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Celebrity gossip blogger and Broadway fan Perez Hilton is showing his support for the 2013 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 15, singing an original song called 'Perez's 2013 Holiday Dishlist," with music by Jason Michael Webb, and lyrics by Lynn Pinto and George Howe. Perez Hilton made his New York stage debut in 2012 in the comical off-Broadway revue "NEWSical the Musical."

ProArteDanza will present Season 2013 from tonight, October 2-5 at Harbourfront Centre's Fleck Dance Theatre as part of NextSteps. Scroll down for photos of the dancers in rehearsal for the premiere of Beethoven's 9th Symphony - 3rd Movement, and the North American premiere of Shifting Silence!

Top-rated cable networks TNT and TBS are preparing to invade New York Comic Con with four exciting panels for the Oct. 10-13 event. TNT will present panels for its Epic sci-fi series Falling Skies, which returns for its fourth season in summer 2014, and eagerly anticipated noir drama Mob City, which premieres Dec. 4. TBS will stage panels for the hit competition show King of the Nerds, which returns for its second season Jan. 23, and the upcoming late-night series The Pete Holmes Show, which premieres Oct. 28. In addition, TBS is sponsoring a special live edition of the popular If I Were You podcast, guest-starring Pete Holmes.

Ten years ago, as a reaction to over-amplification of musicals, Scott Siegel had the crazy idea that there might be an audience for a concert of Broadway show tunes performed the way they used to be sung: without microphones. And Scott had the perfect place to try out his theory, the acoustically wonderful Town Hall on West 43rd St. With no money, but the support of a great many singers who wanted, literally, to be heard in a way that was no longer possible on Broadway, he launched the first Broadway Unplugged, boasting 'Sound Design by God.' BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special concert below!

Stars and casts from the current Broadway line-up are recording for the 2013 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 15. Singing traditional and original holiday songs, this annual holiday music CD benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), one of the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations.

TheatreSquared will stage the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama finalist, 4,000 Miles tonight, September 26 through October 13, 2013 in downtown Fayetteville.

ProArteDanza will present Season 2013 from October 2-5 at Harbourfront Centre's Fleck Dance Theatre as part of NextSteps. Scroll down for photos of the dancers in rehearsal for the premiere of Beethoven's 9th Symphony - 3rd Movement, and the North American premiere of Shifting Silence!

Bucks County Playhouse (BCP) (Jed Bernstein, Producing Director) has announced that Broadway's Nick Adams as Rocky, Jeremy Kushnier as Riff Raff, Steve Rosen as Dr. Scott/Eddie/Narrator, and Alyssa DiPalma as Magenta will join the cast in its fall production of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show.

Warner Archive Collection announces New Releases, including Mr. Stewart Goes to Hollywood

The 2013 Newtown Arts Festival recently presented a special benefit concert, 'Broadway Sings for Newtown,' as part of the festival's eight days of cultural programming at Walnut Hill Community Church (156 Walnut Hill Road). Check out photos from the special event below!

Broadway actress and producer Dodie Pettit will return to the stage to perform her original compositions for one night only at Stage 72 (formerly the Triad Theatre) on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 7:00pm as the first artist in Motown The Musical director Charles Randolph-Wright's 'Three Voices' concert series.

Music for Autism is committed to improving the quality of life and raising public awareness of individuals with autism and their families through music. Autism-friendly, interactive concerts developed specifically for individuals with autism and their families are held in four states. These concerts feature professional musicians, including Tony Award winners and Grammy-nominated classical artists. Interactive concerts held in Manhattan have featured artists from Broadway'sJersey Boys and Pippin, among others. To ensure equal access for all, each Music for Autism concert is fully subsidized.

The Pearl Theatre Company kicks off its 30th anniversary season-the second season in its new home on West 42nd Street-with the first New York revival in 15 years of George Bernard Shaw's You Never Can Tell in a co-production with the Gingold Theatrical Group that is directed by David Staller. Running September 3-October 13, the show's sumptuous costumes, elegant settings and Shavian wit will raise a champagne toast to a year of celebration at The Pearl, where Shaw, following Shakespeare, has been the second most produced playwright in The Pearl's history. The production is also the centerpiece of the Shaw New York 2013 festival. Below, check out photos from opening night!

TheatreSquared will stage the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama finalist, 4,000 Miles September 26 through October 13, 2013 in downtown Fayetteville. This new script from New York-based playwright Amy Herzog will be directed at TheatreSquared by Shana Gold, who most recently directed the world premiere of Food and Fadwa at New York Theatre Workshop.4,000 Miles, the Obie Award winner for Best New American Play in 2012, finds humor and warmth in the story of college dropout Leo, who has bicycled from California to New York and landed on the doorstop of his 91-year-old grandmother, Vera. Tickets range from $22-$36 and are on sale now at the Walton Arts Center Box Office, by phone at (479) 443-5600 or online at theatre2.org.

Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, launches its 2013-2014 Season with Paul Osborn's On Borrowed Time, directed by Tony and Academy Award-winner Joel Grey. Performances will begin in Two River's Rechnitz Theater (21 Bridge Avenue) today, September 14 and continue through Sunday, October 13. The opening night performance is Friday, September 20 at 8:00 p.m.

Tiffany will bring her flair back to HGTV with her show The Most Embarrassing Rooms in America when it premieres today, September 14, at 2 p.m. ET/PT.

Reiko Douglas, the diminutive Japanese-born entertainer who arrived in the United States not able to speak or understand any English yet managed to become one of the most sought-after and popular panel guests on the late-night TV show circuit.

Fulcrum Point New Music Project, the city's leader in new art music and inventive collaborations, in partnership with Build the Peace Chicago, The Peace School, the International Day of Peace and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, commemorates September 11th and celebrates its 15th anniversary season with a free concert of classical and contemporary music from India and America in Shanti: 15th Annual Concert for Peace, at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph Street, tonight, September 11 at 6:30 pm.

Anyone who has ever visited Laura Benanti's Twitter page knows she is cute, sweet, funny, and quirky. Her new solo album released by Broadway Records, IN CONSTANT SEARCH OF THE RIGHT KIND OF ATTENTION: LIVE AT 54 BELOW, is just that. Cute, sweet, funny and quirky. It's extremley refreshing how representative the record is of her personality.

MIAMI, Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Royal Caribbean International, the cruise line known for its innovative, industry-leading ship design, amenities, programming and activities is once again taking steps to ensure that its newest class of ships, the Quantum-class, debuts with the hottest, most exciting lineup of offerings at sea. The cruise line today announced the introduction of the Quantum Experience Advisors program featuring a group of celebrity experts in fields such as design, sports & fitness, entertainment and others who will work hand-in-hand with Royal Caribbean's internal teams to provide their expertise to help shape interior design, key amenities and activities on the Quantum-class. Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas are set to debut in November 2014 and April 2015 respectively.