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The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, celebrated it's 25th anniversary in a special concert event, which was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on October 3. Now Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the video on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download. Here, in this BWW TV: Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert Preview, Norm Lewis and Alfie Boe perform 'The Confrontation'.

The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, celebrated it's 25th anniversary in a special concert event, which was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on October 3. Now Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the video on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download. Here, in this BWW TV: Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert Preview, Lea Salonga performs 'I Dreamed a Dream'.

The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, celebrated it's 25th anniversary in a special concert event, which was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on October 3. Now Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the video on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download. Here, in this BWW TV: Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert Preview, the cast performs 'One Day More'!

The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, celebrated it's 25th anniversary in a special concert event, which was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on October 3. Now Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the video on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download. Here, in this BWW TV: Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert Preview, Samantha Barks performs - 'On My Own'.

The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, celebrated it's 25th anniversary in a special concert event, which was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on October 3. Now Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the video on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download. Here, in this BWW TV: Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert Preview, Nick Jonas, Katie Hall and Samantha Barks perform - 'A Heart Full of Love'.

The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, will sweep U.S. audiences off their feet in a special one-night, in-theater event on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. local time. Presented by NCM Fathom, Omniverse Vision and Cameron Mackintosh, in association with The Broadway League and Nederlander/First, Les Misérables in Concert - The 25th Anniversary Event was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on Oct. 3 and will be released on Blu-ray on February 22.

Arizona-based actress and Invisible Theatre's Managing Artistic Director, SUSAN CLAASSEN, most recently completed a sold-out 5 week run at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theatre of California, and Tony-nominated directorSheryl Kaller(Broadway's Next Fall and Off-Broadway's Adrift in Macao) present DANGEROUS BEAUTY, starringJenny Powers(Broadway's Grease as Rizzo and Little Women as Meg) as Veronica Franco. The world premiere musical features book and verse byJeannine Dominy(Warner Bros' Dangerous Beauty and Fox's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir), lyrics byAmanda McBroom(Pasadena Playhouse's Heartbeats and 'The Rose'/Bette Midler) and music byMichele Brourman(TV's The Land Before Time andUniversal Studios' The Little Engine that Could) and will be presented in association withSusan DietzandTara Smith. The production opens on February 13, 2011, atPasadena Playhouse(39 South El Molino Avenue). For production photos, see below!

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theatre of California, and Tony-nominated director Sheryl Kaller (Broadway's Next Fall and Off-Broadway's Adrift in Macao) present DANGEROUS BEAUTY, starring Jenny Powers (Broadway's Grease as Rizzo and Little Women as Meg) as Veronica Franco. The world premiere musical features book and verse by Jeannine Dominy (Warner Bros' Dangerous Beauty and Fox's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir), lyrics by Amanda McBroom(Pasadena Playhouse's Heartbeats and 'The Rose'/Bette Midler) and music by Michele Brourman (TV's The Land Before Time andUniversal Studios' The Little Engine that Could) and will be presented in association with Susan Dietz and Tara Smith. The production opens on February 13, 2011, at Pasadena Playhouse (39 South El Molino Avenue).

A Tale of Two Cities and Les Misérables 'Sweethearts,' Barbra Russell and Ron Sharpe, return to Sarasota's Asolo Rep for a special concert. Florida audiences will remember the couple as the dedicated producers of A Tale of Two Cities, the hit musical that went on to Broadway after its World Premiere Asolo Rep production in 2007.

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theatre of California, and Tony-nominated director Sheryl Kaller (Broadway's Next Fall and Off-Broadway's Adrift in Macao) present DANGEROUS BEAUTY, starring Jenny Powers (Broadway's Grease as Rizzo and Little Women as Meg) as Veronica Franco.

16th Street Theater, a part of the North Berwyn Park District, announces the one-night-only staged reading of Hillel Levin's WAKE directed by Ann Filmer performing Sunday, February 13 at 6:00 PM at the nationally-recognized music venue FitzGerald's Nightclub at 6615 Roosevelt Road in Berwyn.

Following a sold-out world premiere engagement in Toronto and standing ovations at Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Robert Lepage's critically acclaimed The Nightingale and Other Short Fables makes its anticipated US premiere at BAM.

OVERVIEW: On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they're all turning 16... and turning up dead. Legendary director, Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream) keeps your heart racing in My Soul to Take, a suspense-thriller filled with twists, turns and a dark secret that will send your soul searching for cover.

Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover) plays opposite young stars Keir Gilchrist (United States of Tara) and Emma Roberts (Valentine's Day) in the Focus Features film It's Kind of a Funny Story, a smart and upbeat comedy about life, love, and the pressures of growing up. Craig (Gilchrist) is a stressed-out teenager who checks himself into a mental health clinic for a little time out. What he finds instead is an unlikely mentor in Bobby (Galifianakis), a potential new romance with Noelle (Roberts), and the opportunity to begin anew. Also starring Academy Award nominee Viola Davis (Doubt), Lauren Graham(Parenthood), Jim Gaffigan (Away We Go), and Zoe Kravitz (No Reservations), It's Kind of a Funny Story has been hailed as 'a perfect coming-of-age comedy' (Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times). The film debuts on Blu-rayTM, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand February 8, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

A Tale of Two Cities and Les Misérables 'Sweethearts,' Barbra Russell and Ron Sharpe, return to Sarasota's Asolo Rep for a special concert. Florida audiences will remember the couple as the dedicated producers of A Tale of Two Cities, the hit musical that went on to Broadway after its World Premiere Asolo Rep production in 2007.

16th Street Theater, a part of the North Berwyn Park District, announces the one-night-only staged reading of Hillel Levin's WAKE directed by Ann Filmer performing Sunday, February 13 at 6:00 PM at the nationally-recognized music venue FitzGerald's Nightclub at 6615 Roosevelt Road in Berwyn.

Longtime Hollywood publicist, Shirley Carroll O'Connor, whose colorful career included 25 years as the first female press agent under the Big Top of the Clyde Beatty, Cole Bros. and Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circuses, has died at the age of 93, in Laguna Hills, California.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & UPRIGHT CABARET are thrilled to announce the remaining performers for its second show of their season, SWEET SOUL MUSIC, which will include Tony Award-nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Broadway: The Color Purple, The Scottsboro Boys), & Leslie Odom, Jr. (Broadway: Rent, Jersey Boys, Regional: Leap of Faith opposite Brooke Shields), with the previously announced American Idol star Frenchie Davis, performing the music of RAY CHARLES, MARVIN GAYE and GLADYS KNIGHT, and their own selections, under the musical direction of Todd Schroeder, in a one night only concert - SWEET SOUL MUSIC. SWEET SOUL MUSIC will perform on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 7:30PM at the NEW Cabaret Lounge at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.

Without the aid of mechanical devices, we can only slip the bonds of Earth in our dreams and imaginations. But no one seems to have told that to Marshall 'Free' Gunther. Neo Ensemble Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of FREE by Barbara Lindsay, directed by Wendy Worthington. The second offering in a season of new plays curated by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, FREE opens at [Inside] the Ford on January 22, with pay-what-you-can previews on January 20 and 21.