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Nightlife sensation, and co-founder of Broadway Speaks Out! , Marti Gould Cummings hosts his new show 'Glitter & Be Gay' Tuesdays with Marti at the Upper East Side's Evolve Bar Tuesday, October 19th at 10:30pm.

New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert will launch the second season of CONTACT!, the Orchestra's new-music series, leading Philharmonic musicians in concerts on Friday, November 19, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. at Peter Norton Symphony Space, and Saturday, November 20, at 7:00 p.m., at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The centerpiece of the program will be the World Premiere of Souvenir (in memoriam Gérard Grisey), a New York Philharmonic Commission by Magnus Lindberg, The Marie Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence, written as a tribute to his late teacher, followed by Grisey's own Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil, performed by soprano Barbara Hannigan, who made her critically acclaimed New York Philharmonic debut last season as Gepopo in Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre. The CONTACT! concerts, which are curated by Mr. Lindberg, began in the 2009-10 season as a showcase for emerging and established contemporary composers.

They fought on a battlefield as brutal as any other and more deadly than most wars in the history of the United States. The only difference: these veterans fought at a time when the United States was deeply divided on one of the most opposed wars in history, the Vietnam War. Michigan Vietnam veterans will be honored with the film premiere of 'Our Vietnam Generation' at the Fox Theatre on Friday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m.

The Strand Theater is holding auditions for 'A Peppermint Patty Christmas' by local playwright and lesbian activist Kate Bishop on Wednesday, October 20 from 7:30pm-9:30pm. Audition slots will be scheduled through Jayme Kilburn: jkilburn@strandtheatercompany.org . Walk-ins will be accommodated.

On Friday, November 5, Genesis West of Santa Barbara will present the modern American masterpiece, Curse of the Starving Class by Sam Shepard with a newly revised edition by the playwright. A major work by one of contemporary theatre's most respected and celebrated writers; Time Magazine said, 'It may be his best.' Winner of the Obie Award for best play. The Village Voice called it, 'Epic, unpredictable and deliriously ironic'. Genesis West's production of this brilliant dark satire will be the Santa Barbara premier. The production will run through November 20, 2010 with performances Thursday through Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm at Center Stage Theater.

Manhattan Movement & Arts Center presents THE KNICKERBOCKER SUITE on December 4 at 2 and 7pm, and December 5 at 2 and 6pm, at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, 248 W. 60th Street, NYC (between 10th and 11th). Tickets are $35 for adults and $20 for students. Tickets are available by visiting manhattanmovement.com/calendar.

The Alden Theatre invites you and your family to attend the first performance of this season's Professional Artist Series. Join Andes Manta as it brings the music of South America to the north. The performance will be preceded by a hands-on workshop with the band. For ages 6+.

The Pocket Opera Players will present SPACE IN THE HEART, A JAZZOPERA, Friday and Saturday, November 5 & 6 at 7:30 pm.

The Albuquerque Theatre Guild presents COMING ATTRACTIONS now through November 7.

The Big Balls are shivering in anticipation because this January, ABC's 'Wipeout' is back with a brand new 'Winter Wonderland' course, complete with slippery ice, frosty snow and numerous avalanches of Wipeouts. Cold climate-loving contestants will bundle up as they compete on all-new stunts such as the Spanker Sleds, the Wipeout Ski Lift and the Polar Bear Run. So cozy up by the fire with a cup of hot chocolate, and join us for a winter edition that is sure to 'Wipeout' your winter blues. This new winter series will be in addition to the summer series of season four, bringing the season episode order to 24 episodes.

Grammy nominated superstars Katy Perry and Akon will be the musical guests on THE VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW, taped in New York, to be broadcast Tuesday, Nov. 30 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Supermodels Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Candice Swanepoel, Chanel Iman, Erin Heatherton, Lily Aldridge, Behati Prinsloo and a bevy of other Victoria's Secret Angels will star in this lingerie runway show, which will also include red carpet interviews, model profiles and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the world's most celebrated fashion show.

