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Opening to the public today, May 5, 2012, the exhibition Helmut Lang: Sculptures will present a series of recent works from the artist's ongoing exploration into the liminal realm between abstraction and figuration. Co-curated by Mark Fletcher and Neville Wakefield, the exhibition will go on view at 24 Washington Square North and include more than twenty new sculptures by the artist.

Today we are talking to an Emmy Award-winning actor perhaps most well-known for his title role in the iconic and ground-breaking millennial NBC sitcom hit, WILL & GRACE, who can now be seen eight times a week on Broadway playing a pivotal role in the starry revival of Gore Vidal's politically-themed satire, THE BEST MAN - the affable Eric McCormack. Shining a spotlight on his theatrical roots at the Straford Shakespeare Festival in Canada all the way up to his small-screen sensation in WILL & GRACE and, now, his forthcoming new dramatic series, PERCEPTION, McCormack illustrates all aspects of his career and generously offers his insights, observations and shares his lessons learned over the course of his near-thirty-year career onstage and onscreen. In addition to all of that, McCormack outlines his experiences sharing the stage with titanic talents such as James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, Candice Bergin and the rest of the ensemble of THE BEST MAN, as well as sharing his thoughts about the relevance and poignancy of the play today, more than a half decade after its premiere, and what it says about our society, then and now, in addition to expanding on the play's pertinent political themes and their exploration in the classic drama. Plus, McCormack clues us in on his own favorite plays and musicals, initial theatrical inspiration, his stint portraying the eponymous THE MUSIC MAN, future career plans and first news about his new TNT series, PERCEPTION - all of that and much, much more!

Opening to the public May 5, 2012, the exhibition Helmut Lang: Sculptures will present a series of enigmatic recent works from the artist's ongoing explorations into the liminal realm between abstraction and figuration. Co-curated by Mark Fletcher and Neville Wakefield, the exhibition will go on view at 24 Washington Square North and include more than twenty new sculptures by the artist.

THE ASTORIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (APAC) reunites the creative team behind their The Human Comedy and Children of Eden with THE SECRET GARDEN, musical staging by Christine O'Grady, musical directed by Jeffrey Campos and directed by APAC Artistic Director Tom Wojtunik.

Jared Zirilli (of Fat Camp, Lysistrata Jones, Wicket Tour, Aida at the Drury Lane, Rent etc) brings exclusive cast video from backstage at opening night of Fat Camp in Episode 19 of the Jared Zirilli blog. The show features Casey Hushion, Marcus Neville, Michael Mendez, Cale Krise, Daniel Everidge, Carly Jibson, Nancy Renee Braun, Charles Barksdale, and Michael Buchanan. Watch the video below!

Jeremy Shamos Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for Clybourne Park 'I'd like to say I was so cool this morning and that I slept through the nominations but that's definitely not true. I woke up at 7 with kids and made them turn off their cartoons so I could watch the broadcast, which they thought was boring. The we heard my name called and we started jumping around and had a group hug, which included a whoopi cushion my daughter snuck in the middle so it turned into a fart hug. it still all feels a bit surreal and I'm still processing I guess, so much so that when I dropped my kids off at school a teacher pointed out that my shirt was inside out. But this is all very exciting and I'm just happy that the show got the nominations that it did. Mine is just icing on the cake.'

'I feel pretty damn good! I'm exhausted because it's six in the morning here in LA, but it still feels pretty damn good! My phone started buzzing and I ran to my computer because I wasn't sure. People were texting me and saying 'I'm crossing my fingers to you' and stuff like that. So, I ran to my computer and because we're in this housing, first you have to enter your log in information and I couldn't get it to work. I'm like 'Why now?!' I finally got it to work and it was only after a friend sent me a text saying 'CONGRATULATIONS' that I thought 'Thank God!' I'm in tech right now so I'll spend the rest of the day in tech until midnight, but for this I'll do it!'

