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Global music phenomenon Celtic Woman has announced that West End musical stage star Susan McFadden will join the all-female sensation as it gears up for the release of the brand new CD/DVD "Believe" and supporting 60-city North American tour. Susan joins the group as founding member Lisa Kelly is expecting her fourth child.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) has announced the cast and special events for its presentation of Bring It On: The Musical, which runs January 24 - February 5, 2012 atHobby Center for the Performing Arts.

Talking about her new album, 'Another Piece of Me,' with KyForward, the singer revealed that the first single from the album is slated for a February 27 release.

Alumnae theatre will present celebrated Canadian poet Gwendolyn MacEwen's haunting translation of Euripides' classic tragedy The Trojan Women, last performed by the company in the 1992/3 season, starting January 20th.

Hot off Broadway, Drama Learning Center will present the area premiere of the musical, Legally Blonde! Presented by Teaching Young Actors, Drama Learning Center's Teen Professional Company, the show will run on selected dates from January 20-29. Legally Blonde is directed by Stephanie Lynn Williams (DLC's owner and artistic director), with music direction by Tiffany Underwood Holmes, and choreography by Jenny Male.

BET Networks today announced plans for the upcoming BET Music Matters 'The All of Me Tour' headlined by Homeschool/Atlantic recording artist Estelle. Kicking off February 2, 2012 at Ohio's House of Blues in Cleveland, Estelle will be joined by special guests Elle Varner, Stacy Barthe and Luke James on various dates throughout the tour. For complete details and ticket information, please seewww.estellemusic.com/tour-dates/.

The Marriott Theatre kicks off its 2012 season with the seven-time Tony Award nominated musical LEGALLY BLONDE.

Global music phenomenon Celtic Woman has announced that West End musical stage star Susan McFadden will join the all-female sensation as it gears up for the release of the brand new CD/DVD "Believe" and supporting 60-city North American tour. Susan joins the group as founding member Lisa Kelly is expecting her fourth child.

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Laura Osnes has been cast as Suzy in the New York City Center Encores! production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Pipe Dream running March 28 - April 1. Pipe Dream will be directed by Marc Bruni with music direction by Rob Berman and choreography by Kelli Barclay, and will play for seven performances at New York City Center, West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. The Encores! presentation marks the first time the musical will be seen on the New York stage since the original production closed in June 1956.

When Theater of the Stars premieres its 2012 production of 'Annie' Saturday night at Atlanta's Fox Theatre, audiences will find a familiar face in the role of disillusioned orphanage matron Miss Hannigan. But then, Sally Struthers has quite a bit of familiarity with the role, too.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 17th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.

This month the Drama Learning Center becomes the first resident theatre troupe in the Central Maryland area to produce the hit Broadway show Legally Blonde. The Teaching Young Actors (TYA) cast at the Drama Learning Center has been rehearsing for the past 3 months to bring the musical to local theater enthusiasts from January 20-January 29. Tickets are still available but are selling fast. TYA is the Drama Learning Center's Teen Professional Company.

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Pen Parentis Salons feature readings and panels by authors who have a successful literary career despite the demands of parenthood.

The Marriott Theatre kicks off its 2012 season with the seven-time Tony Award nominated musical LEGALLY BLONDE. Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the hit 2001 MGM movie of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon, this award-winning Broadway sensation previews January 18, opens January 27, and runs through March 25 at The Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL. LEGALLY BLONDE will star Chelsea Packard (Broadway: WICKED and PROMISES, PROMISES; First National Tour of WICKED) as 'Elle', Cole Burden (25th Anniversary National Tour of LES MISERABLES) as 'Warner', and David Larsen (Broadway: AMERICAN IDIOT, BILLY ELLIOT and GOOD VIBRATIONS) as 'Emmett'. The production will be Directed and Choreographed by Multi-Jeff Award Winner Marc Robin.

Alumnae theatre will present celebrated Canadian poet Gwendolyn MacEwen's haunting translation of Euripides' classic tragedy The Trojan Women, last performed by the company in the 1992/3 season, starting January 20th.

GLEE returns from its holiday hiatus on January 17, and in the episode the New Directions start out the new year, which is also the last semester for McKinley High seniors. To hold you over til the upcoing episode, check out Elle Magazine's 'Women in TV' feature, which includes the ladies of GLEE channeling vintage movie heroines.

Bailey Hanks, who dazzled audiences as Elle Woods in 'Legally Blonde, The Musical' on Broadway will repeat the lead role in Diablo Theatre Company's production of the show in February. 'This is a major coup for us and we couldn't be more excited to have a Broadway headliner like Bailey in our East Bay premiere of the high energy show,' said Daren A.C. Carollo, Diablo Theatre Company's Artistic Director. 'A grant from the Diablo Regional Arts Association helped make this a reality.'