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Tickets for the 2013 summer season at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts are on sale to the public beginning Friday, May 3. The lineup consists of a diverse collection of headliners from time-honored country artists to jazz legends and sports icons. Sponsors for the upcoming season include the Las Vegas Design Center at World Market Center and Bank of Nevada.

GLEE's One Directions dealt with the horrifying situation of a school shooting on last night's episode, titled 'Shooting Star.' In the closing number, the group gathered to perform John Mayer's 'Stay.' Check out their performance below!

Have you had enough of Seacrest out and been longing for the return of everyone's favorite glee clubbers? Well, fret not, Randy Jackson and the dawg pound - Glee is back, and there will be no more breaks or hiatuses for the remainder of the season - that's five episodes, kiddies! Normally, this is the part where I make funny and sassy comments, and I feel like I've got that covered, but tonight's episode will be dealing with a fairly serious (and tragically recent) topic [school violence] thus I felt I should address that before leading things. All that being said - Glee is back, and Seacrest is out. Just as the New Directions are about to get serious about Regionals, Brittany makes a startling announcement - a meteor (or asteroid - she's not exactly sure) will be striking Lima and killing the population within in the next several days. After hearing Brittany's announcement, Will decides to make the assignment for the week "Last Chances" - the chance to say all those things you've been meaning to say, but can't quite get right. Brittany decides she needs to make amends with Lord Tubbington, which confuses the glee club, but Sam tells her she should perhaps sing to him and mend their relationship. Ryder explains to Jake about the girl he's been talking to online, and how he's found her - at McKinley, but when Ryder finds the girl and serenades her with "Your Song" by Elton John, he's shocked to find he's been a victim of cat-fishing.

Picture, if you will, the most cringe-worthy walk down memory lane imaginable. I'm talking tacky dresses, bad hair and middle-aged men and women gyrating on the dance floor all in the name of reliving their glory days. By all counts, DANCING WITH THE STARS' prom night should have been just that train wreck. But ABC had the last laugh this April Fool's, because it was actually kind of awesome.

It's April 1st. Do you know when your Spring is coming? During another longggggg New York winter, the good news is that there were a ton of warming cabaret shows. The bad news is that there were so many, even during this seemingly endless winter our intrepid reviewer Stephen Hanks didn't have enough time to review them all right after the performances. So in what is becoming a seasonal ritual, here he offers yet another compilation of 13 'catch-up' cabaret show reviews.

In the premiere week of Season 4 of NBC's THE VOICE, the first round of artists made it through their blind auditions. The talented singers spoke by phone about their experience thus far on the popular singing competition.

Broadway star, Shoshana Bean, takes the audience on a journey through the Streisand Songbook. From classic to contemporary, the show features her own interpretations of standards like 'Cry Me A River,' 'On A Clear Day' and 'Don't Rain on My Parade.' Like her idol Streisand, Shoshana began her career in New York in the off-Broadway revival of Godspell. She then went on to star in the Tony-Award winning original cast of Hairspray and eventually replaced Idina Menzel as Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked. Most recently Shoshana wowed listeners with her modern soulful stylings in her solo CD Superhero.

The renowned Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC) is currently enrolling children ages six and seven in its 'First Experiences in Singing' Level I class, which introduces children to the wonders and excitement of singing and music, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. Geared for children with no previous musical training, the eight-week class is intentionally small in size to provide optimum instruction and runs from January 30 to March 20, 2013, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. Classes are held Todays from 4:15 pm to 5 pm.

The renowned Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC) is currently enrolling children ages six and seven in its 'First Experiences in Singing' Level I class, which introduces children to the wonders and excitement of singing and music, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. Geared for children with no previous musical training, the eight-week class is intentionally small in size to provide optimum instruction and runs from January 30 to March 20, 2013, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. Classes are held Wednesdays from 4:15 pm to 5 pm.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-talented musician Susan Toney's debut single "The Trail of Light and Dark" from the LOVE IS THE CURE CD on Strange Child Records was released to Secondary Country radio via CDX on Jan. 8. The single was simultaneously released on iTunes in two formats.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Carrie Rodriguez will embark on an extensive U.S. tour in support of her fifth full-length solo album Give Me All You Got, set for release January 22 on Ninth Street Opus. The LP is the follow-up to 2010's Love and Circumstance, which No Depression hailed as "an album you do not want to miss." In anticipation Rodriguez recently stopped by West Virginia Public Broadcasting's "Mountain Stage" to record a set that is scheduled to begin airing nationwide March 15. Check local listings or see mountainstage.org for details. A list of confirmed tour dates-including a stop at SXSW 2013 as part of the Thirty Tigers showcase-is below.

