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The BIG BANG SHOW is an 18+ show that features improv comedy. It involves contestants (singers, spoken word poets, comedians, live bands, magicians, etc.), unique acts and a panel of celebrity judges.

Known for not holding back, April Macie is a veteran of the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. She's also appeared on NBC's Last Comic Standing.

SOUTH PACIFIC is being staged in Bradenton, FL (102 Old Main St.) until Sept. 5.

LOOK TONIGHT, a dance/ theater show that explores glamour and it's role in contemporary American culture, premieres tonight at The Studio@620.

All Out Repertory Company presents CASE NUMBER 346: SARAH MAYES, an original work by Chase Adin. The show combines dance elements with theater and other art forms.

You may recognize Aisha Tyler from her appearances in a number of TV shows, including E! Entertainment's Talk Soup, Friends, Ghost Whisperer, 24 and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Christopher Plummer will reprise his starring role in BARRYMORE in Toronto, according to CTV News. The Canadian actor won a Tony award for his portrayal of the acclaimed American actor.

San Diego Musical Theater announces SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE as the first show of their second season of musicals. The play will be staged at the Lyceum Theatre in Horton Plaza from Sept. 24 to Oct. 10.

Malubu's J. Paul Getty Museum has announced the cast for ELEKTRA. The show will mark the fifth annual outdoor production in the Getty Villa's Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater.

British theater veteran Elaine Paige, Tony Award Winner Christine Ebersole and Patti LuPone are just some of the Broadway stars that are set to make appearances at Barnes and Noble. The casts of ENTER LAUGHING and the musical SEUSSICAL will also appear at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble next month.

The Rochester Broadway Theater League has announced their 2010-2011 M&T Bank Broadway Season at the Auditorium Theatre (885 East Main St.).

Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Jamie-Lynn Sigler has been approached to star in a new Lifetime pilot.

Reeve Carney, who's set to play the lead web-slinger in Broadway's SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, will perform at Piano's (158 Ludlow Street) on Sept. 15 with his band, Carney.

British actress Carey Mulligan is in negotiations to star in the action thriller Drive, according to The Hollywood Reporter. If cast, the Education star will join Ryan Gosling, who's already attached to the project. Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston is also said to be in negotiations to join the cast.

The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Mercy star Taylor Schilling will team up with Zac Efron in The Lucky One on the big screen. Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, The Lucky One centers on a U.S. marine (played by Efron) who is fixated on a photograph of a woman he does not know, attributing his survival of three tours of duty in Iraq to this keepsake. Upon returning home, he sets out to search for the face in the photograph (Schilling).

Global Spectrum has announced the productions for this season's Broadway in Augusta and Beyond Broadway Series, bringing some fan favorites to the town. The Broadway in Augusta program includes Grease and The Color Purple. The Beyond Broadway Series will feature Blue Man Group, and The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller. The two series will occupy the Bell Auditorium and the James Brown Arena.

Back in January, Glee star Lea Michele told MTV she would love to see Matthew Morrison (who plays Mr. Schuester) and Justin Timberlake have a dance-off on the hit FOX TV show.

James Iglehart, Rhett George, Bryan Fenkart, Danielle Williamson, Brad Bass and Bryan Langlitz, among others, will perform during Broadway Impact's final summer concert series at Joe's Pub on Aug. 23 at 7 p.m.

The soundtrack to the indie rock musical Clear Blue Tuesday, directed by Elizabeth Lucas, will be released on Aug. 24 by Sh-K-Boom Records. Clear Blue Tuesday takes audiences through seven Tuesdays. The film follows the transformation of 11 New Yorkers over the span of seven years.

A number of stars perform songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber in a new recording that pays tribute to the acclaimed musical theatre composer.