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Cirque du Soleil has brought Quidam to California and BroadwayWorld correspondent Audra Stafford went behind the scenes at the show's San Diego engagment to get the scoop on how a Cirque show comes together.

The Disney DreamTM is the majestic third ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet. Boasting 14 towering decks, a ship length of 1,115 feet and a maximum width of 125 feet, the 130,000-ton vessel includes 1,250 staterooms and has the capacity to comfortably accommodate 4,000 passengers-along with the over 1,458 Crew Members who tend to the needs of every cruise Guest each and every day.

Black Swan was the big winner at last night's 26th Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica. Sandra Oh kicked off the red carpet with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an announcement that the LG Cinema 3D HDTV, the next generation 3D TV, made a $125,000 contribution to Film Independent's signature diversity program Project:Involve.

Carlsbad Community Theatre's production of DISNEY'S ALADDIN JR. opens tonight at the Carlsbad Cultural Arts Center. The show runs through this Saturday, February 12th.

Lamb's Players Theatre has extended its 80s musical revue miXtape through December 19.

The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego is currently featuring Tony and Pulitzer Award winner Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical plays, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND. The plays follow the life of Eugene Morris Jerome from the foibles of youth in late-1930s Brooklyn to a career as a comedy writer for radio. Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound are performed in a rotating repertory schedule. BroadwayWorld reporter Audra Stafford recently caught up with the 'Broadway Babies' of BRIGHTON BEACH, Austyn Myers and Allie Trimm.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, comes to life onstage at the San Diego Civic Theatre from October 26 - 31. Click below for a peek backstage with BroadwayWorld correspondent Audra Stafford!

Tonight is opening night of the 11th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival at UltraStar Cinemas in Mission Valley.

USC Trojan Vision reporter Megan Telles got a chance to go visit one of Marquez Charter School's last dress rehearsals before they went off to the 2010 Musical Theater Festival in New York -- check out these awesome kids and see how they learn history lessons through song and dance!

On Tuesday, September 7, LIMELIGHT: THE STORY OF Charlie Chaplin opened at the La Jolla's Mandell Weiss Theatre. The production, which has music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis and a book by Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan, runs through October 17, 2010. The show is directed by Michael Unger and stars Rob McClure and Ashley Brown. BroadwayWorld reporter Audra Stafford recently spoke with Curtis about all things LIMELIGHT and what inspired him to write a musical about the comedic legend.

Operation Smile, a worldwide children's medical charity, honored Harrison Ford, John Stamos and Susan Casden at its 9th Annual Smile Gala on September 24, 2010, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Access Hollywood host Billy Bush served as Master of Ceremonies and Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale of GLEE performed. BroadwayWorld reporter Audra Stafford was on hand for the event and takes you inside below!

The new documentary 'Des McAnuff: A Life in Stages' is making its U.S. premiere this weekend at the San Diego Film Festival.

Prospect Bar and Lounge in La Jolla to host Interplay, a benefit for The San Diego Entertainment & Arts Guild, August 6, 2010.

The La Jolla Playhouse production of MEMPHIS won four Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

The Moonlight Cultural Foundation, in collaboration with the San Diego Shakespeare Society, presents the Third Annual Celebrity Sonnets, an evening of Shakespeare's sonnets presented in spoken verse, music and dance.

The stars were out in Imperial Beach last weekend for the premiere of the news movie 'Marmaduke.'

The Broadway production of Memphis, which originated at the La Jolla Playhouse during the 2008/09 season before transferring to New York, has garnered eight Tony Award nominations.

Emmy Award-winning actor Benjamin Bratt joined director brother Peter Bratt at Hard Rock Hotel San Diego over the weekend, for a red carpet event to celebrate the San Diego opening of their new movie 'La Mission'.

Cirque du Soleil's KOOZA premieres February 25 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, but Horton Plaza shoppers got a little preview Saturday.

The interactive dinner show FRANKIE & NINA'S BIG ITALIAN WEDDING is holding auditions this Sunday in San Diego.