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Sven Ratzke - the transgressive European Entertainer Extraordinaire - will celebrate the New York debut of his international hit show STARMAN at Joe's Pub at the Public for three shows only from May 23-26.Inspired by the iconic musician and songwriter David Bowie, the program combines many of the artist's famous numbers such as "Space Oddity," "Rebel Rebel," "Heroes," and "Rock and Roll Suicide" with album deep cuts and inspired original songs by Ratzke and Rachelle Garniez. More than a mere tribute show, STARMAN is a one-man rock musical with unique characters and bold reinventions of glam rock classics.

The starry lineup is set for the encore of the 11th installment of the BROADWAY SINGS concert series: Broadway Sings Whitney Houston. A cast of 15 Broadway stars will sing completely new arrangements of the legendary diva's greatest hits, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra playing original orchestrations.

BroadwayWorld is excited to report that the multi award-winning Broadway hit musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical will make its Australian premiere at a newly refurbished Sydney Lyric Theatre from September 2017.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET) Artistic Director Robert J. Farley has announced an exciting lineup of plays for the Company's 24th season of professional theatre in North Fulton County. Following an extraordinarily successful record-breaking year, the bar has been set high for GET as programming continues to grow and expand. The 2016-2017 season will take a journey through love, death, time, foreign lands, freedom fights, and even back to 1956 Memphis, Tennessee. With musicals, comedy, drama, and a world premiere, GET will once again offer an entertaining, enlightening, and illuminating variety of theatre for our patrons throughout north Georgia and beyond. In addition to the mainstage subscription series, GET will produce a four-play Theatre for Young Audiences series, and a four concert Big Band series.

Julien's Auctions, the world record breaking auction house to the stars, has announced on offer one of the most personal collections of Marilyn Monroe from the estate of Lee Strasberg.

In a continued effort to nurture artistic expression and development within its employees, the Global Citizenship Service at Cirque du Soleil will host its 11th annual art exhibition, The Collective, featuring artwork by the company's performers, technicians and support staff in Las Vegas.

Chicago underground electronic veteran Austin 'a_dog' Keultjes, has just finished a live album recorded April 25, 2016 at Chicago's Empty Bottle, titled 'SOCIETY IS A JUNGLE AND I AM....' This album is Keultjes' first solo project since his 2014 LP, 'Divine Ecstasy', as one half of production duo Supreme Cuts.

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and Broadway Sacramento, are proud to announce that MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will play at Community Center Theater for a two-week engagement May 18 - 29. Tickets start at $24 and are available now at the Wells Fargo Pavilion Box Office, 1419 H Street, Sacramento, or by calling (916) 557-1999; they are also available at the Convention Center Box Office, 1301 L Street, Sacramento, or by calling (916) 808-5181, or online at Tickets.com. Sacramento Community Center Theater is located at 1301 L Street in Sacramento.

WHO'S BAD: THE ULTIMATE MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE BAND is slated for Boulder Theater on September 22nd, 2016.

Original DREAMGIRLS Jennifer Holliady and Sheryl Lee Ralph grabbed breakfast and chatted on Facebook Live about their upcoming concert in Los Angeles. Check out what they had to say in the video below!

Creative development firm, showHive, Inc., debuted the hit show, Acoustic Sessions, onboard Oceania Cruise Lines.

The Blossom Music Festival announces that The Music of Led Zeppelin: A Rock Symphony will be presented at Blossom Music Center on August 20, 2016.  Brent Havens will conduct the Blossom Festival Orchestra in the performance, which features vocalist Randy Jackson.  Both artists will be making their Blossom Music Festival debut.  The touring production of The Who's Classic Quadrophenia, previously scheduled for August 20, has been cancelled.

Fathom Events and Cirque du Soleil are partnering to bring the 2016 'One Night for ONE DROP' event to select U.S. cinemas, featuring a collaboration of performers from each of the eight Cirque du Soleil Vegas shows.

Rivisitazione del capolavoro shakespeariano attualizzato in chiave moderna versione musical con l'inserimento dei piu famosi brani pop internazionali degli anni '80

Check out this upcoming web series produced, co-written, and staring Atlanta talent!

Four of incredible actors and actresses -- Soara-Joye Ross, Crystal Kellogg, Brian Golub, Daniel J Edward -- will perform at EnoB BENEFIT NIGHT.

The acclaimed singer-songwriter Haley Reinhart has announced the release of her sophomore album, Better, April 29th on ole and red dot. It features the current title track single, “Better,” which had its exclusive video premiere on Billboard and is already being enthusiastically supported by iHeartRadio

Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, set in the majestic setting of Mammoth Lakes, California, has announced its line-up of screenings and events for the festival's second edition.

Take a trip back in time to one of the greatest decades for pop music - the Eighties - with the Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra (HSO) at Totally 80s on Friday, May 6 at 7:30 pm. Maestro Stuart Chafetz conducts and hosts this jam-packed night that celebrates the music of the Eighties - a decade of fantastic music and fashion. Vocalists Aaron Finley and Nicole Parker join the HSO for songs made famous by icons such as Elton John, Phil Collins, TOTO, Cyndi Lauper, Sting, Lionel Ritchie, Michael Jackson and many more.