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Theatre-Playground, an international troupe is coming back for the fourth time to New York City to present a popular, interactive family show: Life on a Desert Island on June 9 and June 30 in Central Park next to the Heckscher playground at 61st & 7th Ave.

Stacie Perlman, First Runner Up in the 2011 MetroStar competition, will make her cabaret debut in The Story Underneath, taking you on a journey through the world of fairy tales, at The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 20th Street, New York, on Tuesday, July 10 @ 7:00 PM, Tuesday, July 31 @ 7:00 PM and Tuesday, August 14 @ 7:00 PM.

The cast for Thursday, June 7th, in the ever-changing Broadway Ballyhoo concert series, has just been announced. The four stars kicking off the Ballyhoo's seventh smash month at Feinstein's will be the star who played Tony in the Broadway revival of West Side Story, Matt Cavenaugh, the beautiful young actress who played Meg in the Broadway production of Little Women, Jenny Powers, one of Broadway's great Elphaba's in Wicked, Julia Murney, and the acclaimed nightclub star who will be holding court during the dinner show at Feinstein's, Maude Maggart.

Live at the Hippodrome today announced the first season of performances at London's newest live performance space - The Matcham Room at the Hippodrome Casino, Leicester Square. Booking opens today for the first season of curated performances which will return world-class live entertainment to the recently restored, legendary Hippodrome.

David Leonard will take over the role of Miss Trunchbull from Tuesday 3 July 2012 and Annette McLaughlin will join the company as Mrs Wormwood from Tuesday 21 August 2012. They will play alongside Haley Flaherty and Steve Furst who have recently joined the Company as Miss Honey and Mr Wormwood. Bertie Carvel's last performance as Miss Trunchbull will take place on Sunday 1 July and Josie Walker will perform as Mrs Wormwood for the last time on Sunday 19 August.

In homage to the Griswolds, and intrepid, idealistic road warriors everywhere, Stoop Storytelling will present Postcards from The Stoop: A Live Radio Show about cross-country jaunts, Chevy Chase-style family vacations, and two weeks in paradise (or hell!) next weekend, June 8 and 9, at Center Stage.

Check out the Kookaburras in action at the Brisbane Airport in the La Boite Indie 2012 launch trailer below. The Indie festival will bring six new productions to Brisbane at La Boite's Roundhouse Theatre from 6 June.

When Craig Smith talks of the many reasons he bought the Alhambra in August of 2009, he often gets teary-eyed telling the story of his daughter, Macy's, first live theater experience almost 10 years ago - the Wizard of Oz at the Alhambra. So this summer has a special feel to it for Smith as the Alhambra opens its 2012 summer family show on June 6 with the Wizard of Oz.

Casting has been announced for the major London revival of the Jerry Herman/Michael Stewart Hollywood musical, Mack and Mabel at Southwark Playhouse, which runs Thursday 5 July - Saturday 25 August, 2012.

RB Productions' 2012 Summer Youth Theatre series will comprise Sweeney Todd School Edition, Godspell Jr., Seussical Jr, and Once on the Island, Jr., featuring young performers ages 8 to 19.

Jay Russell and Adam Fitzgerald have announced two upcoming staged readings of ON THE TREETOP (by Jay Russell) on Monday, June 18th at 3:30 PM and 6:30 PM at the Alvin Ailey Studios. The facility is located at 405 West 55th Street (at 9th Avenue). The reading is an invited presentation.

Local experimental theatre company, Third Angel, is to have a new home based at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre from this week, cementing the long-term relationship between the two organisations.

One of Armada Music's latest signings is the Dutch DJ and producer duo 2 Faced Funks. The young talents, who've just released their debut track 'Life Is A Casino' on the label, are best known for their unique appearance: veiling under pink masks. And not just the average toy store masks. The 2 Faced Funks masks were created by special effects make-up artist Rogier Samuels, who also worked on movie 'The Hobbit'. Their next release, 'Arabia', is planned for July.

Check out these photographs from yesterday's premiere of Season 5 of TRUE BLOOD in Los Angeles, featuring Alexander Skarsgard, Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Krysten Ritter, Ryan Kwanten and more.

Watch the new trailer film for the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Julius Caesar, opening in Stratford-Upon-Avon next week from 28 May and in London this summer from 8 August at the Noel Coward Theatre.

The Marriner Group and Global Creatures have announced that their adaptation of KING KONG will open in June 2013 at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne. Check out the behind-the-scenes video below, which features pictures of the set and a hint at what to expect from King Kong himself.

Music's Biggest Night, the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, returns to Los Angeles' STAPLES Center on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, and will air live on the CBS Television Network from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The eligibility year for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards is Oct. 1, 2011, to Sept. 30, 2012. Additionally, 'The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night' - which officially kicks off GRAMMY season by revealing nominations in several categories while featuring unique performances with past GRAMMY winners and/or nominees - will air live on CBS Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012.

Sutton Foster, star of BUNHEADS, had her first ever TV interview this Wednesday as a guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson - check out the footage below!

The Traverse has announced its 2012 Festival programme. Over four weeks, the Traverse will host nineteen shows and events, with eight world premieres and two Scottish premieres, including a double bill of David Greig's THE LETTER OF LAST RESORT and David Harrower's GOOD WITH PEOPLE.

Elton John, Stephen Daldry and Lee Hall last night (30 May 2012) joined a special Gala audience at the Victoria Palace Theatre to celebrate 3000 performances and seven years since the world premiere of the award-wining British hit, Billy Elliot the Musical. Scroll down for photos of the event and to find out what happens to that cake.