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The Picture Show at Bay Street Theatre has announced announce that Peconic Landing is sponsoring its long-running, classic Picture Show Series for the 2013 Season.

TTTM Productions and Robert Watman (producer), mastermind behind the iconic dance clubs Polly Esther's and Culture Club, have announced that NYC's colorful Culture Club will be the lush setting forTOTALLY TUBULAR TIME MACHINE - the new pop musical where gossip takes the drivers seat and audience members are thrust into the celebrity limelight. The production, which features hit songs from the 80s, 90s and today, is slated for a limited run Off-Broadway, with previews beginning on Saturday, January 19, 2013. The official opening night will be on Saturday, February 9, 2013. www.totallytubularnyc.com

TTTM Productions and Robert Watman (producer), mastermind behind the iconic dance clubs Polly Esther's and Culture Club, have announced that NYC's colorful Culture Club will be the lush setting for TOTALLY TUBULAR TIME MACHINE - the new pop musical where gossip takes the drivers seat and audience members are thrust into the celebrity limelight. The production, which features hit songs from the 80s, 90s and today, is slated for a limited run Off-Broadway, with previews beginning on Saturday, January 19, 2013. The official opening night will be on Saturday, February 9, 2013.

Westime, a Southern California family-owned watch and jewelry retailer, toasted the opening of its new flagship boutique on Sunset Boulevard last weekend with three nights of festivities. Throughout the event series, local guests mingled with more than 30 watchmakers and executives from top watch and jewelry companies, while shopping the collections that included unique pieces and limited editions available exclusively at Westime during the holiday period.

The more than 7 million vegetarians and 3 million vegans in the United States alone are proving that chowing down on planet-friendly fare not only helps them look and feel better, but it can be delicious too. In her debut cookbook, Karma Chow creator and celebrity chef, Melissa Costello shares an exciting collection of 125+ recipes that will be a welcome addition for anyone already following a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle or for the growing number of people embracing more plant-based meals. As personal chef to celebrity fitness guru Tony Horton, creator of the bestselling P90X fitness system, Melissa is constantly finding creative ways to keep Tony and her other clients happy, fit, and fueled.

Sydney-based experimental-pop duo Ginger And The Ghost have premiered their eagerly anticipated new music video 'One Type Of Dark' via NYLON Magazine. Check out the video below!

Today we are talking to a versatile performer first known to the world at large through her iconic early-career movie theme recordings - singing the Oscar-winning 'The Morning After' from THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, as well as the classic themes from THE TOWERING INFERNO, SUPERMAN and musical material and a memorable musical moment in AIRPLANE!; in addition to her many full-length studio albums later in life - who then emerged as a compelling theatrical performer with a string of roles on Broadway, Off Broadway and in regional theater - a replacement star of NINE, as well as THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, as well as original cast member of 1989's THE 3 PENNY OPERA, 1984's premire production of BROWNSTONE, and, most recently, a Broadway featured cast member in LITTLE WOMEN - the radiant and vocally resplendent Maureen McGovern. Looking back on her remarkable career and taking us on the journey from Hollywood to Broadway and beyond, McGovern reflects on some famous co-stars and her side of the riveting productions she participated in both onstage and onscreen, as well as opens up about some of her favorite recordings and composers to date insofar as her recording career is concerned, to say nothing of her proud position as the so-deemed self-confessed 'Disaster Theme Queen'. We also outline her cabaret work over the years, in anticipation of McGovern's week of shows at 54 Below, titled HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, beginning December 18 and running through December 23, where she will be sharing some of her favorite seasonal songs, new and old, as well as reviving some of her show-stopping standards and iconic movie themes and perhaps a surprise or two, too. Additionally, we touch upon her bio-musical, CARRY IT ON, her new women writer retrospective concert show and much, much more!

The Magnet Theater, New York's premiere comedy improv and sketch theater will present two special holiday shows guaranteed to have you roaring with laughter.

With NUTCRACKER SUITE & SPICY, a critic learns Trix are for kids.

