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HARTFORD CHILDREN'S THEATRE (360 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT) will hold auditions for Disney's GEPPETTO & SON, the final production of the 2009-2010 20th Anniversary Main Stage Season '20 Years of Enchantment.'

Kathleen Battle, one of the greatest coloratura sopranos of our time, will perform in recital at Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium, Perelman Stage) on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 8 p.m. Presented by Columbia Artists Management, Ms. Battle will be joined by Olga Kern, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medalist.

Based on the troupe's true-to-life experiences as told by the dancers who lived them, GROOVALOO combines jaw-dropping displays of physicality with heart-pounding music and powerful stories that chronicle the struggles, hopes and triumphs of the 14-member cast. GROOVALOO celebrates the passion and purpose of life while revealing the heart, soul and artistry of freestyle dance.

After sold-out performances at The Joyce Theater in September, GROOVALOO, the dance musical is back in New York by popular demand and will play off-Broadway at The Union Square Theatre (100 E. 17th Street) beginning December 1st with the official opening scheduled for December 8th. Since the Joyce engagement, GROOVALOO has been reinvented by its creators for its return off-Broadway. Big League Productions Inc. is producing.

After the phenomenal success of the 2008 Festival the Adelaide Festival Centre and the Australian Youth Orchestra are proud to present The 2009 Beethoven Festival, in association with the State Opera of South Australia.

Under the direction of conductor and violin virtuoso Vladimir Spivakov, the National Philharmonic of Russia is joined by 2007 Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medalist, Mayuko Kamio, in a program featuring work by Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Prokofiev at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, April 3, 7:30 p.m.

Under the direction of conductor and violin virtuoso Vladimir Spivakov, the National Philharmonic of Russia is joined by 2007 Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medalist, Mayuko Kamio, in a program featuring work by Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Prokofiev at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, April 3, 7:30 p.m.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 are being presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center?, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. Winners are updated below as they're announced in bold red.

The full list of winners for the British Academy of Film and Television arts were given out in London on February 8, 2009.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center?, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

The full list of nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television arts was announced this morning. FROST/NIXON received 6 nominations and DOUBT 3 amongst other theatre-related nominees. The awards will be given out on February 8, 2009 in London.