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Following her recent, critically acclaimed New York Carnegie Hall debut, pianist Jenny Q Chai (www.JennyChai.com) has been selected to appear at New York's Le Poisson Rouge. The concert will take place on Sunday, November 4 at 7:30pm (doors at 6:30pm). Ms. Chai will perform works by Satie, Schoenberg, Stockhausen, Scarlatti, Stroppa, and more. Le Poisson Rouge is located at 158 Bleecker Street in New York City. For more information or tickets ($15/$20), visit www.LePoissonRouge.com.

Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa will perform at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, November 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $62 and are on sale now through MetroTix. The one-night-only show is in support of his brand new solo album Driving Towards The Daylight, which made its debut at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart, the eighth time a Bonamassa album has debuted at #1.

Mahler on the Couch, selected as the opening night film for the 2011 New York Jewish Film Festival, will make its Ohio debut in a one-night-only screening at the centerpiece of the 2012 Drexel Gala on Sunday, October 28. This exuberant imagining of the real-life marriage of Gustav Mahler (Johannes Silberschneider) and his tempestuous wife Alma Schindler Mahler (the luminous Barbara Romaner) is a sensory feast of art, attraction, and celebrity in turn-of-the-century Vienna.

Red Branch Theatre Company unveiled the first look of the puppets they commissioned for their upcoming production of Avenue Q. The puppets were handcrafted by professional artisan Kaitlen Sousa from New England.

The Albuquerque premiere of Disney's THE LION KING opens tonight, October 4 at 7:30pm at Popejoy Hall for a limited engagement of four weeks through October 28, 2012. In Albuquerque, THE LION KING plays Tuesday through Thursday evenings at 7:30pm, Friday evenings at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 2:00pm and 8:00pm and Sundays at 1:00pm and 6:30pm. There will be a 1:00pm matinee performance on Thursday, October 11. "Albuquerque has received The Lion King with open arms," said Tom Tkach, Director of Popejoy Hall. "Though we have sold out of several performances, tickets may still be purchased, with weeknight performances having the best availability."

Disney's THE LION KING will make its South American premiere in São Paulo, Brazil. T4F (Time For Fun), will present the production with its opening night on March 7th, 2013 at the Teatro Abril. THE LION KING in São Paulo will mark two firsts: as the largest stage musical ever presented in Brazil and the first time the show has been performed in Portuguese. When the South American production opens, it will mark the sixth continent in which THE LION KING will have played and will become the 21st production, worldwide.

For four and a half decades, the music of Inti-Illimani has intoxicated audiences around the world. Performing on more than 30 wind, string and percussion instruments, they are a veritable institution, a cultural icon of their native Chile. With over 40 recordings to their name, Inti-Illimani has appeared on stage with Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracey Chapman, Youssou'n'Dour, Mercedes Sosa, Wynton Marsalis, and others.

Here by popular demand, the Roxy Regional Theatre's revival of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW opens Friday, October 19, at 8pm.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC), recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award®, announces the extension of its lampooning production of The Government Inspector, written by Nikolai Gogol and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher. This side-splitting satire on small town political corruption, directed by STC's Artistic Director Michael Kahn, will now play through Sunday, November 4, 2012, at the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW).

The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents the new comedy, 'Becky's New Car,' Oct. 19-Nov. 4. Tickets may be purchased online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, and at the Playhouse ticket office. 'Becky's New Car' is co-sponsored by West Bank.

Columbus Children's Theatre will present the regional premiere of No Dogs Allowed!, November 1 - 11, 2012 at the Columbus Children's Theatre located at 512 N Park Street. No Dogs Allowed!, with Book by Sonia Manzano, Music by Stephen Lawrence, Lyrics by Billy Aronson and based on the book by Sonia Manzano, will be directed by William Goldsmith.

54 BELOW has announced that Sherie Rene Scott will play an exclusive two-week engagement when she presents her brand new show "Piece of Meat" at 54 Below October 16-20 & 23-27 at 8:30 PM and October 19, 20, 26, & 27 at 11:00 PM. To purchase tickets, visit www.54below.com. Doors open for dinner at 7:00 PM for the 8:30 PM show and 10:00 PM for the 11:00 PM show. $60 cover charge. $30 food & beverage minimum.

Craig Wright's Grace, starring Paul Rudd and Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon, with Kate Arrington and seven-time Emmy Award-winner Ed Asner, opens tonight on Broadway.

The House Theatre of Chicago makes the holidays merry with the return of The Nutcracker for its fourth annual production. The family-friendly original play by Company Members Jake Minton and Phillip Klapperich and music by Kevin O'Donnell begins performances November 9, 2012 at The Chopin Theatre (1543 W Division St.)

Join more than 150 New York City school kids as they take over the fourth floor of the American Museum of Natural History enjoying hands-on fossil activities and tours of the Creatures of Light exhibition as part of a celebration announcing a major gift from a Museum trustee.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, with help from Levi's® and Sony®, brings his popular hitRECord On the Road show to Philadelphia's Merriam Theater on November 19 at 9 p.m. Building from hitRECord's recent sold-out successes from across the country including the Sundance Film Festival, L.A.'s Orpheum Theater and New York City's Le Poisson Rouge, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is inviting audiences of the Northeast to join him for hitRECord's unique evening of entertainment and interactive art making.

Music Director Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will open the 2012-13 season this weekend, October 4 and 6, 2012, at 8:00 p.m., and October 7, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. Acclaimed violinist Midori will return to Atlanta for the Beethoven Violin Concerto. Also on the program will be Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. These concerts will mark the first performances of the Orchestra's 68th season.

By popular demand, Disney's THE LION KING will return to Cleveland where it will play an exclusive four week engagement at PlayhouseSquare beginning July 9, 2013, with performances playing through August 4, 2013. Opening night is set for Thursday, July 11 at 7:30pm. Individual tickets for THE LION KING will go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 15, 2013.

It's boot camp this week on The X Factor - so whether you missed the show or just want to re-live the drama, read on for a full recap of tonight's episode!

Entertainment Weekly editor Jess Cagle will moderate the post-performance anti-bullying talk-back featuring Ben Cohen, MBE, founder of The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, Dan Savage, co-founder of The It Gets Better Project, and WICKED cast member Kyle Dean Massey on Thursday, October 11 at Broadway's Gershwin Theatre (222 West 51st Street).