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EXPERIMENTS IN OPERA - the curiously refreshing composer collective - announces its Fifth Anniversary Season, featuring 20 commissions of vocal works, 3 shows at The Stone in Alphabet City and 6 new video operas to be screened at Anthology Film Archives.

Coming immediately on the heels of the always emotionally taxing Hometown visits, each of Season XIII's remaining Idols performed three songs on Wednesday's penultimate performance show. The first round was made up of songs suggested by the surprisingly not-worthless 'full-time' mentor, Randy Jackson. The next round was songs that the judging panel of Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, and Harry Connick Jr. selected, and the final round consisted of songs the Top-3 had previously performed on the show and were determined by their hometown fans (and by hometown fans, I mean the show's producers).

Berlin's on the loose, and after Red and the task force alike. Not everyone will live, and no one knows why he's after them. Meanwhile, Lizzie's family mystery grows deeper.

Playwrights Horizons presents its New York premiere production of Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, a new play by Anne Washburn, with music by Obie Award winner Michael Friedman. Directed by Steve Cosson, the Obie Award-winning Artistic Director of The Civilians, Mr. Burns is being presented as the first production of Playwrights Horizons' 2013/2014 Season.

Due to critical acclaim and popular demand, Playwrights Horizons has announced an extension of its New York premiere production of MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, a new play by Anne Washburn, with music by Obie Award winner Michael Friedman. Directed by Steve Cosson, the Obie Award-winning Artistic Director of The Civilians, MR. BURNS is being presented as the first production of Playwrights Horizons' 2013/2014 Season.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced two special ticketing initiatives for their New York premiere production of MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, a new play by Anne Washburn (The Internationalist), with music by Obie Award winner Michael Friedman (Saved, The Drunken City at PH; Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, the current Love's Labours Lost) and directed by Obie Award winner Steve Cosson (Gone Missing, This Beautiful City, founding Artistic Director of The Civilians).

Tonight, 11th August 2013 the casts of the West End musicals 'LES MISERABLES' and 'THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA' swap their costumes for sports kits when they go head-to-head in a charity football match at Bromley Football Club.

The Les Miserables company have been asked by the lovely people at BWW:UK to blog about the forthcoming charity football match between Les Miserables and The Phantom Of The Opera. As the organiser of the event, I have decided to go first, so here goes…

On Sunday 11th August 2013 the casts of the West End musicals 'LES MISERABLES' and 'THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA' will be swapping their costumes for sports kits when they go head-to-head in a charity football match at Bromley Football Club.

On Sunday 11th August 2013 the casts of the West End musicals "LES MISERABLES" and "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" will be swapping their costumes for sports kits when they go head-to-head in a charity football match at Bromley Football Club.

On tonight's episode of ABC's BODY OF PROOF titled 'Disappearing Act', a rich investment fund manager, Gerry Roberts, stands trial for defrauding his investors of a billion dollars, but he is kidnapped as he is leaving court, even though Tommy and Adam are on his security detail. Get a sneak peek below!

On next week's all new episode of The CW's CULT, titled 'In the Blood,' Jeff (Matt Davis) enlists tech-savvy E.J. (guest star Stacy Farber 'Degrassi: The Next Generation') to help in his search for his brother Nate (guest star James Pizzinato 'Alcatraz'). 'In the Blood' airs February 26 at 9 p.m. on The CW.

The Brooklyn Philharmonic announces Bushwick-based DJ Eddie Marz as winner of its community-based BEETHOVEN REMIX PROJECT. Marz was selected from five finalists who were asked to remix the finale of Beethoven's Third Symphony (the Eroica), following an open application process coordinated by musician and community organizer Sam Hillmer. Read coverage of this project from NPR and Tiny Mix Tapes.

When one of the CSI's biggest enemies is murdered, Horatio must determine which of his team members is a suspect on a rebroadcast of the 10th season finale of CSI: MIAMI, on a special night and time, Saturday April 14.

The Brooklyn Philharmonic announces five finalists for its community-based BEETHOVEN REMIX PROJECT. Following an open application process coordinated by musician and community organizer Sam Hillmer, where Brooklyn-based DJ's and sound artists were invited to remix the finale of Beethoven's Third Symphony (the Eroica), five finalists have been selected. Tiny Mix Tapes helped spread the word.