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Orange County movie fans can look forward to another great summer of free and fun film screenings at Segerstrom Center for the Arts as Movie Mondays returns for its eighth season on the Arts Plaza. Movie Mondays 2014 kicks off with the heartwarming 1935 classic The Little Colonel, starring Shirley Temple. From post Civil War America we head to 1990s London with the sparkling Spice Girls starring in the jet set musical, Spice World. Then it is off to turn-of-the-20th century Paris with the Academy Award®-winning musical Gigi, directed by Vincente Minnelli and featuring some of the most memorable Lerner & Loewe tunes. Continuing with the winner of this year's Audience Favorite Fan Poll, Cabaret, starring Oscar winners Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey. Shirley MacLaine as the eternal optimist in Sweet Charity wraps up the summer film series. Center audiences will have a chance to see MacLaine live when she makes her Center debut on September 20 in her one-woman show.

Griffin Dunne, the actor and director best known for his starring role in Martin Scorsese's After Hours, gives one of the finest performances of his career in the bittersweet new independent comedy The Discoverers, directed by Justin Schwarz. In this special double-feature event at Museum of the Moving Image, Dunne and Schwarz will appear in person to discuss both films. Tickets are $20 for the public and $12 for Museum members. They are available online at movingimage.us or by phone at 718 777 6800.

The Folger Shakespeare Library hosts a preview screening of the inspiring new documentary Still Dreaming from the filmmakers who brought us Shakespeare Behind Bars (Philomath Films) and featuring the co-directors of New York's highly-acclaimed Fiasco Theater (currently on stage at the Folger with The Two Gentlemen of Verona through May 25). The advanced screening will take place on Monday, May 19 at 7:00pm at the Folger Theatre.

Alonzo King, the celebrated contemporary ballet company, is guided by its uniquely global artistic vision. Drawing on a diverse set of deeply rooted cultural traditions, the company's works imbue classical ballet with new expressive potential. Alonzo King's visionary choreography is renowned for its ability to connect audiences to a profound sense of shared humanity-of vulnerability and tenderness, but also of furious abandon and exhilarating freedom. The program includes Concerto for Two Violiins, Writing Ground, and Rasa, set to an original score created and performed live by tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain.

THE ROOF, the brand new 3620 degree performance, directed by David Rosenberg (co-founder of Shunt) and Frauke Requardt, their third collaboration following Electric Hotel (also a Fuel production) and Motor Show, will run at the Doon Street Car Park 30 May - 28 June 2014. Preview performances (30 May - 8 June) are Monday-Saturday at 9:30pm. Regular performances (from 9 June) will be Monday-Saturday at 9:30pm with Friday and Saturday early evening performances at 7:00pm. Scroll down to see a trailer for the show!

Walnut Street Theatre concludes its landmark 205th season with an all-new production of Broadway's Tony Award-winning Best Musical, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. Directed by Casey Hushion, with choreography by Michele Lynch, this musical extravaganza begins previews on May 13th, opens on May 21st and runs through July 13th on the WST Mainstage. Scroll down to see a behind the scenes look at the production!

This Saturday, April 26th, 2014 at 8pm, The Album Project: + makes its Rockwell: Table & Stage debut in a one-night only performance. After last month's brilliant sold out-world premiere, producers are thrilled to bring this immersive, freshly staged remount to one of Los Angeles' greatest live music and performance venues. Scroll down to see a video of The Album Project's Anthony Starble and Ben Caron singing Ed Sheeran's 'This'!

After announcing his new album (to be released this summer), Dash Berlin reveals the first gem from it - 'Earth Meets Water'. It's no wonder that this song absolutely destroyed A State of Trance in Utrecht this year (and elsewhere). Scroll down to watch the music video below!

On Saturday, April 19, the cast of the film X/Y - including America Ferrera, Ryan Piers Williams, Jon Paul Phillips, Dree Hemingway, and Melanie Diaz - gathered at the Heineken Official After-Party at Parlor to celebrate the world premiere of the film. Scroll down to see some pictures of the event!

The Four C Notes had a great time singing the National Anthem at the Cubs/Phillies game on April 5th. It was the 2nd game of the season and the opening weekend for the Cubs.

The Texas State Premiere of the award-winning wildlife rescue documentary Lion Ark - about the rescue of 25 lions - will be given extra bite as the event is to raise funds to send the team back to South America to save dozens of animals suffering in illegal circuses.

The dramatic live action rescue documentary Lion Ark brought its tally of awards to six at Palm Beach International Film Festival winning the audience vote for Best Documentary in a field of 28 documentaries. In its 19th year, the Palm Beach International Film Festival featured 165 films, closing with Jason Priestley introducing Cas & Dylan, which he directed, starring Richard Dreyfuss.

Milwaukee Bucks star power forward John Henson has partnered with the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee's (UWM) Peck School of the Arts to create films that showcase Henson's passion for the city that he now calls home.

Alonzo King, the celebrated contemporary ballet company, is guided by its uniquely global artistic vision. Drawing on a diverse set of deeply rooted cultural traditions, the company's works imbue classical ballet with new expressive potential. Alonzo King's visionary choreography is renowned for its ability to connect audiences to a profound sense of shared humanity-of vulnerability and tenderness, but also of furious abandon and exhilarating freedom. The program includes Concerto for Two Violiins, Writing Ground, and Rasa, set to an original score created and performed live by tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain.

Cleveland is home to the second largest performing arts district, Playhouse Square, and on May 2 they will unveil the world's largest outdoor chandelier. Scroll down to see a video about the project!

The Times Square Advertising Coalition (TSAC) and Times Square Arts have partnered with Tribeca Film Institute® (TFI) for the second time to present April's Midnight Moment. This month's film, Local/Express, is made by some of the 20 participants in this year's Tribeca Film Fellows® program, a year-long fellowship for New York City students aged 16-18. The film will premiere on Times Square's spectacular billboards just before midnight on Wednesday, April 1st, and play every night throughout April from 11:57 p.m.-midnight.

On the centennial anniversary of the legendary Academy Award winner Budd Schulberg's birth, Gersh announced today that they have signed a deal with his widow Betsy Schulberg to represent the estate of the late author and screenwriter. Though Schulberg died in 2009 at the noble age of 95, the impact of his writings and the legacy of his works are as alive today as ever during his lifetime. Gersh and Betsy Schulberg will work together to shepherd the multiple adaptations and revivals currently in preparation.

Vice today presents a sneak preview of the highly anticipated Season Two finale of Fresh Off The Boat with Eddie Huang, which heads to Chengdu. In the episode, chef and New York Times bestselling author Eddie Huang tastes authentic Szechuan cuisine, cooks with Master Chef Yu Bo, and discusses how locals are working to defend tradition as modernization creeps in. Scroll down to check it out!

11F are proud to present WOMEN OF TWILIGHT by Sylvia Rayman. In this blisteringly effective 'all-women' play, a group of unmarried mothers are ruthlessly exploited by their baby-farming landlady. Women of Twilight was a theatrical sensation in the 1950s and also became a film. Now, after some 60 years, the play returns in a stunning revival from 11F. Originally seen at the White Bear Theatre, Women of Twilight transfers to Pleasance London (Main House) in April 2014. Scroll down to watch a behind the scenes video, featuring director Jonathan Rigby, from the production!

The Improvitonians, PCA's Goofy Gang, performs wild improvisation and spontaneous nuttiness with healthy doses of audience participation. Don't miss them tonight, March 22, April 19, May 24, and June 21 on Stage Too at 10:00pm.