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San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon announces WHAT WE DID FOR LOVE, a gala fundraising evening with special guest, star of NBC's Smash, and Sean Saves the World, Megan Hilty, 6pm, tonight, February 27 at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Ave, San Francisco. In addition to the 'smashing' talents of Broadway and television star Megan Hilty, the evening will include cocktails, dinner, a brief live auction, and a 'MoonGlow Cabaret' with clarion-voiced chanteuse Klea Blackhurst and other Moon performers. Guests are invited to dress in cocktail attire with a dash of red. For tickets ($375 - $7500) the public may contact 42nd Street Moon at (415) 255-8207 or for more information visit 42ndstmoon.org.

Special guests Dot-Marie Jones (GLEE) and Tony winner Julie Newmar (Batman) will join Oxford University Press, as they announce the release of the book NOTHING LIKE A DAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GREAT WOMEN OF MUSICAL THEATER by Eddie Shapiro at 6 p.m. on March 26 at the Barnes & Noble at The Grove/Farmers Market (189 The Grove Drive, Suite K 30, Los Angeles, Calif.).

Megan Hilty, was a breakout star of NBC's 'Smash' and starred on Broadway in 'Wicked' and '9 to 5: The Musical.' She currently stars as Liz on NBC's 'Sean Saves The World' with Sean Hayes of 'Will & Grace' fame. She makes her South Florida concert debut when she joins the WinterStage Concert Series at the Broward Center's Parker Playhouse on February 20 at 8:00 PM for one show only - following on the heels of January's sold-out launch of the series with 'Will & Grace' star Megan Mullally. Series host and Sirius/Radio star Seth Rudetsky will join Ms. Hilty at the piano. For tickets please visit the Parker Playhouse ticketing page or call 954-462-0222.

The Logan Center Penthouse Salon Series returns with lauded cabaret performer KT Sullivan tonight, February 15, 2014, at 8pm (doors at 7:30pm). Guests are invited to arrive at 7:30pm for a pre-show reception to enjoy light refreshments and fellow guests.

Hotel Nikko San Francisco and Michael Feinstein are proud to welcome star of stage and screen, Megan Hilty, to Feinstein's at the Nikko for two performances only - Saturday, April 12 (7 p.m.) and Sunday, April 13 (7 p.m.). From Broadway to TV, Hilty's extensive resume includes starring roles in Wicked, 9 to 5: The Musical, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 'Smash' and, most recently, 'Sean Saves the World.'

Happy Birthday Carol Channing! She is the recipient of three Tony Awards (including one for lifetime achievement), a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. Channing is best remembered for originating, on Broadway, the musical-comedy roles of bombshell Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and matchmaking widow Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly! She also appeared in two New York revivals of Hello, Dolly!, and toured with it extensively throughout the United States. Channing also appeared in a number of movies, The First Traveling Sales Lady (1956) with Ginger Rogers, the cult film Skidoo and Thoroughly Modern Millie, opposite Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore.

The Logan Center Penthouse Salon Series returns with lauded cabaret performer KT Sullivan on Saturday, February 15, 2014, at 8pm (doors at 7:30pm). Guests are invited to arrive at 7:30pm for a pre-show reception to enjoy light refreshments and fellow guests.

Last night, three-time Tony Award-winner Carol Channing joined LGBT icon and Tony Nominee Justin Vivian Bond in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: An Intimate Evening with Carol Channing and Justin Vivian Bond at Town Hall. The evening coincided with the 50th anniversary of Hello Dolly! (January 16, 1964) and was just one week before Carol's 93rd birthday.

Many know Carol Channing for her work on the Broadway stage, but she was also the first-ever solo artist to perform during a Super Bowl Halftime Show. In the video, Channing surprises unsuspecting Bingo players with a spontaneous Halftime performance, as part of Pepsi's 'Get Hyped for Halftime' campaign. Among the Bingo players was Rory O'Conner, who actually attended Super Bowl IV in 1970 when Channing originally performed. Check it out below!

Broadway legend Carol Channing is featured in the latest edition of Closer Weekly, in which she opens up her home to readers. She told CW: 'I like to express myself, and that translates to the house. Everything here clearly expresses my life. Al Hirschfeld's art is key to the decor. Everywhere you turn, his influence is there.'

Fifty years after HELLO, DOLLY! opened on Broadway, Carol Channing returns to New York for one night only.

Megan Hilty lends her powerhouse vocals to the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra at Music Hall on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 24-26, 2014 with a program consisting of Broadway favorites, and songs from Ms. Hilty's new album. The star of the NBC hit television series Smash and Sean Saves the World, and Pops conductor, John Morris Russell, team up for an unforgettable evening of music and excitement. Ms. Hilty made her Pops debut in 2009, stepping in at a moment's notice for an ailing Kristin Chenoweth. Audiences were blown away and her return has been eagerly anticipated ever since.

San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon announces WHAT WE DID FOR LOVE, a gala fundraising evening with special guest, star of NBC's Smash, and Sean Saves the World, Megan Hilty, 6pm, Thursday, February 27 at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus Ave, San Francisco. In addition to the 'smashing' talents of Broadway and television star Megan Hilty, the evening will include cocktails, dinner, a brief live auction, and a 'MoonGlow Cabaret' with clarion-voiced chanteuse Klea Blackhurst and other Moon performers. Guests are invited to dress in cocktail attire with a dash of red. For tickets ($375 - $7500) the public may contact 42nd Street Moon at (415) 255-8207 or for more information visit 42ndstmoon.org.

Broadway favorite Megan Hilty, who is currently starring opposite Sean Hayes in NBC's 'Sean Saves the World,' recently stopped by Yahoo Studios, where she chatted with Ali Wentworth about everything from her recent nuptials in Vegas to the crazy way that she watched NBC's 'The Sound of Music.' Check out the full interview below!

'Smash' star Megan Hilty recently stopped by the fourth hour of NBC's TODAY and shared details on her recent small, family-only wedding in Las Vegas with hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb.

Producer Daniel Nardicio invites fans and friends of Carol Channing to ask anything their heart desires. Eight video questions will be chosen and screened live on stage when the three-time Tony Award winning actress Carol Channing will be joined by LGBT icon and Tony Nominee Justin Vivian Bond in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: An Intimate Evening with Carol Channing and Justin Vivian Bond on Monday, January 20, 2014 at The Town Hall (123 West 43rd St, NYC). The evening conveniently coincides with the 50th anniversary of Hello Dolly! on Broadway, and will be one week before the living legend's 93rd birthday.

Check out video below of BroadwayWorld fave and current Sean Saves the World star - Megan Hilty - singing at today's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Broadway's Megan Hilty, star of NBC's SMASH and SEAN SAVES THE WORLD, will perform an intimate solo-concert at the Catalina Bar & Grill in the heart of Hollywood on Friday, November 22 at 8:00pm.

Megan Hilty, who starred on NBC TV's Smash and in Wicked and 9 to 5 the Musical on Broadway, will make her Provincetown debut tonight and tomorrow, August 24 and 25 for four shows only, with shows at 5PM & 7PM each date.

Megan Hilty, who starred on NBC TV's Smash and in Wicked and 9 to 5 the Musical on Broadway, will make her Provincetown debut on August 24 and 25 for four shows only, with shows at 5PM & 7PM each date. Series host and Sirius/Radio star Seth Rudetsky will join her at the piano.