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With tonight's 'Best Original Song' Oscar win for 'Let It Go' from Disney's FROZEN, Robert Lopez, who wrote the music and lyrics for the song with his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez, has become the twelfth member of the exclusive EGOT club. FROZEN also took home the award for 'Best Animated Feature Film' earlier this evening.

'Let It Go' from Disney's FROZEN was the recipient of the 86th Annual Academy Award for 'Original Song,' with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. The film also won the Oscar for 'Best Animated Feature Film' earlier this evening. The major win for the song, performed by Idina Menzel in the film, also makes Robert Lopez the twelfth member of the exclusive 'EGOT' club.

Disney's FROZEN was the recipient of the 86th Annual Academy Award for 'Animated Feature Film,' beating out The Croods, Despicable Me 2, Ernest & Celestine, and The Wind Rises.

Before taking to the Oscars' red carpet, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez shared a photo of themselves with their daughters prepping for the big night! The pair are up for the 'Original Song' award for 'Let It Go' from Disney's FROZEN. Should they win, Lopez will become the twelfth member of the exclusive EGOT club.

The newest piece from playwright, actor and hip hop artist Psalmayene 24 , THE MOST EXCELLENT (AND BUSTED) BATTLE, will be presented in an industry reading on Friday March 7th at Playwrights Horizons. Book and Lyrics are by DC Based Psalmayene 24, Music is by DJ Nick tha 1da and it is directed by Wendy C. Goldberg, the Artistic Director of the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.

If you like high quality, memorable music, superbly performed, with a clever and informative narrative, then you will love this unique cabaret production.

Paramount announces 2014-15 Broadway Series: Cats, Mary Poppins, Tommy & Les Mis

LA Opera will present two free concerts on April 13 featuring 'Great Opera Choruses,' with Resident Conductor Grant Gershon leading the LA Opera Chorus. Highlights will include beloved excerpts from Madame Butterfly, The Magic Flute and La Traviata, among other works. Best of all, audience members of all ages-and of any musical ability-will have the exciting opportunity to join in the fun by singing along with the pros to such famous pieces as the Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore, 'Va pensiero' from Nabucco and the Toreador Song from Carmen. The 'Great Opera Choruses' concerts will be accompanied by LA Opera Assistant Conductor Jeremy Frank and will include soloists from LA Opera's Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program.

The Muppets are back on the big screen with the all-new caper 'Muppets Most Wanted,' creating the musical mayhem that's made them fan favorites for almost four decades.

As same-sex marriages soon overtake churches and government halls in England and Wales, so too will British culture invade The Saban Theatre (8440 Wilshire Boulevard) in Beverly Hills as Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) presents 'God Save the Queen(s),' the second show of the Chorus's 35th season, on Saturday March 29, 2014 at 8 p.m. and Sunday March 30, 2014 at 3 p.m.

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre presents a special engagement of 'Muppets Most Wanted,' the latest Muppets adventure from Disney in Dolby Atmos from March 21-April 17, 2014. Guests have the opportunity to see Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy sing live on stage before every showing of the movie.

A South Central PA native and Tony Award-Winning child actress, Bailey Ryon, recently seen on Broadway as one of the original actresses in the title role in Broadway's Matilda the musical, will perform at The Cinderella Ball on Friday, March 7th at 6:30pm at The Gettysburg Hotel Ballroom located at One Lincoln Square in downtown historic Gettysburg. The Cinderella Ball is the 2014 Gala Benefit Concert for the non-profit organization the Gettysburg Community Theatre.

Edgar Wright will direct the film from a script he co-wrote with Joe Cornish. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige will produce the film with Nira Park.

JO DEE MESSINA, in partnership with the Made In Network, will be creating a new music video for her latest single “A Woman's Rant” with the help of her fans

Jon Gruden's QB Camp series is returning to ESPN for its fifth season this spring.

For the first time ever, The Oscars preshow and full awards telecast will stream live for verified WATCH ABC viewers online and on mobile devices.

The Off Broadway Kids Musical Theatre Troupe won top honors at the National Performing Arts Festival in Orlando, Florida this past weekend. The troupe won Superior Rating and won the Showcase Award for their production of "Once on This Island Jr." for the overall competition.

Following the success of THE LION KING's first dedicated Autism-Friendly Performance last year, Disney's THE LION KING is set to present a second Autism-Friendly Performance on Sunday 4 May 2014 at 1:30pm. Tickets are now on sale.

The album has now spent the most weeks at No. 1 for a soundtrack since 'Titanic' which remained as No. 1 for 16 straight weeks in 1998.

The sing-a-long will include musician and Tony Award winner Idina Menzel and surprise cameos from celebrities, You Tube versions from kids around the world, and 'Frozen' character's Princess Elsa and Princess Anna from Disney World.