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Discovery Channel's new series AMERICAN TREASURES takes a historical road trip across the country every Tuesday from 10-10:30 PM ET/PT beginning February 22.

THE 53RD ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS delivered the award show's largest audience in 10 years, attracting 26.55 million viewers and its best demographic ratings since 2004, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Feb. 13.

Robin Roberts, Tim Gunn, Krista Smith and Maria Menounos will host 'Oscar's Red Carpet Live' for the 83rd Academy Awards(R), pre-show executive producers Charlie Haykel and Juliane Hare announced today. This will be Smith's first time hosting the Oscar(R) pre-show. Menounos hosted the red carpet show for the 76th Academy Awards and Roberts and Gunn hosted the arrivals show two years ago for the 81st Academy Awards.

HGTV is welcoming New York City-based interior designers Robert and Cortney Novogratz to the network's family of design experts. The Novogratzes, a successful husband and wife team acclaimed for creating wildly original spaces that showcase an unpretentious, yet funky, downtown-chic design aesthetic, have started production on a new 30 minute series that will premiere this summer on HGTV. Titled Home by Novogratz, the series will follow the couple as they take on residential design projects -- customizing eclectic finds, turning trash to treasure and mixing colors and textures in innovative ways.

BroadwayWorld presents the cast of the Broadway revival of ARCADIA! Today we feature Margaret Colin, who stars as Lady Croom. Learn all about her here...

Puppet Heap Moving Picture Company, Co., the film division of the internationally renowned puppet design company, Puppet Heap, has announced the release of their latest short film, 'I Knew An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.' The film will be launched as an eight-part mini-epic, starting on Sunday, February 13th and will be available on www.puppetheap.com.

The new musical DOCTOR ZHIVAGO began performances in Sydney February 11, but the first performance was affected due to an injury sustained by the show's star, Anthony Warlow.

Emerging Artists Theatre presents a slate of new work: one-act, full-length and in-progress plays, in its annual EATfest, running March 7-20, 2011 at TADA Theatre.

Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives will bring to the House floor, a Continuing Resolution (CR) appropriations package that proposes to cut dozens of federal agencies and programs for the balance of the current 2011 fiscal year (March 5 through September 30).

From March 4-13, Children's Theatre of Charlotte presents "And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank", a heart-wrenching look at the Holocaust through the eyes of young people who grew up during this dark period of history. This production is recommended for ages 10 and up.

The Grand Theatre will hold auditions for 'Urinetown' on Saturday, March 5th from 10: 00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. at the Grand Theatre Rehearsal Hall (Room W226) on the 2nd floor located at 1575 South State Street in Salt Lake City. All roles are open, and The Grand Theatre is seeking adults 18 and older.

How has Chicago theatre developed from a grassroots movement to a global phenomenon over the past 50 years? What is the current state of 'the beating heart of American theatre,' as British critic Michael Billington recently described Chicago? And what is the future of theatre in Chicago - in America and around the world - in a time of rapidly escalating technological innovation and globalization?

Broadway In Chicago and the company of WORKING are pleased to announce their 'Local Heroes' program, created to honor and complement the new musical WORKING, which begins previews February 15, 2011, at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut). The program is designed to pay tribute to Studs Terkel's vision of showcasing everyday people. WORKING will honor Chicago's own through post-show conversations about who they are, what they do in life and how they make a difference. These conversations will include fascinating professions from doctors to firemen, to waitresses, assistants and sanitation workers and professions from every spectrum of our lives along with cast members of WORKING.

On next week's episode of GLEE, Sam sings Justin Bieber, Brittany channels Rachel, and Sue joins the glee club. Check out a preview from the February 15 episode below!

Red Branch Theatre Company, the professional theatre company in residence at Drama Learning Center, is pleased to present their first show of the 2011 season. Into the Woods will run March 25-April 9. Tickets will go on sale February 15th.

Civic Theatre of Allentown will hold auditions for its May 2011 production of Kander & Ebb's iconic musical 'Cabaret' at 7 pm on Monday, February 28, 2011. Auditions will be in the rehearsal hall above Civic's Nineteenth Street Theatre at 527 N 19th Street in Allentown. If necessary, callbacks will be held on Tuesday, February 29, 2011. Alternate audition times will not be available.

Seattle's Intiman Theatre is currently going though hard times, as it is now calling for the support of the public in order to solve its financial issues. The theatre, which is currently $1 million in debt, is attemping to raise $500,000 by April, and a second $500,000 by September. As of November the theatre's debt stood at $2.3 million. Since then, over $800,000 has been raised.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents its annual 2011 Spring Gala honoring Emmy Award winner Alec Baldwin.

With SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK's less-than-appealing reviews hitting newsstands this week, the producers of the $65 million giant have sifted through the critiques to find their pull-quotes for marketing. Were the chosen quotes used in context of the original reviews? BroadwayWorld lets you decide by offering the following comparison!

Linebacker Clay Mathews and members of Super Bowl XLV Champion Green Bay Packers will make a special appearance on 'Friday Night SmackDown' tonight at 8 PM / 7 PM c on Syfy. Mathews will guest referee the World Heavyweight Championship match. The episode was taped this Tuesday at the Resch Center in Green Bay, WI.