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This July, The Sherman Playhouse will debut the Tony Award-winning comedy-drama, THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE by Jay Presson Allen, based on the novel by Muriel Spark.

MAD Announces Upcoming Workshops, Lectures And Activities In June

Tappan Wilder, nephew of famed playwright Thornton Wilder and literary executor, and cast members of the critically acclaimed (Lucille Lortel Award-winning) David Cromer production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, in association with The Thornton Wilder Society, presented the 'Thornton Wilder Prize,' to famed Journalist Robert MacNeil on Saturday afternoon, May 22, 2010 following the matinee at the Barrow Street Theatre.

CPCC Summer Theatre will open its 37th season with Lerner & Lowes' My Fair Lady on June 4, 5, 11, 12 at 8:00pm, June 6 at 2:30PM, June 8 at 7:00pm and June 9 & 10 at 7:30pm in the Halton Theater on the CPCC Central Campus. Single tickets are $21.00/17.00/15.00. Further ticket options available at tix.cpcc.edu, at CarolinaTix or by calling the SunTrust box office.

Las Vegas audiences can't get enough of Venetian headliner Wayne Brady. After a brief hiatus, BASE Entertainment and The Venetian are pleased to announce the return of Brady's hit show, Making It Up beginning Thursday, May 28.

On Wednesday, June 9 at 9pm ET/PT, TLC will premiere the third season of I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS PREGNANT, an intense series that reveals the astonishing stories of women who conceive and carry their babies all the way to labor and delivery, while never even knowing they were pregnant.

In support of an unprecedented nine network summer launches of new and returning original programming, Bravo Media today announced its first ever network-wide on-air, multi-talent image campaign featuring more than 30 Bravolebrities at a rooftop pool party, dancing away to the tunes of Grammy Award winning artist Macy Gray's new single 'Kissed It.' While their worlds may never collide, the 'Summer by Bravo' campaign features Bravo talent including Kathy Griffin and Rachel Zoe acting as their own paparazzi; Tom Colicchio getting friendly with the 'Real Housewives;' Jeff Lewis sipping Bravotinis; Patti Stanger canoodling with a tiger; and Jenni Poulos doing cannonballs into the pool, among others.

ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,' which has won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality Program and two People's Choice Awards, will return for Season 8 in the 2010-11 season. Joining the series will be Jillian Harris, a successful designer for restaurants, residences, furniture and fashion who previously was featured as 'The Bachelorette' in that series' Season 5; Xzibit, a tireless performer in music, film and television; and Leigh Anne Tuohy, also a successful interior decorator, best known for being portrayed by Sandra Bullock in this year's Oscar-winning 'The Blind Side.'

With the series finale of Lost, ABC posted a definitive victory the final Sunday night of the 2010 May Sweep and 2009-10 TV Season, leading its nearest competition by 2.3 million viewers (CBS) and by 100% in Adults 18-49 (NBC). Winning the evening for 4th time in 5 weeks among Adults 18-49, ABC registered its 6th straight May as Sunday's #1 TV network in the key young adult sales demo.

Giving fans worldwide more of the beloved vampire film franchise they adore and vote tirelessly for each year, MTV today announced that Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner are confirmed to present an exclusive scene from the highly anticipated summer blockbuster 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' (in theaters June 30, 2010) at the '2010 MTV Movie Awards.'

Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz are once again searching the back roads, junkyards, and filled-to-the-brim barns in America for 'rusty gold.' With an average of 3.8 million total viewers per episode in its first season, AMERICAN PICKERS, the #1 new cable series of 2010, returns for a second season with all new premieres beginning Monday, June 7 at 9pm ET on HISTORY.

Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, co-hosts of Discovery Channel's MythBusters series, have signed a multi-year deal to co-executive produce the popular science show. In addition, Hyneman and Savage have formed a new production company and they will team with BermanBraun to develop and create additional television series with Discovery Channel.

Syfy has inked award winning director/executive producer Jack Bender as director/executive producer for the action-adventure 90-minute pilot, Alphas (working title) from writers Zak Penn (X-Men: The Last Stand, Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk) and Michael Karnow, it was announced today by Mark Stern, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Syfy and Co-Head of Content for Universal Cable Productions, which is the studio for the project. Bender just wrapped six seasons as an executive producer and director on the critically acclaimed series LOST, and directed Sunday's much anticipated series finale. Alphas is executive produced by Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun for BermanBraun Television and is slated to commence production in Toronto this summer.

Turner Network Television (TNT) announced today that it has joined forces with Hall of Fame rockers AC/DC to feature the band's single 'T.N.T' as the network's theme song for its 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series coverage.

The drama started at Camp Wawanakwa with Total Drama Island, went Hollywood for Total Drama Action, and now travels the globe with the all-new Total Drama World Tour, premiering Monday, June 21 at 9 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network. Seventeen contestants - including some favorites from the past and some new faces - will duke it out on an international playing field for a grand prize of $1 million dollars. Host Chris McLean and his cohort Chef are back with Total Drama's signature painful and embarrassing challenges, this time taking advantage of the world's most famous landmarks and natural wonders.

It's cupcake vs. cupcake in Food Network's tastiest competition yet premiering Tuesday, June 15th at 9pm ET/PT!

The Miss America Organization (MAO) is proud to announce it has reached a multi-year deal with the ABC Television Network to return as their network television partner for the 2011 Miss America Pageant that will be presented on January 15, 2011! The news was announced today by Sam Haskell, III, Board Chairman for the Miss America Organization and MAO President & CEO, Art McMaster. ABC aired the Miss America Pageant previously in 2004 and will once again retain the exclusive telecast rights through 2013.

New Plays for Young Audiences will present three new plays for young audiences June 12th- 27th at the Black Box Theatre, 82 Washington Square East. [Subway: A, C, D, E, F (West 4th St.); R, W, N (8th Street)]

Bravo took Thursday night by storm, shattering records both on-air and online with episodes of 'The Real Housewives of New York City' and 'Watch What Happens: Live' and the latest installment of the 'Talk Bubble.'

Washington and Davis recently discussed their roles with the New York Times.