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The residents of Flint and Ann Arbor, Michigan were treated to a very special event because of the University Musical Society (UMS): Yo-Yo Ma visited as part the performer's two-year journey to perform Six Suites for Solo Cello as a catalyst for social action and it marks the first time Ma extended the model beyond the Bach Project to a broader audience. Ma's visit was two-days filled of activities including a talk by him in the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium on 'Culture, Understanding, and Survival,' as well as a Day of Action in Flint, Michigan with the theme, 'Flint Voices: Culture, Community, and Resilience.' At the Day of Action, Ma worked with community partners to transform lives and forge both a more connected world and a healthy and vibrant local community with the goal of the session to find new opportunities for collaborations across Flint's cultural communities and organizations. The strategy session was followed up by a community cultural show that was a celebration of Flint's vitality, diversity, and artistry. BroadwayWorld Detroit had a chance to speak with two of people heavily involved in brining Yo-Yo Ma and his Day of Action event to Michigan - Jim Leija (director of education & community engagement for UMS) and Natasha Thomas-Jackson (Flint-based arts advocate). Read our interview with them to see why this was an important event:

Right on the heels of A Chorus Line's final performance last weekend, Grease continues a wonderful summer season at the Playhouse by bringing youthful energy and pizazz to a show that is on almost everyone's list of favorite musicals. This production brings together a rather large cast whose energy and eagerness to present what they have all been working so hard on is evident in the characters they play in the midst of all the hullaballoo and teenage angst that Grease already is.

Cape Town City Ballet's very popular annual outdoor-ballet season opens in the Maynardville Park on Sunday 24 January with NIGHT & DAY.

Cape Town City Ballet's smash hit production, NIGHT & DAY, returns to the Artscape Theatre this festive season from 31 December 2015 to 10 January 2016. With a special opening night performance scheduled for New Year's eve, the sparkling ballet celebrates the extraordinary life and music of Cole Porter, one of the 20th century's most prolific and successful song writers.

Inspired by BroadwayWorld.com's Friday Six, welcome to BroadwayWorld Nashville's latest installment of The Friday Five: five questions designed to help you learn more about the talented people you'll find onstage throughout the Volunteer state. This week the spotlight shines on Maggie Pitt, Jaymes Campbell and Susan Adkins - The Philadelphis Story's Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven and the director of Lakewood Theatre's production opening in Old Hickory this weekend.

Lakewood Theater Company presents its second show of their 2015 season with its production of the classic The Philadelphia Story, beginning tonight April 17, 2015 and running through Sunday, May 3, 2015.

Lakewood Theater Company presents its second show of the 2015 season with the classic The Philadelphia Story, beginning Friday, April 17, and running through Sunday, May 3.

Lakewood Theater Company presents its second show of their 2015 season with its production of the classic The Philadelphia Story, beginning Friday, April 17, 2015 and running through Sunday, May 3, 2015.

On GREY'S ANATOMY's upcoming episode, titled 'Readiness is All,' the doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital prepare for a super storm heading towards Seattle; Owen's desire to be a parent gets stronger as he becomes closer to Ethan; and one wrong move puts the lives of Meredith and her baby in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Jo looks to Alex for help in a moment of crisis, and one doctor gets the shock of her life, on THURSDAY, MAY 9 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on ABC.

Young people from Dublin will have a special chance to learn insider TV and film tips this May when presenters, actors, and many well known behind the scenes names from the world of TV and film arrive at Dublin's Burlington Hotel to present masterclasses and workshops as part of the internationally acclaimed Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film & Television Festival for Young People.

Young people from Dublin will have a special chance to learn insider TV and film tips this May when presenters, actors, and many well known behind the scenes names from the world of TV and film arrive at Dublin's Burlington Hotel to present masterclasses and workshops as part of the internationally acclaimed Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film & Television Festival for Young People.

Scott Foley (THE VIOLENT HOUR, THE CHERRY ORCHARD) has been cast in a major recurring role on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, according to EW.com. Foley, who has guest-starred on NBC's Scrubs and ABC's Cougar Town, will join the cast as a potential love interest for Kim Raver's Dr. Teddy Altman