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Student rush tickets will be available to Tennessee Williams' CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF starring Scarlett Johansson as Maggie, Ciaran Hinds as Big Daddy, Benjamin Walker as Brick and Debra Monk as Big Mama, directed by Rob Ashford beginning December 18 when performances begin.

COMEDYSPORTZ, Philadelphia's longest running comedy show, announces the return of its annual New Year's Eve show ComedySportz New Year's Improvin' Eve 2013 (Monday, December 31 @ 7:30 and 10PM). The show takes place at The Playground at The Adrienne located at 2030 Sansom Street. Tickets can be purchased online at www.comedysportzphilly.com or at the door.

Schola Cantorum on Hudson (SCH), the 18-year old choral ensemble based in New Jersey, has donated a block of its concert tickets to volunteers and staff of the American Red Cross of Northern New Jersey (ARCNJ) as a thank you for their Hurricane Sandy relief work.

New Century Theatre Company (NCTC) has announced that Darragh Kennan will assume the full position of Artistic Director for the company. He will continue to share leadership duties with Managing Director, Jamie Herlich. Former Co-Artistic Director, Hans Altwies, remains an active company member and now serves as Secretary on their Board of Directors. While he has stepped down as co-Artistic Director, a post which he has had since the company's inception in 2008, he is still very much a part of the company and will continue to be present in everything related to NCTC in the coming years.

The new musical CHAPLIN, with music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis and book by three-time Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray) and Christopher Curtis, directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle (Finian's Rainbow; Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway), celebrates its 100th performance on Broadway at the Barrymore Theatre tonight, Thursday, December 6 at 7:00PM.

The Keegan Theatre announced the launch of its "Wee Keegan" pilot program today, aimed at evaluating the interest in family-friendly theater in Dupont Circle. On Saturday, December 22, and Saturday, December 29, at 11:00 am, Keegan will offer staged readings of How To Catch a Leprechaun, a new children's musical by local playwrights Mario Baldessari and Ethan Slater - and a play which made its debut earlier this year at the 2012 Kennedy Center Page To Stage Festival. The readings are fun for all ages, and will be followed by some post-reading theater games and refreshments offered by Keegan company members and actors.

Hard Rock Cafes in Las Vegas, NV have teamed up with Vegas entertainers for the season of giving. Las Vegas entertainers are participating by wearing a charity bracelet in support of the Hard Rock International's 2012 global IMAGINE THERE'S NO HUNGER campaign to combat childhood hunger and poverty around the world.

Effective January 01, 2013, Michael Wright, founding Artistic Director of SeeNoSun OnStage, will join Molotov Theatre Group as Co-Artistic Director.

Go behind-the-scenes with Behind the Magic at Hartford Stage. Take a look at the special effects for A Christmas Carol that make clocks tick, glitter sparkle, ghosts soar, snow fall and more!

The Aspen Art Museum has announced the selection of renowned contemporary artist Teresita Fernandez as the recipient of the museum's 2013 Aspen Award for Art. The award will be presented on Friday, August 2, 2013, during the museum's 9th annual ArtCrush summer benefit gala. The Aspen Award for Art is given each year to an artist who has made a significant contribution to the field of contemporary art. Past artist-honorees are: Tom Sachs (2012), Roni Horn (2011), Marilyn Minter (2010), Fred Tomaselli (2009), Ed Ruscha (2008), Jim Hodges (2007), Tony Feher (2006), and Richard Tuttle (2005).

Chicago Sinfonietta continues its milestone 25th Anniversary Season with its Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., celebrating the universal lessons of Dr. King with music from the American South to the African plains. Before 2013's special guest - Grammy Award®-winning bass-baritone Eric Owens - takes the stage as a vocalist, he will first pick up the baton to make his debut as conductor. Led for a second year by Sinfonietta Music Director Mei-Ann Chen, the annual MLK concert has been a cherished Sinfonietta tradition since its founding in 1987 by Dr. Paul Freeman. The 2013 Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is presented at Wentz Concert Hall of North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Avenue in Naperville, Sunday, January 20 at 3 p.m. and at Orchestra Hall of Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, Monday, January 21 at 7:30 p.m. (the official MLK holiday). The Sinfonietta is proud to have Fifth Third Bank as the Lead Sponsor of this concert.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC), recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award®, announces the extension of the Shakespearean classic A Midsummer Night's Dream. This fantastical production by director Ethan McSweeny, which celebrates the magic of theatre itself, will now play through Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW).

Arts Centre Melbourne's Sunday Market will be open all weekend in the lead-up to Christmas. It will now also open on Saturday 8, 15 and 22 December and will showcase new makers as well as 80 original stallholders and their best locally-made festive wares for the gift-giving season.

Creator Rupert Holmes and stars Jim Norton & Jessie Mueller of Roundabout Theatre Company's The Mystery of Edwin Drood, will be interview live on WNYC's "The Leonard Lopate Show" tomorrow, December 7 from 12:35PM - 1:00PM. The show airs on 93.9 FM and AM 820.

Their PBS concert special was chart-busting. Their national tour has been selling out. They've been deemed 'America's Hottest Vocal Group' by the music industry.

Antiquorum Auctioneers will present an extraordinary example of art and design, a one-of-a-kind Patek Philppe solar dome clock hand-painted by renowned graffiti artist, John "CRASH" Matos at its auction of "Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces" in New York on December 13th. The proceeds from the sale of this piece will be donated to the Aids Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA).

The GRAMMY Foundation® (www.grammyfoundation.org) today announced that 129 schools nationwide have been selected as GRAMMY® Signature Schools semifinalists (www.grammyintheschools.com) for 2013. Created in 1998, the GRAMMY Signature Schools program recognizes top U.S. public high schools that are making an outstanding commitment to music education during an academic school year.

The National Theatre of the Deaf takes a nostalgic journey back into time through the eyes of poet Dylan Thomas. Based on Dylan's classic poem of "A Child's Christmas in Wales," this new adaptation has been expanded into a very special evening. Performed in both the beauty of American Sign Language and spoken word, it will prove to be "poetry for the eyes and heart."

The Frick Collection has announced the launch of its new Web site, www.frick.org. Key features of the redesigned and expanded site include a new interactive virtual tour with access to information and zoomable images for more than 1,000 works of art in the permanent collection and enhanced content in the areas of research, programs, and media. Additionally, the site has been streamlined to allow greater integration between the institution's museum and library, and highlights the improved layout and easier navigation of sections relating to exhibitions, membership, special events, and the Museum Shop.

Jimmy Fallon receives his second GRAMMY nomination in the category for 'Best Comedy Album' for his June 12 release, Blow Your Pants Off on Warner Bros. Records. This Grammy nomination follows his Grammy nominated debut, The Bathroom Wall. Blow Your Pants Off contains new original music as well as viral favorites from Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, and features a mind-blowing roster of guest stars including Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Eddie Vedder and more.