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Audra McDonald, star of Broadway's 'Porgy & Bess' will perform on ABC's daytime talk show THE VIEW today, January 19th

The fifth annual BET HONORS will celebrate the outstanding achievements of extraordinary legends in music, literature, entertainment, media, service and education. Acclaimed actress Gabrielle Union hosts the show for a fourth year, honoring renowned poet/author Maya Angelou (Literary Arts), internationally acclaimed musician Stevie Wonder (Musical Arts), Grammy-Award winning songstress Mariah Carey (Entertainer), influential filmmaker Spike Lee (Media), the heroic Tuskegee Airmen (Service) and inspirational coach and mentor Beverly Kearney (Education). The BET HONORS premieres during Black History Month, on Monday, February 13 at 9:00 p.m.*

Check out photos from the awards ceremony below!

The fifth annual BET HONORS will celebrate the outstanding achievements of extraordinary legends in music, literature, entertainment, media, service and education. Acclaimed actress Gabrielle Union hosts the show for a fourth year, honoring renowned poet/author Maya Angelou (Literary Arts), internationally acclaimed musician Stevie Wonder (Musical Arts), Grammy-Award winning songstress Mariah Carey (Entertainer), influential filmmaker Spike Lee (Media), the heroic Tuskegee Airmen (Service) and inspirational coach and mentor Beverly Kearney (Education). The BET HONORS premieres during Black History Month, on Monday, February 13 at 9:00 p.m.*

The fifth annual BET HONORS gears up for a highly anticipated show, celebrating the outstanding achievements of extraordinary legends in music, literature, entertainment, media, service and education. Acclaimed actress Gabrielle Unionhosts the show for a fourth year, honoring renowned poet/author Maya Angelou (Literary Arts), internationally acclaimed musician Stevie Wonder (Musical Arts), Grammy-Award winning songstress Mariah Carey (Entertainer), influential filmmakerSpike Lee (Media), the heroic Tuskegee Airmen (Service) and inspirational coach and mentor Beverly Kearney (Education). The BET HONORS premieres during Black History Month, on Monday, February 13 at 9:00 p.m.

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its 31st season with the return of THE O'JAYS, on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8pm.

Audra McDonald, star of Broadway's 'Porgy & Bess' will perform on ABC's daytime talk show THE VIEW on Thursday, January 19th

HOT 93.7 presents LOVE & LAUGHTER - the Ultimate Valentine's Night Out at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts on February 14. The event brings together the best of R&B, Hip-Hop and and Comedy for a date night you won't want to miss; hosted by motion picture and television star, comedian Aries Spears, and starring Grammy Award-winning R&B sensation Monica, along with Hip-Hop pioneers Naughty By Nature, and very special guest, Olivia, from the hit TV show Love & Hip-Hip.

George Lucas's highly anticipated film RED TAILS is not due to open in theaters until January 20th, but a seven minute clip of the movie, which includes stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard has just been released.

Beth Behrs, Kristen Bell, Don Cheadle, Kat Dennings, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Frank Grillo, Neil Patrick Harris, Robert Pattinson, Pauley Perrette, Josh Radnor, Ian Somerhalder, the cast of 'Hot in Cleveland,' including Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, Betty White, the cast of 'Pretty Little Liars,' including Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell, and more are scheduled to attend PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2012. Hosted by Kaley Cuoco, the show will broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 11 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Beth Behrs, Kristen Bell, Don Cheadle, Kat Dennings, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Frank Grillo, Neil Patrick Harris, Robert Pattinson, Pauley Perrette, Josh Radnor, Ian Somerhalder, the cast of "Hot in Cleveland," including Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, Betty White, the cast of "Pretty Little Liars," including Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell, and more are scheduled to attend PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2012.

Acclaimed actress Gabrielle Union hosts the show for a fourth year, honoring renowned poet/author Maya Angelou (Literary Arts), internationally acclaimed musician Stevie Wonder (Musical Arts), Grammy-Award winning songstress Mariah Carey (Entertainer), influential filmmaker Spike Lee (Media), the heroic Tuskegee Airmen (Service) and inspirational coach and mentor Beverly Kearney (Education).

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its 31st season with the return of THE O'JAYS, on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8pm.

RED TAILS is coming to theaters on January 20, 2011 from 20th Century Fox. The action, adventure film is directed by Anthony Hemingway and stars Bryan Cranston, David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jnr, Daniella Ruah, Terrence Howard, Nate Parker, Tristian Wilds, Ryan Early, Method Man and Gerald McRaney.

Budd Friedman and Mark Lonow's world-famous Improv Comedy Club at Harrah's Las Vegas showcases a different marquee of acts each week. James Stephens III takes the stage tomorrow through Sunday, with Quinn Dahle and Brett Walkow.

Singer/actress Nikki Blonsky truly embodies that notion of overnight success. Plucked from obscurity at age 17, then-newcomer Blonsky beat out hundreds of young girls from a nationwide open casting call to land the coveted lead role in the big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical HAIRSPRAY. On July 15-16, she will be slipping back into familiar territory as she joins MEN ALIVE: The Orange County Gay Men's Chorus for their 10th Anniversary Concert 'GREASY HAIRSPRAY' at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.

Front Row Productions has announced that the world-renowned film composer and trumpet player Terence Blanchard will compose the original musical soundscape for the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Emily Mann, starring Blair Underwood and opening in the spring of 2012.

Last night, the American Film Institute awarded Morgan Freeman with their 39th Life Achievement Award in Culver City, Los Angeles. During the evening, clips of Freeman's films were presented by stars such as Clint Eastwood, Tim Robbins, Forest Whitaker, Garth Brooks and Betty White.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & UPRIGHT CABARET are thrilled to announce the remaining performers for its second show of their season, SWEET SOUL MUSIC, which will include Tony Award-nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Broadway: The Color Purple, The Scottsboro Boys), & Leslie Odom, Jr. (Broadway: Rent, Jersey Boys, Regional: Leap of Faith opposite Brooke Shields), with the previously announced American Idol star Frenchie Davis, performing the music of RAY CHARLES, MARVIN GAYE and GLADYS KNIGHT, and their own selections, under the musical direction of Todd Schroeder, in a one night only concert - SWEET SOUL MUSIC. SWEET SOUL MUSIC will perform on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 7:30PM at the NEW Cabaret Lounge at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & UPRIGHT CABARET are thrilled to announce the remaining performers for its second show of their season, SWEET SOUL MUSIC, which will include Tony Award-nominee Brandon Victor Dixon (Broadway: The Color Purple, The Scottsboro Boys), & Leslie Odom, Jr. (Broadway: Rent, Jersey Boys, Regional: Leap of Faith opposite Brooke Shields), with the previously announced American Idol star Frenchie Davis, performing the music of RAY CHARLES, MARVIN GAYE and GLADYS KNIGHT, and their own selections, under the musical direction of Todd Schroeder, in a one night only concert - SWEET SOUL MUSIC.