Conductor Christoph Konig makes his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut as he leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in three performances, the last of which is today, Sunday, April 29, at 2 pm. Joining is famed guitarist Pepe Romero, performing with the LA Phil for the first time in 20 years, in Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, a piece first played by the LA Phil in 1964 featuring Romero's brother Angel as soloist. Konig replaces originally scheduled conductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, who had to cancel his appearances due to illness. Also on the program are Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 2, and Dvo?ak's Scherzo Capriccioso, which replaces Joaquin Turina's Danzas fantasticas.

For the first time in New York, three of the late Brazilian avant-garde artist Helio Oiticica's rarely-seen multi-sensorial installations of color: Penetravel PN1 (1960); Penetravel Filtro (1972); and Penetravel PN28 "Nas Quebradas" (1979), will be on view at Galerie Lelong. Oiticica's invention of the Penetravel (Penetrable) series brought a new dimension to the artist's work, allowing him to create built environments and develop outdoor installations such as the well-known Magic Square series. Oiticica's Penetrables are considered among the first art installations, and have not been credited enough for their contribution to early conceptual art. Helio Oiticica: Penetrables opens to the public on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 6 to 8 pm and the exhibition runs through June 16, 2012. The artist's brothers, Cesar and Claudio Oiticica, who direct the Projeto Helio Oiticica in Brazil will be present opening night.

First Run Theatre has announced the line up of its tenth season, which includes BROOKLYN BAGATELLE by Neville Mur, the SPECTRUM short play festival, OPEN SUNDAYS, ALL MAKES REPAIRED by Gerry Mandel and PREDICAMENT by Patrick Conroy. First Run theatre is the only professional theatre company in St. Louis dedicated to producing new plays by St. Louis regional playwrights.

The Hale Center Theater Orem staging of "The Secret Garden" is a rewarding experience for theatergoers. All of the magnificence and charm of the 1991 Tony-winning adaptation of the beloved novel is fully displayed. Seated in the intimate, in-the-round theater, the emotional involvement of fellow audience members surrounding you is clearly seen.

Conductor Christoph König makes his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut as he leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in three performances, tonight, April 26, at 8 pm, Friday, April 27, at 11 am, and Sunday, April 29, at 2 pm.

At 7:30pm on Wednesday, April 25, Gil Morgenstern's celebrated Reflections Series ends the 2011-2012 season in its intimate home, WMP Concert Hall (31 East 28th Street, NYC).

Opening to the public May 5, 2012, the exhibition Helmut Lang: Sculptures will present a series of recent works from the artist's ongoing exploration into the liminal realm between abstraction and figuration. Co-curated by Mark Fletcher and Neville Wakefield, the exhibition will go on view at 24 Washington Square North and include more than twenty new sculptures by the artist.

Conductor Christoph König makes his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut as he leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in three performances, Thursday, April 26, at 8 pm, Friday, April 27, at 11 am, and Sunday, April 29, at 2 pm.

Paul Simon may be 70 years old, but he's still marvelous after all these years. One of America's greatest troubadours once again displayed his timeless artistry at last week's three-concert benefit run at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall, which featured the great Wynton Marsalis and his 14-piece JLC Orchestra joining Simon's eight-piece band for a jazzy and sometimes swinging interpretation of 14 songs from the massive Paul Simon songbook.

Jared Zirilli, a cast member of FAT CAMP (as well as Lysistrata Jones, Wicked's first National Tour, Aida at Drury Lane and more) goes backstage at FAT CAMP to collect exclusive and hilarious interviews with the show's stars and ensemble. In this latest (18th) blog installment, he features new interviews with Bridie Carroll and Michael Buchanan. Watch the video below!

Leading the cast of "The Secret Garden" at Hale Center Theater Orem is Dallyn Vail Bayles as Archibald Craven. Bayles, an Equity member who has performed the masked lead role in a national tour of "The Phantom of the Opera," Enjolras in a "Les Miserables" national tour, and with Colm Wilkinson at the China premiere of "Les Miserables," a popular recording artist and treasured stage and film actor locally.

The Colburn School's gala concert marking the centenary of founder, the late Richard D. Colburn, was just added to the 2011/12 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

It was announced today that Sir Neville Marriner will be honored with the Richard D. Colburn Award at The Colburn School's gala concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall on April 22nd.