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The Your Theatrics International Cabaret Contest (YTICC) wrapped this week after recently holding heats in Adelaide, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Melbourne, Auckland, and Sydney. Winners from every city are flown to Sydney to take part in the contest Grand Final, which will see ­­11 hopefuls take to the stage in what promises to be an exciting night of new talent from around Australia and New Zealand.

The Your Theatrics International Cabaret Contest (YTICC), previously the Australian Cabaret Showcase, will once again undertake heats in major cities across Australia and New Zealand in January 2015.

The Nora Theatre's HER ACHING HEART and Commonwealth Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT are the theatrical equivalents of light summer reading, and both deliver spirited romance for a mid-summer night.

Dallas Theater Center announced today the award-winning cast and creative team for the world premiere new musical The Fortress of Solitude, a co-production with The Public Theater in New York City. The Fortress of Solitude is based on the nationally best-selling novel of the same name by 2005 MacArthur Fellow Jonathan Lethem. The musical is conceived and directed by Daniel Aukin, with a book by Itamar Moses, and music and lyrics by Michael Friedman. The Fortress of Solitude opens with previews on March 7 and runs through April 6. Tickets to this stunning new musical, The Fortress of Solitude, are on sale now at www.DallasTheaterCenter.org and by phone at (214) 880-0202.

The success of the Australian Cabaret Showcase continues this year as the event undergoes some exciting developments. In its 11th year, event organizers have renamed the annual event the Your Theatrics International Cabaret Contest (YTICC). Executive Director of Your Theatrics and Producer of the contest, Jeremy Youett explains, "We considered the success and growth that the Showcase has enjoyed in previous years, and felt a rebrand of the event was necessary to accommodate new partnerships in New York and New Zealand, which are hopefully just the beginning of the International expansion of the contest."

The original Broadway cast recording of 'MOTOWN THE MUSICAL,' a show nominated for four TONY Awards, is released today, June 4, 2013, by Motown/Universal Music Enterprises (UMe).

The original Broadway cast recording of "MOTOWN THE MUSICAL," a show nominated for four TONY Awards, is to be released June 4, 2013, by Motown/Universal Music Enterprises

According to TV Guide, Keshia Knight Pulliam is set to guest star on GUYS WITH KIDS - alongside former COSBY star Tempestt Bledsoe.

On the September 26th episode of NBC's new comedy GUYS WITH KIDS titled 'Chris' New Girlfriend',Chris (Jesse Bradford) invites everyone over for a BBQ to meet his new girlfriend (guest star Eva Amurri Martino). Get a sneak peek below!

Over the past 3 weeks the Melbourne Cabaret Festival has been entertaining audiences. I was fortunate enough to see two great cabarets along the way!

Fresh from the sell out success of his last, critically acclaimed, smash hit show, The Fabulous Frances Faye in Australia, cabaret wild child Nick Christo drags his brand new MOTHER-OF-A- SHOW kicking and screaming into town this season with rare cuts of juicy jazz standards, stuffed fat with sticks of bubblegum pop, all sliced to perfection with outrageous, razor sharp, quippery.

The Cabaret Soirée season is back DownStairs at the Maj every Wednesday to Saturday from tonight, 20 June to 21 July 2012 with a line up of national and local cabaret artists headlining five fresh and original shows.

Fresh from the sell out success of his last, critically acclaimed, smash hit show, The Fabulous Frances Faye in Australia, cabaret wild child Nick Christo drags his brand new MOTHER-OF-A- SHOW kicking and screaming into town this season with rare cuts of juicy jazz standards, stuffed fat with sticks of bubblegum pop, all sliced to perfection with outrageous, razor sharp, quippery.

The Theatre Museum Awards for Excellence were held Monday night, April 30, at The Players Club. Helen Guditis, President of The Theatre Museum, five time Tony winner Stewart F. Lane, Chairman of the Board of The Theatre Museum and 2011 Honoree for Distinguished Service to the Theatre, Bonnie Comley hosted a celebration to honor excellence in the theatre. See photos of the honorees and attendees below!