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A Hawaiian themed macaron-and-music extravaganza; a hip-hop meets TV game show; a whimsical look at the time Hollywood movie star Ava Gardner game to Melbourne; indie rock darlings Sally Seltmann and songwriter Ross McClennan, jazz veteran Julie O'Hara; award winning transgender performer Justin Vivian Bond and Antipodean success story EastEnd Cabaret are among additional shows confirmed for The Famous Spiegeltent season taking place at Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt from Tuesday 5 February to 21 April 2013.

Under the direction of Tom Hooper, the Les Miserables film stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Eddie Redmayne as Marius and Amanda Seyfried as Cosette. The cast sat down and talked preperations, working as part of an ensemble and more after a pre-screening at LA's Writer's Guild Theater. Hear what they had to say below!

York Theatre Company will present Broadway's Marc Kudisch (9 to 5; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and Jeffry Denman (Irving Berlin's White Christmas; Yank! at the York) in the Off-Broadway premiere of a new holiday variety entertainment, The Holiday Guys in Happy Merry Hanu-Mas. Hear what the stars have to say about the show below!

The Seattle holiday tradition, Black Nativity, is celebrating its 3rd year at the historic Moore Theatre, and its 15th season here in Seattle. The gospel song play by noted American poet and novelist Langston Hughes features the powerful voices of Pastor Patrinell Wright and the Black Nativity Choir featuring singers from the Total Experience Gospel Choir. The focus of Black Nativity's joyful noise on December 19th, will be Ian Gunnell, a 1st grader at Vinland Elementary School in Poulsbo.

FLASHDANCE - THE MUSICAL, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film that defined a generation, will perform at the Mahalia Jackson Theater on Feb. 26 through March 3, for a limited six-night engagement. Tickets will go on sale Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. Ticket prices start as low as $32 and will be available at the Mahalia Jackson Theater Box Office, BroadwayInNewOrleans.com, Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling 1.800.982.2787 (ARTS). Group discounts for 10 or more are available by calling 504.287.0372.

Magic Theatre continues its 46th Season with the world premiere of Se Llama Cristina by Octavio Solis. The production is directed by Producing Artistic Director Loretta Greco and will run January 23 - February 17, 2013 at Magic Theatre, Fort Mason Center, Building D, 3rd Floor. Press Opening is Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 8 p.m.

Over the past two years Imagination Theater has partnered with the Placerville Kiwani's Club to reach out to local families in the community. On December 11th, a special, private showing of A Little Princess, was held for groups from New Morning Shelter, CASA El Dorado, Family Connections, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters.

DMAC-Duo Multicultural Arts Center Artistic Director Michelangelo Alasa' announces on the closing week of All About Meat (The Garcias) and Confessions of a Cuban Sex Addict that both shows will return and play in repertory beginning February 7th, 2013 for a minimum of four weeks through March 2nd, 2013.

The Skirball Cultural Center presents the Los Angeles premiere of the collaboration between celebrated Brazilian singer/songwriter and guitarist Vinicius Cantuaria and prolific master guitarist Bill Frisell, live in concert, on Sunday, January 20, at 7:00 p.m. Continuing the Skirball's new music series, "Journeys and Encounters"-which showcases surprising collaborations between musicians of diverse genres- Cantuaria and Frisell come together for a rare performance of tracks from their critically acclaimed album Lagrimas Mexicanas.

The Saint Michael's Playhouse 2013 summer season presents a foursome of crowd-pleasers, starting with the Broadway classic, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, and continuing with TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, Neil Simon's comedy RUMORS, and SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL.

Burning Coal Theatre Company will present a staged reading of Blue Straggler by Rebecca Bossen on Thursday, December 20th at 7 pm at the Saint Mary's School's Ragland Auditorium, 900 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC. Tickets are FREE with a suggested donation of $5 at the door. Further information can be obtained by calling 919.834.4001 or by visiting our website at www.burningcoal.org.

His ability to excel in all mediums is a testament to the man's inherent sense of comedic timing. Trained in Shakespeare at Yale where he received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, Grier was subsequently named one of Comedy Central's "100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time."

Falcon Theatre is proud to present Shirley Valentine written by Willy Russell and directed by Andrew Barnicle, the fourth production of the Falcon Theatre's 2012-2013 Subscription Season. This critically acclaimed Tony-nominated one-woman show stars DeeDee Rescher, who is best known for her comedy work on screen in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and King of Queens, but was last seen on the Falcon stage in Garry Marshall's own Everybody Say "Cheese!" in 2009.

New York Live Arts will present the world premiere of Yasuko Yokoshi's BELL on March 16, 2013 at 7:30pmin its Bessie Schonberg Theater. Hailed by Time Out New York as having "a brave, postmodern intellect," Yokoshi was appointed as the inaugural Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA) of New York Live Arts in July 2011. The RCA program identifies and supports outstanding mid-career artists and is one of the most generous and supportive awards offered to a choreographer in the United States, providing two years of residency time and a commission of a new work, as well as salary and benefits.

On Friday, December 14th, during its annual Season of Giving charitable campaign, AEG is dedicating its holiday efforts to YoYo School of Hip Hop. Founded by GRAMMY-nominated rap artist YoYo with the help of U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters' Community Build program, YoYo School of Hip Hop provides classes on artist development, beat production, theater, vocal training and hip hop dance. The classes are designed to nurture the creativity of the youth by improving their reading, writing, and comprehension skills.

On December 31st, for one night only, Neil Berg, the creator/producer of Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway, the number one Broadway touring revue in America, will bring Broadway to the Inserra Theater on the campus of St. Joseph's Regional High School in Montvale, NJ for a New Year's Eve Broadway Celebration.

The It Gets Better Project, created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach will present their 2012 A Better Holiday concert. The concert will be held on December 16 from 7-10PM at XL Nightclub in partnership with The Group Entertainment, and will raise funds for the Ali Forney Center (AFC), the nation's largest organization working on behalf of runaway and homeless LGBTQ youth; the AFC had a vital drop-in center destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in late October.

Right when you think the holiday season has reached its peak, in walks Wynonna and her Rockin' Christmas Tour, to propel your holiday spirit to new heights! The tour will hit the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall stage on December 22, 2012 at 8pm; and with her smooth, sultry voice and country/rock diva persona, this 5 time Grammy Award winner could make even the grumpiest of Scrooges excited about the holiday season. Backed by her incredible band, the Big Noise, which features her husband on drums, Wynonna is sure to have you "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" this year!

Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity at The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a revealing look at the role of fashion in the works of the Impressionists and their contemporaries.

American soprano Ailyn Perez earned yet another honor on Wednesday when she was named the winner of the 15th annual Placido Domingo Award. The prestigious award, personally given by Maestro Domingo to an artist of his choosing, celebrates the accomplishments of Hispanic artists as well as those who contribute to the awareness of opera and its educational value in the Latino community of Los Angeles. Earlier this year, Perez also won the namesake award of one of the other legendary tenors in opera's history - the 2012 Richard Tucker Award. Born in Chicago to Mexican parents, Perez is the first Hispanic singer to receive the Richard Tucker Award in its 34-year history.