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This year's Spring Gala will be held on Monday, May 24, 2010 at Cipriani 42nd Street. We are very pleased to be honoring MTC's Board Chairman Peter J. Solomon for his longtime leadership, as well as his generous support of and commitment to MTC.

PROMISES, PROMISES stars Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth appeared at Lord & Taylor for the unveiling of their PROMISES, PROMISES-inspired window display.

The Celebrate Broadway Preservation Fund, Inc. under the direction of The Broadway League, presented James M. Nederlander, Chairman of The Nederlander Organization, with the second Schoenfeld Vision for Arts in Education Award during a gala benefit held May 17 in the Broadway Ballroom of the Marriott Marquis Hotel.

Today, world-renowned scientist Dr. J. Craig Venter announced that he and his team at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) became the first in history to synthetically create a living, self-replicating cell. The news holds groundbreaking potential for solutions to a host of global challenges, including generating new food sources, pharmaceuticals and vaccines; cleaning up pollution; creating new energy sources; producing clean water; and more.

The Walt Disney Company today announced that the two-and-a-half-hour finale of 'Lost' will be made available to international platforms faster than the series has ever been before, in line with global demand. The continually accelerated international delivery of this groundbreaking show is in keeping with Disney's commitment to offer consumers legitimate, flexible ways in which to enjoy its must-see programming.

Growing for the 2nd consecutive week, ABC marked its strongest Wednesday in more than 3 months with Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 - since 2/10/10.

HGTV's top-rated reality competition, HGTV Design Star, will return for a fifth season beginning Sunday, June 13, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Shot in New York City, the series will feature 12 creative finalists as they audition for their own show on HGTV. The finalists include Courtland Bascon, Los Angeles; Stacey Cohen, Chicago; Dan Faires, New York City; Nina Ferrer, New York City; Tera Hampton, Austin, Texas; Emily Henderson, Los Angeles; Trent Hultgren, Venice, Calif.; Julie Khuu, Santa Ana, Calif.; Michael Moeller, New York City; Casey Noble, Redondo Beach, Calif.; Alex Sanchez, Upper Marlboro, Md.; and Tom Vecchione, New York City. The series will air on Sundays for 11 weeks through August 22.

Spoiled rich girls and overweight brides-to-be struggle to change their ways in two all new VH1 original series. On Wednesday, June 9 'You're Cut Off!' at 9:00 PM* and 'Bridal Bootcamp' at 10:00 PM* serve up two very different groups of women both trying to transform themselves. They may have different issues, but both are in for the battle of a lifetime.

Carved from a piece of pine by a woodcarver named Geppetto, Pinocchio dreams of becoming a real boy. But first he must prove that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish with the help of his friend Jiminy Cricket, who is charged with teaching Pinocchio to follow his conscience. Watch as Pinocchio learns how to be brave and honest, and gets his just rewards in the end.

Village Players Theater presents the world premiere of Alive and Dead in Indiana, an adaptation of short stories written by nationally acclaimed writer, and Fort Wayne native, Michael Martone. Adapted and directed by Doug Long. Michael Martone will be in attendance this Friday and Saturday's performance and will conduct a Q&A promptly after the show. Tickets are available at the box office by calling 866-764-1010 or online at village-players.org, Adults: $20.00, Senior (65 and older): $15.00, Student (with ID): $15.00. The shows continues to run May 20th-May 30th 2010.

LONDON'S SCARS At The Odyssey Theatre Continues Through 5/27

Here are the first images from the upcoming episode GLEE, 'Theatricality', which airs Tuesday, May 25!

Here are the first images from the upcoming episode GLEE, 'Funk', which airs Tuesday, June 1st!

The Court Jesters celebrate twenty years of SCARED SCRIPTLESS in 2010 with the IMPROV MARATHON: thirty hours of non-stop improvised comedy from 6pm Friday June 25th at The Court Theatre.The IMPROV MARATHON is 'a celebration of the past 20 years of Scriptless,' says Court Jesters Manager Kirsty Gillespie. 'The show has become a cultural icon over two decades: an entire generation of audiences have grown up with SCRIPTLESS at The Court Theatre'.

NCTC Presents THE NEW CENTURY 5/28-7/11

When is the last time you saw a musical and left the theater feeling that the performers were literally quoting material and pulling experiences directly from your own life? That's exactly what this scintillating new production of Edges at the White Plains Performing Arts Center manages to deliver. This production is helmed by an extremely able trifecta; it's produced and overseen by Terence Osborne, directed and conceptualized by the visionary Jeremy Quinn (Artistic Director of the Conservatory Theater), and musically directed by piano virtuoso and talented multi-instrumentalist, Stephen Ferri.

Arena Stage has announced that its smash-hit production of Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies will extend its run at the historic Lincoln Theatre with six additional performances through June 6, 2010. The production, choreographed by and starring the legendary Maurice Hines and directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, has broken several long-standing sales records, and is on track to become the highest grossing show in Arena's history, replacing the 2002 production of South Pacific directed by Molly Smith.

Burning Coal Presents KidsWrite Festival 5/28-30

Burning Coal is excited to announce auditions for its 2010/2011 season of plays in Raleigh, NC. Auditions will be held on Saturday, June 19th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Burning Coal Theatre at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC.

The Tilles Center Presents Joy Behar 7/17