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The new stage musical KING KONG recently opened at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, Australia. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the show is already casting its eye towards Broadway, with a hopeful launch as early as 2014. The production, which was originally slated to run through July 28, has just extended through August 18. For tickets, visit http://www.ticketmaster.com.au

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography returns to Stage 72 (formerly the Triad Theater (158 West 72 Street) with its new edition, Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter tonight, June 17 at 7:30pm.

The new stage musical KING KONG - one of the greatest love stories ever told - features an all-Australian lead cast and a line-up of International Artists contributing to the score. One of the most ambitious shows to be staged in Australia, KING KONG premieres tonight, 15 June 2013, for an exclusive, Melbourne-only season at the Regent Theatre.

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography returns to Stage 72 (formerly the Triad Theater (158 West 72 Street) with its new edition, Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter, tonight, June 15 at 9:30pm and Monday, June 17 at 7:30pm.

The new stage musical KING KONG just opened last night, June 13 at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, Australia. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the show is already casting its eye towards Broadway, with a hopeful launch as early as 2014. Below, check out highlights from the new musical!

Chicago, the first American band to chart Top 40 albums in five decades, announces a concert at the Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 7:30 pm.

Hotel Max is teaming up with EMP to celebrate the museum's “Women Who Rock” exhibition which debuts June 14 and profiles the artistry and style of the most influential female stars in rock n' roll. To honor the powerful, talented women who have shaped rock history, downtown Seattle's home away from home for musicians, art lovers and the creatively inclined will be offering visitors to the Emerald City an amped up “I Love Rock n' Roll” getaway package that empowers guests to unleash their inner rock star with their own guitar and amp.

PAM ANN has toured with Cher and crewed private jets for Elton John. Now the most hilarious airhostess in the sky returns to Joe's Pub at The Public in her most daring comedy show yet, PAM ANN: COCKPIT, this spring at Joe's Pub, tonight, June 12 - 16 at 9:30 PM and 9 PM.

Comedian, actor and author RUSSELL BRAND is embarking on his first ever world stand-up tour, MESSIAH COMPLEX.

Comedian, actor and author RUSSELL BRAND is embarking on his first ever world stand-up tour, MESSIAH COMPLEX.

1812 Productions holds its Annual Gala Fundraiser Eventa du Schmancy featuring The Bad Song Cabaret, hosted by Scott Greer tonight, June 10, 2013.

Lena Fayre's EP is hitting stores worldwide today, June 10 and consists of five original tracks, including her previously released debut single, 'Belong to You.' Fayre's EP serves as an introduction to this natural wonder of the music world, but it will clearly be remembered as much, much more. It is an arresting display of greatness that no tuned ear can deny, and heralds the arrival of an artist destined to turn the water of pop music into wine.

On Feb. 21, 2012, members of the feminist art collective Pussy Riot, donning their colorful trademark balaclavas, or ski masks, participated in a 40-second 'punk prayer protest' on the altar of Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral before being detained. Arrested and tried for trespassing, wearing 'inappropriate' sleeveless dresses and disrupting social order, Nadia, Masha and Katia were accused of religious hatred in a trial that reverberated around the world and transformed the face of Russian society.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center and New York Asian Film Festival present a rare series of appearances by international film icon, Jackie Chan tonight, June 10 and the 11th, followed by the largest retrospective of his films ever held in North America (June 23-27).

1812 Productions holds its Annual Gala Fundraiser Eventa du Schmancy featuring The Bad Song Cabaret, hosted by Scott Greer on Monday June 10, 2013.

Hilarious, visually arresting, and surprisingly heart-warming, PRISCILLA - QUEEN OF THE DESERT---the rousing stage musical adaptation of the 1994 Oscar-winning indie film of the same name---is an outlandishly silly show from start to finish, filled with non-stop eye-popping visuals, out-of-this-world costumes, playfully cheeky adult banter, and a smile-inducing songbook crammed with familiar, decade-defining pop hits. Though a show about drag queens may not necessarily be everyone's cup of tea, open-minded theatergoers seeking to experience a fun, non-serious, genuinely entertaining spectacle will truly enjoy this musical comedy's first national tour production now playing a limited engagement at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood through June 16.

Madonna's groundbreaking, critically acclaimed, controversial and visually stunning MDNA concert will be available in the US on August 27 th (August 26 th globally), it was announced today by Universal Music.

Kisses presents the Dedications Mixtape. As a hat tip to LA freestyle and funk staple, 92.3, and its keystone show, the Art Laboe Connection, Jesse and Zinzi asked some of their friends and favorites across the globe to dedicate a song to one of their loved ones.

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's masterpiece Evita visits the Lyceum Theatre for two weeks from Monday 1 - Saturday 13 July, starring West End star and multi-platinum selling artist Marti Pellow (Wet, Wet, Wet) who returns to play Che following his appearance in Blood Brothers earlier this year.

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography returns to Stage 72 (formerly the Triad Theater (158 West 72 Street) with its new edition, Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter, on Saturday, June 15 at 9:30pm and Monday, June 17 at 7:30pm.