have been created with all the beauty of the works that we know and love, but something has now been added; they are created with the additional element of gunpowder.

The Flomenhaft Gallery is excited to exhibit Mira Lehr's newest paintings in the series Burnt Offerings, running from Mar. 3 - Apr. 16 with an opening reception on Mar. 3. These works truly relate to the past, present and future. They have been created with all the beauty of the works that we know and love, but something has now been added; they are created with the additional element of gunpowder.

To celebrate and honor Frank Sinatra's 95th birthday on December 12, Wynn Las Vegas will premiere performances of SINATRA Dance With Me in the Encore Theateron December 11, 2010.

Twyla Tharp's new show at Wynn Las Vegas - SINATRA Dance With Me - will feature 14 of the world's finest dancers, including Karine Plantadit, Keith Roberts, Laurie Kanyok, John Selya, Laura Mead, Charlie Neshyba-Hodges, Marielys Molina, Matthew Stockwell Dibble, Todd Burnsed, Michelle Camaya, Kyle DesChamps, Meredith Miles, Mark Myars, Candy Olsen, Justin Peck, Carolyn Doherty, Amanda Edge, Cody Green and Ronny Todorowski.

To celebrate and honor Frank Sinatra's 95th birthday on December 12, Wynn Las Vegas will premiere performances of SINATRA Dance With Me in the Encore Theateron December 11, 2010.

The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

Tywla Tharp is this year's recipient of the 2010 Drama Desk Award for Best Choreography.

Director/choreographer Twyla Tharp will be presented with the 2010 I.A.L. Diamond Award for Achievement in the Arts from Columbia University on May 1. Ms. Tharp, who recently opened her new critically acclaimed musical, Come Fly Away, at Broadway's Marquis Theatre, is a 1963 graduate of Columbia's Barnard College.

At the time of her acclaimed Carnegie Hall debut, the New York Times hailed Velia's 'impressive precision' and 'vibrant, spotlessly clean performances.' She has appeared often as a soloist with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela, Orquesta Sinfonica Sociedad Filarmonica de Mexico, Florida Philharmonic, Sinfonica de Maracaibo, Symphony of the Americas, Festival Miami, Amigos Canarios de la Musica, and Orquesta Sinfonica del Peru, among others. She is a graduate of The Manhattan School of Music and also holds a Doctor's degree from the University of Miami. An active proponent of Ibero American music, Velia has premiered major works by classical composers of the Americas and Spain. She recently released a landmark recording of the complete volume of Cuban Dances by Ignacio Cervantes -Adios a Cuba

Casting has been announced for the new Broadway musical COME FLY AWAY, conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp and featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra. COME FLY AWAY will star Matthew Dibble, Holley Farmer, Laura Mead, Charlie Neshyba-Hodges, Rika Okamoto, Karine Plantadit, Keith Roberts and John Selya, all of whom were in last fall's acclaimed world premiere production at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre.

The new Broadway musical, COME FLY AWAY, conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp and featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra, will open this spring at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). Previews will begin on Monday, March 1, 2010 with an opening night slated for Thursday, March 25. COME FLY AWAY played its sold-out, critically lauded world premiere engagement at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre this fall.

BroadwayWorld.com is presenting first in a series of new, interactive interviews on the site in which you, the reader, will have the opportunity to submit questions for some of today's hottest stars, directors, choreographers and more. First up - Twyla Tharp!

BroadwayWorld.com is proud to announce the first in a series of new, interactive interviews on the site in which you, the reader, will have the opportunity to submit questions for some of today's hottest stars, directors, choreographers and more. First up - Twyla Tharp!