On Thursday, November 11, ELTC, itself, celebrates its now thirty-one years of entertaining audiences in Cape May and throughout the country, and the brave men and women who have served and are serving our country in the armed forces. Titled 'Stage Door Canteen,' ELTC's annual gala will once more take place at Aleathea's Restaurant at the Inn of Cape May, 7 Ocean Street, and the restaurant, once again, is graciously supporting the event.

Alexandre Gallery will present an exhibition of new paintings by Gregory Amenoff opening October 14th. The show will include sixteen medium and small-scale oil on wood panel works completed over the past two years (2009 - 2010) at Amenoff's Ulster County, New York studio. It marks the artist's third exhibition with the gallery.

Warner Bros. Records is offering special releases for the holidays including Michael Bublé and Green Day. See below for more information.

Bette Midler, whose solo Broadway debut at the Palace Theatre is the stuff of showbiz legend, will return to that landmark venue as a producer of this season's eagerly anticipated, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL. Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The MusicaL began a pre-Broadway engagement yesterday, Tuesday, October 12, at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Canada, prior to beginning performances at Broadway's Palace Theatre in New York City on February 28, and opening March 20, 2011. Bette Midler said 'A new star on Broadway and her name is PRISCILLA!! So much fun, it's practically illegal!! In fact, it IS illegal in four states!!' Here Bette is after seeing the show in London!

The Heritage Forum of Anaheim, California will present 'Broadway Rocks Anaheim,' November 27. The performance will benefit the Anaheim Performing Arts Foundation (APAC) and will feature John Lloyd Young (Tony Award JERSEY BOYS), James Barbour (Broadway's JANE EYRE and DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST), James Snyder (Broadway's CRYBABY), Julie Garnye, Joan Ryan, Derek Klena ('American Idol'), Erich Bergen, Jenna Leigh Green (WICKED), Doug Carpenter, Aleks Pevec, Lesli Margherita (Olivier Award winner, ZORRO), Nicole Parker (WICKED), David Engel, Erica Ash, Berlando Drake, Crystal Starr Knighton, Jenna Leigh Green (WICKED), Jennifer Aedo, Vicki Lewis, Mary Ann Mobley (Miss America), Caitlin Baunoch, Tyler Milliron, Nathan Shrake, Jeremy Davison, the Kids Next Door from the Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA) and the cast of The Marvelous Wonderettes - Bets Malone, Beth Malone, Misty Cotton and Darcie Roberts. Songs from upcoming Broadway shows will include BABY IT'S YOU, HEATHERS, LEAP OF FAITH, ROBIN AND THE SEVEN HOODS and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.

This past July, Broadway stars joined in Washington for 'A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the White House,' to promote arts education. The event featured Nathan Lane, Idina Menzel, Audra McDonald, Elaine Stritch, Brian d'Arcy James, Chad Kimball, Tonya Pinkins, Marvin Hamlisch, Karen Olivo, Assata Alston, Danielle Arci and Constantine Rousouli. The event will air on PBS October 20 at 9 p.m. as part of the PBS music series, 'In Performance at the White House.' Below, Broadway World brings you exclusive interview clips from before the performance, featuring Broadway stars talking about their favorite PBS programs.

Linda Lovelace, born Linda Boreman, was nicknamed (and not ironically) 'Miss Holy Holy' in high school. The same school from which she graduated exactly six years before she starred in a short bestiality film entitled, 'Dogarama,' in 1971. The next year, Linda Lovelance became a house-hold name in the hardcore porn film, 'Deep Throat,' the same film that is the subject of David Bertolini's new play at 45 Bleeker Street Theatre.

There is something for every ghost, goblin, witch and wizard this Halloween weekend at Resorts Casino Hotel! Ray Parker Jr will headline for the weekend in the Superstar Theater, but this is only the beginning. Float over to the Booo-gie Nights IV Halloween Bash and join roller girl and her friends at this great Friday and Saturday night haunt! Also, blackjack players can earn entries all month to win the ultimate treat - his and her watches by Tag Heuer.

The high-energy DRUMLINE LIVE will bring the American Marching Band experience to historic Balboa Theatre, Wednesday, October 13 at 7:30PM.