Harry A. Jansen News

MotorCity Casino Hotel will welcome Night of Knockouts III, a live boxing event to Sound Board on Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Cincinnati Music Theatre (CMT) - currently celebrating its 50th Anniversary - has announced its must-see, high-stepping, high-flying 2013-14 Season.

Conductor Hannu Lintu will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and pianist Stephen Hough in Liszt's Second Piano Concerto tonight, February 7, 2013 at 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore and Friday, February 8, 2013 and Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8pm at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Also on the program are Tchaikovsky's symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini and Sibelius' Second Symphony. Please see below for complete program details.

The Paley Center for Media today announced the full lineup of special guest panelists scheduled to appear for the upcoming 30th annual ultimate TV fan festival, PaleyFest: The William S. Paley Television Festival, which takes place at the Saban Theatre, March 1-15, 2013.

Conductor Hannu Lintu will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and pianist Stephen Hough in Liszt's Second Piano Concerto on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 8 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore and Friday, February 8, 2013 and Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 8pm at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Also on the program are Tchaikovsky's symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini and Sibelius' Second Symphony. Please see below for complete program details.

Texas Performing Arts presents pianist Jeremy Denk on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 8 p.m. at Bass Concert Hall, with a 7 p.m. pre-performance lecture by Professor Michael Tusa in the Bass Concert Hall lobby.

Throngs of furious protesters gathered outside Theatre de la Ville in Paris, while inside, the sold-out theater resounded with thunderous applause. The next night, protesters pelted the audience with eggs and oil as it entered the theater. The uproar was inspired by Romeo Castellucci's adventurous theater company Societas Raffaello Sanzio's production of 'On the Concept of the Face, Regarding the Son of God.' The work has its U.S. premiere at Peak Performances in Montclair, NJ, February 14-17.

In honor of comedy legend Carl Reiner's 75 years in the business, Center Theatre Group presented a staged reading of 'Enter Laughing, The Musical,' which is inspired by Reiner's experiences as a young man struggling to break into theatre in New York. The one night only event directed by Stuart Ross ('Forever Plaid'), was performed at the Mark Taper Forum on Monday, January 28, 2013.

Freelance writer and poet D.E. Phoenix releases Revelations of the Fallen: The Blasphemy of Astrial Belthromoto, a stimulating piece similar to works like "Inferno", the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem "Divine Comedy", and with elements of the English poet John Milton's "Paradise Lost". Here, he introduces the readers to Astrial, the fallen angel, who unravels the tragedy and fate of life and humanity-and brings more revelations to stun everyone.

Cupid's got nothing on these gals! Spend Valentine's Day Weekend with the ladies of CLLAW! The Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers are flexing their forearms once again at CLLAW XV on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at their super colossal new venue, the Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 N. Kedzie Ave. in Chicago. Brought to you by Sideshow Theatre Company, CLLAW's 15th match will feature fearsome lady arm wrestlers decked out in over-the-top outfits, an open bar, shady referees and audience participation all wrapped into one wild, crazy, theatrical event. All proceeds from CLLAW XV will benefit Sideshow Theatre and its partner charity, Girl's Rock! Chicago. Check out photos of some of the competitors below!

OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, has announced that it has awarded grants to 10 opera companies and four teams of artists through two funding programs: The Opera Fund: Repertoire Development and the Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Showcase. These grants support the production of new North American opera and help develop the careers of promising directors and designers, respectively.

In anticipation of "General Hospital's" upcoming 50th anniversary, SOAPnet is giving viewers an early Valentine's Day gift with a romantic marathon featuring the series' most beloved supercouples as voted on by fans. The five-hour special airs Sunday, February 10 at 7:00 PM ET/PT.

The epic story of King Henry V's battle with the French during the Hundred Years' War comes alive for the first time at the Folger Theatre, in William Shakespeare's historical drama Henry V. The production, directed by Robert Richmond (Othello and Henry VIII at the Folger), stars Zach Appelman (War Horse on Broadway) in his Folger Theatre debut as Henry V, and will run from tonight, January 22 - March 3, 2013.

Each revisiting of this iconic show has a life of its own and the160+ seat Eagle Theater has found a way to capture all the elements you love about this classic and bring it right into your lap!

A total of 35 established and emerging writers, composers and lyricists will converge on the Goodspeed campus this month to participate in the first-ever Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. The writing teams, representing more than twenty new musicals, will populate the campus, creating a truly exciting environment for discovery and inspiration.

When you take the sounds of Dave Matthews, combine them with the versatility of Johnny Reznick and add in a bit of Bryan Adams you have one of the country's hottest pop acts, Jerad Finck who will be on tour with dada for their 20th anniversary nationwide beginning on January 23rd at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California and covering 35 cities across the U.S.ending on March 2nd. The coast-to-coast tour is a celebration of his newesWhen you take the sounds of Dave Matthews, combine them with the versatility of Johnny Reznick and add in a bit of Bryan Adams you have one of the country's hottest pop acts, Jerad Finck who will be on tour with dada for their 20th anniversary nationwide beginning on January 23rd at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California and covering 35 cities across the U.S.ending on March 2nd. The coast-to-coast tour is a celebration of his newest single "Beautiful" which he recorded with guitar virtuoso "Johnny A" at Highlands Castle in Lake George, NY.t single "Beautiful" which he recorded with guitar virtuoso "Johnny A" at Highlands Castle in Lake George, NY.

Vulture.com reports that Warner Bros. Pictures is currently in talks with Amblin Entertainment over a possible remake of the1984 horror comedy GREMLINS.

Sundance Channel and Diageo have partnered on a multi-platform, multi-brand sponsorship deal and production project to be launched at the upcoming 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Inferno, Dan Brown's new book about Dante, is coming out on May 14, 2013 from Doubleday in the U.S., and Transworld Publishers in the UK (a division of Random House)

A total of 35 established and emerging writers, composers and lyricists will converge on the Goodspeed campus this month to participate in the first-ever Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. The writing teams, representing more than twenty new musicals, will populate the campus, creating a truly exciting environment for discovery and inspiration.