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Nominations for the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced tonight by The Recording Academy and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest over the past year in music, as determined by the voting members of The Academy.

In this video Sam takes you behind the scenes during the show where you meet a few cast members along the way.

Theatre Under The Stars' debut production of MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS brings a brilliantly talented cast to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts September 29 - October 11, 2009.

The 19th annual Divas Simply Singing! concert will be held at 7:30pm on October 10th at the Saban Theatre (formerly Wilshire Theatre) in Beverly Hills. The evening will be presented by Sheryl Lee Ralph, and proceeds will benefit the Women Alive Coalition and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

Theatre Under The Stars' debut production of MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS brings a brilliantly talented cast to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts September 29 - October 11, 2009.

Hip-hop dance phenomenon The Groovaloos, best known for their breakout winning performance on NBC?s ?Superstars of Dance? and appearances on FOX?s ?So You Think You Can Dance,? will open The Joyce Theater season in the groundbreaking original production Groovaloo. Limited engagement: Tuesday, September 15 through Sunday, September 27.

Hip-hop dance phenomenon The Groovaloos, best known for their breakout winning performance on NBC's 'Superstars of Dance' and appearances on FOX's 'So You Think You Can Dance,' will open The Joyce Theater season in the groundbreaking original production GROOVALOO. Limited engagement: Tuesday, September 15 through Sunday, September 27.

Theatre Under The Stars' debut production of MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS brings a brilliantly talented cast to the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts September 29 - October 11, 2009.

Hip-hop dance phenomenon The Groovaloos, best known for their breakout winning performance on NBC's 'Superstars of Dance' and appearances on FOX's 'So You Think You Can Dance,' will open The Joyce Theater season in the groundbreaking original production GROOVALOO. Limited engagement: Tuesday, September 15 through Sunday, September 27.

The 19th annual Divas Simply Singing! concert will be held at 7:30pm on October 10th at the Saban Theatre (formerly Wilshire Theatre) in Beverly Hills. The evening will be presented by Sheryl Lee Ralph, and proceeds will benefit the Women Alive Coalition and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, the most fantasmagorical Broadway musical in the history of everything, will fly into Denver's Buell Theatre July 23-26! Based on the timeless novel by famed James Bond author and creator Ian Fleming, the production features the music and lyrics by the legendary Sherman brothers, composers of Mary Poppins.

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, the most fantasmagorical Broadway musical in the history of everything, will fly into Denver's Buell Theatre July 23-26! Based on the timeless novel by famed James Bond author and creator Ian Fleming, the production features the music and lyrics by the legendary Sherman brothers, composers of Mary Poppins.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the most fantasmagorical Broadway musical in the history of everything, flies into Orlando's Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre beginning April 14 for eight performances only! Tickets start at $37.00 and go on sale Friday, February 27 at 10:00a.m. at the SunTrust Broadway Across America - Orlando Box Office (301 E. Pine Street), Amway Arena Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations. Online purchases can be made at www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. To charge-by-phone call 1-800-982-2787. Group orders for 20 or more may be placed by calling (407) 423-9999 x17 or (800) 950-4647.

On a special Wednesday, March 25 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) performance show, the Top 10 finalists (Kris Allen, Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, Danny Gokey, Allison Iraheta, Megan Joy, Adam Lambert, Scott MacIntyre, Lil Rounds and Michael Sarver) will return to the IDOL stage to celebrate and pay tribute to '50 Years of Motown' as well as perform classic Motown songs.

On a special Wednesday, March 25 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) performance show, the Top 10 finalists (Kris Allen, Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, Danny Gokey, Allison Iraheta, Megan Joy, Adam Lambert, Scott MacIntyre, Lil Rounds and Michael Sarver) will return to the IDOL stage to celebrate and pay tribute to '50 Years of Motown' as well as perform classic Motown songs.

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, the most fantasmagorical Broadway musical in the history of everything, flies into Pittsburgh's Benedum Center beginning Tuesday, March 10, 2009, for eight performances only! Based on the timeless novel by famed James Bond author and creator Ian Fleming, the production features the music and lyrics by the legendary Sherman brothers, composers of Mary Poppins. The national tour features an original script and fresh adaptation directed by Ray Roderick.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the most fantasmagorical Broadway musical in the history of everything, flies into Orlando's Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre beginning April 14 for eight performances only! Tickets start at $37.00 and go on sale Friday, February 27 at 10:00a.m. at the SunTrust Broadway Across America - Orlando Box Office (301 E. Pine Street), Amway Arena Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations. Online purchases can be made at www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. To charge-by-phone call 1-800-982-2787. Group orders for 20 or more may be placed by calling (407) 423-9999 x17 or (800) 950-4647.

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, the most fantasmagorical Broadway musical in the history of everything, flies into Pittsburgh's Benedum Center beginning Tuesday, March 10, 2009, for eight performances only! Based on the timeless novel by famed James Bond author and creator Ian Fleming, the production features the music and lyrics by the legendary Sherman brothers, composers of Mary Poppins. The national tour features an original script and fresh adaptation directed by Ray Roderick.

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG comes to the Providence Performing Arts Center beginning March 19 for six performances only! Based on the novel by famed James Bond author and creator Ian Fleming, the production features music and lyrics by the Sherman Brothers, composers of MARY POPPINS. The National Tour also features an original script and a fresh adaptation, directed by Ray Roderick. The Providence engagement of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG also features six local children in the chorus. In October of 2008, over eighty children came to PPAC for the audition, which consisted of them learning choreography from the show, on-site, and singing an up-tempo song of their choice. The show's producers selected Andrew Purdy, of Franklin, MA; Eric Halvarson, of Cranston; Rebekah Philip, of Rehoboth, MA; Carolina King and Virginia King, of Clayville; and Fifer Horwitz of Tiverton as the regulars, and Daniel Perkins, of Bellingham, MA and Maddie Crump, of Norfolk, MA as the boy and girl alternates. The six regulars will appear in all six CHITTY performances at PPAC.