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Musical sparks will be flying at the famed Iridium jazz club March 12-14 as Afro-Caribbean musical legend and nine time Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri joins renowned trumpeter (and Grammy Award winner) Brian Lynch for the the Eddie Palmieri/Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet.

Internationally-renowned Opera and Pop singer Andrea Bocelli will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony scheduled for March 2, 2010, according to a report in Variety.

Multi-talented Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Ricky Gervais ('The Invention of Lying,' 'The Office') will host 'The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards' on Sunday, January 17, 2010 on NBC. This year's show will be broadcast live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (PT) and 8-11 p.m. (ET) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. This marks the first time the telecast has had a host since 1995.

Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington, who is set to appear in August Wilson's FENCES this spring, expressed some lingering regret in turning down the Brad Pitt role in the 1995 thriller SEVEN. Washington told Entertainment Weekly, 'The only film that was sort of dark that I'd turned down was SEVEN. They offered me the Brad Pitt part, but I was like, 'This is so dark & evil.' Then when I saw the movie, I was like, 'Oh Shoot.'

The Junior Theatre Fest will pay tribute to the leadership and dedication of Music Theatre International (MTI) Chairman Freddie Gershon by renaming its annual student awards for excellence in theater 'The FreddieG's.' In 1995, he created MTI Education, the first educational division in a major musical theater licensing firm, which over the past 15 years has literally transformed the marketplace for age appropriate performance material for young performers. During this year's festival, taking place January 15-17, composer Stephen Schwartz ('Wicked') will be on hand to celebrate Gershon's accomplishments within musical theatre.

Stage and screen star John Stamos will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, revealed today, November 16th. The star will be the 2,393rd given to honor a star on the Walk of Fame.

According to a report from IMBD News, Actress Dame Judi Dench has a thing or two to say to the young acting community for bypassing careers in theatre in favor of instant fame as television or movie stars.

The NYC400 is the first-ever list of New York City's ultimate movers and shakers since the City's founding?from politics, the arts, business, sports, science, and entertainment.

Erich Kunzel, the founder and conductor emeritus of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, has died of cancer. He was 74 years old.

Michael Jackson, music industry icon, passed away on June 25th. Liza Minnelli spoke to Entertainment Tonight about the death of her good friend Michael Jackson and the price of fame.

Courthouse Center for the Arts Announces FAME -8/13-23. Join students as they go through 4 years of vigorous training at NY's prestigious Performing Arts High School. Tickets are $24 for Adults, $20 for Seniors/CCA Members, and $15 Students. Visit www.courthousearts.org or call (401) 782-1018 for more information or to purchase tickets.

Courthouse Center for the Arts Announces FAME -8/13-23. Join students as they go through 4 years of vigorous training at NY's prestigious Performing Arts High School. Tickets are $24 for Adults, $20 for Seniors/CCA Members, and $15 Students. Visit www.courthousearts.org or call (401) 782-1018 for more information or to purchase tickets.

Courthouse Center for the Arts Announces FAME -8/13-23. Join students as they go through 4 years of vigorous training at NY's prestigious Performing Arts High School. Tickets are $24 for Adults, $20 for Seniors/CCA Members, and $15 Students. Visit www.courthousearts.org or call (401) 782-1018 for more information or to purchase tickets.

Courthouse Center for the Arts Announces FAME -8/13-23. Join students as they go through 4 years of vigorous training at NY's prestigious Performing Arts High School. Tickets are $24 for Adults, $20 for Seniors/CCA Members, and $15 Students. Visit www.courthousearts.org or call (401) 782-1018 for more information or to purchase tickets.

Courthouse Center for the Arts Announces FAME -8/13-23. Join students as they go through 4 years of vigorous training at NY's prestigious Performing Arts High School. Tickets are $24 for Adults, $20 for Seniors/CCA Members, and $15 Students. Visit www.courthousearts.org or call (401) 782-1018 for more information or to purchase tickets.

Courthouse Center for the Arts Announces FAME -8/13-23. Join students as they go through 4 years of vigorous training at NY's prestigious Performing Arts High School. Tickets are $24 for Adults, $20 for Seniors/CCA Members, and $15 Students. Visit www.courthousearts.org or call (401) 782-1018 for more information or to purchase tickets.

Courthouse Center for the Arts Announces FAME -8/13-23. Join students as they go through 4 years of vigorous training at NY's prestigious Performing Arts High School. Tickets are $24 for Adults, $20 for Seniors/CCA Members, and $15 Students. Visit www.courthousearts.org or call (401) 782-1018 for more information or to purchase tickets.

Courthouse Center for the Arts Announces FAME -8/13-23. Join students as they go through 4 years of vigorous training at NY's prestigious Performing Arts High School. Tickets are $24 for Adults, $20 for Seniors/CCA Members, and $15 Students. Visit www.courthousearts.org or call (401) 782-1018 for more information or to purchase tickets.

Entertainment Tonight reports that Diane Keaton sustained an injury today while filming her new movie. Keaton was taken to the hospital for tests.

BroadwayWorld Congratulates the 2009 Tony Award Honorees, Non-Competitive Categories

2009 Tony Award nominee Hallie Foote (Dividing the Estate) will be featured in the cast of THE ORPHANS' HOME CYCLE, the nine-play three part theatrical event by her late father, the Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award winning playwright Horton Foote, which will be co-produced in the 2009-2010 season by Hartford Stage (Michael Wilson, Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Managing Director) and Signature Theatre Company (James Houghton, Founding Artistic Director; Erika Mallin, Executive Director).

BroadwayWorld Presents The 2009 Tony Award Honorees For Non-Competitive Categories

Eric McCormack, Emmy Award winner for 'Will & Grace,' will play El Gallo, Lucas Grabeel from 'High School Musical' will play Matt, and Broadway star and Tony nominee Harry Groener will play Bellomy in 'The Fantasticks,' which concludes the 2008-2009 Reprise Theatre Company at the Freud Playhouse May 5-May 17 (press opening May 6).