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Crystal Theatre Presents the Hungarian Nights in an abbreviated staged reading at the Dramatists Guild at 1501 Broadway, NYC, Suite 710 in Times Square on Friday, December 10, 2010 at 6PM sharp! Free admission, limited seating, first-come, first serve.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Monday Nights with Oscar' will close the year with a screening of 'Driving Miss Daisy' (1989), on Monday, December 13, at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International in New York City. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Alfred Uhry, who received an Adapted Screenplay Oscar for 'Driving Miss Daisy,' will join the film's director, two-time Academy Award nominee Bruce Beresford, in an onstage discussion about the original play's journey from Off-Broadway hit to Best Picture-winning film. The play's current revival marks its Broadway debut.

After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2007, WICKED, the smash-hit musical, will return to Orlando's Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre February 23 through March 27, 2011. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday, December 10, at 10:00a.m.

Kevin Hart has burst onto the scene as one of the most versatile comedy actors in film and television. Earlier this year, he was seen on the big screen in the hit Screen Gems drama Not Easily Broken opposite Morris Chestnut and Taraji P. Henson. Hart recently premiered his new one-hour comedy special 'I'm a Grown Little Man' on Comedy Central. The special debuted as one of the highest rated specials for the network. He will next be seen starring in Comedy Central's new series 'Krod Mandoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire' set to premiere in April 2009. Hart stars as Zezelryck, the young warlock whose greatest magical gift is spinning BS, in this fantasy comedy series about a reluctant hero and his band of remarkably ineffectual freedom fighters.

Kimmel Center Board of Directors Chairman Roland K. Bullard announced the addition of four new board members. They include: Dr. Keith Leaphart, founder and owner of The Leaphart Group LLC; Roman McDonald, president and co-founder of First Genesis Financial Group; Joseph Redling, CEO and chairman of the board of directors at NutriSystem; and Timothy Scheve, President and CEO of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC.

The Broadway smash WICKED, which ran October 21 - November 28 at Toronto's Canon Theatre, shattered its own house record five times. For the week ending November 28th, the musical grossed $1,986,319 making it the highest-grossing week for a touring Broadway show in Canadian history. Over its sold-out, 6-week engagement, WICKED took in $11,459,475, grossing over $1,900,000 in 3 of those weeks.

Put a little circus in your Christmas with the Ivoryton Playhouse production of Barnum, the musical story of the Connecticut's own P.T. Barnum and The Greatest Show on Earth! Join this colorful cast of aerialists, jugglers, clowns and even a performing pooch as they tell the story of the life of P.T. Barnum, his discovery of General Tom Thumb - the world's Smallest Man; the Swedish Nightingale, Jenny Lind and the Amazing Barnum and Bailey circus.

Roberto Alagna sings the title role in Verdi's Don Carlo. A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet. Broadcast at Town Hall Theater on Sunday, December 19 at 1:00 pm.

Napa Valley Opera House Presents Performing Pets, Comedian Dana Carvey, and Jazz Musician David Benoit this December.

Main Street Theater continues its 35th season with Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize winning play The Heidi Chronicles, Nov. 26 - Dec. 19, 2010 at MST - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd. Call 713-524-6706 or visit www.mainstreettheater.com for tickets. Pictured L-R are Peter (David Wald) and Heidi (Cheryl L. Kaplan).

The New York Philharmonic will launch Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic: 2010-11 Season, its second series of recordings with Music Director Alan Gilbert, beginning December 14, 2010, as a new iTunes Pass. With iTunes Pass, music fans get music and other content delivered directly to their iTunes music library as it becomes available, over a season, tour, or other set period of time.

The All Stars Project, Inc. is hosting its Ninth Annual Benefit Luncheon entitled Learning from Leaders for its leadership training program, the Joseph A. Forgione Development School for Youth, on Friday, December 3, at 12 noon at the New York Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas.

A second set of tickets have been released for the January 6, 2011 benefit performance of ANGELS IN AMERICA, Part 1: Millennium Approaches and this may be your only chance to see this incredible work!

Broadway In Chicago is pleased to announce that BURN THE FLOOR is coming to the Bank of America Theatre for a limited two week engagement February 1 - 13, 2011. Years before 'Dancing with the Stars' and 'So You Think You Can Dance' turned ballroom dancing into must-see TV, one sizzling show was setting stages ablaze around the globe. Tickets for BURN THE FLOOR, the electrifying Latin and Ballroom dance spectacular that has thrilled audiences in more than 30 countries, go on sale on Friday, December 3 at 10:00 a.m.

Napa Valley Opera House Presents Performing Pets, Comedian Dana Carvey, and Jazz Musician David Benoit this December.

David Zwirner invites you to celebrate the launch of the new publication CHINATI THE VISION OF DONALD JUDD on Saturday, December 11, 4-6 PM for a cocktail reception & book signing with Marianne Stockebrand on 519 West 19th Street, New York. Please RSVP to Ashley Stewart at 212-517-8677 or ashley@davidzwirner.com to attend.

Trumpet sensation Chris Botti, known for effortlessly crossing boundaries between pop and classical, jazz and rock, will bring his chart-topping talents to the Orange County Performing Arts Center for a special one-night-only concert Sunday, January 8, 2011 in Segerstrom Hall. A gifted instrumentalist, talented composer, charismatic performer and former trumpeter for Sting, Botti has risen to new heights of popularity with his critically acclaimed CDs, Live in Boston, December and Italia. Botti's performance is being offered as a Bonus Event in the Center's 2010-11 Jazz Series.

Marty will be performing two shows (8PM and 10PM) of 'A Tribute to Sinatra, plus . . ?' at Chico's House of Jazz on December 11th. The show includes many Sinatra hits along with original extended scat arrangements of other classic jazz/pop classics. Marty also performs a few of his more famous commercials and gets the audience involved with an interactive scat feature. This is a fun evening of great music.

The Gospel Superfest 2010 performance that was scheduled for Saturday, December 4, 2010 - 7:30pm at the Palace Theatre has been cancelled due to scheduling difficulties. Ticket Services will be contacting all Guests who have purchased tickets.

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZEis an original musical extravaganza of ornaments that come to life when costumed characters perform astonishing feats that celebrate the holiday season with spectacle, imagination and whimsical dreams. An international cast of 30 artists transform into gingerbread men flipping mid air, toy soldiers marching on thin wires, snowmen daringly balancing, icemen powerfully sculpting, penguins spinning, puppets caroling and reindeer soaring high above a landscape of holiday wonderment. Some holiday favorites accompany an original musical score with hundreds of spectacular costumes adorning a magical tree of dreams in a setting of gigantic gifts, colossal candy canes and 30-foot tall towering toy soldiers. Says Creator/Director Goldberg, 'Cirque Dreams Holidaze follows in the spirit of the Cirque Dreams entertainment brand first established in 1993...to produce high quality, affordable family entertainment that blends multiple performance genres and Broadway theatrics with international talent, European and American circus artistry and limitless imagination.'