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The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards.

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards.

Raucous Caucus IV: Box Wine Theatre's Annual 10-Minute Political Play Festival is to be presented at Bryant Lake Bowl throughout the month of January. Show dates/times include: Wednesdays January 8th and 15th as well as Todays January 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd at 7:00 p.m. with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $12 or $10 with a 2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival button. For reservations, visit www.bryantlakebowl.com or call 612-825-8949.

Today we are taking a look at a sensational seasonal showstopper by one of Broadway's best songwriters, Frank Loesser, performed by a line-up of legendary greats sure to start your 2014 off on the right foot - and left!

Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Hart and Alan Arkin stopped by ABC's THE VIEW to talk about their new film, 'Grudge Match,' hitting theaters tomorrow, December 25th.

ACA Galleries has announced an exhibition of two sculptors who found early success in music and dance.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced Edgar G. Ulmer: Back From The Margins, a spotlight on the near-forgotten émigré filmmaker, taking place January 10, 11, 17 and 18.

MTV announced today the launch of the new half-hour comedy series “Jerks with Cameras” premiering Thursday, January 16th at 10:30 P.M. ET/PT.

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Raucous Caucus IV: Box Wine Theatre's Annual 10-Minute Political Play Festival is to be presented at Bryant Lake Bowl throughout the month of January. Show dates/times include: Wednesdays January 8th and 15th as well as Thursdays January 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd at 7:00 p.m. with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $12 or $10 with a 2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival button. For reservations, visit www.bryantlakebowl.com or call 612-825-8949.

S. Smith recently released the third installment in her middle grade/YA series, Seed Savers. Heirloom chronicles the lives of three young friends in a not-so-distant future where large corporations and the government have merged and taken control of the food supply.

Jedlicka Performing Arts Center will continue its 2013-14 Season with a new production of the comedy STANDING IN MATTOON by Tim Clue and Spike Manton, the creators of the Chicago cult hit Leaving Iowa. Directed by Clue, STANDING IN MATTOON plays January 10 - February 1, 2014 at Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S. Central Ave. in Cicero. Tickets are available at www.jpactheatre.com or by calling (708) 656-1800.

Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans mash-up GREY GARDENS, Mrs. Grinchley, and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE for a new holiday musical parody that is sure to earn its wings. Clever sets, delicious costumes, creative choreography, and new stars join the Orphans regulars to put on a show that is anything but horrible.

SASHA DE SOLA, soloist of the San Francisco Ballet, and TIIT HELIMETS, principal dancer of the San Francisco Ballet, will appear as guest artists in the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet's production of The Nutcracker tonight and tomorrow, December 7 and 8, 2013 at the Riverview Theatre in Shreveport, Louisiana.

The Museum of Modern Art has announced its film exhibitions for January 2014. Scroll down for details!

Murphy took to Twitter this afternoon to break the news, posting: 'ALL The Glee Originals received invites today to be in our 100th episode! More to follow.'

From auditions to Nationals, New Directions to Cheerios, tracksuits to slushies and Journey to Madonna, GLEE marks yet another milestone, as the hit musical comedy series prepares to celebrate its 100th episode with a special reward for its fans.

Most theater companies try to mount something during the holiday season. And so it is that the powers that be at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, that most storefront of all of the Chicago area non-Equity musical theater companies, has mounted a clever idea and unique holiday entertainment called "A Very Merry Madrigal," directed by David Heimann.

The Lincoln Square Business Improvement District (BID) hosts the 14h annual Winter's Eve at Lincoln Square, New York's largest outdoor holiday festival in less than a week on Monday December 2nd from 5:30PM - 9:00PM! The Lincoln Square BID has just announced that they will welcome back folk legend, Arlo Guthrie to lead the line-up and entertain the masses on the main stage at Dante Park (Broadway & 63rd Street) to kick off the holiday season and this highly anticipated night of entrainment. There will be over 20 live performance areas and over 30 restaurants offering savory samples of signature dishes.

Empirical Rogue has announced casting for Nikolai Erdman's Suicide!?, in a new adaptation written and directed by Empirical Rogue Artistic Director Tim Eliot. Performances begin January 4 at the Interart Theatre (500 West 52nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues).