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Since its original conception in 2000, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra has established itself as the standard for contemporary Latin music. Directed by world-renowned pianist, arranger, and producer Oscar Hern?ndez, the 13-member all-star ensemble has reintroduced the classic sounds of New York City salsa to music lovers worldwide.

Thomas W. Morris, artistic director of the Ojai Music Festival and Ojai's 2009 music director eighth blackbird have announced the final programming for the 2009 Ojai Music Festival, which takes place from Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, June 14, 2009. This season, the four-day Festival, which for six decades has become well known for its fearlessness in championing pioneering musical ideas and personalities, pushes the envelope again with programming that reflects the qualities that have made eighth blackbird a growing musical phenomenon-genre-defying variety in wildly collaborative and visually dramatic presentations.

Since its original conception in 2000, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra has established itself as the standard for contemporary Latin music. Directed by world-renowned pianist, arranger, and producer Oscar Hern?ndez, the 13-member all-star ensemble has reintroduced the classic sounds of New York City salsa to music lovers worldwide.

After five sold out shows in Times Square and a two month sold out run at Opia in midtown Manhattan, THE UNSEEN has returned! A blend of magic, mindreading & comedy guaranteed to have you shaking your head in disbelief and clutching your chest in laughter. Ken Salaz and Oz Pearlman team up to present an experience that truly has to be seen to be believed...

Broadway Dance Center presents BDC Gives for the month of February- A special class with David Marquez. All proceeds for this new series of classes are donated to BC/EFA. Marquez's class will focus on Intermediate Theater and take place on February 27, 2009 from 10:30A.M. - Noon. Regular class rates apply, and additional donations are welcome.

Olympia Dukakis will appear at PlayFest on January 30 & 31 as Prospera in two readings of Another Side of the Island, her new adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest.What is PlayFest? PlayFest - The Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays is a ten-day theater event packed with dynamic new plays and new play programming for anyone who loves great theater!

The New York Post's PAGE SIX is revealing that Jennifer Lopez 'insiders' say Lopez is interested in starring in 'In the Heights,' the musical about Washington Heights. She went to the show twice last week and accompanied the producer, Meryl Poster, to dinner Friday evening at Nobu 57, where they discussed roles. Another insider quotes PAGE SIX says Lopez might be more interested in a movie version, as Broadway shows are exhausting and time consuming, and Poster also produced the screen version of 'Chicago.' A rep for Lopez said, 'She loves the play but is not Broadway bound.' There has been other unconfirmed information that she would like to direct the film version. Back in October 2008, at the REVIVAL: Broadway's Next Act panel discussion at Carnegie Hall, Hairspray movie director Adam Shankman revealed that Jennifer Lopez is very interested in guiding In The Heights to the silver screen. The diplomatic answer from 'Heights' star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda was that while he'd be leaving the show in February 2009, he hopes the musical will continue to thrive without him, but did not comment directly on a film version. Lopez spent a very public evening at a performance of In The Heights with her husband, Marc Anthony last year to celebrate her 39th birthday and is a very vocal fan of the show. Universal Pictures announced in November 2008 that it had acquired the rights to produce a feature film based on In The Heights, a multi-generational and multi-ethnic musical by Tony Award winner, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes.

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards took place Sunday, January 11 2009 at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast that aired on NBC at 8 PM (EST) and produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Olympia Dukakis will appear at PlayFest on January 30 & 31 as Prospera in two readings of Another Side of the Island, her new adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest.What is PlayFest? PlayFest - The Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays is a ten-day theater event packed with dynamic new plays and new play programming for anyone who loves great theater!

The big screen's love affair with Broadway continued as some very strong comments were made regarding potential movie versions of current Tony Award winning musical hits, In The Heights and Spring Awakening.

Lin-Manuel Miranda will visit the SIRIUS' Rumbon channel to talk about his hit Tony Award winning show, In The Heights, and discuss his inspiration for his Broadway debut.

For the latest image in the portrait series of celebrities living out their Disney dreams, photographer Annie Leibovitz trained her famous lens on the undersea world of Ariel, heroine of 'The Little Mermaid' with the help of Julianne Moore and Michael Phelps.

World-renowned photographic artist, Annie Leibovitz, has teamed with Disney for a series of spectacular celebrity portraits in celebration of the 'Year of a Million Dreams' at Disney Parks.

Due to popular response, Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz is extending performances at New World Stages for the holiday season through January 27 2008

Broadway star Brenda Braxton and power fitness trainer Anthony Van Putten are pleased to announce the launch of BBRAXTON: a men's grooming salon, the first of its kind in Harlem. Its doors will open on November 15th at 1400 Fifth Avenue, at 116th Street. The salon will occupy 2,000 sq. ft. of storefront in one of the city's first 'green' luxury high-rise condominiums.

The upcoming film version of Hairspray will be profiled on this weekend's 'Breakfast with the Arts,' airing on A&E on October 29th from 8 AM to 10 AM

The 78th Annual Academy Awards took place on Sunday, March 5, 2006. It was Hollywood's biggest night of the year, but with the worlds of stage and screen colliding more often by the day - how could we resist bringing you photo coverage of the night? We couldn't!

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton clash egos and steal kisses on the set of an epic flop

A new production of Julius Caesar, presented by the new company ShakespeareNYC, will open off-Broadway on August 7th to run through August 20th

Jude Albert's new comedy ran at the Midtown Int'l Theatre Fest.