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After a record breaking 2011 and a best first quarter ever in 2012, Style Media announced today a 25 percent increase in original programming with the addition of five new original series, six series in development and two returning series at the network's upfront presentation held in New York.

From the creative minds of Julian Fellowes, Academy Award ('Gosford Park'), Emmy and Golden Globe winner ('Downton Abbey'), and BAFTA-winning producer Nigel Stafford Clark ('Bleak House') comes the highly anticipated ABC Premiere Event, TITANIC, a four-part miniseries that will premiere SATURDAY, APRIL 14 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Tickets are on sale for Cameron Mackintosh's New 25th Anniversary Production of Les Miserables at Jacksonville's Times-Union Center from May 1st - 6th for eight performances only.

Full casting announced for STEP 9 (OF 12) - joining Blake Harrison in his West End debut as Keith will be Wendy Nottingham, Barry McCarthy and Benjamin Dilloway. The show opens at Trafalgar Studios in a new production directed by Tom Attenborough.

According to TVGuide.com Jesse James will be making his return to TV on a new Discovery Channel special THE JESSE JAMES PROJECT (working title). The program will be broadcast on Monday, April 9 at 10 pm/9c.

Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables opened at the Wharton Center in East Lansing, MI on Tuesday. Watch the local news go behind the scenes in the video below!

Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables welcomes Peter Lockyer to the role of Jean Valjean beginning in East Lansing, MI, at Wharton Center on April 5, 2012. This week also marks the debut of Timothy Gulan as Thenardier, Lauren Wiley as Cosette, and Jason Forbach as Enjolras. The all new production of Les Miserables features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. The production plays Wharton Center through April 8 followed by Indianapolis, IN at Clowes Memorial Hall April 10-15 and Greenville, SC at The Peace Center April 17-22.

Oprah Winfrey Network announced today new original programming coming to OWN, including four primetime series 'Elura and Michele Take Staten Island,' 'Iyanla Fix My Life,' 'Married to the Army: Alaska' and 'Six Little McGhees.'

Due to critical praise and popular demand, Vineyard Theatre has announced a final extension - now through April 28 - for the new musical NOW. HERE. THIS., which opened to rave reviews and sold out houses at The Vineyard on March 28. This will be the second and final extension for the show, which must close on April 28 due to season and artist schedules.

This May, the second annual 'The Comedy Awards,' the annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy, will air on Sunday, May 6.

Today, the network announced a 27 percent increase in original programming with 11 new and eight returning unscripted series, and two new scripted projects in development. The network plans to premiere scripted series in 2013.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables are on sale now for the premiere West Palm Beach engagement at The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. The all new production of Les Miserables features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.

Sundance Institute today announced the eight projects selected from nearly 900 submissions to participate in the 2012 Theatre Lab, July 9-29 at the Sundance Resort. Under the supervision of Philip Himberg, Producing Artistic Director, and Associate Director Christopher Hibma, the Lab is the centerpiece of the Theatre Program's year-round work and is designed to support emerging and established artists and to create a place where their original work can be effectively mentored and challenged.

Food Network and Cooking Channel look to again satiate the audiences' appetite, showcasing a 2012 line-up of returning favorites and new programming faces and formats, including -- 22 new series and 35 returning shows across both networks, as announced today by Brooke Johnson, President, Food Network & Cooking Channel.

Award-winning actor JEREMY PIVEN (Entourage) will lead the cast as American entrepreneur, Harry Gordon Selfridge, in new drama MR SELFRIDGE (working title), about the life of the flamboyant and visionary American entrepreneur, produced by ITV Studios for ITV1.

Driven by the network's commitment to increase original programming, Bravo Media expands its aggressive development slate with seven new projects that explore the network's passion points of food, fashion, beauty, design and pop culture.

Production has begun in Vancouver, Canada, on GIRL VS MONSTER (working title), a Halloween-themed Disney Channel Original Movie starring popular actress Olivia Holt (of Disney XD's 'Kickin' It') as a teenager who, after inadvertently unleashing an immortal monster when defying her parents' wishes to stay home, is shocked to discover the family secret that she is a fifth generation monster hunter.

Adventure Stage Chicago (ASC) announces its 2012-2013 season, which consists of two plays new to the Chicagoland area-SIX STORIES TALL: a play about mermaids, monsters and spray paint, and AUGUSTA AND NOBLE, both directed by ASC Producing Artistic Director Tom Arvetis.

Nickelodeon brought its annual Upfront presentation to Los Angeles, where it announced the pickup of Scott Baio's Daddy's Home for Nick at Nite and the casting of James Franco for a multi-episode arc on Hollywood Heights, in addition to a robust 2012-13 programming slate detailed in its March 14 presentation in New York, including an unprecedented 650 new episodes of brand-new content and returning hits

Nickelodeon has ordered 20 episodes of the original scripted comedy series, Daddy's Home (working title), starring Scott Baio, it was announced today by Marjorie Cohn, President, Original Programming and Development, Nickelodeon Group.