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Restaurant Row's beloved piano bar, Don't Tell Mama, has announced the first Broadway 'Boozy' Brunch's special guest lineup for October! 

Restaurant Row's beloved piano bar, Don't Tell Mama, will be serving up special Broadway Boozy Brunches every Sunday starting July 10th!

Ask people involved in theater around Nashville to list some of their favorites who have moved on to seek fame and fortune in other places, one name that's likely to come up is Calvin David Malone. A graduate of Belmont University's esteemed musical theater program, the Owensboro, Kentucky, native is now on the boards in Fredericksburg, Virginia, delighting audiences with his massive talent and considerable stage presence.

One of NYC's most colorful and unpredictable open-mic nights -- MOSTLY SONDHEIM -- celebrated its 10th anniversary at The Duplex on Christopher Street, January 23rd, 2015. Click below for highlights from the show!

Mostly Sondheim, the long-running musical theater open mic at The Duplex Cabaret, will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Friday January 23rd at 11:30pm. Hosts Ben Cameron (Wicked, Aida) and Colleen Harris (Songs at the New World), along with musical director Brian Nash (Silence! the Musical), will welcome past hosts, talented regulars, and open mic volunteers to the stage to commemorate ten years of music and comedy.

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond:

Craving a show after the show? 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, is expanding its popular late-night series with fresh faces and hot new performances to keep the party buzzing into the wee hours. Located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th St., 54 BELOW welcomes you to loosen your tie and embrace the night at its upcoming events:

BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron (Bway Wicked, Aida and Footloose) and features musical director Joshua Stephen Kartes on piano.

Happiness, song and food are part of any holiday, and fifty local children and teenagers bring them together for EAT UP! A LIP-SMACKING MUSICAL TREAT, the second annual holiday entertainment that will be performed at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater.

Theatre Unleashed is launching its 5th season with the west coast premiere of a musical that made big waves in 2011, Justin Moran's The Spidey Project: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility. The original Broadway parody musical opened and closed before another highly publicized spider-musical could get off the ground…and it did it with no budget. Now Theatre Unleashed brings it to Los Angeles audience for a run that begins March 8 at Studio/Stage.

Grab that poodle skirt, slick back your hair and get ready to rock ‘n' roll -- 50's style -- when the 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of the hit musical GREASETM makes its way to Boston's Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre and will close on Sunday, May 1. Leading the 50's fun-fest will be Eddie Mekka (Laverne & Shirley's Carmine) as DJ Vince Fontaine.

Grab that poodle skirt, slick back your hair and get ready to rock 'n' roll -- 50's style -- when the 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of the hit musical GREASE™ makes its way to Boston's Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre for one week only, playing Wednesday, April 27 through Sunday, May 1.

It's the one night of the year when our best music students get to strut their stuff.

One of the stars of the recent Broadway production of GREASETM, singer/actor Dominic Fortuna, has joined the cast as 'Vince Fontaine' and 'Teen Angel.' Dominic starred on Broadway and in the first national tour (with Taylor Hicks) of GREASETM as 'Vince Fontaine.'

The 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of GREASETM closes in Indianapolis at Clowes Memorial Hall, March 227th.

The 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of GREASE™ opens in Indianapolis at Clowes Memorial Hall, March 22nd and runs through the 27th as part of the Broadway Across America 10/11 Season.

It's the one night of the year when our best music students get to strut their stuff.

Grab that poodle skirt, slick back your hair and get ready to rock 'n' roll -- 50's style -- when the 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of the hit musical GREASE™ makes its way to Boston's Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre for one week only, playing Wednesday, April 27 through Sunday, May 1.

The 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of GREASETM closes in Grand Rapids at DeVos Performance Hall March 6, 2011.

This week on American Idol, the top 24 sang for their lives in attempt to secure a top ten spot. And in this first official results show of the season, an additional two contestants were picked from the loser bunch to round off the top 12. Ryan quickly revealed that this week's shows picked up more votes than ever this early in the American Idol process- so clearly the new online voting is working out.