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Following a triumphant opening weekend at London's 02 Arena, the 21st century re-invention of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" will be broadcast to select U.S. cinemas nationwide on Monday, Oct. 29 and again on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. local time.

The 5th Avenue Theatre is joining in the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the original stage version of Grease with an entertaining cinematic experience: Sing-a-Long-a Grease. Here's your chance to sport a pink wig or poodle skirt and belt out "Grease Lightning" at The 5th Avenue Theatre, at one of four screenings.

The 5th Avenue Theatre is joining in the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the original stage version of Grease with an entertaining cinematic experience: Sing-a-Long-a Grease. Here's your chance to sport a pink wig or poodle skirt and belt out "Grease Lightning" at The 5th Avenue Theatre, at one of four screenings.

On July 28, 2012 - National Dance Day - the U.S. Postal Service® will pay tribute to four influential choreog­raphers who changed the art of dance: Isadora Duncan, Jose Limon, Katherine Dunham, and Bob Fosse. Designed to look like posters advertising a performance, the stamp art captures the luminosity and mystery of a live dance per­formance. The stamp design for Isadora Duncan reflects her inter­est in classical Greek dance forms and shows the seem­ingly effortless style that she developed. Radical for its time, her linking of movement and expressiveness gar­nered her worldwide critical acclaim.

For the first time back in the U.S. since 1978, British pop-art band 10cc performs at The Concert Hall in New York City, on Friday, July 13, part of a two-date flying visit to North America. The other show is a headline spot at Ottawa BluesFest in Canada.

New York Theatre Ballet's (NYTB) Signatures 12 presents the world premiere of Gemma Bond's Run Loose, the U.S. premiere of Antonia Franceschi's City Scenes, Richard Alston's A Rugged Flourish as well as new productions of three classic works, Merce Cunningham's Septet, Jose Limon's The Moor's Pavane, and James Waring's An Eccentric Beauty Revisited--all on March 9 and 10 at New York City's Florence Gould Hall. NYTB Artistic Director Diana Byer commented, "We love the old and are interested in the new, performing them together creates a greater context for understanding both."

New York Theatre Ballet's (NYTB) Signatures 12 presents the world premiere of Gemma Bond's Run Loose, the U.S. premiere of Antonia Franceschi's City Scenes, Richard Alston's A Rugged Flourish as well as new productions of three classic works, Merce Cunningham's Septet, Jose Limon's The Moor's Pavane, and James Waring's An Eccentric Beauty Revisited--all on March 9 and 10 at New York City's Florence Gould Hall. NYTB Artistic Director Diana Byer commented, "We love the old and are interested in the new, performing them together creates a greater context for understanding both."

Pianist and composer Chucho Valdes will embark on a U.S. tour with the Afro-Cuban Messengers in January and February 2012, featuring performances from the Grammy Award-winning album, Chucho's Steps.

The Grand Theatre presents the Utah premier of Miss Evers' Boys, the 1992 play by awarding-winning playwright David Feldshuh. The play, based on the Tuskegee syphilis experiment, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama that same year. The Tuskegee experiment was a U. S. funded secret medical experiment on poor African Americans from 1932 to 1972, designed to study the effects of untreated syphilis. Eunice Evers, the nurse caring for these men, is aware of their lack of treatment, but feels her role it so console the dying men, many of whom are her direct friends. The play runs February 2 through 18, 2012 with performances at 7:30 pm. and Saturday matinees as 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased through the Grand Theatre box office.

Pianist and composer Chucho Valdes will embark on a U.S. tour with the Afro-Cuban Messengers in January and February 2012, featuring performances from the Grammy Award-winning album, Chucho's Steps.

Kravis Center Kicks Off 2012 with a Month-Long Line-Up of Superior Entertainment + Comedy by Jackie Mason & Dennis Miller + Hit Shows Like ELVIS LIVES, HAIR & Neil Berg's 103 YEARS OF BROADWAY + World Premiere of DIVORCE PARTY: THE MUSICAL + Classic Music from Joshua Bell & Hye-Jin Kim, Cleveland Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra + Pop Hits by B.B. King, The Lennon Sisters & The Nylons + High Kicks from The State Ballet Theatre of Russia + Magical Memories with Larry King & More 'Celebrating 20 Years of Artistic Excellence and Commitment to the Community'

Kravis Center Kicks Off 2012 with a Month-Long Line-Up of Superior Entertainment + Comedy by Jackie Mason & Dennis Miller + Hit Shows Like ELVIS LIVES, HAIR & Neil Berg's 103 YEARS OF BROADWAY + World Premiere of DIVORCE PARTY: THE MUSICAL + Classic Music from Joshua Bell & Hye-Jin Kim, Cleveland Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra + Pop Hits by B.B. King, The Lennon Sisters & The Nylons + High Kicks from The State Ballet Theatre of Russia + Magical Memories with Larry King & More 'Celebrating 20 Years of Artistic Excellence and Commitment to the Community'

