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On Today, October 13 and Saturday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. the Schimmel Center presents two evenings paying tribute to the iconic club The Bottom Line.

A private industry reading of Philly will be held today, October 13th at 11 AM and 3:30 PM. Philly is a new musical with book by Kevin Coughlin & John Cal, and Music & Lyrics by John Cal.

A lineup of leading performers, including Senator Al Franken, Jimmy Kimmel, Norm Macdonald, Steve Martin, John Mulaney, Bill Murray, Amy Schumer, Paul Shaffer, Martin Short, Eddie Vedder, Jimmie Walker, and others will salute David Letterman at the 20th annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Producing Artistic Director BT McNicholl announced today its celebratory 40th Anniversary season of truly fantastic, fabulous and phenomenal special events!

Pittsburgh CLO has announced the cast of the Pittsburgh premiere of XANADU, October 12-December 17 at the CLO Cabaret.

Fear the Walking Dead star and Philadelphia native Colman Domingo partners with nationally-acclaimed theatre-maker Patricia McGregor to co-author Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole, a surprising and unsettling exploration of race and the American Dream. McGregor will also direct.

Few fears seem as intense as those experienced in childhood, and often those fears that linger through your entire life.

The Fab Faux are returning to New York City for a concert at the Beacon Theatre on Saturday, November 4 at 8 p.m., featuring The Hogshead Horns & The Cr me Tangerine Strings, performing The Beatles' 'No. 1 Album' in its entirety.

When twin sisters inherit the house where Poe composed The Raven, their lives take twisted turns that affect the future of mankind.

After releasing two hits from their latest album Nada Vale Mas Que T , Kinky surprised us with the video of their third single, 'Acento en la u', featuring Mariel Mariel, which premiered on MTV on October 4. Watch the video here.

Fashion brand Project Gravitas has partnered with Broadway Inspirational Voices to celebrate the launch of their WorkLeisure collection.The campaign photographed 15 female members of the choir - ranging from a size 0 to size 22 - all wearing Project Gravitas' new WorkLeisure dresses. Scroll down for the portrait!

A private industry reading of Philly will be held on Friday, October 13th at 11 AM and 3:30 PM. Philly is a new musical with book by Kevin Coughlin & John Cal, and Music & Lyrics by John Cal.

ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE returns to Brooklyn, New York, for five original shows starting MONDAY, OCTOBER 16. Guests slated to appear include Billy Joel, David Letterman, Tracy Morgan, Amy Schumer and Howard Stern.

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center's famed acoustics will be put to the test when PREformances with Allison Charney fills the celebrated New York City concert hall with the sound of music on October 16 at 1PM.

Comedian Rita Rudner, who has charmed her way into the hearts of millions with her witty stand-up routines, sold-out tours, best-selling books and appearances on HBO and late-night television, brings her unique brand of soft-spoken humor to the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m.

J. Roddy Walston and the Business are excited to release their new studio album Destroyers of the Soft Life via ATO Records today; co-produced by Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, Built To Spill, Father John Misty), the album is available HERE.

Norm Macdonald will appear at Comedy Works South at the Landmark this weekend, September 29 & 30.

Rarely has the lowly and much-maligned post-show talkback received as much attention as it has since it was revealed that David Mamet was prohibiting them during productions of his plays. Inspired by Mr. Mamet's decision while honoring his prohibition, in this series of public discussions critic and journalist Jeremy M. Barker and director Patrice Miller bring together diverse practitioners to explore issues raised by Mr. Mamet's long career through their own experiences. The guests for this second session in the series, on Sunday, Oct. 15, are writer Leonard Jacobs (The Clyde Fitch Report), writer Colleen Werthman and playwright Amina Henry. Each will explore artists' powers, limitations, and challenges in defining the experience of their works.

On October 4th, 2017 New York's top comedians and special guests, including New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, will appear at The First Amendment: Use It Before You Lose It benefit comedy show at Caroline's on Broadway (1626 Broadway, NYC) from 7:00pm - 9:30pm. More details at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/thepeoplepresents.

Here comes the busy new season. First up, the landmark exhibition World War I and American Art opens on Friday, October 6, and as we hope you've heard, it features an impressive roster of heavyweights, including John Singer Sargent. Opening evening in our auditorium, Sargent's great-nephew Richard Ormond, CBE, will present a free lecture Mr. Sargent Goes to War. No one on staff can recall ever hosting a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, so this is big news.