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Head to V Theater to enjoy comedy with a splash of Vegas at Las Vegas Live Comedy Club.

Teatro Bravo will open their new season with Bless Me, Ultima by Rudy Anaya.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company for Charles Randolph-Wright's world premiere drama Love in Afghanistan. Randolph-Wright, a Resident Playwright through Arena Stage's American Voices New Play Institute and director of Motown the Musical currently on Broadway, joins forces with director Lucie Tiberghien (MCC Theater's Don't Go Gentle) to bring to life the tale of two fantastically different people discovering love in the most unlikely of places: war-torn Afghanistan. One, an emerging hip-hop artist, the other, a high-level Afghan interpreter, both fight to navigate the pitfalls of romance, religious differences and political unrest. Love in Afghanistan runs tonight, October 11-November 17, 2013 in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle.

The highly anticipated documentary MADE IN AMERICA, world premierES on television exclusively on Showtime tonight, October 11th at 9:00 pm ET/PT.

Comedians and roundtable guests on the E! Network's late night talk show "Chelsea Lately"-Chris Franjola, James Davis, Brad Wollack and Fortune Fiemster-return to the Suncoast Showroom to perform individual stand-up routines November 23 and 24.

Ovation, America's only arts network, today announced the official premiere date for The Fashion Fund -- Tuesday, November 12th at 10PM ET

Former "Seinfeld" writer, playwright and humorist Pat Hazell will perform his hilarious look back at all things American, "The Wonder Bread Years," at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, at The Alden. Tickets are $30, $20 for McLean tax district residents; patrons can purchase tickets at a $5 discount before Thursday, Sept. 26. The theatre is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue, inside the McLean Community Center.

Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons (Reversal of Fortune), has been added to the previously announced honorees at the 16th Annual Savannah Film Festival, October 26-November 2.

The Nefarious Laboratory presents ORIGIN STORIES presented by Gotham Storytelling Festival (Nov. 1-6 @ UNDER St. Marks) at UNDER St.Marks, 94 St. Marks Place, Between 1st Ave and Ave A, Sunday Nov. 3rd - Show Time: 7:00 - 8:30.

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced full casting for the American premiere of Taking Care of Baby by Dennis Kelly and directed by Erica Schmidt. Joining previously announced cast members Reed Birney (Blasted, Our Leading Lady), Kristen Bush (Kin, The Common Pursuit), Tony nominee Amelia Campbell (A Streetcar Named Desire, Our Country's Good) and Margaret Colin (The Columnist, 'Gossip Girl'), are Francois Battiste (Magic/ Bird), Michael Crane (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson off-Broadway), Ethan Phillips (Golden Age) and Zach Shaffer ('Smash').

A self-confessed raconteur of weird stories, it is no wonder that Jake is one of David Letterman's favorite comics. With over forty Lettermanappearances under his belt (not to mention a handful of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Politically Incorrect gigs) Jake is no stranger to late night television. His late night presence landed him his very own HBO comedy special, This'll Take About An Hour, which received incredible reviews, strong ratings, and a Cable Ace Award nomination for Best Writing in an Entertainment Special. People Magazine rated the special as one of the "ten best television shows of the year," and TV Guide named it one of the "50 Funniest Moments of TV."

Legendary American rock'n'roll band REO Speedwagon brings their chart topping hits to The Orleans Showroom November 23 and 24.

Playwrights Horizons begins accepting entries today, Wednesday, October 9 at 12 Noon, for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to the World Premiere of THE PATRON SAINT OF SEA MONSTERS, a new play by Blackburn Prize winner Marlane Meyer (The Chemistry of Change and Moe's Lucky Seven for PH; Etta Jenks), directed by two-time Obie Award winner Lisa Peterson (The Chemistry of Change for PH; An Iliad, Slavs!).

Treehouse Comedy Productions announces its October 2013 comedy lineup at The Cabaret Theatre at Mohegan Sun, One Mohegan Sun Blvd. Uncasville, CT. Details below!

Due to overwhelming demand, Disclosure's show tonight with special guest T. Williams has been moved to Showbox SoDo! All tickets purchased to Showbox Market will be honored on night of show.

Sebastian Maniscalco first catapulted into the national spotlight with a 20-city tour for his one-hour Comedy Central DVD, "Special Sebastian Live!," and will now make his way back to the Comix At Foxwoods stage from Thursday, Nov. 14 to Saturday, Nov. 16. He will hit the stage at 8 p.m. nightly before performing a doubleheader to close things out with a 10:30 p.m. show.

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist extraordinaire Gary Clark Jr. is featured in the upcoming documentary Made In America, which will have its world premiere this Friday, October 11th, on Showtime at 9 p.m. PT/ET.

Forty-five arts and cultural organizations will receive $527,619 in matching grants from the Howard County Arts Council for Fiscal Year 2014. The awards were announced at the Arts Council's annual meeting and reception at the Howard County Center for the Arts on September 20, 2013. These matching grants will be used by 20 Howard County organizations; 14 Howard County public schools; and 10 key Baltimore City organizations to support general operations and projects taking place in Howard County, artist residencies, and special projects in the arts.

The new SHOWTIME drama series MASTERS OF SEX grew in its second week up nine percent at 10 p.m. with 1.1 million viewers (vs. one million last week) and up seven percent for the night with 1.5 million viewers (vs. 1.4 million last week).

Three-time Grammy Award-winning musical artist and actor T.I. (T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle, Boss) will guest star in multiple episodes of the third season of the hit SHOWTIME comedy series HOUSE OF LIES.