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Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon, the world's longest running musical revue, rings in 2012 with two special performances on Saturday, December 31, 2011.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present The Capitol Steps on Friday, Nov. 25, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 26, at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Carla Cook, Brandon Victor Dixon, Jared Grimes and Adriane Lenox have been cast in Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Parade, opening November 18 at New York City Center.

PlayhouseSquare honored Broadway producer Margo Lion with its highest award, the PlayhouseSquare Star Award for Achievement in the Performing Arts, at its annual Chairman's Dinner on Tuesday night.

The North Carolina Symphony announced today that incomparable violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman will return to the orchestra to perform Tchaikovsky's scintillating Violin Concerto, capping off a program of Italian-flavored masterworks.

Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon, the world's longest running musical revue, will hold a post-performance talkback and Q&A session with the cast, crew and artistic team from the show on Friday, November 4, 2011.

With four Tony Awards and two Grammy Awards, the Juilliard-trained Audra McDonald returns to performing live full-time this month following four seasons playing Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC's hit television series Private Practice. Currently starring alongside Norm Lewis in A.R.T.'s PORGY AND BESS, the Broadway-bound singer will make a stop at Carnegie Hall as a part of her 20-city concert tour across North America. McDonald will present her trademark mix of show tunes, classic songs from movies, and pieces written expressly for her by leading contemporary composers.

Aptly titled, That Time of The Month. A Comedy News Show. Period. is eagerly on its way to a second installment for Beowulf Alley's Late Night Theater. The show was born of producer D.J.Odious' epiphany following president Barack Obama's solemn visit.

President Barack Obama will be visiting 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on Tuesday, October 25, marking his fourth appearance on the show, his second since taking the office of President of the United States.

President Barack Obama will be visiting THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO on Tuesday, October 25, marking his fourth appearance on the show, his second since taking the office of President of the United States.

The cast of the acclaimed Off-Broadway hit, Black Angels Over Tuskegee, will perform at the 2nd annual Triumph Awards on October 19th (8 p.m) at Jazz at Lincoln Center, honoring those who have made a positive impact beyond their performances on stage, in the arts, in sports, and in the community.

Following the 7pm screening of The Ides of March on Wednesday, October 19, the Drexel Theatre will hold a moderated audience talk-back on political campaigning with Doug Preisse, Chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party and David Wilhelm, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

NPR and Olympia Entertainment will present a live performance of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! from Detroit on Thursday, January, 19 at 7:30 p.m. The Peabody Award-winning radio show is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz show that will take to the stage at the historic Fox Theatre for a live performance being taped for national broadcast.

The cast of the acclaimed Off-Broadway hit, Black Angels Over Tuskegee, will perform at the 2nd annual Triumph Awards on October 19th (8 p.m) at Jazz at Lincoln Center, honoring those who have made a positive impact beyond their performances on stage, in the arts, in sports, and in the community.

The Actors Fund and the Vineyard Theatre have announced details for their upcoming one-night-only benefit concert performance of Kander & Ebb's THE VISIT, starring Broadway stage legends and Tony Award winners Chita Rivera and John Cullum. Directed by Carl Andress with choreography by Tony Award winner Ann Reinking and musical direction by David Loud, the performance will take place on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at Broadway's Ambassador Theatre (219 West 49th Street), current home to the celebrated revival of Kander & Ebb's worldwide smash Chicago.

Join 'Meet the Press' for a special Facebook Live edition of 'PRESS Pass' this Friday, October 14 at 2:30pm ET.

The MTV show 'Jersey Shore' is bad for the Garden State, New Jersey voters say 67 - 16 percent, including 67 - 26 percent among voters under 35 years old, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Following the 7pm screening of The Ides of March on Wednesday, October 19, the Drexel Theatre will hold a moderated audience talk-back on political campaigning with Doug Preisse, Chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party and David Wilhelm, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Broadway regular Gavin Creel is a two time Tony nominee for HAIR and THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE. Creel takes on a new role - as a Huffington Post writer - in a column published today.

Celtic Thunder has been one of the great musical phenomena of the past decade. Since their debut in 2007, the Irish vocalist supergroup has conquered the world, becoming PBS favorites and topping the world music charts in the U.S. and top concert attractions everywhere. Original Celtic Thunder vocalist Paul Byrom decided in Fall of 2010 to leave the group, in order to re-locate to the States and launch his worldwide solo career with a new solo recording. The resulting album, THIS IS THE MOMENT will be released by Shanachie Entertainment on November 8, 2011 to coincide with Paul Byrom's first solo North American tour. The CD is now available for pre order on Amazon.com.