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CATCH ME IF YOU CAN leading man Aaron Tveit recently chatted with BlackBook Magazine about his favorite places in Soho, making the list were Pug Uglies, Flying A, Jane, and more!

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College presents legendary Broadway performer Betty Buckley in her show Broadway by Request, featuring Seth Rudetsky at the piano,on Saturday April 9, 2011 at 8pm.

Ashley Brown, Broadway's original MARY POPPINS, returned to the company yesterday, March 8, at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Brown assumes the title role through Sunday, July 17 (Laura Michelle Kelly, currently playing the role, will take a brief hiatus for a film project, returning to the show on Tuesday, July 19). Brown reunites with her original Broadway ‘Bert,' co-star Gavin Lee, having last performed with him when they launched and headlined the MARY POPPINS North American tour. BroadwayWorld was on hand for her encore curtain call and brings you photo coverage below!

Sh-K-Boom & Ghostlight Records have joined with Sara Jane Mercer to present Things to Ruin for a strictly-limited run at (Le) Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street). Show times are February 28 at 10pm, March 7 at 7:30pm, and March 20 and March 28 at 10:30pm. The cast includes Ben Arons, Nick Blaemire, Starr Busby, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Ian Kagey, Carrie Manolakos, Eric William Morris, Mike Pettry, Lance Rubin, Jason 'Sweet Tooth' Williams and Joe Iconis.

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Broadway, television and film star LILLIAS WHITE will perform at the Blue Note on March 7. Her powerful, unmistakable voice has been heard in numerous Broadway shows including Dreamgirls, Cats, Chicago, Barnum and The Life, which won her a TONY Award in 1997.

MORGAN KARR, Nashville-born singer/songwriter, made his Rockwood Music Hall debut after playing to sold out crowds at Joe's Pub and The Bitter End this past fall. Adding a full band to his soaring vocals, Karr showcased his soulful pop/rock sound by playing his original music as well as his own twist on hits by Sara Bareilles, Bruno Mars, and The Fugees.

Celebrating the first 15 years of the Musical Theatre program, Missouri State University will present FOOTNOTES, a joint showcase of graduating students and alumni on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 9:30 pm at Joe's Pub in New York.

Celebrating the first 15 years of the Musical Theatre program, Missouri State University will present FOOTNOTES, a joint showcase of graduating students and alumni on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 9:30 pm at Joe's Pub in New York. The cast includes Kyle Dean Massey (Next to Normal), Kendra Kassebaum (Wicked) and Andrew C. Call (American Idiot). The evening spotlights alumni instrumental in developing the musical theatre degree, as well as recent graduates and a handful of graduating seniors.

Celebrating the first 15 years of the Musical Theatre program, Missouri State University will present FOOTNOTES, a joint showcase of graduating students and alumni on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 9:30 pm at Joe's Pub in New York.

Broadway, television and film star LILLIAS WHITE will perform at the Blue Note on March 7. Her powerful, unmistakable voice has been heard in numerous Broadway shows including Dreamgirls, Cats, Chicago, Barnum and The Life, which won her a TONY Award in 1997.

The ever-growing music seller and online community NewMusicalTheatre.com (www.newmusicaltheatre.com) followed up its wildly popular April 2010 launch concert and celebration with an even bigger event at Tribeca's Canal Room on Monday, February 28.Kerrigan-Lowdermilk's 'You Made This Tour' opened the evening with a 7:30pm act.

'Harry Connick, Jr. in Concert on Broadway,' the Grammy Award-Winner's Return to Broadway Last Summer, to Air on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances Wednesday, March 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET on PBS

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College celebrates their annual Gala with Betty Buckley in Broadway by Request on Saturday April 9, 2011 at 8pm.

Celebrating the release of his internationally selling debut album, 'Love Me, Love Me Not,' musical theatre songwriter Joey Contreras presents an evening of his energetic and emotionally charged music with a host of special guest performers to be announced soon.

In honor their Black History Month Highlights, The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, The Harlem Arts Alliance and The Broadway League will recognize a select group of actors, playwrights, producers for their outstanding contributions in the theatre on and off-stage. The event will take place on February 28th at the Gran Piatto d'Oro (1429 5th Avenue@ 116th & 117th Street).

The ever-growing music seller and online community NewMusicalTheatre.com (www.newmusicaltheatre.com) follows up its wildly popular launch concert and celebration with an even bigger event at Tribeca's Canal Room on Monday, February 28, 2011 at 8:30pm. Kerrigan-Lowdermilk's 'You Made This Tour' will open the evening with a 7:30pm act.

Following ten sold out shows, The Laurie Beechman Theatre will continue their hit series, SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED, for an eleventh installment, Monday, February 28 at 7pm. Included in the cast are an array of Broadway and cabaret alums, including Kristy Cates (Wicked), Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Tony nominee, Avenue Q), Michelle Dowdy (Hairspray), Christine Pedi (Talk Radio) and Nicholas Rodriguez (Tarzan). We're also pleased to welcome back our special guest, Sarah Rice, who created the role of Johanna in the original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd

Harmony, a musical gala benefiting the New York City Gay Men's Chorus and the Youth Pride Chorus, will play Christie's on February 28.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and legendary Broadway star Betty Buckley, currently co-starring in the Dallas Theatre Center's production of Arsenic and Old Lace, present three benefit concerts featuring her recent Song Interpretation Workshop participants. The concerts are set for March 28, 30 and 31 at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth at 7:30pm.