President Obama News

President Barack Obama will make his fifth appearance as a guest on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' on Wednesday, October 27 at 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT), his first since taking office as President of the United States of America.

PBS Broadcasts 'A Broadway Celebration' Wednesdasy October 20...Set Your DVRs.

Barefoot Truth with special guest Billy Keane will be coming to the Colonial on November 26, at 8PM. Tickets are: $50 (VIP tickets include premium orchestra seating, signed CD's from the artists and access to a VIP after-party with the bands), $25 and $15 and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10AM-5PM, performance Saturdays 10AM-2PM, by calling (413) 997-4444 or online at www.thecolonialtheatre.org.

Kate Clinton The Lady HAHA Tour with Special Guest Roy Zimmerman will be coming to the Colonial on November 13, at 8PM. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10AM-5PM, performance Saturdays 10AM-2PM, by calling (413) 997-4444 or online at www.thecolonialtheatre.org.

This past July, Broadway stars joined in Washington for 'A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the White House,' to promote arts education. The event featured Nathan Lane, Idina Menzel, Audra McDonald, Elaine Stritch, Brian d'Arcy James, Chad Kimball, Tonya Pinkins, Marvin Hamlisch, Karen Olivo, Assata Alston, Danielle Arci and Constantine Rousouli. The event will air on PBS October 20 at 9 p.m. as part of the PBS music series, 'In Performance at the White House.' Below, Broadway World brings you exclusive interview clips from before the performance, featuring Broadway stars talking about their favorite PBS programs.

Two-time Tony Award winner CHITA RIVERA will perform songs from her legendary Broadway career with an intimate evening of music in CHITA RIVERA: MY BROADWAY coming to the Venetian Room 8pm, November 5, 2010 as the first subscriber show of Bay Area Cabaret's ongoing series.

Tuesday, October 26, Broadway World featured caricature artist Ken Fallin will present 'Ken Fallin Talks' at 7 p.m. at The Players located at 16 Gramercy Park South. Join Ken as he talks about his successful career in the high-pressured, 'Mad Men' world of large-scale advertising and maybe even a little celebrity dish on his famous subjects.

In May 2010, Eric Whitacre joined a handful of composers to have secured an exclusive, long-term recording contract with a major label when he agreed to a global deal with Decca. Whitacre recorded his debut Decca album Light & Gold in London at the beginning of August with a choral group including the Eric Whitacre Singers and Laudibus ('It truly feels like driving a Ferrari' Whitacre said of working with the choir of elite professional choral singers). The album, to be released on October 19th, includes some of Whitacre's best-loved choral works as well as three world-premiere recordings. This will be the first time Whitacre has both recorded and conducted his own music.

The H&M Champs Elysees Designed by Jean Nouvel flagship opening during Paris Fashion Week Spring/ Summer 2011 on October 4, 2010 in Paris, France

Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key administration post

Little did composer/lyricist Jerry Herman know that when he wrote that lyric for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, he was actually predicting his own future. The original production of LA CAGE opened to enormous critical acclaim in 1983 and is currently receiving its second revival on Broadway in The Menier Chocolate Factory's brilliantly scaled-down version. The second act showstopper in every version is 'The Best of Times' which inevitably has the audience singing along when it's performed during the final bows. It's also the song that seems to be going through Herman's head ever since August 13th when he learned he'd been named to receive one of this year's Kennedy Center Honors.

Interracial marriages are on the rise in the United States and Juliette Fairley is on a mission to enlighten couples on what obstacles they and their bi-racial children may face.

On a very special episode of AMERICA'S MOST WANTED, airing Saturday, Sept. 11 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, host John Walsh will look back at the day that changed America forever. Reporting from Ground Zero, Walsh will take viewers through the events of September 11 and will offer updates on the search for those responsible. As part of the 24th season premiere, this retrospective will feature footage from Walsh's visit to the site on September 13, 2001 - just two days after the attacks.

On a very special episode of AMERICA'S MOST WANTED, airing Saturday, Sept. 11 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, host John Walsh will look back at the day that changed America forever. Reporting from Ground Zero, Walsh will take viewers through the events of September 11 and will offer updates on the search for those responsible. As part of the 24th season premiere, this retrospective will feature footage from Walsh's visit to the site on September 13, 2001 - just two days after the attacks.

The Opera Orchestra of New York announced today that philanthropist Dr. Agnes Varis has generously donated $250,000 to the Orchestra, founded by Music Director Eve Queler forty years ago this season.

For the first time in its smash 3 ½ year Broadway run, New York audiences have the opportunity to see Mary Poppins' original stage stars performing the roles they created together. Last night, August 24, Gavin Lee re-joined the Broadway company as Bert opposite his original Mary and Oliver Award-winning West End co-star Laura Michelle Kelly at the New Amsterdam Theatre. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you the reunion shots below!

Interracial marriages are on the rise in the United States and Juliette Fairley is on a mission to enlighten couples on what obstacles they and their bi-racial children may face.

The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County today announced an all-star line-up for its upcoming Town Hall Meeting titled, 'Art Works: The Impact of Arts and Culture on Communities,' with the Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, Rocco Landesman.

The Riverside Theatre, Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre and Walk Tall Girl Productions will present Obie Award-winner Daniel Beaty in EMERGENCY, an updated version of his critically acclaimed solo play EMERGENCE-SEE! Once again directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, EMERGENCY will have a limited engagement of only four performances, Thursday, August 5 - Saturday, August 7 at 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, August 8 at 3:00 p.m. at The Riverside Theatre, 91 Claremont Avenue. Tickets for all performances are $20 and can be purchased online at www.theriversidetheatre.org, by phone at 212.870.6784 or in person at the Theater box office (Thursday-Saturday 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sunday, noon - 4:00 p.m.).

What it's like to visit the East Room of the White House and watch a rehearsal of 'We Can't Stop the Beat'