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Talk show listings for Tuesday, April 12.

Talk show listings for Monday, April 11.

Now in its seventh and most prolific season, the 'outstanding' Momenta Quartet takes on the monumental second string quartet of Arnold Schoenberg with 'engaging' soprano Katharine Dain at 8pm on Monday, April 11th at the Center for Jewish History as part of its ongoing residency at Yeshiva University's Stern College. The program also features Lament for Solo Cello by Yeshiva University faculty Bart Bartholomew and the String Quartet no. 5 (1991) by Philip Glass, who all but invented the concept of the 'Minimalism' in the 1960s and has since written major film scores and commissions for the Metropolitan Opera.

Award winning vocalist ERIC MICHAEL GILLETT will close out the 2010/2011 season of CABARET CARES, with I WON'T SING A SONDHEIM SONG...or will I? at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, Sunday, April 17th at 7pm. The evening will be presented as a benefit for Cabaret Cares.

Join the Windham Theatre Guild on April 29 & 30 at the Burton Leavitt Theatre for a delightful evening of Broadway music. ‘‘Oh, What A Night' is a great name and an apt description of the 2011 Windham Theatre Guild Broadway Chorus show that we have planned for you. We have chosen our music from 4 terrific shows, all which have won the ‘Best Musical of the Year' Tony Award, to create a truly outstanding musical experience that spans 45 years of Broadway excellence.

Moira Danis returns to Don't Tell Mama with two additional performances of Some People's Lives, which gives audiences a glimpse into the lives of those around us - friends, lovers, relatives, and strangers. Each has a unique story to be told but using a delightful and emotional mix of songs by established writers like Stephen Sondheim, Cy Coleman, Tommy Wolf and Jimmy Webb and relatively new artists like Sara Bareilles, Susan Werner and Chely Wright, Moira shines a light on the connections that exist between us and the similarities shared by 'Anyone Who Loves'. Moira will be supported by, and singing with, a band featuring some of New York's finest musicians -- Wells Hanley on piano, Brian Griffin on percussion and Ben Mars on bass.

Whoopi Goldberg and her fellow producers present the provocative new rock musicAl White Noise, featuring Tony-nominated actor Douglas Sills as the top-selling record producer, Max. Directed and choreographed by Broadway's Sergio Trujillo, White Noise will play for an eight-week limited run, with and official opening on Saturday, April 9, 2011.

Photos have been released from the 100th episode of '30 Rock,' the television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC

The New York Philharmonic presents Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking Company, with an all-star cast led by Neil Patrick Harris (Robert).

Recently, Show at Barre paid tribute to the remarkable films and soundtracks of film director icon John Hughes in this one-of-a-kind live concert experience, presented by Show at Barre. Click below to see Barrett Foa, star of the hit TV series NCIS: Los Angeles singing Danke Schoen and Twist And Shot from Ferris Bueller's Day Off With Ben Caron, Nick Bushkar, Jordan Rogers, Danielle Sadd, Mary Kate Brouillet, and Sasha Wexler. The band includes Chris Bratten, Johnny Morrow, Kiel Feher, and Nick Perez.

WESTPORT COMMUNITY THEATRE presents the Connecticut premiere of a captivating romantic comedy, 'Mixed Couples,' that asks the question - what if the right person you married met the wrong person you didn't? Or did? The year is 1927 - and two couples meet for the first time since they were married. To each other... Bootleg liquor flows, and James Prideaux' clever, witty chess match, directed by Jessica Denes, revives verbal sparring to an art - with a twist. Running April 8 - 24, this weekend's performances are Friday, April 8 at 8:00 PM, Saturday, April 9 at 8:00 PM, and Sunday, April 10 at 2:00 PM.

BroadwayWorld.com presents Twitter Watch, which brings you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!

Actor, singer and stage manager Wally Peterson died on Wednesday, March 30, according to Variety.com. Peterson died of natural causes in New York City. He was 93.

Beck Center for the Arts presents The Underpants, Steve Martin's contemporary adaptation of a turn-of-the-century satire by German Expressionist Carl Sternheim, on the Mackey Main Stage, April 1 through 23, 2011. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. The performance on Saturday, April 9 is sold out for a private event.

Emily Bergl will return to NY with her cabaret show, 'Kidding on the Square' on April 26 and 27th. Ms. Bergl, accompanied by acclaimed musical director G. Scott Lacy, will perform at the the Laurie Beechman Theatre. She is currently starring on ABC's 'Desperate Housewives' as Beth Young, and on TNT's 'Southland,' as Tammi Bryant. She most recently appeared on the New York stage in Second Stage's 'Becky Shaw,' a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Hosted by Killer Killy Dwyer, ALTER EGO brings together the best of the best of the underground and alternative NYsCene! This monthly show is a bold mix of bawdy burlesque, bubblegum psychedelic pop, mock and roll performance artsy fartsy madness, alt character stand-up, hip hop ballet and modern break dancing performances, and avant garde antics involving improvised audience participation...and sometimes puppets. Something freaky, fun and fantastic for everyone over 21.

Auditions for THE WIZARD OF OZ at The Winthrop School of Performing Arts

Join us in May for our spring 2011 production of The Secret Garden! Nominated for the 1991 Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Score and originally starring Mandy Patinkin, The Secret Garden is based on the beloved children's book by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Orphaned in India, 11 year old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive Uncle Archibald and his invalid son Colin on his estate. Hidden within the grounds is a neglected garden, which beckons Mary with its haunting melodies and spirits from the family's past. As Mary and the children work with the earth to bring the garden back to life, its beauty and bounty are restored and the healing power of nature brings forth forgiveness, love, and renewal.

The All Stars Project will hold its national gala benefit entitled, 'Give Back, Get Back', on Thursday April 7, at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 63rd Street; cocktails at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m.

Lorraine Hansberry won fame with her first play, the critically acclaimed 'A Raisin in the Sun.' Hansberry was also a respected social activist during her short life. 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black,' composed after her untimely death at just age 34, recreates both her life experiences and the times that shaped her, through brilliantly highlighted scenes from her plays, letters, diaries, poems and personal reminiscences. Fast-paced, powerful, touching and funny, this kaleidescope showcases actors slipping ingeniously into and out of a variety of challenging roles spanning her life and experiences, to the ultimate confrontation when cancer strikes her. It is a major statement of the Black experience in mid-20th century America.