Ed Scott News

On April 30th, American Idol fans will have a chance to snag their Idols Singing Idols 'ZinePaks exclusively in Walmart stores nationwide or at Walmart.com.

It's the Q&A you've been waiting for about the 'dark comedy you've been waiting for.'

The Siena Hotel Spa Casino in Reno, Nevada announced today that it has been nationally recognized by TravelandLeisure.com. The Siena is uniquely located directly off the banks of the Truckee River and adjacent to the well-known Riverwalk District that recently made the Travel and Leisure's list of 'America's Coolest River Walks'. The Reno Riverwalk District has been acknowledged for the half mile walk along both banks of the Truckee River that is home to family fun, city events, and eclectic places to dine and shop.

The Jewish Museum will present the Bari Koral Family Rock Band in concert on Sunday, April 14 at 2:00 pm. Families can rock out with Bari Koral, dubbed 'the IT girl in family music' by New York Magazine and 'Sheryl Crow for kids' by the New York Post. Koral and her band - Dred Scott on bass, Eric Halvorson on drums, and John Bertche on lead guitar - will perform catchy pop tunes from the album Rock and Roll Garden such as 'A Day at the Beach' and 'Hey Ducky.' Koral is also a kids' yoga specialist and will help children to 'pop' like popcorn, surf the waves, run like the gingerbread man, and more. This concert is for children of all ages.

60 MINUTES made the Nielsen Top 10 for the second straight week, finishing at #9 with an audience of 11.6 million viewers. It was the eighth time in 11 broadcasts that the CBS News magazine made the list.

Scotty McCreery returns to Indian Ranch in Webster, MA on Saturday, August 10 at 1PM. Since becoming American Idol's youngest male winner in 2011, as well as the show's first country male winner, Garner, NC native Scotty McCreery has quickly emerged as one of country music's most successful new artists. Tickets go on sale for Scotty McCreery next Saturday, March 16 at 10AM through Ticketmaster.com, the Indian Ranch Box office, Ticketmaster outlets or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

ONCE, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Theater Album, announced today it will open its first North American tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI beginning performances on October 1, 2013.

On Sunday, February 17, 2013, ACME Comedy Theatre hosted the live comedy show Celebrity Autobiography. The cast featured Scott Adsit, Illeana Douglas, Florence Henderson David Krumholtz, Laraine Newman, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Jennifer Tilly, Fred Willard and more. BroadwayWorld has photos of the actors in action below!

Barnes & Noble announced it will shut down 30% of its stores over the next 10 years, reflecting a new online marketing age for authors (1). Arizona author Michael Allan Scott takes emerging trends in stride with his new mystery novel, Dark Side of Sunset Pointe, available online

From acclaimEd Scottish theater company Visible Fictions (Jason and the Argonauts, New Vic 2009), comes The Mark of Zorro, a thrilling tale about a mysterious masked avenger. By using simple props and physical ingenuity, the cast of three whizzes through a multitude of characters, conjuring all the drama, wit and suspense of an action flick. The Mark of Zorro will run at The New Victory Theater, 209 West 42nd Street, from tonight, February 8 through February 24, 2013.

Many people think of Hollywood when they hear the term "film noir." Arizona-based fiction author, Michael Allan Scott, reinvigorates the term creating a new twist on the old cinema style for his mystery books, dubbing it 'Noir Nouveau.'

Each week Joe's Pub at The Public presents some of New York City's most eclectic programming ranging from world to classical, pop, singer-songwriter, jazz and more. At the center of Joe's Pub's genre-blind booking is The Public Theater's mission to bring world-class performance to New York City's diverse cultural community.

From acclaimed Scottish theater company Visible Fictions (Jason and the Argonauts, New Vic 2009), comes The Mark of Zorro, a thrilling tale about a mysterious masked avenger. By using simple props and physical ingenuity, the cast of three whizzes through a multitude of characters, conjuring all the drama, wit and suspense of an action flick. The Mark of Zorro will run at The New Victory Theater, 209 West 42nd Street, from February 8 through February 24, 2013.

From acclaimed Scottish theater company Visible Fictions (Jason and the Argonauts, New Vic 2009), comes The Mark of Zorro, a thrilling tale about a mysterious masked avenger. By using simple props and physical ingenuity, the cast of three whizzes through a multitude of characters, conjuring all the drama, wit and suspense of an action flick. The Mark of Zorro will run at The New Victory Theater, 209 West 42nd Street, from February 8 through February 24, 2013.

Hilarity ensues when two sets of loving, but overbearing, Italian-American grandparents become determined to keep their grandson from moving to Seattle. Theatre Artists Studio captures all of the love, pain and laughter of "Tengo Familia - The Family" in Joe DiPietro's Over the River and Through the Woods.

60 MINUTES is on Nielsen's Top 10 List again, making it for the fourth consecutive broadcast. It was also the eighth time over 13 broadcasts this season that 60 MINUTES finished among America's 10 most-watched programs. Sunday's edition drew 10.3 million viewers to land at #7 for the week.

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Scotland in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

Shelly Bond has been promoted to Executive Editor of the Vertigo imprint for DC Entertainment. Joining Bond in her new leadership role are Will Dennis, who has been promoted to Group Editor, Vertigo and Mark Doyle who has been promoted to Editor, Vertigo. All three staffers have spent years under the guidance of outgoing SVP &

60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10 List for the third consecutive week, landing at #2 by attracting 19.63 million viewers, its largest audience in four years. It was the fifth time in seven weeks that the broadcast finished among America's 10 most-watched programs. The CBS newsmagazine also finished at #2 in households (12.1/18), according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012.

Punch Line San Francisco has announced its upcoming appearances for the winter of 2012-13, including the SF Sketchfest and more. Dates below.