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In celebration of the GRAMMY Awards coming to New York for the first time in 15 years and to honor Leonard Bernstein's 100th anniversary, the Recording Academy in association with CAMI Music, announced today the complete lineup for the GRAMMY Salute To Classical Music . This special event is to be held at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on the afternoon of January 26th, 2018 at 2:30PM. Hosted by world-famous pianist Lang Lang, the concert celebrates the life and legacy of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein and will feature artists across a spectrum of genres. The lineup includes GRAMMY Award winning soprano Isabel Leonard, GRAMMY nominated R&B singer Ledisi, classically-trained string trio Time for Three, Los Angeles-based R&B artist Kiana Led and acclaimed Spanish guitarist Pablo S inz Villegas. (Ren e Fleming, who was previously announced, will no longer be performing due to scheduling conflicts.) For more information, please visit carnegiehall.org, CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 or the Box Office at 57th and 7th Avenue.

TBS' CONAN will travel internationally for the eighth time in three years for CONAN Without Borders: Haiti, a primetime special premiering Saturday, January 27 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) on TBS.

Today the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) announced that it has named celebrated contemporary artist and Baltimore resident Amy Sherald as a new trustee on the Museum's board. Sherald will officially take her board seat on February 20, joining Board Chair Clair Zamoiski Segal and Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director Christopher Bedford, as well as 39 other active trustees guiding the institution. This diverse group is comprised of regional and national leaders in art, philanthropy, and business, including another recently named artist trustee, Adam Pendleton, who joined the board last August.

Ensemble for the Romantic Century has announced that joining Tony nominee Robert Fairchild in the Off-Broadway premiere of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein will be Avey Noble (Radio City Christmas Spectacular), Krysty Swann (Mozart's Requiem at Carnegie Hall; Verdi'sRequiem at Lincoln Center), Mia Vallet (Lucy Thurber's Asheville at Rattlestick), Peyton Lusk (Falsettos on Broadway), Rocco Sisto (OBIE Award for sustained excellence), Shiv Ajay Pancholi-Parekh, and Paul Wesley ('The Vampire Diaries,' Cal In Camo).

There are plenty of wholesome choices for holiday entertainment. And then there's TWIST YOUR DICKENS from Chicago-based comedy troupe The Second City. I am thrilled that this irreverent and hilarious adult version of this holiday favorite is back (and it's better than ever) at Portland Center Stage.

Will Smith is back at it again! The actor appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres show this week to chat with Ellen about his family, and even get a classic Ellen scare.

The House Theatre of Chicago announces an all-new production of Hatfield & McCoy, written by The House's Company Member Shawn Pfautsch and directed by The House's Company Member Matt Hawkinsplaying at the Chopin Upstairs Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., January 19 - March 11, 2018.

Ensemble for the Romantic Century has announced that joining Tony nominee Robert Fairchild in the Off-Broadway premiere of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein will be Avey Noble (Radio City Christmas Spectacular), Krysty Swann (Mozart's Requiem at Carnegie Hall; Verdi'sRequiem at Lincoln Center), Mia Vallet (Lucy Thurber's Asheville at Rattlestick), Peyton Lusk (Falsettos on Broadway), Rocco Sisto (OBIE Award for sustained excellence), Shiv Ajay Pancholi-Parekh, and Paul Wesley ('The Vampire Diaries,' Cal In Camo).

TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON has dominated the ratings week of Nov. 20-24 in the key late-night demographic of adults 18-49, with Tonight's biggest margin over #2 so far this season, according to live plus same day results from Nielsen Media Research.

As a brand new dance season begins, Coach D has decided to shake-up EVERYTHING familiar in the Dollhouse. The Dancing Doll parents get a rude awakening when they find out their antics have them in deep trouble, two new dancers arrive to shake things up and one DDP defects to a rival!

Award-winning TV Host, Journalist, and Author Roland Martin has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards; Outstanding News/Information Series for his two-hour weekday morning news program News One Now, and in the Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information Series category.

Ring in the holiday season with Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon Holiday Extravaganza (November 15-December 31, 2017).

The National Theatre brings America's hottest dance company to its stage for one performance only on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 7:30pm as it presents Travis Wall's SHAPING SOUND After The Curtain. Tickets may be purchased online at TheNationalDC.com, in person at the National Theatre Box Office (Monday thru Friday from Noon to 6:00 PM), or by calling 800-514-3849. The National Theatre is located at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW in downtown Washington, D.C.

The special New Year's Eve performances feature a pastiche of the best and worst of 2017 Beach Blanket Babylon style. Guests at each show will receive champagne and truffles. The second show ending at the stroke of midnight will feature post-show dancing until 1:30 a.m.

Today, Winter's Eve at Lincoln Square, New York's largest holiday festival presented by the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District (BID), revealed the fantastic family-friendly lineup of children's entertainment and activities for its 18th annual event.

TRAVIS WALL and Break The Floor Productions are pleased to announce additional dates in the 2017 - 2018 national tour of After The Curtain-  the new show by America's hottest dance company, Travis Wall's SHAPING SOUND. After The Curtain will play at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center today, October 27 at 7:30 p.m.

The New Group has announced additional casting and production dates for David Rabe's Good for Otto, with F. Murray Abraham, Rileigh McDonald, Rosie O'Donnell and Michael Rabe joining, as previously announced, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan in this New York premiere directed by Scott Elliott.

Candice Glover, winner of American Idol Season 12; Josh Kaufman, winner of The Voice Season 6; and Bianca Ryan, winner: America's Got Talent Season 1, will be performing more than 25 beloved Christmas classics. Home for the Holidays has announced that tickets are now on sale.

dick clark productions announced today that the cast of the film THE BIG SICK, including Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter and Ray Romano, will receive the Hollywood Comedy Ensemble Award

The Harlem Quartet returns to the Chamber Music Society of Detroit Midtown Series Friday, November 3, 8 PM, following an enthusiastically received, sold-out debut on the series last fall.