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Today in 2007, the second Broadway revival of Grease opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it ran for 554 performances. Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School (loosely based on William Howard Taft School), follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love, cars, and drive-ins.

Today in 1981, the second Broadway revival of My Fair Lady opened at the Uris Theatre (now the George Gershwin Theatre), where it ran for 120 performances. My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a well born lady. The musical's 1956 Broadway production was a hit, setting what was then the record for the longest run of any major musical theatre production in history. It was followed by a hit London production, a popular film version, and numerous revivals.

Today in 2008, the first Broadway revival of A Chrous Line closed at the Schoenfeld Theatre, where it ran for 759 performances. A Chorus Line is a musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch. With nineteen main characters, it is set on the bare stage of a Broadway theatre during an audition for a musical. The show provides a glimpse into the personalities of the performers and the choreographer as they describe the events that have shaped their lives and their decisions to become dancers. The original Broadway production received 12 Tony Award nominations and winning nine of them, in addition to the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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Gray Line New York, New York City's premiere double-decker bus and motorcoach tourism company, has announced today that Television and Broadway icons Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters, as well as co-founders of Broadway Barks, an organization whose mission is to help shelter animals find permanent homes in NYC, produced by Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS, will be inducted into the Ride of Fame. A ribbon-cutting ceremony where a custom decal will be unveiled on the front of the vehicle displaying their likenesses, also incorporating a special edition poster designed by the legendary Bob Mackie, for this year's 14th annual Broadway Barks, a star-studded dog and cat adoption event, which the two actresses recently co-hosted. Ms. Peters will be on hand for the unveiling on Tuesday, August 21st, 12 noon on PIer 78 at 455 12th Avenue at 38th Street.

Tasti D-Lite has named a new flavor, SMOKIN' S'MORES, in honor of the raucous, irreverent, and unfiltered new Off-Broadway musical comedy The Last Smoker in America: Make it a habit every Friday during the month of August to indulge in a smokin'-hot frozen treat that will have you addicted and craving for more.

Tickets for DEAD ACCOUNTS will go on sale to the general public tomorrow, Saturday, August 18 at 10:00 AM. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.Telecharge.com or calling (212) 239-6200. For group sales, please visit www.Telecharge.com/groups or call Telecharge Group Sales at 800-432-7780.

Check out the performaces from the cast of AVENUE Q below, which included 'There's a Fine, Fine Line,' 'If You Were Gay,' and 'You Can Be As Loud As the Hell You Want.'

Check out the performaces from the cast of ROCK OF AGES below, which included 'Here I Go Again,' 'Can't Fight This Feeling,' and 'Don't Stop Believing.'

Check out the performaces from the cast of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT below, which included 'Someone to Watch Over Me,' 'Do It Again,' and 'By Strauss/Sweet and Low-Down.'

Featured in this week's event were the casts of: A Christmas Story, The Musical (John Bolton, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul), Nice Work If You Can Get It (Stephanie Martignetti, Robyn Hurder, Chris Sullivan, Judy Kaye, Jeffrey Schecter), Avenue Q (Hazel Anne Raymundo, Kate Lippstreu, Michael Liscio Jr, Seth Rettburg, Danielle Thomas), Bring It On, The Musical (Adrienne Warren, Taylor Louderman, Ryann Redmond, Ariana DeBose, Jason Gotay, Gregory Haney, Nicolas Womack, Dominique Johnson), and Rock of Ages (Justin Sargent, Adam Danheisser, Josephine Rose Roberts, Cody Scott Lancaster, Michele Maise, Genson Blimline, Joey Calveri, Cassie Silva, Neka Zang). Check out the performaces from the cast of BRING IT ON below, which included 'Ain't No Thing,' 'Enjoy the Trip' and 'It's All Happening.'

Featured in this week's event were the casts of: A Christmas Story, The Musical (John Bolton, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul), Nice Work If You Can Get It (Stephanie Martignetti, Robyn Hurder, Chris Sullivan, Judy Kaye, Jeffrey Schecter), Avenue Q (Hazel Anne Raymundo, Kate Lippstreu, Michael Liscio Jr, Seth Rettburg, Danielle Thomas), Bring It On, The Musical (Adrienne Warren, Taylor Louderman, Ryann Redmond, Ariana DeBose, Jason Gotay, Gregory Haney, Nicolas Womack, Dominique Johnson), and Rock of Ages (Justin Sargent, Adam Danheisser, Josephine Rose Roberts, Cody Scott Lancaster, Michele Maise, Genson Blimline, Joey Calveri, Cassie Silva, Neka Zang). Check out the performaces from the cast of Broadway-Bound A CHRISTMAS STORY below, which included 'Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana,' 'The Genius on Cleveland Street,' and 'Red Ryder.'

Producing artistic director Larry Frenock announced a Gretna Theatre Broadway Bus Trip to New York City to see the Broadway revival of "Evita" and meet members of the cast who have previously appeared at Gretna Theatre for dinner after the show.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the crown jewel of Ravinia's summer classical programming, closes out their Ravinia summer residency in a concert led by Ravinia Music Director James Conlon in the Martin Theatre at 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 20. The performance features CSO soloists and includes Spohr's Nonet in F Major, Op. 31 and Schubert's Octet in F Major, D. 803. The concert also features a ticket and dining package for a special price of $75.

Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art October 30, 2012, through January 27, 2013, will be the first comprehensive survey of the Roentgen family's cabinetmaking firm from 1742 to its closing in the early 1800s. Some 60 pieces of furniture, many of which have never before been lent outside Europe, and several clocks will be complemented by paintings, including portraits of the Roentgen family, and prints that depict the masterpieces of furniture in contemporary interiors.

Just 72 hours after the launch of a Kickstarter.com crowdfunding campaign for the pilot of Myrna, a new dramedy series, the project has already acquired 22 percent of its eventual funding goal as well as 51 thousand followers on Twitter, 35 thousand YouTube views and over 3 thousands like on their Myrna Facebook fan page. Today, with the release of their first Kickstarter Cast Interview update video featuring series regular Jennifer Fontaine, they will ramp up their campaign. The building conversation across social networking outlets such as Facebook and Twitter reinforces the filmmakers' proposition that transgender-inclusive content is both in demand and supported far beyond the LGBT community.