Martha Stewart News

On the Wednesday, December 18th episode of ELLEN, the greatest gift of all arrives with a smile to add sparkle to the stage, when JULIA ROBERTS co-hosts!

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues the 2013-14 season of its Early Music series with WONDROUS BIRTH, a holiday program featuring NEW YORK POLYPHONY tonight, December 14, 2013, 8:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University (enter the campus at 2960 Broadway at 116th Street).

Mad Horse's December BY LOCAL series will take place this weekend, December 12-15th, Thursday - Saturday at 7:30 and on Sunday at 2:00. All performances will be at the Hutchins School, 24 Mosher St. in South Portland. ALLIGATOR ROAD by Callie Kimball, December 12&14. PAPERMAKER by Monica Wood, December 13&15.

The League of Professional Theatre Women with the generous support of the Betty R. and Ralph Sheffer Foundation is pleased to present Award-Winning actress MERCEDES RUEHL interviewed by Andrea Chapin for the next Oral History, on Monday, January 13, 2014 at 6:00 pm at the Bruno Walter Auditorium of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts on 65th Street & Amsterdam Avenue.

On Saturday, December 7, 2013, Sagamore, The Art Hotel, along with its owners Martin and Cricket Taplin and six local museums-the Bass Museum of Art, Lowe Art Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Contemporary Art, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Art at FIU, and the Wolfsonian-FIU-hosted one of the most sought-after events of the season, the annual Art Basel Brunch.

Bay City Players announces the cast for the comedy, "Born Yesterday" by Garson Kanin.

Chef Emeril Lagasse digs deeper into the rich cuisine, stunning scenery and diverse culture of the Sunshine State in Cooking Channel's returning series Emeril's Florida, premiering Sunday, January 5th at 2:30pmET/11:30amPT.

On this week's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN on CBS, late night host David Letterman shared an all-new Ken Burns film, featuring Jennifer Lawrence, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Martha Stewart, about crack-smoking mayor Rob Ford.

Martha Stewart stopped by last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN on CBS and talked about dating on Match.com. Later, the guest took a selfie with the host!

Mad Horse's December BY LOCAL series will take place on the weekend of December 12-15th, 7:30 Thursday - Saturday and 2:00 on Sunday. All performances will be at the Hutchins School, 24 Mosher St. in South Portland. ALLIGATOR ROAD by Callie Kimball, runs December 12&14. PAPERMAKER by Monica Wood, runs December 13&15. Admission is pay what you can at the door, with a suggested donation of $10.00. Please log onto Madhorse.com or check out the Mad Horse Facebook page for more information.

LA SOIREE, the new hit at New York's Union Square Theatre, is officially something. Last night on "The Late Show with David Letterman," LA SOIREE's jaw dropping English Gents appeared in an "Is This Anything?" segment and were deemed "magnificent" by Paul Shaffer, "stupendous" by Martha Stewart and "tremendous" by Dave, who definitively stated, "Absolutely, that was anything." Watch it here: LA SOIREE on "The Late Show with David Letterman". The appearance is at 31:18. The triumphant appearance was capped off by a "selfie" with Martha Stewart, which was used as the closing image on the broadcast.

BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance proudly presents LOS NUTCRACKERS: A CHRISTMAS CARAJO, written by Charles Rice-Gonzalez, directed by Christopher Burris. The play, returning to BAAD!'s stage for the tenth exciting year, interweaves two holiday classics, The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol, and creates a queer, Latino play about a gay couple who go on a psychedelic trip through their lives one Christmas Eve. The play will be presented December 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 8pm, and on Saturday, December 21 at 3pm at the new BAAD!, 2474 Westchester Avenue in the Westchester Square section of the Bronx. Tickets are $25 with discounts offered for seniors, groups and Bronx residents and members of BAAD!, BCA and NALAC. For reservations call 718-918-2110 or visit www.BronxAcademyOfArtsAndDance.org. To purchase tickets online visit BrownPaperTickets.com. BAAD! can be reached by the #6 train to Westchester Square.

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The Mirror Theater Company will present A Snowman's Chance in Hell and Other Heartwarming Humbugs, an offbeat holiday laugh-fest with six new short comedies sure to leave you rolling in the aisles. A Snowman's Chance opens December 6th and runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. through December 22 (no performance Dec. 15th). All tickets are $20. Presented by the Mirror Theater Company at the Avery Schreiber Playhouse, 4934 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91601. To purchase tickets go to http://www.mirrortheaterco.com/Box-Office.html

Hash House A Go Go will offer its twisted take on Thanksgiving food specials on Thanksgiving Day at its Gold Coast restaurant located at 1212 N State Parkway.

Bravo Media announced today that the Clubhouse will be open for business for the next two years with host Andy Cohen at the helm of the buzziest, most interactive and only live talk show in late night, 'Watch What Happens Live.'

Miller Theatre's 'essential' (The New Yorker) Early Music series has been lauded as a leader in New York's burgeoning historical performance scene. This year Miller once again plays host to some of the world's leading early music ensembles and young upstarts alike. Miller favorites Le Poème Harmonique and Stile Antico return, along with locals New York Polyphony. The Orlando Consort celebrates a 25th anniversary of their own at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. The series will also feature world premiere performances of two new commissions, from composers Andrew Smith and Michael Nyman—a first for the series. Nyman's work, written for The Tallis Scholars, celebrates both Miller's milestone anniversary and The Tallis Scholars' 40th year.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues the 2013-14 season of its Early Music series with WONDROUS BIRTH, a holiday program featuring NEW YORK POLYPHONY on Saturday, December 14, 2013, 8:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University (enter the campus at 2960 Broadway at 116th Street).

The best-selling cookbook author and star of Food Network's Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten, is coming to Philadelphia tonight, November 12 at the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Ham and Cheese. Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil. Peanut Butter and Jelly.