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How does one write about a work of art? Cameron Macintosh's touring production of The Phantom of the Opera is exactly that and brought the house down at the Birmingham Hippodrome last night. The 19th March is apt for the final press night of the current tour as the show is also marking it's 11,000th performance in the West End. That itself shows the incredible draw that Phantom has some 27 years on.

The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) and Broadway in Columbus (BIC) today announced the 2013-14 Broadway Series 25th anniversary season. From the creators of "South Park" and winner of nine Tony Awards, The Book of Mormon will play a limited two-week engagement May 13-25, 2014. Subscribers receive priority seating, so a season subscription is the best way to guarantee tickets to The Book of Mormon.

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group announced earlier today that their spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera will launch a North American tour beginning this November in Providence, R.I at the Providence Performing Arts Center. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM, the most successful musical of all-time, will play more than 20 multi-week engagements through next year, including Cincinnati, OH and Minneapolis, MN. A complete tour schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. First unveiled in March, 2012 in Plymouth, England, this reinvented PHANTOM has been an enormous box-office and critical hit throughout the U.K. Check out photos and highlights from the newly imagined production below!

Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group announced today that their spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will launch a North American tour beginning this November in Providence, R.I at the Providence Performing Arts Center. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM, the most successful musical of all-time, will play more than 20 multi-week engagements through next year, including Cincinnati, OH and Minneapolis, MN. A complete tour schedule will be announced in the coming weeks. First unveiled in March, 2012 in Plymouth, England, this reinvented PHANTOM has been an enormous box-office and critical hit throughout the U.K.

14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival returns to ACT Theatre's Gregory Falls Theatre (700 Union St, Seattle WA) tonight, January 4-12, performing Todays and Saturdays at 8pm and 10:30pm.

Hot Off the Press: BroadwayWorld.com (Philippines) photographer Dale Bacar releases his photos taken at the press preview of Repertory Philippines' production of Disney's "Camp Rock" held Thursday night.

Repertory Philippines' newest musical production, Disney's "Camp Rock," starring two of today's most promising talents, Markki Stroem and Morissette Amon, opens today, November 16 at Onstage Greenbelt One, Ayala Malls, Makati City.

14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival returns to ACT Theatre's Gregory Falls Theatre (700 Union St, Seattle WA) January 4-12, performing Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and 10:30pm.

Repertory Philippines' newest musical production, Disney's "Camp Rock," starring two of today's most promising talents, Markki Stroem and Morissette Amon, opens on Friday, November 16 at Onstage Greenbelt One, Ayala Malls, Makati City.

The UK touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA features Earl Carpenter as 'The Phantom' and Katie Hall as 'Christine'. They are joined by Simon Bailey as 'Raoul', Angela M. Caesar as 'Carlotta', Andy Hockley as 'Monsieur Firmin', Simon Green as 'Monsieur Andre', Elizabeth Marsh as 'Madame Giry', Vincent Pirillo as 'Ubaldo Piangi', Hannah Cadec as 'Meg Giry' and Olivia Brereton as 'Christine' at certain performances. Check out new photos of the cast in action below!

LOMBARDI doesn't get the full six points of scoring a touchdown, but is good enough to get three for kicking a field goal.

According to CBS New York, Broadway's Longacre Theatre, currently the home of MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH, has been under the threat of attack from a still unidentified Twitter user. Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne told CBS that the NYPD is currently working with Twitter to find the user's information. Some of the Tweets, which were made August 3-4, included:

The Kumu Kahua Theatre annual Kala-Bash Fundraiser and Silent Auction will be held tonight, July 7, 2012 from 5pm-9pm at 46 Merchant Street, in the theatre and on the lanai and courtyard.

The Kumu Kahua Theatre annual Kala-Bash Fundraiser and Silent Auction will be held on July 7, 2012 from 5pm-9pm at 46 Merchant Street, in the theatre and on the lanai and courtyard.

The Mountain Music Project announces the new release of both its documentary film and groundbreaking collaborative CD today, June 5.

Emmy Award-nominated NFL Turning Point, the NBC Sports Network's program that utilizes NFL Films' unprecedented access to examine the turning point of high-profile NFL games every week, has been renewed for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons with more episodes added to allow the program to air throughout the NFL playoffs, NFL Films and the NBC Sports Group announced today.

Paul Brown and his intrepid Gallery 63 crew in Atlanta are back for an all-new season of Discovery Channel's AUCTION KINGS, returning Wednesday, April 25 at 10PM ET/PT.

Paul Brown and his intrepid Gallery 63 crew in Atlanta are back for an all-new season of Discovery Channel's AUCTION KINGS, returning Wednesday, April 25 at 10PM ET/PT.

NBC will broadcast 19 primetime NFL games during the 2012 season, highlighted by: the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants hosting their division rivals the Dallas Cowboys on NFL Kickoff 2012

Taking audiences into unknown worlds, providing unprecedented access and igniting curiosity with a range of extraordinary people and places, Discovery Channel announced its 2012-2013 Upfront slate highlighted by landmark history event specials, epic natural history programming, bold new series and hit returning favorites.