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On Monday night, NYC raised much needed funds for this temporary 'home away from home' for pediatric cancer patients and their families. Held at the Waldorf=Astoria, the 20th Annual Gala Event surpassed its goal to raise nearly $3.5 million. ABC-TV broadcast personality Barbara Walters was at the helm of the evening's festivities for the second year in a row.

Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions and NETworks Presentations, LLC bring the multi-award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center from June 19 to June 24. Based on the international smash-hit film and featuring music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical has earned critical acclaim around the world and was the winner of ten 2009 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

In celebration of 20 years of creating and performing original multimedia works in and from Pittsburgh, Squonk Opera will be doing 20 free shows all around Pittsburgh this summer, more local shows than they've ever done in a season. They will premiere this next creation - GO Roadshow- at the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival with shows on June 8, 9 and 10.

Justin Blalock, starting left guard for the Atlanta Falcons, will partner with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as a spokesman for music education during its "When I Play Music" campaign for music education. Mr. Blalock, who grew up playing tuba at his school, and continues to play drums and guitar, recognizes the impact of both music education and sports on children. He is dedicated to giving back to the youth of Atlanta, and this partnership will unite the educational mission of the Atlanta Symphony with Mr. Blalock's commitment to raise awareness of the benefits of music and sports in the lives of kids.

On Saturday, July 28th, 2012, from 2pm - 5pm in the afternoon, the Lilac will host Tribeca's first-ever children's literary festival: Books Ahoy! a literary celebration for little mermaids and pirates.

Following the fervent reception of their previous tour in summer/fall of 2010, GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriters Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs are hitting the road again this summer as "The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue." The Dukes will launch their nationwide "Rhythm Revue" on June 20th at 8 p.m. in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Tickets are on sale now through MetroTix and are $65, $60, $45 & $40.

InViolet Repertory Theater presents the World Premiere of THIS IS FICTION by Megan Hart. Richard Masur stars in this dramedy directed by Shelley Butler. Performances run June 12 - 30 at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street between 7th Avenue & Hudson Streets).6/

Chuck Singleton has been named the general manager of WFUV, New York's Rock and Roots station (90.7 FM, www.wfuv.org) licensed to Fordham University. Singleton, currently the station's interim general manager and veteran program director, will hold the permanent position as of July 1, 2012. He assumed the interim post in June 2011.

Bloomington Civic Theatre (BCT) is pleased to announce its 2012-2013 season, featuring 5 musicals and three plays. On the Schneider Theater stage, BCT presents 42nd Street, Sunday In The Park With George, Cabaret and On The Town.

Bloomington Theatre and Art Center (BTAC) today announced the tap dancing musical 42nd Street. This Bloomington Civic Theatre (BCT) production will run August 17 - September 16, 2012. 42nd Street will be directed and choreographed by Michael Matthew Ferrell, with music direction by Anita Ruth. The cast of 24 includes Larissa Gritti as 'Peggy', C. Ryan Shipley as 'Billy', Michael Fischetti as 'Julian Marsh', and Bonnie Erickson as 'Dorothy Brock'.

The Little Aggies Theatre presents Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. playing at The Albertville Fine Arts Center starting on June 1 at 7PM for 2 weeks through June 9, 2012. The musical is based on the 2008 Broadway production and the 1989 animated feature film. The cast contains approximately 75 students led by Kelleybrooke Brown, Director and Assisted by Lee White.

The Duke Ellington Center Big Band and the Bobby Sinabria Multiverse Big Band will perform a joint concert at the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College in the Bronx on Friday, June 8, at 7:30 PM, featuring some of Duke Ellington's iconic works, as well as those of his greatest collaborators.

On Saturday, May 26 at 1pm, the Warner Theatre will present Verdi's La Traviata, an encore presentation from The Met: Live in HD.

View members of the cast at yesterday's Barnes & Noble cast recording performance and signing below!

Ford's Theatre Society will host its annual black-tie gala on Sunday, June 3, 2012, at Ford's Theatre (511 10th Street NW) followed by a seated dinner at the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum (750 Ninth Street NW). The evening will include the presentation of the Lincoln Medal to Morgan Freeman and Elie Wiesel, two individuals whose extraordinary character, accomplishments and life work reflect Lincoln's legacy of leadership, service, humanity, wisdom, eloquence and vision.

KPCC radio host and playwright/director Steve Julian's 2012 Hollywood Fringe Festival play Altarcations is described as 'pulling from real life stories to reveal the alarmingly darker nature of the church, its hypocrisy in shielding abusive priests, and the wisdom of redemption. Do we really need to see the Catholic church's underbelly, especially when we're inundated by new stories of priest abuse?'

Georgia Shakespeare will present Illyria: a Twelfth Night Musical, on stage June 6 - August 5 at the Conant Performing Arts Center on the campus of Oglethorpe University. The show features music and lyrics by John R. Briggs, the creator of 2010's Shrew: the Musical.

Dance New Amsterdam (DNA), NYC's foremost progressive dance education and performance center, announces two June workshops aimed at providing dancers the opportunity to learn vibrant performance-enhancing tools.

UglyRhino Productions announces their 2012 Summer/Fall Season at The Brooklyn Lyceum (227 4th Avenue at Union Street, Brooklyn), which will include their ongoing monthly play series, TinyRhino: The Theatrical Drinking Game, their 2012 Micro-Season of new plays, live music, and parties in August, and their Warehouse of Horrors, which will incorporate six immersive stories paired with six specialty cocktails.

Windy City Gay Idol, now in its 10th year, is one step closer to crowning a Gay Idol. Don't miss the Semifinals on Saturday, June 2 at Sidetrack, 3349 N Halsted, with doors at 2 p.m., show at 3 p.m. The largest annual search for the best amateur gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered singers in the Chicago area continues, after ten preliminary events, with the top 23 finalists all competing for a spot in the Top Twelve at the Finals which will be held Saturday, June 16.