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In 1987, Elaine May's comedy Ishtar, with Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman as an incredibly untalented singing duo deployed to the Middle East, was the movie the press was ready to pounce on, even before it came out. May later commented, 'If all of the people who hate Ishtar had seen it, I would be a rich woman today.'

Shen Wei Dance Arts' New Site-Specific Work for the American Wing, U.S. Premiere of Philip Glass's String Quartet No. 5, William Bolcom, Joan Morris, Robert White, and Memories of World War II, and Steve Miller's Encore Evening of Jazz

Chicago Children's Theatre (CCT) and Artistic Director Jacqueline Russell are delighted to announce three wildly imaginative productions for the company's 2011-2012 season.

Chris Isaacson and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center proudly present the premiere of Jennifer Leigh Warren in "DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER: the songs of Dame Shirley Bassey," which will make its Los Angeles debut on June 16 at The Renberg Theatre, 1125 N. McCadden Place in Hollywood, with acclaimed Director Richard Jay-Alexander (Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler 'Kiss My Brass' Tour, Bernadette Peters) at the helm.

Chris Isaacson and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center proudly present the premiere of Jennifer Leigh Warren in 'DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER: the songs of Dame Shirley Bassey,' which will make its Los Angeles debut on June 16 at The Renberg Theatre, 1125 N. McCadden Place in Hollywood, with acclaimed Director Richard Jay-Alexander (Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler 'Kiss My Brass' Tour, Bernadette Peters) at the helm.

Beaches 2 is a sketch comedy group, and they have a monthly comedy show! This month, they are going to talk about the education pillar of out teen and pre-teen years, after-school specials.

The Museum of Modern Art and Irish Film Institute presents Revisiting The Quiet Man: Ireland on Film, running May 20 through June 3, 2011, in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters as part of Imagine Ireland: Culture Ireland's Year of Irish Arts in America 2011.

American film's finest have confirmed their participation on the American Film Institute (AFI) Gala Benefit Committee honoring 39th Life Achievement Award recipient, Morgan Freeman.

The 2011 BAFTA Awwards nominees have just been announced, and this year, GLEE, MA MEN, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, and THE KILLIANG are in the runnning for best International show. Winners will be announced at the May 22 ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel May 22.

Whether it is the clamorous car chase from "The French Connection" or the claustrophobic, terrifying final scenes from "The Silence of the Lambs," sound plays an integral part in bringing films to life.

Yesterday, April 21, Martin Scorsese's 'The Union' premiered on the opening night of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at The Winter Garden, World Financial Plaza in New York.

The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, today announced its jurors - a diverse and talented group of 38 individuals, including award-winning filmmakers and screenwriters, celebrated actors, respected journalists and media pioneers. They will be divided among the six competitive Festival categories and will announce the winning films, filmmakers and actors in those categories at the TFF Awards Night ceremony on April 28 hosted by Gideon Yago, which will be streamed live on TribecaFilm.com. The 2011 Festival runs from April 20 - May 1.

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Appearing in all three of Martin Scorsese's masterpieces - RAGING BULL, GOODFELLAS and CASINO - would surely suffice, at least for the artistic quotient of any resume, yet the suave and commanding presence of Frank Vincent as Tony Soprano's arch-nemesis Phil Leotardo on HBO's THE SOPRANOS may very well be his most beloved role to date. Yet, how to even choose? In addition to those four simply masterful entities, Mr. Vincent has also appeared in films for a wide array of highly notable directors, including: Spike Lee on DO THE RIGHT THING and JUNGLE FEVER; Brian DePalma on WISE GUYS; James Mangold on COP LAND; and the recently deceased Sidney Lumet on the 1996 crime thriller NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN. In addition to a thorough discussion of his past roles, new and old - plus, what it was like to act as acting coach to Nas, Method Man and DMX on Hype Williams's BELLY - we also get down to brass nuts and bolts about his riveting new crime thriller CHICAGO OVERCOAT, available this week. In OVERCOAT, Mr. Vincent portrays perhaps his most rich and complex character to date and his powerful performance is something to cherish, cheer - and, surely, cower at; in fear. After all, who does badass boss better than Mr. Vincent? As it turns out, he's also a hell of a nice guy, to boot! Now, to quote Billy Batts in GOODFELLAS, 'Go home and get your shine box!' but, first enjoy his colorful comments!

Whether it is the clamorous car chase from "The French Connection" or the claustrophobic, terrifying final scenes from "The Silence of the Lambs," sound plays an integral part in bringing films to life.

Beaches 2 is a sketch comedy group, and they have a monthly comedy show! This month, they will present a one-act play. Featuring the famed lesbian security guard turned poet, Molly Dykeman! The comedy show, presented by Horse Trade Theater Group and Beaches 2, will play at Under St Marks Theater (94 St. Marks Place between 1st and A) Thursday, March 10th @ 10:30pm. Tickets ($5) are available at the door. They serve beer!

On June 3, 2011, for one night only, The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street) will present Broadway star and Tony Award nominee, Kelli O'Hara in 'An Evening with Kelli O'Hara.' With this concert, Ms. O'Hara is launching an album for Ghostlight records, 'Always.'

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Michael Shannon will star in the role of General Zod in director Zack Snyder's new Superman film, titled 'Man of Steel.'

i want to be evil, a new play by David Brind, gets a private industry reading on April 11th in Manhattan.

The Fred Ebb Foundation (Mitchell Bernard, Trustee) in association with the York Theatre (James Morgan, Artistic Director) is pleased to present an invitation-only showcase presentation entitled An Afternoon with Doug Cohen featuring the words and music of the 2010 Fred Ebb Award Winner. Featured in the presentation will be Heidi Blickenstaff, Bradley Dean, Tovah Feldshuh, Jackie Hoffman, Lauren Kennedy, Jeff McCarthy, Lindsay Roberts, Lance Rubin, Howie Michael Smith and Barbara Walsh.