Broadway star, Shoshana Bean, takes the audience on a journey through the Streisand Songbook. From classic to contemporary, the show features her own interpretations of standards like 'Cry Me A River,' 'On A Clear Day' and "Don't Rain on My Parade." Like her idol Streisand, Shoshana began her career in New York in the off-Broadway revival of Godspell. She then went on to star in the Tony-Award winning original cast of Hairspray and eventually replaced Idina Menzel as Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked. Most recently Shoshana wowed listeners with her modern soulful stylings in her solo CD Superhero.

Sasha is back in NYC for one night only with 'The Education of Professor Weiss.' Come enjoy amazing songs and stories as Sasha shares the trials and tribulations of being an MFA student. With songs from Kurt Weill to John Mayer, she'll take you from the front of the classroom to behind the bleachers. Accompanied by Dan Micciche and also featuring special guest singers, it's a night you don't want to miss.

Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey- is celebrating 2013 and is offering a special promotion, 13 different shows for $13.00 a ticket by using the CODE 13for2013. There are shows for everyone! World Class Entertainment close to home just got better reserve your tickets now as there is a limited supply. Reserve your tickets today from the following 13 shows for only $13.00 a ticket at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 201 227 1030 or visit the Box Office at 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood- New Jersey. This promotion can't be combined with any other offer and is not retroactive.

2012 has seen a lot of celebrity breakups and hook ups! But what celebrities will be lucky in love in 2013? Will J Lo dump Casper? Is Heidi Klum's bodyguard boyfriend in the picture for good? Will it be happily ever after for John Mayer and Katy Perry? Matchmaker Siggy Flicker reveals her relationship predictions for the new year on THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW. Watch below!

Sasha is back in NYC for one night only with 'The Education of Professor Weiss.' Come enjoy amazing songs and stories as Sasha shares the trials and tribulations of being an MFA student. With songs from Kurt Weill to John Mayer, she'll take you from the front of the classroom to behind the bleachers. Accompanied by Dan Micciche and also featuring special guest singers, it's a night you don't want to miss.

Spoleto Festival USA General Director Nigel Redden today announced that Grammy Award-winner Angelique Kidjo and popular indie-rock duo Johnnyswim have been added to the recently-released program of the Charleston, South Carolina-based performing arts festival, scheduled for May 24 - June 9, 2013. Tickets to these and all other Festival performances are available now at spoletousa.org or by phone at 843.579.3100.

Chris Botti returns to the Blue Note with his band this Monday for his annual 3-week residency including New Year's Eve. This year's lineup features Chris Botti (trumpet), Billy Kilson (drums), Billy Childs(piano), Lisa Fischer (vocals), Ben Butler (guitar 12/17-26),Leonardo Amuedo (guitar 12/27-1/6), Richie Goods (bass), Andy Ezrin (keyboards), Arianna Warsaw-Fan (violin 12/17-26), andCaroline Campbell (violin 12/27-1/6). New Year's Eve will include a champagne toast, hats, noisemakers, a countdown and balloon drop.

A Christmas Story, The Musical arrives on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre just in time for the 2012 holiday season. Based on the 1983 movie perennial, the musical plays an eight-week limited engagement through December 30. Tickets are now on sale at www.AChristmasStoryTheMuscial.com or www.TicketMaster.com. Katy Perry and John Mayor just visited the show and you can check out photos of them backstage below!

Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and musician John Mayer has announced that he will be organizing a benefit concert to help the firefighters who battled last summer's devastating Pine Creek Fire, which destroyed more than 8500 acres of forest and farmland in and around the town of Livingston, outside of Bozeman, MT.