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Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone is set for Bravo's 'What What Happens: Live' this Wednesday, January 23, according to the show's listings.

See the new trailer for BETHANY, written by Laura Marks and directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, below. The show runs Jan 11-Feb 17, 2013. www.BethanyOffBroadway.com.

Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein are pleased to announce the cast and creative team for Girlfriend. This irresistible rock musical begins previews January 29 and 30, opens January 31 and runs through February 17. Girlfriend, with book by Todd Almond and music and lyrics by Matthew Sweet, will be directed by Les Waters and run for three weeks in the Pamela Brown Auditorium at Actors Theatre of Louisville as part of the Brown-Forman Series.

The Museum of the City of New York will be offering a special $5 admission for the holiday weekend, January 19, 20, and 21. All of the Museum's fascinating exhibitions will be open to the public, including 'The World of D.D. and Leslie Tillett,' in its final weeks. The first retrospective of the husband-and-wife textile designers 'The World of D.D. and Leslie Tillett' features their signature bold patterns and vibrant colors adored by Jacqueline Kennedy and Brooke Astor.

For those craving a show after the show, 54 BELOW, the new performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, offers its Tuesday night cocktail party/songfest, "Backstage." Special guest stars on January 22nd include performances by The Skivvies, from NEWSical, Christina Bianco, songwriter Bobby Cronin with Broadway's Kate Shindle from Legally Blonde, Wonderland and Andrew Kober from Hair, from Broadway's Bring It On Ryann Redmond and Sherie Sanders (Urinetown and author of Rock The Audition.)

A representative of ValCom, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: VLCO) announced today that the company has acquired an interest in 193 additional musical compositions written or co-written by Buck Ram through an agreement with Alicia Bennett, Buck Ram's daughter. Buck Ram is considered by many in the entertainment field to have been one of the greatest songwriters and producers of the 20th century having written or co-written numerous multi-platinum RIAA certified standards such as 'I'll be Home for Christmas,' 'The Great Pretender,' 'Twilight Time,' and 'Only You.'

On Friday, February 1, the Farnsworth Art Museum and The Strand Theatre will kick-off the second year of their very successful International short film series: Rockland Shorts. The February 2013 screening, entitled Trials and Tribulations, will take place at The Strand Theatre, 345 Main Street in Rockland, at 8 p.m.

The Ram Truck brand continues its successful 'Road to the Ram Jam' all-star country music series with the first of five charity auctions where each participating artist will auction off their 2012 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn truck to benefit a charity of their choice.

Grammy nominated Country Music artist Dierks Bentley kicks off his 'Locked & Loaded' Tour in Columbia, SC, January 17, 2013. Bentley has chosen award winning and highly sought after Tribe, Inc. for this tour's production design and art direction.

The Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport, begins its highly anticipated 2013 season with the exhilarating Broadway musical revue A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, opens January 20 and runs through March 10, 2013. The Tony Award-nominated musical showcases Richard Rodgers' timeless music and the incomparable lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein. A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING is directed and choreographed by multiple Jeff Award winner Kevin Bellie, who previously served as Artistic Director at Circle Theatre.

The British comedy geniuses of Monty Python created what's being described as a masterpiece of hilarity when they filmed "Monty Python and The Holy Grail," in 1975. On January 27, 2013 the hysterical musical "lovingly ripped off from the motion picture," Spamalot, will make its way to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The musical follows in the steps of the movie by continuing the parody of the Aurthurian Tale of King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail. However, in addition, the musical pokes fun at its Broadway peers. The show features all the quintessential characters from the film, and doesn't skimp on the subtleties like killer rabbits, cows, and of course, French people! This 4 time Tony Award winning show is a comedic ride not to be missed!

BillingTree RockBlock returns to Scottsdale Thursday, March 21. This year's show brings headlining act and home town favorites Gin Blossoms to the stage for a high energy, limited seat fundraising engagement, to benefit The Arizona Republic's 'Season For Sharing'.

Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center will kick off the Winter Starlight Music Series with a live performance from country music's Hans Holzen Trio on Wednesday, February 6th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Top of the Rock, located on the 67th Floor Observation Deck at 30 Rockefeller Plaza (between 49th and 50th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues) in Manhattan.

Live at The RRazz, San Francisco's premier nightclub, will present DONNELL RAWLINGS with his hit comedy show "From Ashy to Classy… Live & Uncut" from January 25 to January 27. With his firm grasp of the outrageous, Donnell (HBO's "The Wire") was born to make people laugh. He grabbed America's funny bone on "Chappelle's Show" with characters like Ashy Larry and the distinctively jheri-curled Beautiful. Now Donnell goes even further, taking on the entire American culture with impersonations of everybody from Michael Jackson (RIP) to Barack Obama, and bringing his audience to tears with his razor-sharp insights and fearless observations.

San Diego Musical Theatre Announces its 2013 Season of Musicals

Amphibian Stage Productions today announced its spring line-up of National Theatre Live screenings, presented in association with the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Productions of The Magistrate, People, and This House, broadcast from the National Theatre in London, continue the fourth season of this critically acclaimed series.

The Eagle Theatre, located at 208 Vine Street in Hammonton, NJ, will open its ambitious 2013 Season with the beloved Broadway musical A Chorus Line. This production will run from January 18 to February 9.

Florida Studio Theatre has once again extended the run of the hit show Let's Twist Again: with the Wanderers, into its sixteenth week. This is the longest running Cabaret show in FST history. The ‘50s & ‘60s style musical revue that has kept the Goldstein Cabaret hopping since it opened on October 19. Tickets can now be purchased through February 2, 2013 online at Floridastudiotheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000 or by visiting the FST Box Office at 1241 North Palm Avenue in downtown Sarasota.

The New York Times reports today that Cirque du Soleil will lay off approximately 400 people starting at the end of this month. Most of the workers will be in Montreal, according to the report, and Cirque du Soleil cites high costs for its complex shows - four of which will be closing by the end of the year.

AVENUE Q, the bawdy and downright naughty Tony Award-winning musical by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx, and Jeff Whitty opens at the State Theatre located at 109 N. Bay Street in downtown Eustis January 25 and will run through February 17. Called "one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see" by Entertainment Weekly, AVENUE Q features a cast of humans and puppets who tell a story about trying to make it in New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account. This production is directed by Joel Warren, director of BSP's Second Stage Series. John deHaas is the musical director, and choreography is by Amanda Warren. AVENUE Q is generously sponsored in part by Kevco Construction Group.