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CAPA today announced its season lineup for 2010-11. Highlights include the return of Columbus' favorite saxophonist extraordinaire, Dave Koz, and the ever-popular, riotous comedy of The Second City. Columbus debuts include acoustic guitarist Benise who brings his lavish stage production, The Spanish Guitar, to the Palace Theatre; DRUMLINE LIVE,a show-style marching band showcase based on the film Drumline; and world-renowned, contemporary ballet company, Complexions.

Sunday's all new 'JONAS L.A.' (9:00-9:30 p.m.) ranked as the series' No. 1 telecast in Total Viewers (4.2 million), Kids 6-11 (1.8 million/7.3 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (1.8 million/7.5 rating).

As BroadwayWorld has previously announced. Producer Scott Sanders will be bringing film and television icon Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) will bring his signature brand of hilarious mayhem to Broadway for a special six-week limited engagement of the acclaimed stage play, The Pee-wee Herman Show. Based on Reubens' 1981 cult classic stage production, The Pee-wee Herman Show, with new elements from the ground-breaking CBS show 'Pee-wee's Playhouse' added generously, this new production is written by Paul Reubens and Bill Steinkellner, with additional material by John Paragon. Directed by Alex Timbers (Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson), The Pee-wee Herman Show will feature music by Jay Cotton and the work of renowned puppetry artist Basil Twist. Direct from its acclaimed, sold-out run in Los Angeles, The Pee-wee Herman Show will begin its 48-performance limited run on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 and officially open on Thursday, November 11 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 West 43rd street). The engagement will run through December 5. Just moments ago, Pee-wee himself revealed via his twitter feed a first look at the Broadway artwork for the upcoming production! BroadwayWorld brings you the image below.

· Sunday's all new one-hour 'Sonny With A Chance' (8:30 - 9:30 p.m.) ranked as the series' No. 1 telecast of all time in Total Viewers (6.1 million), Kids 6-11 (2.6 million/10.5 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (2.6 million/10.6 rating).

Boasting the week's top 6 telecasts on TV in Kids 6-11, Disney Channel was the No. 1 network in Total Day in the key kids demo (750,000/3.1 rating). And with the top 7 telecasts of the week in Tweens 9-14, Disney Channel ranked No. 1 in Total Day for the 3rd consecutive week (649,000/2.7 rating).

Variety reports that Judd Apatow may be teaming up with funnyman Paul Ruebens ('Pee-wee Herman) on a big screen project for Universal. Apatow will produce, but not direct, the film through Apatow Productions Company. Reubens is collaborating with Paul Rust (Inglourious Basterds, I Love You, Beth Cooper) on the screenplay, which is expected to be a family road trip adventure film.

2Q10 is Disney Channel's most-watched 2Q of all time in Total Viewers in Total Day (1.6 million) and in Prime (2.4 million). Disney Channel is TV's No. 1 network in Prime in Kids 6-11 (988,000/4.0 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (801,000/3.3 rating), extending its streak to 21 consecutive quarters in Kids 6-11 and 44 straight quarters in Tweens 9-14.

With 7.5 million Total Viewers, 'Toy Story 2' was the most-watched cable telecast of the week, and was also the week's No. 1 telecast on TV with Kids 2-5 (1.1 million/6.8 rating), Kids 6-11 (2.2 million/9.1 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (2.0 million/8.2 rating).

Disney Channel ranked No. 1 in Prime in Kids 6-11 (829,000/3.4 rating) and Kids 6-14 (1.0 million/2.8 rating), marking the net's 266th consecutive win in Kids 6-11 and 263rd straight win in Kids 6-14.

With original episodes of 'The Suite Life on Deck,' 'Wizards of Waverly Place' and 'Good Luck Charlie,' May 2010 finished as Disney Channel's most-watched May ever in Total Day in Total Viewers (1.5 million), Kids 6-11 (525,000/2.1 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (459,000/1.9 rating).

Disney/ABC Television Group will launch Disney Junior, a new multiplatform brand and 24-hour basic cable/satellite channel and online site devoted to preschool-age children. Scheduled to debut in the U.S. in 2012, Disney Junior will invite mom and dad to join their child in the Disney experience of magical, musical and heartfelt stories and characters, both classic and new, while incorporating specific learning and development themes designed for kids age 2-7.

Boasting the week's Top 2 telecasts in Tweens 9-14 with 'Good Luck Charlie' and 'Sonny With a Chance,' Disney Channel was TV's No. 1 network in Total Day for the 4th consecutive week in the key demo (472,000/1.9 rating - tie).

Producer Scott Sanders announced today that film and television icon Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) will bring his signature brand of hilarious mayhem to Broadway for a special six-week limited engagement of the acclaimed stage play, The Pee-wee Herman Show.

Disney Channel was TV's No. 1 network in Total Day for the 3rd straight week in Tweens 9-14 (464,000/1.9 rating), and ranked No. 1 in Prime in Kids 6-11 (1.0 million/4.1 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (832,000/3.4 rating). In Prime, this week marked the net's 263rd consecutive win in Kids 6-11, and its 259th victory out of 260 weeks in Tweens 9-14.

VH1's five-time Emmy Award-nominated documentary series 'Behind The Music' returns with seven of today's most successful and important artists who have all had a major impact on the music world. Narrated by Jim Forbes, the series gives viewers an inside look into the personal and professional lives of some of today's hottest artists. Featured this season are DMX, Christina Aguilera, Eve, Courtney Love, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez and Usher. Beginning on Monday, June 7 at 8:00 PM* with 'Behind The Music: DMX,' the series goes full throttle with the stories, footage and music behind some of the most interesting and talented individuals in the music industry today.

Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino ('Ratatouille,' 'Up') will guide audience members through some of the most inspired and memorable uses of classical music in animation in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 'What's Opera, Doc? Animation and Classical Music' on Friday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. He will be joined by Academy Music Branch governor Bruce Broughton ('Silverado,' 'The Rescuers Down Under') and Oscar-winning animated feature director Pete Docter ('Monsters, Inc.,' 'Up').

Boasting the week's No. 1 TV telecast in Tweens 9-14 with 'Good Luck Charlie,' Disney Channel was the No. 1 network in Total Day for the 2nd consecutive week in the key demo (443,000/1.8 rating - tie). In Prime, Disney Channel was cable's No. 1 network in Kids 6-11 (906,000/3.7 rating), Tweens 9-14 (767,000/3.1 rating) and Kids 6-14 (1.2 million/3.3 rating). This week marked the net's 262nd consecutive win in Kids 6-11 and 259th straight win in Kids 6-14, with the streak at 258 out of 259 weeks with Tweens 9-14.

Season subscriptions are now available for the Firehouse Theatre's 2010-11 season, a dynamic set of four performances that will begin in September and run through April 2011.

Disney Channel was TV's No. 1 network in Total Day in Tweens 9-14 (432,000/1.8 rating - tie), and ranked No. 1 in Prime in Kids 6-11 (880,000/3.6 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (720,000/3.0 rating). In Prime, this week marked the net's 261st consecutive win in Kids 6-11, and 257th victory out of 258 weeks in Tweens 9-14. Among Kids 6-14, Disney Channel's dominance of Prime extended to 261 straight weeks.

Delivering TV's Top 3 telecasts with multiple airings of 'Good Luck Charlie,' Disney Channel's reign as cable's No. 1 network in prime extended to 62 consecutive months in Kids 6-14 (1.3 million/3.4 rating) -- since March 2005.