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Karl E. Held, a Tony Award-nominated Broadway producer whose wide-ranging career in the performing arts spanned more than four decades, died on June 23 in New York City.

At the conclusion of this 2021-22 academic year, esteemed Professor Kun-Yang Lin will retire from his position at Boyer College. The dance department will celebrate Lin's 19 years of service through a special, end-of-semester, free event entitled Dancing Mind, Thinking Body.

The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, streamed live, on Thursday, April 22 at 7 PM, in a program of works that features the world premiere of The Wind, performed by Kun-Yang Lin himself.

The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, streamed live from the Harold Prince Theatre, on Thursday, November 19 at 7 PM, in a program of works that features the world premiere of The Wind, performed by Kun-Yang Lin himself.

Being "salty" usually has a negative connotation but not on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 National Pretzel Day. For the ninth year,PhillyPretzelFactory will be giving away one pretzelto every guest who comes through its doors in celebration of National Pretzel Day. The first 100 fans in line also receive a card to redeem for a pretzel every day during the month of May.

MSNBC announced its live coverage plans for the first Democratic Presidential Debate from Las Vegas today, Oct. 12 through Wednesday, Oct. 14.

LGBT Pioneer Mark Segal will release his long-anticipated memoir, AND THEN WE DANCED (Akashic/Open Lens, October 6, 2015) with a three-city book launch to celebrate LGBT History Month.

?Teresa Eyring, the visionary executive director of Theatre Communications Group, will receive USITT's 2015 Distinguished Achievement Award in Management at USITT 2015 in Cincinnati in March.

?Teresa Eyring, the visionary executive director of Theatre Communications Group, will receive USITT's 2015 Distinguished Achievement Award in Management at USITT 2015 in Cincinnati in March.

Following the strong debut of Jill Soloway's dark comedy Transparent, Amazon will premiere all 10 episodes of the second season of Garry Trudeau's critically-acclaimed political comedy series ALPHA HOUSE today, October 24 exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the US, UK and Germany.

Following the strong debut of Jill Soloway's dark comedy Transparent, Amazon today announced it will premiere all 10 episodes of the second season of Garry Trudeau's critically-acclaimed political comedy series Alpha House on Friday, October 24

Whoever said there is 'no such thing as a free lunch' will eat their words on Saturday, April 26th when Philly Pretzel Factory gives away a free pretzel to every single guest who enters one of the 135 franchised stores in celebration of National Pretzel Day.

The 2013 Marian Anderson Award has announced the guest artists for the 15th anniversary award gala, honoring iconic star-maker and founder of Motown, Berry Gordy, at the Kimmel Center Nov. 19.

The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts campus is waking to the sweet sounds of a robust Fall harvest of programming with a dynamic line-up of arts offering something for everyone.

The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts campus is waking to the sweet sounds of a robust Fall harvest of programming with a dynamic line-up of arts offering something for everyone.

This morning, the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe marked the beginning of a new era: The 17-year-old contemporary arts organization has officially changed its name to FringeArts. The new name, announced in conjunction with breaking ground on a versatile permanent home on Philadelphia's burgeoning waterfront, reflects the organization's mission to bring the world's newest and most cutting-edge cultural experiences to the City of Brotherly Love.

David Axelrod, former White House senior advisor and senior strategist for President Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns, has joined NBC News and MSNBC as a senior political analyst. He will contribute frequently across all broadcasts and platforms of both networks.

MSNBC will present continuing coverage of The Second Inauguration of Barack Obama from Sunday, January 20 through Tuesday, January 22.

The highest concentration of Shakespeare theatre leaders in the world will occur at the home of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival in Center Valley, Pennsylvania January 7 - 12, 2013.

Meet the Press with David Gregory' was the top-rated Sunday morning public affairs hour for the week ending September 30, 2012, according to Nielsen Media Research data.