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The Old Globe will open its 2013-14 Season with The Last Goodbye, a new musical that marries Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and the incendiary songs of the legendary singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley. Conceived and adapted by Michael Kimmel, the rock musical is directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers (Peter and the Starcatcher, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson). Choreography is by Sonya Tayeh ('So You Think You Can Dance'), and orchestrations, music direction and arrangements are by Kris Kukul. The complete creative team and casting, as well as the remainder of the Globe's new season, will be announced at a later date. The Last Goodbye will run on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, Sunday, Sept. 22 - Nov. 3, 2013. Preview performances run Sept. 22- Oct. 5. Opening night is Sunday, Oct. 6. Tickets are currently available by subscription only. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.

The world's most notorious band will be coming back to the world's most notorious city this fall, when Mötley Crüe returns to Las Vegas. The rockers best known for going to the extreme will once again take over the stage at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for an exclusive twelve- show engagement tonight, September 18 through October 6. The band blew away fans and critics last February with twelve over-the-top, sold-out shows.

BELOW MY FEET could be called a choreographer, dancer or producer's baby pictures. It is not without merit, but on the whole it is wrapped up in its own naivety.

Spottiswoode & His Enemies, the cult septet who recently celebrated their 15th anniversary by winning two Independent Music Awards for their recent album Wild Goosechase Expedition, will play a 4-show residency this fall at The Living Room. It will be their first New York performances since April and their last before the release of their sixth album, English Dream, next year (spring 2014).

Internationally renown vocalist K.D. Lang has just been announced to be making her Broadway debut in the new musical revue AFTER MIDNIGHT early next year, so, today, we are celebrating the coo-worthy Canadian crooner - and that is definitely a particularly delectable dish of the day to dig.

To signal Mötley Crüe's return to The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas for their second residency, Mötley Crüe Invites you to an Intimate Evening in Hell

Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, whose career has spanned 50 years and produced numerous #1, Top 10 and Top 40 hits, including "If You Could Read My Mind," Carefree Highway" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," will be appearing at the Gallo Center for the Arts at 7:30 pm on Monday, September 30.

Recognized as a legendary pianist and composer for compositions such as 'Cantaloupe Island,' 'Maiden Voyage,' 'Watermelon Man,' 'Chameleon,' and "Rockit," Herbie Hancock has received an Academy Award for his Round Midnight film score and 14 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for River: The Joni Letters (2007) and two Grammy Awards for his globally collaborative The Imagine Project (2010).

Singer/songwriter Diego Garcia announced a 16-city North American tour today in support of his new album 'Paradise,' to be released October 8th on Concord Records.

Popular folk-singer and songwriter, Suzanne Vega, best known for her mega hit, 'My name is Luka', will perform one concert only at the Teatro at Montecasino on Sunday, 3 November 2013, commencing at 6pm.

The Old Globe presented a one-night-only Jeff Buckley Tribute Concert on August 19, and BroadwayWorld has photos of the musicians onstage below! The concert, which featured several prominent local artists covering the songs of the legendary musician, coincides with the Globe's upcoming production of The Last Goodbye, a fusion of Buckley's music with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The Jeff Buckley Tribute Concert, benefitting the Globe's student Shakespeare programs, took place in the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre.

The Old Globe presents a one-night-only Jeff Buckley Tribute Concert tonight, Monday, Aug. 19 at 7:00 p.m. that features several prominent San Diego artists covering the songs of the legendary musician.

For several weeks now, Southern California has been basking in the soulful glow of talented actress Ta'Rea Campbell who plays diva-turned-nun-on-the-run Deloris Van Cartier in the first national tour of SISTER ACT - THE MUSICAL, the fun and hilarious stage adaptation of the hit 1992 motion picture of the same name. After successful runs in Hollywood and in San Diego, the tour is about to conclude its two-week swing through Orange County, playing at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through August 18. While on the road, Campbell agreed to answer a few silly rapid-fire questions from BroadwayWorld.

Internationally renowned tenor and LES MISERABLES 25th Concert At The 02 Jean Valjean himself, Alfie Boe will make his way to Manhattan for a special solo show at Joe's Pub tonight, August 15.

Singer/songwriter Diego Garcia has emerged with a stellar new solo album 'Paradise,' due out on Concord Records October 8. Following the critical acclaim of his breakthrough solo debut 'Laura' in 2011, Garcia returned to the studio to capture another collection of songs with indelible pop melodies and superb, artful musicianship.

The Old Globe today announced that San Diego musical artists The Midnight Pine and Stevie Harris have joined the lineup for the Globe's one-night-only Jeff Buckley Tribute Concert on Monday, Aug. 19 at 7:00 p.m. The concert, which features several prominent local artists covering the songs of the legendary musician, coincides with the Globe's upcoming production of The Last Goodbye, a fusion of Buckley's music with Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

The T.J. Martell Foundation (www.tjmartell.org), announced today that the third annual Artworks For The Cure, a highly-popular and successful three-day benefit exhibition, auction and sale of contemporary art will be presented Friday thru Sunday, October 11th-13th at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport.

This fall, NCM Fathom Events together with AEG Live and Network Live take movie-goers back to the '80s on a rocking, Sin City, rollercoaster ride with the two-night cinema event.

This fall, NCM Fathom Events together with AEG Live and Network Live take movie-goers back to the '80s on a rocking, Sin City, rollercoaster ride with the two-night cinema event “Def Leppard Viva! Hysteria Concert”