Dean Martin News

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) is proud to announce its 2009 - 2010 performance season with 34 extraordinary engagements at the historic Paramount and Moore Theatres, as well as the Falls Theatre at ACT. Shows range from performance art and comedy to legendary musicians, dance and silent film.

Actor, comedian, film director, TV producer, and author Dom DeLuise passed away in his sleep on Monday at age 75. He had been fighting a long battle with cancer.

Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Chris Botti is a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer, and a charismatic performer who ? since the release of his first solo album in 1995 ? has created a series of recordings which have made him one of the world?s top-selling instrumental artists. Don?t miss Chris Botti in concert for one night only at Charlotte?s Belk Theater Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $21.50 and are still available online at BlumenthalCenter.org, by phone at 704-372-1000 or at the Performing Arts Center box office.

Adam Lambert, Matt Giraud, and Kris Allen made up American Idol's bottom three this week, a shock that might just be the most stunning voting upset in the program's long history.

This week, the Top 5 finalists - Kris Allen, Matt Giraud, Danny Gokey, Allison Iraheta and Adam Lambert - took to the stage again to perform standards made famous by members of the original Rat Pack, a group of legendary performers that included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.

HERE'S A STORY ... Shirley Jones and Florence Henderson have cornered the market as AMERICAN FAMILY ICONS. Arriving on Broadway back in the 50's, they were both discovered in the hit works of Rodgers & Hammerstein as well as a host of other musical vehicles that were to carve out two industry perennials.

Marilyn Michaels will appear at Barnes and Noble for a performance and signing on Wednesday, April 22nd @ 6pm. Winner of an Outer Critic Circle Award and a Drama League Award for her debut in Catskills On Broadway, Marilyn Michaels is America's premier woman of a thousand faces and voices.

Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Chris Botti is a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer, and a charismatic performer who ? since the release of his first solo album in 1995 ? has created a series of recordings which have made him one of the world?s top-selling instrumental artists. Don?t miss Chris Botti in concert for one night only at Charlotte?s Belk Theater Thursday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $21.50 and are still available online at BlumenthalCenter.org, by phone at 704-372-1000 or at the Performing Arts Center box office.

Marilyn Michaels will appear at Barnes and Noble for a performance and signing on Wednesday, April 22nd @ 6pm. Winner of an Outer Critic Circle Award and a Drama League Award for her debut in Catskills On Broadway, Marilyn Michaels is America's premier woman of a thousand faces and voices.

On April 7, ArkivMusic released eight long-unavailable cast recordings on cd for the first time. New releases include DisinHAIRited, Hazel Flagg, Jimmy, The Last Sweet Days of Isaac, Let It Ride!, New Faces of 1952, New Faces of '56, and The Threepenny Opera.

Dave Michaels and Tony Sands have combined forces to bring you a show reminiscent of an era filled with great songs and enjoyable music. Reflections of Frank and Dean will take place on Saturday, April 4 8:00 pm. Tickets cost $30.

Broadway Theatre League and Colonial Properties Trust present The Rat Pack is Back! Sunday, March 29 at 2pm for 1 performance, Sponsored by Knology.

Broadway Theatre League and Colonial Properties Trust presents The Rat Pack is Back! THIS SUNDAY - MARCH 29, 2pm for 1 performance only, VBC Concert Hall

Broadway Theatre League and Colonial Properties Trust presents The Rat Pack is Back! THIS SUNDAY - MARCH 29, 2pm for 1 performance only, VBC Concert Hall

APRIL AT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM Join them every Friday and Saturday from 11PM-2AM for our nightly piano lounge. No cover, no minimum! 4/1 7PM Barbara Brussell 'Brilliance from on High...BORN IN THE BRONX' Accompanied by musical director Tex Arnold, this marks their first time venturing a new show together.

Broadway Theater of Pitman announces their upcoming events and shows for 2009 Season. The Cocoanuts Mar. 6 - Mar. 28 Oklahoma! Apr. 24 - May 16

Broadway Theatre League and Colonial Properties Trust present The Rat Pack is Back! Sunday, March 29 at 2pm for 1 performance, Sponsored by Knology.

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed repertory theatre company, begins the second half of its 2008-09 season with Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, a rough and raucous ride on the road to romance and one of the Bard's most popular, high-spirited comedies, which opens Saturday, March 7 and runs through Sunday, May 17, 2009.

'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' will make its broadcast debut on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 12:35/11:35c. The New York Post is reporting that acting icon Robert De Niro will be Jimmy Fallon's first guest on the revamped 'Late Night', will be joined by Van Morrison, who'll perform on Fallon's inaugural telecast.

THE RAT PACK IS BACK!, a tribute to the talented stars of the 1960s known as 'The Rat Pack,' is coming to the Shubert Theater in New Haven for a limited engagement, February 27 - March 1, 2009. The four performances, running Friday thru Sunday, are sponsored by the Lexus of New Haven, Bank of American and media sponsors WTNH News Channel 8 and WEBE Radio. Written and produced by Sandy Hackett, son of legendary comedian Buddy Hackett, THE RAT PACK IS BACK! features uncanny vocal re-creations, unbridled humor, and a hot, live big band that sends audiences straight back to the coolest time in history. Tickets are now available online at www.shubert.com, by phone at 800-228-6622 and at the Shubert Box Office.