Goodspeed Musicals begins its 50th Anniversary Season with the announcement of a major new four-week residency program for musical theatre writers. The Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals is the first of its kind in the country as it is dedicated solely to the creation of new musicals. In partnership with the Johnny Mercer Foundation, Goodspeed will proudly offer established and emerging writers the unique opportunity to research, develop, and create new musicals. Michael Price, Executive Director of Goodspeed Musicals, says of the ground-breaking initiative, "Goodspeed Musicals' unique focus is musical theatre so it is fitting that we are finally able to realize the long-held dream of establishing a home for the creators of new musicals. Thanks in part to our expanded campus and our good fortune in finding such a perfect partner in the Johnny Mercer Foundation to help fund it, this safe haven for artists will launch in 2013."

THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF SONG: The Music of Harold Arlen, a musical revue featuring Stormy Weather, Come Rain or Come Shine, Paper Moon, Accentuate-The-Positive, Lets Fall in Love, and all the much-loved tunes from THE WIZARD OF OZ, begins previews at St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th Street, NYC tonight, December 13 and opens officially on Thursday, January 10 at 8 PM.

Today Florida band Holopaw shares 'Discotheque,' a brand new track from the band's forthcoming fourth album, Academy Songs, Volume I. The band has also announced an East Coast tour in Feb. 2013. Hear another album track over at Pitchfork and the B-side from their recent single over at Under The Radar. The album is due on Misra on Jan. 15, 2013.

Richard Waits stars in Miami's new sensationally sensuous musical phenomenon, ORCHID, which is the huge, multi-dimensional show at the heart of Miami's newest destination point called The Pleasure Garden that has been erected at the gateway to the Miami Design District.

Producer Judy Craymer presents Viva Forever!, the new musical written by Britain's BAFTA winning writers Jennifer Saunders, (Absolutely Fabulous, French & Saunders) and featuring the multi-million-selling songs of The Spice Girls. The show began previews on 27 November with the official opening last night, 11 December, 2012, at the Piccadilly Theatre in London's West End. Let's see what the critics had to say...

The Shelter - a New York City based indie theatre company, now celebrating their fourth season producing original works of theater written, directed, and acted by members of 'The Shelter family' - will kick off their 2012-2013 season with a one-night-only, immersive ensemble theatre experience: the SOARWARD HOLIDAY PARTY tonight, December 12 at 7:30pm at The Dumbo Loft (155 Water Street) Brooklyn, NY.

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 18th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced live at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 10, 2013 from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The show will broadcast live on The CW Network at 8:00 PM ET/PT.

The Shelter - a New York City based indie theatre company, now celebrating their fourth season producing original works of theater written, directed, and acted by members of 'The Shelter family' - will kick off their 2012-2013 season with a one-night-only, immersive ensemble theatre experience: the SOARWARD HOLIDAY PARTY on Wednesday, December 12 at 7:30pm at The Dumbo Loft (155 Water Street) Brooklyn, NY.

Valentina Kozlova's Dance Conservatory Company returns to Symphony Space for their delightful production of Tchaikovsky's full-length NUTCRACKER, today, December 8 at 5 PM, followed by a repeat performance on December 22 at 4 PM at Guild Hall in East Hampton. Guest Daniyar Shmanov, principal with the Kazakh State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, joins the company of professional dancers and students of Kozlova's midtown school (at Symphony Space).

P. H. Lin's new drama, ZELDA AT THE OASIS, directed by Andy Sandberg (The Last Smoker in America), began previews on Friday, November 16th at 5 pm at St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th Street, (west of 8th Avenue), with the official opening tonight, December 4th at 7 PM. ZELDA AT THE OASIS, which features Edwin Cahill and Gardner Reed, is an open-ended Equity production.

Cooking Channel starts the New Year off right with a pair of shows offering viewers healthy food alternatives, cooking tips and workout techniques, while still having fun in the kitchen. Bobby Deen returns for the third season of NOT MY MAMA'S MEALS, premiering Wednesday, January 2nd at 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT