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Multi-platinum-selling vocal group The Tenors (formerly known as The Canadian Tenors), featuringClifton Murray, Fraser Walters, Remigio Pereira and Victor Micallef, will release their highly anticipated second studio album, LEAD WITH YOUR HEART, on January 15, 2013, via a U.S. deal with multi-Grammy Award-winning producer David Foster, Chairman of Verve Music Group, it was announced today.

Now that we're down to the nitty-gritty of DANCING WITH THE STARS, (or, at least as much 'grittiness' as possible) fan-favorites are all on the chopping-block. This late into the game, with next week being the semi-finals, only text messages and the flail-about voting methods of Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba separate the contestants from the proverbial blade. Len Goodman's scoring record is sound.

This holiday season, the Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) presents Humbug! A Beggar's Opera, an original musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Humbug! will be performed on Saturday, December 15 at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, December 16, at 2 p.m. at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, 224 Oak Street, in Franklin.

HISTORY announces acclaimed actor and Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (Milk, No Country for Old Men, W. and the upcoming Gangster Squad) as Narrator for the epic 12-hour / six night television event, MANKIND THE STORY OF ALL OF US which will premiere tonight, November 13 at 9pm ET.

In the wake of Election Day, Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. -- home of the Presidents Gallery -- today announced that host of Comedy Central's Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning series THE COLBERT REPORT Stephen Colbert, will be immortalized in wax.

Blues/jazz singer William Blake will kick off the new "Landmark Wednesdays" series of concerts at the historic SideWalk Cafe in the East Village on November 21 and 28. Blake, along with Randy Napoleon on guitar, Mike Karn on bass and Danny Young on percussion, will perform sets at 8 and 10 pm.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY will continue its Fall 2012 season with the New York premiere of THE DOO WOP PROJECT, featuring stars from Tony award-winning Broadway smash Jersey Boys. The cast of the THE DOO WOP PROJECT includes Jarrod Spector, Dominic Nolfi, Dominic Scaglione, Jr., John Edwards, and Dwayne Cooper.

Celebrate the season with this twelve-time Grammy-winning jazz vocal group, performing an evening of familiar and well-loved holiday classics. The Manhattan Transfer delivers favorites from their two Christmas CDs, 'An Acappella Christmas' and 'The Christmas Album,' which remain among the best-selling holiday CDs of all time.

'Runnin' Out of Days,' the debut single from Shoshana Bean's forthcoming album will be available on iTunes November 20th. Check out the cover art below!

Renabird Productions is pleased to announce the release of CRAZY TRAIN: THE WIZARD OF OZZY music video! This Ozzy Osbourne cover features vocals by Broadway veteran Rena Strober and electric cello by critically acclaimed cellist Tina Guo. Check it out below!

Broadway stars Emily Padgett and Matthew Hydzik will star as "Alex" and "Nick" in the world premiere of FLASHDANCE - THE MUSICAL, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film that defined a generation. Padgett and Hydzik will be joined on stage by the legendary Rachelle Rak in the role of "Tess." Sergio Trujillo, director and choreographer for the production returned to the home of FLASHDANCE and launch of the world premiere, Pittsburgh's Heinz Hall, to announce the lead casting from a press conference. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Kevin McMahon, CEO of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, were also on hand to welcome the cast and creative team to Pittsburgh and to make a proclamation, naming January 1, 2013 as FLASHDANCE DAY. Celebrating its 30th Anniversary,FLASHDANCE kicks off a national tour January 1-6 at Heinz Hall and continues on to more than 20 cities with additional bookings to be announced:

The HistoryMakers will welcome and honor Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records, during AN EVENING WITH BERRY GORDY on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at The Art Institute of Chicago.

The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) will honor director and choreographer Debbie Allen, violinist Joshua Bell and actor and alumnus Adrian Grenier at An Affair of the Arts Performance and Gala on Saturday, January 12, 2013, held in Downtown Miami at the Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts and the Historic Alfred I. DuPont Building. The evening will bring together prominent artists, community leaders, philanthropists and celebrities to applaud the participants in the 2013 edition of YoungArts' signature program, YoungArts Week, which provides 150 of the nation's most outstanding young talents in the visual, literary and performing arts with life-changing experiences, including master classes, workshops, inter-disciplinary activities, performances and exhibitions.

Heather Ehlers, long-time stage actress, will return to New York City with her solo work, SPIN, for two Encore performances at the 2012 United Solo Theatre Festival. SPIN played to sold out houses last year in Los Angeles and New York City. Performances are tonight, November 9 & the 12th at 9:00pm.

Jazz Diva sensation Paulette McWilliams has recorded and toured with some of the world's greatest musical artists, such as: Quincy Jones, Luther Vandross, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, among others, and in commercials as a jingle specialist. Now, she is sharing her dynamic voice and solo work in two musical concerts, Telling Stories (also the name of her critically-acclaimed album) with The Nat Adderly Jr. Quartet on Friday, December 14, 2012 at 7PM and at 9PM at Aaron Davis Hall, City College of New York (Convent Avenue and West 135th Street on City College' campus) New York, NY 10031. Tickets are: $25 (general admission). For more information and ticket sales visit: www.adhatccny.org or call Aaron Davis Hall Box office at 212.650.6900.

"I Love Lucy," and "I Dream of Jeannie" are just samples of the television classics spotlighted in the "The Best of Television Memories" exhibit coming to The Hollywood Museum, the official Museum of Hollywood today, November 7.