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Sibling rivalry sinks to a hilarious new low as a humiliating video goes viral in Frankie Go Boom, an outrageous and delightfully edgy comedy available on Blu-ray and DVD on May 14, 2013 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Continuum' Season One starring Rachel Nichols (G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra), Victor Webster ('Castle') and Erik Knudsen ('Jericho') is an action-packed adventure from Syfy that will keep thrill seekers on the edge of their seat. From creator Simon Barry (The Art of War), fans can watch every thrilling episode back-to-back and uninterrupted of 'Continuum' Season One, available on Blu-ray and DVD from Universal Studios Home Entertainment on March 26, 2013.

The stars of NBC's daytime drama DAYS OF OUR LIVES will meet fans face-to-face at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida today, February 23.

Award-winning film, TV and video game composer Jamie Christopherson (Lost Planet 1 & 2, Spiderman: Web of Shadows) was commissioned by PlatinumGames to write both the score and songs for Konami's upcoming action title developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames Inc., METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE. Albums of both will be available on February 19th, the same day that the METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE video game will be released.

Promised Land is available on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on April 23, 2013 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Focus Features' Hyde Park on Hudson is available on Blu-ray Combo Pack with UltraViolet, on DVD and On Demand on April 9, 2013, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment; and is available on Digital Download beginning March 26, 2013.

Cameron Mackintosh announced today that his acclaimed new production of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece LES MISERABLES will come to Broadway in March, 2014 at a Shubert theater to be announced. This newly re-imagined LES MISERABLES is breaking box-office records across the country and around the world and inspired filmmakers to make the immensely successful movie which has been nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture and has won 3 Golden Globes including Best Picture, as well as 4 BAFTA's. The new production has been a sell-out since launching a U.S. national tour in November 2010, having already played in 64 cities throughout North America, grossing more than $130 million. International productions of the new LES MISERABLES have met with equal success and acclaim in the U.K, France, Spain and Korea. New productions are scheduled to open in the coming months in Japan, Canada, Australia and Brazil.

From Golden Globe Award-nominated director Joe Wright (Atonement) comes a thrilling new vision of the epic story of love, ANNA KARENINA, adapted by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love) from Leo Tolstoy's timeless classic novel.

At BroadwayWorld we pride ourselves in showcasing theater content submitted by our regional contributors from all corners of the globe. Get all your theater news at a glance each Friday with 'Around BWW: Regional Highlights of the Week'! Click below for the most-read stories for the week of February 11!

The extraordinary true story is brought to life in the U.S. Television Premiere of the Hallmark Channel Original Movie, MR. HOCKEY: THE GORDIE HOWE STORY, Saturday, May 4 (9p.m. ET/PT, 8C).

The sweeping and spectacular musical extravaganza Les Miserables has been seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries around the globe. Now the motion picture adaptation that grossed more than $340 million worldwide arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on March 22, 2013, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Family Equality Council, the national organization that connects, supports, and represents the one million families in the U.S. with parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) welcomed some of the entertainment industries' brightest stars to its Los Angeles Awards Dinner, Saturday, at Universal Studios' Globe Theatre.

GALACTICA: BLOOD & CHROME, prequel to popular blockbuster franchise Battlestar Galactica, will have its world television premiere as a 2-hour full-length TV movie on Syfy tonight, February 10, 2013 from 9 to 11PM ET/PT.

William 'Billy' Baldwin ('Gossip Girl,' 'Parenthood') stars as a single father and fireman who fights for love in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere, BE MY VALENTINE, tonight, February 9 (9pm ET/PT, 8C).

Playwright, and Emmy Award winner, Elliot Shoenman will return to the Odyssey Theatre with his newest play A Heap Of Livin', which includes original music by David Shire (Oscar/Grammy Award, multiple Tony/Emmy noms). Elliot's work, the Ovation Award nominated AfterMath, starring Annie Potts, played to sold-out houses at the Odyssey last season, launched by the Inkwell Theater.

On Friday, February 15, CEO/President, RICHARD HUMPHREY, will launch THE RIDE'S Award-winning 2013 Spring Season with his most spectacular offering to date.

Directed by highly acclaimed photographer, filmmaker and environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand (Home) and narrated by actor Josh Duhamel (Transformers, Life As We Know It), PLANET OCEAN is a cinematic adventure that invites viewers of all ages to change the way they look at the ocean and appreciate its greatest natural mystery.

CURIOUS GEORGE, television's number one series for preschoolers[1], continues its seventh season with a special episode about animal shelters premiering today, February 4, 2013 on PBS KIDS (check local listings).

The 2-hour full-length TV Movie Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, prequel to popular blockbuster franchise Battlestar Galactica, will now air on Syfy beginning at 8PM ET/PT on Sunday, February 10, 2013.

A midlife milestone sends a long-married coupleinto an uproarious tailspin in THIS IS 40, coming to Blu-rayCombo Pack, DVD and On Demand on March 22, 2013, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.