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Zac Efron, the star of Hairspray and the High School Musical trilogy hosted the Saturday April 11th episode of Saturday Night Live.

Zac Efron, the star of Hairspray and the High School Musical trilogy hosts tonights episode of Saturday Night Live. This will be Efron's first time hosting the series. 'Saturday Night Live,' the musical guest will be the 'Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs'. Efron's episode airs tonight, April 11th at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

Audience members are in for a treat when renowned radio personality and storyteller, Garrison Keillor comes to the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. True to his radio form, Keillor will share hilarious anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon and 'late-life fatherhood.' With a wonderful, dry sense of humor, he captivates audiences and delivers with class, charisma and wisdom.

Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, widely considered the most influential artist working in American musical theater over the past half-century, will visit Indiana University in April at the invitation of IU's Department of Theatre and Drama.

South Coast Repertory's 12th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF) will shine the spotlight on seven new plays written by America's finest writers. Since its creation in 1998, PPF has grown into one of the most important festivals of new scripts in the United States. This year's Festival will take place during the May 1 through May 3 weekend and will feature five staged readings and two fully-produced World Premieres on South Coast Repertory's Segerstrom and Julianne Argryos Stages. Tickets to PPF may be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office.

Various online sources, including mega website PerezHilton.com is reporting that High School Musical star Zac Efron will host Saturday Night Live on April 11th, 2009. Efron has a new film coming out, '17 Again' and a SNL hosting gig is an ideal platform to showcase the release.

The Whiting is proud to present Best Selling Author the Host of A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor on Thursday, February 5 at 7:30pm. Ticket prices range from $25 to $65. To order tickets simply visit TheWhitng.com, call (810) 237-7333 or (800) 8-CENTER, or visit the Ticket Center located at 1241 E. Kearsley St. just off I-475 between the University of Michigan Flint and Mott Community College. For a complete schedule and full details on the entire 2008-09 season line-up, visit TheWhiting.com or phone the Ticket Center and request a free brochure.

The Whiting is proud to present Best Selling Author the Host of A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor on Thursday, February 5 at 7:30pm. Ticket prices range from $25 to $65. To order tickets simply visit TheWhitng.com, call (810) 237-7333 or (800) 8-CENTER, or visit the Ticket Center located at 1241 E. Kearsley St. just off I-475 between the University of Michigan Flint and Mott Community College. For a complete schedule and full details on the entire 2008-09 season line-up, visit TheWhiting.com or phone the Ticket Center and request a free brochure.

On February 20 at 9PM (ET/PT), PBS 'Great Performances' presents the premiere broadcast of Company, the highly-anticipated and professionally-recorded production of last season's Tony Award-winning Broadway revival. For all the details visit PBS.com

The longtime director of 'Live From Lincoln Center,' Kirk Browning, died on Sunday, February 10 of cardiac arrest, in Manhattan where he lived. Browning was 86.

The PBS series 'Great Performances' has announced February 20, 2008 as the air-date for the highly-anticipated professionally recorded production of last season's Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Company.

The PBS series Great Performances is joining forces with Ellen M. Krass Productions to film the Stephen Sondheim / George Furth musical Company, directed by 2006 Tony Award winner John Doyle and starring Raúl Esparza during the matinee and evening performances on Saturday, June 30.

In conjunction with their Off Broadway production of Zak Berkman's Beauty On The Vine, Epic Theatre Center has announced the programming for their 'Beyond Beauty Initiative.' The program seeks to bring together a diverse array of women with different backgrounds to share experiences and creatively explore how definitions of beauty, power and success impact society as a whole.

As part of the '50 Plus: Forever Young' Expo, presented on Sunday, October 22nd at the Marriott Marquis Hotel (1535 Broadway at 45th St.) from noon to 6 PM, radio host Elliott Forrest will interview a number of Broadway luminaries for 'A Tribute to the Great White Way'

Judith Ivey, Richard Thomas and Marcia Gay Harden (who will narrate) will appear in the documentary 'Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater,' premiering in March