Kravis Center Kicks Off 2012 with a Month-Long Line-Up of Superior Entertainment + Comedy by Jackie Mason & Dennis Miller + Hit Shows Like ELVIS LIVES, HAIR & Neil Berg's 103 YEARS OF BROADWAY + World Premiere of DIVORCE PARTY: THE MUSICAL + Classic Music from Joshua Bell & Hye-Jin Kim, Cleveland Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra + Pop Hits by B.B. King, The Lennon Sisters & The Nylons + High Kicks from The State Ballet Theatre of Russia + Magical Memories with Larry King & More 'Celebrating 20 Years of Artistic Excellence and Commitment to the Community'

Kravis Center Kicks Off 2012 with a Month-Long Line-Up of Superior Entertainment + Comedy by Jackie Mason & Dennis Miller + Hit Shows Like ELVIS LIVES, HAIR & Neil Berg's 103 YEARS OF BROADWAY + World Premiere of DIVORCE PARTY: THE MUSICAL + Classic Music from Joshua Bell & Hye-Jin Kim, Cleveland Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra + Pop Hits by B.B. King, The Lennon Sisters & The Nylons + High Kicks from The State Ballet Theatre of Russia + Magical Memories with Larry King & More 'Celebrating 20 Years of Artistic Excellence and Commitment to the Community'

Reprise Theatre Company's production of the classic American musical 'Cabaret,' which opens the 2011-2012 Reprise season and plays September 13 to 25 (press opening September 14, 2011) at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, includes a cast of new talents as well as Broadway and West End veterans - Zach Bandler as Ernst Ludwig, Lisa O'Hare as Sally Bowles, Jeff McLean as Cliff Bradshaw, Katrina Lenk as Fräulein Kost, Mary Gordon Murray as Fräulein Schneider, Robert Picardo as Herr Schultz and Bryce Ryness as the Master of Ceremonies.

The 41st edition of one of the longest-running, free, outdoor festivals in the U.S.-Lincoln Center Out of Doors-presents its final week of performances from August 10 through 14. Events follow in chronological order.

Classical virtuosity and wit are the hallmarks of 3e étage, a contemporary ballet ensemble formed by and featuring dancers and soloists of the legendary Paris Opera Ballet.

Switzerland's acclaimed Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve returns to Jacob's Pillow for the first time since its 2007 U.S. debut, June 22-26 in the Ted Shawn Theatre.

Carte Blanche, Norway's award-winning National Company of Contemporary Dance, makes its U.S. full company debut in a program of compelling works by Batsheva Dance Company house choreographer Sharon Eyal at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival June 29-July 3.

Jennifer Garner and Oscar-nominated animator John Musker have been tapped to present at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 38th Annual Student Academy Awards ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at 6 p.m., at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The awards ceremony is the culmination of a week of industry-related activities and social events that the Academy is hosting for the 15 students from the U.S. and abroad who have been selected as winners this year.

Switzerland's acclaimed Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve returns to Jacob's Pillow for the first time since its 2007 U.S. debut, June 22-26 in the Ted Shawn Theatre.

Obie Award-winning actress and solo performer Nilaja Sun will return to New York City this summer in her Off Broadway smash No Child..., it was announced today by Producers Scott Morfee and Tom Wirtshafter. No Child..., directed by Hal Brooks, began performances at the Barrow Street Theatre in 2006 where it ran for an astonishing 311 performances and played to sold-out audiences for over a year. Following the New York run of the show, Sun embarked on a national and international tour of the show, earning unanimous rave reviews and 17 awards along the way, including an Obie Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards including the John Gassner playwriting award for Outstanding New American Play, a Theatre World Award, the Helen Hayes Award, a Los Angeles Ovation Award, and was named the Best One-Person Show at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. Sun comes back, where it all began, to the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street at 7th Avenue) for 40 performances only starting June 5. An official opening night is set for Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

Obie Award-winning actress and solo performer Nilaja Sun will return to New York City this summer in her Off Broadway smash No Child..., it was announced today by Producers Scott Morfee and Tom Wirtshafter. No Child..., directed by Hal Brooks, began performances at the Barrow Street Theatre in 2006 where it ran for an astonishing 311 performances and played to sold-out audiences for over a year. Following the New York run of the show, Sun embarked on a national and international tour of the show, earning unanimous rave reviews and 17 awards along the way, including an Obie Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards including the John Gassner playwriting award for Outstanding New American Play, a Theatre World Award, the Helen Hayes Award, a Los Angeles Ovation Award, and was named the Best One-Person Show at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. Sun comes back, where it all began, to the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street at 7th Avenue) for 40 performances only starting June 5. An official opening night is set for Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

Jacob's Pillow Dance, recent recipient of a prestigious National Medal of Arts, announces its full 2011 Festival calendar, including more than 120 ticketed performances and 200 free events, performances, talks, exhibits, and tours.

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins will speak at 7:30 p.m. May 4 at McDaniel College's Alumni Hall in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the annual B. Christopher Bothe Poetry Lecture.