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It is that season again in Iowa. No, I'm talking about winter, I'm talking about caucus season. Candidates are coming to the state vying for something a?' one single nomination. Iowa Stage is taking a look at the candidates and the raucous caucus in their first offering of 2020, Robert Jason Ford's newest parody a?oeAdore Us! Line.a?? With the opening weekend already being sold out, this show is one of the hottest tickets in the area and is only here through February 2.

A key component to the show's longevity is the work of Broadway marketing agency Serino Coyne. Below, Vice President of Creative Strategy Thomas Callahan and Director of Marketing and Communications, Diana Salameh tell us all about what goes into selling a musical with such staying power.

Evergreen, Colo., is about 1400 miles from New Orleans. But July 27-29, the scenic mountain community will become "Bourbon Street with Altitude" as it hosts the 17th annual Evergreen Jazz Festival.

On a new CNBC primetime special, “Back in the Game,” host and former major league baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez, helps former NBA star Joe Smith, who has lost almost all of the 60 million dollars he earned in his career, get back on his feet. From executive producer Michael Strahan, “Back in the Game” premieres Tuesday, March 13 at 10PM ET/PT.

Aspen Film is proud to present Amazon Studios' LONG STRANGE TRIP for a one-time, special screening on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Metropolitan Theatre's Isis Theatre in Aspen, CO. Directed by Amir Bar-Lev (Director of the 2010 Emmy Award winning THE TILLMAN STORY, and HAPPY VALLEY from 2014) and executive produced by Martin Scorsese (THE LAST WALTZ), the film, with a total running time of 4 hours, which includes a 20-minute intermission, is told in five acts.

Do you ever feel like we're all just sitting around watching the world burn? If you would like to do that in the presence of like-minded theatre goers, then head down to Woolly Mammoth and experience the sensation that is THE ARSONISTS. Written by Max Frisch in 1958 and commonly interpreted as a metaphor for the rise of Communism and Nazism, this new translation by Alistair Beaton directed by Michael John Garc s feels frighteningly contemporary.

GOLDEN BOY BOXING on ESPN series debuts with a 10-round battle for the vacant NABF Middleweight title featuring Jason “El Animal” Quigley (12-0, 10 KOs) against Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-3, 15 KOs) – live on ESPN2

Rubicon Theatre Company celebrates Black History Month with THE DEVIL'S MUSIC: THE LIFE AND BLUES OF BESSIE SMITH, starring singer and actress Miche Braden of the original Off-Broadway production (named one of the 10 Best Off-Broadway productions of the year by the N.Y. Daily Times). Described by CBC as a, "bawdy, bluesy, boozy rollicking night out at the theatre," the show follows the life, loves and career of blues and jazz singer Bessie Smith, called the "Empress of the Blues." 

Rubicon Theatre Company celebrates Black History Month with THE DEVIL'S MUSIC: THE LIFE AND BLUES OF BESSIE SMITH, starring singer and actress Miche Braden of the original Off-Broadway production (named one of the 10 Best Off-Broadway productions of the year by the N.Y. Daily Times). Described by CBC as a, "bawdy, bluesy, boozy rollicking night out at the theatre," the show follows the life, loves and career of blues and jazz singer Bessie Smith, called the "Empress of the Blues."

NBC's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) travels to Chicago, Ill., in primetime this Saturday, June 18, live at 8:30 p.m. ET, highlighted by a 10-round light heavyweight bout between Andrzej Fonfara (28-3, 16 KOs) of Poland and New Yorker Joe “The Irish Bomber” Smith Jr.(21-1, 17 KOs) from UIC Pavilion.  

If family-friendly musicals were Easter eggs, NightBlue Performing Arts Company's production of Disney's MARY POPPINS is Faberge.

English Touring Theatre and Stage One, a charity dedicated to supporting the next generation of theatre producers, today announce a new scheme that will see an aspiring producer join English Touring Theatre for an 18 month apprenticeship.  The successful candidate will work with the senior management and play an important role within English Touring Theatre's production and touring operation.  The application process begins on Monday 8 February with a deadline of Tuesday 1 March.  For more information and how to apply please visit Stage One's website.

NightBlue Performing Arts Company is pleased to announce casting for the Chicago Non-Equity premiere of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's MARY POPPINS, a musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film, with original music and lyrics by 

According to Variety, 29 honorees from the worlds of motion pictures, television, live theatre, radio and recording have been tapped to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this year. Among them are Broadway's KINKY BOOTS co-creators Harvey Fierstein & Cyndi Lauper, as well as ELEPHANT MAN star Bradley Cooper.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse play reading series presents Moises Kaufman's '33 Variations,' 7:00 PM, Monday, Oct. 6. The evening is free; beverages will be available for purchase.

Someday soon, as professional athletes suit up for their games, their uniform will include a sensor to monitor heart rate, body temperature, physical speed and other physiological measures that affect their performance. That's where early adopters of sports data, like Miami Heat player Shane Battier, believe the trend called analytics is going. In fact, many teams are already using so-called “wearable tech” in practice. In a story titled “Numbers Men,” Armen Keteyian reports on the increasing use of analytics in sports, particularly pro basketball, where a data camera system is now used in every game and every arena, on the next edition of 60 MINUTES SPORTS, airing Wednesday, May 7 at 9:00 PM ET only on SHOWTIME. Watch an excerpt.

Playful Theatre Productions presents the hit family comedy "Legally Blonde - the Musical" at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Dates and times are Fridays, April 19 and 26 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, April 20 and 27 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, April 21 and 28 at 2 p.m. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on April 19. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.

In 1988, John Lennon's wife Yoko Ono gave a candid interview to record-label president Joe Smith about the Beatles' split: "For John, it was a divorce. I think he was feeling very good about it, as if a big weight was off him." Ono was among more than 200 celebrated performers, producers and industry leaders whose words Smith captured on audiotape more than 25 years ago in an effort to document the oral history of popular music.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse play reading series presents Horton Foote's 'Dividing the Estate,' 7:00 PM, today, Oct. 1. The evening is free; beverages will be available for purchase.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse play reading series presents Horton Foote's 'Dividing the Estate,' 7:00 PM, Monday, Oct. 1. The evening is free; beverages will be available for purchase.