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Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances, running November 4-15, 2015. Scroll down or visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!

In a recent interview with CBS THIS MORNING, Oliver talked about how he views his position as a satirist of the news with no very serious connections to journalism. He also discussed why he has not invited Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to his show, LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER. “I haven't really got anything to say to him... He's an open book, and that book doesn't have many interesting words in it.” Check out the full interview below!

Tarpan Records is pleased to announce the international release of EVOLUTION the upcoming full-length album by Narada Michael Walden releasing on October 30th 2015

Cascio Interstate Music's newest Drum Sweepstakes is now underway, in conjunction with the release of Cascio's 116 page Winter 2015-2016 Drums & Percussion Catalog, featuring innovative and inspirational drummer Steve Gadd on the cover. Cascio's first catalog specifically for drummers dates back to 1993.

Carnegie Hall presents Orchestra of St. Luke's in five concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage this season, starting tonight, October 29 at 8:00 p.m. with Principal Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado leading a program that includes Stravinsky's Suite No. 2; and Tchaikovsky's rarely heard Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13, 'Winter Daydreams.' Also on the program is Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 with soloist Christian Tetzlaff.

Newcomers and Chicago favorites are cast in Goodman Theatre's 12th annual NEW STAGES, a festival of new plays designed to give playwrights an opportunity to experience their work with set, lighting, costume and sound elements and to implement audience response.

Multi-GRAMMY®-winning artists Zac Brown, Lenny Kravitz, Lady Antebellum, John Legend, the Roots, Usher, Pharrell Williams, and Stevie Wonder; and singer/songwriters Luke Bryan and Demi Lovato will perform to honor LIonel Richie as 2016 MUSICARES® PERSON OF THE YEAR

As part of its 2015-2016 season announcement, Carnegie Hall recently shared that singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash will curate a four-concert Perspectives series at the Hall beginning this month. 

The producers of Amazing Grace just announced that DMI Soundtracks will record the Broadway cast album of Amazing Grace on Monday, November 2nd. The album will be available in January, 2016. The recording will be produced and engineered by six-time Grammy Award winner Frank Filipetti. The tracklist for the digital album and CD is as follows:

Grammy Award-nominated concert pianist Lang Lang makes his first of three appearances at Carnegie Hall this season with a solo recital today, October 23 at 8:30 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. The concert features Bach's Italian Concerto, BWV 971-a complex and pioneering work inspired by Vivaldi-along with Tchaikovsky's The Seasons, Op. 37b and Chopin's four scherzos. By the time he was 22 years old, the acclaimed pianist had already performed twice at Carnegie Hall -with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov in 2001 and with the New York String Orchestra under Jaime Laredo in 2002-before making his sold-out solo recital debut in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on November 7, 2003, which was recorded live by Deutsche Grammophon.

The first thought one has when powerhouse performers Jarrod Spector and Kelli Barrett unleash their voices is that they should be married. Style, control, and range are unusually balanced for a duet show; the artists feel palpably simpatico. They even look like a “set.” In fact, still flush with romance, Spector and Barrett are coming up on their first anniversary. The married duo performed a clever idea for an evening of song, This is Dedicated: Music's Greatest Marriages,that opened Tuesday night for a four-show run at Feinstein's/54 Below.

BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the rehearsal images for the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's inaugural productions Harlequinade/All On Her Own andThe Winter's Tale, which are released today. The Terence Rattigan double-bill Harlequinade / All On Her Own will play in repertory alongside The Winter's Tale from 17 October 2015 until 16 January 2016. Press performances will be held onSaturday 7 November at 2pm and 8pm.  Check out the photos below!

LONDON (August 2015) - Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill is delighted to celebrate its association with London's leading contemporary art gallery, Saatchi Gallery, with the launch of a new exhibition titled 'Into the Woods'. This special exhibition will be on display from 25 September and showcases the recent work of eight UK-based artists: Jonny Briggs, Grant Foster, Aly Helyer, Tom Howse, Nicholas Johnson, Emily Morey, Juliette Losq and Tom Shedden.

Newcomers and Chicago favorites are cast in Goodman Theatre's 12th annual NEW STAGES, a festival of new plays designed to give playwrights an opportunity to experience their work with set, lighting, costume and sound elements and to implement audience response.

OWN announces its November 2015 programming highlights. The full list follows

The Bijou Theatre is very proud to announce the return of The Hollywood Allstars on Friday December 4th! Don't miss this Very Special Holiday Concert by what is undoubtedly one of hottest bands around today!

Broadway In Chicago has announced that Men Are From Mars - Women Are From Venus LIVE!, the one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up starring Peter Story, is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray, is back by popular demand to play the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E Chestnut) February 9-21, 2016. Individual tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, October 30. Moving swiftly through a series of vignettes, the show covers everything from dating and marriage to the bedroom.

HBO continued presenting a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues as LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER continued its 35-show second season with a new edition

The Alden's 2015-2016 season begins at 8 p.m. tonight, Oct. 17, with a performance by award-winning Celtic singer and multi-instrumentalist Julie Fowlis, who performs primarily in the rarely heard language of Scottish Gaelic.

After more than a quarter of a century, the long wait is over! From the creators of the beloved songbook Rise Up Singing, comes its much-anticipated companion Rise Again: A Group Singing Songbook. In celebration, The Rise Again Tour will hold a festive singalong concert tonight, October 16 at 7:00 p.m. at The Unitarian Society of New Haven, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden, CT.