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Many of today's biggest names in opera - such as baritones Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Gerald Finley; mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina; tenors Stephen Costello, Marcello Giordani, and Giuseppe Filianoti; bass Ildar Abdrazakov; and bass-baritone Erwin Schrott - will light up TV screens across the country on Thursday, December 13 at 8 pm (check local listings) for the national broadcast of the Richard Tucker Opera Gala on PBS's Emmy Award-winning Live From Lincoln Center.

Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER today put a new block of seats on sale through March 30th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER opened on October 17th to rave reviews at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the heart of Times Square.

MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) announced today that Matt Lauria (NBC's "Friday Night Lights" & "Parenthood"), Zosia Mamet (HBO's "Girls", AMC's "Mad Men"), Lauren Culpepper (Signature's Really Really), David Hull (Broadway's Wicked & How to Succeed…), Evan Jonigkeit (Broadway's High with Kathleen Turner), Kobi Libii (Off-Broadway's CQ/CX), and Aleque Reid (Hair 1st National Tour) will star in the New York premiere production of Really Really by Paul Downs Colaizzo. The production, which marks Colaizzo's New York playwriting debut, is directed by David Cromer, the Obie Award and Lucille Lortel Award-winning director of hits Our Town, Adding Machine and Tribes. Performances of Really Really begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) on January 31, 2013 and continue through March 10, 2013. An official opening is set for Tuesday, February 19th at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets now on sale for Cirque Eloize iD, directed by Jeannot Painchaud and winner of the 26th Grand Prix du Conseil des Arts de Montréal for its exceptional international success in 2010. iD will run for eight shows at the Merriam Theatre from December 26th to 30th, 2012 as part of the Broadway Season, presented by the Kimmel Center and the Shubert Organization.

On December 31, Patti LuPone returns to 54 Below for a special, New Year's Eve engagement on December 31 at 7PM and 11PM.

Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) invites the public to sample our entire slate of Community School dance classes at an Open House, January 5, 2013 at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 West Broadway (300 South), beginning at 9:00 am. Open House participants can participate in any or all of the Community School's classes during the day for only $10 all day (no advance registration required), or free with the purchase of a ten-class punch card. If you buy a 10 class punch card at the Open House pay the special price of $90.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its sixth season of the Irish Rep Reading Series, with a free reading of GIBRALTAR -- Patrick Fitzgerald's adaptation of James Joyce's 'Ulysses' on Friday, December 14 at 2:30 p.m. at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).

La Havas' live show has been lauded by critics and fellow musicians alike. Bon Iver's Justin Vernon recently told Esquire (UK): "As soon as we saw her play it was so refreshing; somebody who could play their instrument, somebody who could use their voice, but in their own way. She is just fantastic." Look for North American tour dates to be announced soon. In the meantime, fans can live stream her sold out London show from the Village Underground today, Tuesday, July 17 at 4pm EST/1pm EST here: http://smarturl.it/liannelive. Fans are encouraged to use the Twitter hashtag #liannelive to appear in the virtual crowd as the show streams.

The Jewish Museum will present Kids Flix Mix, a program of eleven recent animated short films for kids, on Thursday and Friday, December 27 and 28 at 11:30 am. An array of traditional, CGI and collage animation styles in films from around the world will be shown. Kids Flix Mix is produced in collaboration with the New York International Children's Film Festival.

Z2 Entertainment will proud to present Eliot Lipp at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, February 7th. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, December 14th for $12.00 in advance and $14.00 day of show.

Z2 Entertainment will present Mountain Standard Time's MardiGrass 2013 with Dead Winter Carpenters at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, March 9th. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 14th for $13.00 in advance and $16.00 day of show.

Scott Johnson, a New York City comedian and University of Kansas alumnus, returns to his hometown Lawrence, Kansas, for a special one night only performance at the historic Liberty Hall. Liberty Hall has hosted many legends over the years such as Iggy Pop and Morrissey and Johnson will soon join those ranks. Johnson headlines his own hilarious comedy special, appropriately entitled, The Prodigal Son Returns. The show is comprised of stand-up, sketch, and improvisation. Johnson will be joined onstage by fellow New York City comedian and friend, Mark Stetson.

The producers of the national tour of the new musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh announce that single tickets will go on sale December 14, 2012 at 9 AM for the Pittsburgh engagement. Tickets begin at $36 and will be available at the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue, by visiting www.TrustArts.org, or by calling (412) 456-4800.

Cutting Ball Theater continues its 14th season with the adventurous RISK IS THIS…THE CUTTING BALL NEW EXPERIMENTAL PLAYS FESTIVAL, one of the only play festivals in America solely dedicated to experimental works for the stage. Pushing the boundaries of what theater can be, this year's festival features three new works and two new "Risk Translations" in staged readings. Like the 2012 edition, which featured five new "Risk Translations" of August Strindberg's Chamber Plays, which were performed this fall as part of the main stage season as Strindberg Cycle: The Chamber Plays in Rep, this year's festival offers a unique opportunity to see plays in development, alongside the artists creating them, as the works find their theatrical voice.

New York Vintage, in partnership with Broadway's CHAPLIN is participating in a post-show discussion, "New York Vintage Night," featuring CHAPLIN's costume designer, Amy Clark, and New York Vintage's own, Shannon Hoey, on December 18th, 2012.

The Mama D's you know and love is back -- with a sexy holiday twist! This popular, nighttime extravaganza is a music, dance, and comedy filled night out for grown-ups that puts a modern spin on the burlesque of yesteryear.

The Flea Theater announced today that Obie and Drama Desk Award winner Deirdre O'Connell has joined the cast of World Premiere of THE VANDAL by Hamish Linklater (TV's The New Adventures of Old Christine). This limited Off-Broadway engagement begins previews January 18 with opening slated for January 31. Tickets start at $45 and can be purchased online at www.theflea.org or by calling 212-352-3101.

Zubin Mehta returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his music directorship with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Thursday, December 13, at 8 pm, Friday, December 14, at 11 am, Saturday, December 15, at 8 pm and Sunday, December 16, at 2 pm. Mehta leads the orchestra in the colorful and varied program that inaugurated his tenure in 1962.

Monterey Jazz Festival, world-renowned for its artistic excellence, sophisticated informality, and longstanding mission to create and support year-round jazz education and performance programs in local, regional, national, and international venues, continues this commitment in 2013 with its third North American Tour, featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY®-winning jazz artists.

When Kowerk opens on Friday, December 14th, in Northpoint Corporate Park, West Palm Beach, the company will provide an attractive affordable alternative to the current high cost of renting office space. Alberto Siblesz, Managing Director, is proud of the innovative "shared space" concept his company offers in these difficult economic times. Siblesz said that the Kowerk motto - Where work feels like play - is an attitude he and his team of design experts have tried to deliver architecturally and functionally by incorporating everything needed to run a business professionally without the high overhead of renting and furnishing an office, buying equipment and hiring a staff.