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Theatre Aspen is holding a private reading of the new musical Cross That River on Thursday, January 26th, in New York City. The musical is subtitled "a new musical about the black west" with a book by Allan & Pat Harris and Andrew Carl Wilk and music and lyrics by Allan Harris (based on an original story by Allan & Pat Harris).

Rosie O'Donnell's daily talk show 'The Rosie Show' on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that four-time Emmy Award winning producer Shane Farley has joined the team as executive producer. Farley brings over 15 years experience producing talk shows, most recently 'Rachael Ray' and will be working with Rosie and her team to shape the look and feel of 'The Rosie Show' moving forward.

NoHo Gallery LA announces their 'Black History Month' show. The purpose of Black History Month is to promote awareness of African American history to the general public, 'a history filled with the tales of inspiring individuals-many of whom overcame great odds to leave their mark on the United States as well as abroad.'

Today, Virginia Stage Company announced its 34th Season show lineup, including one as-yet-unnamed show.

Actor and humanitarian Sean Penn arrived in Haiti just days after a devastating earthquake killed more than 300,000 people and left another 1.5 million homeless. Two years later, he's established an organization called J/P HRO and running a tent camp that provides housing for 20,000 residents. Tune in Sunday, January 29 at 9/8c to watch the all-new episode of OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER on OWN.

Oprah Winfrey's new primetime series OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER (Sundays, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) will expand to air Sundays and Mondays through February. The series, which features Oprah as she steps outside of the studio for riveting, enlightening and in-depth conversationswith newsmakers, celebrities, thought leaders and real-life families, will expand to air part two of her in-depth interviews starting Monday, January 30 (10:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on OWN.

The popular ABC News magazine series 'Beyond Belief' is coming to OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network with extended content from the incredible stories told in the series. 'Beyond Belief on OWN' premieres Tuesday, January 24 from 10-11 p.m. ET/PT.

BET Networks brings to its multiple platforms expert analysis of President Obama's State of The Union Address of 2012 in a live on-air special '2012 State of The Union' Special premiering LIVE on Tuesday, January 24 at 9 PM ET/ 6 PM PT on Centric and BET.com.

Celine Dion recently wrapped the Spring/Summer run of her chart-topping Las Vegas show with 54 consecutive sold out performances that played to 230,000 fans from March through August, 2011 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

This January, everyone's favorite reluctant traveler returns to the departure gate when AN IDIOT ABROAD 2: THE BUCKET LIST touches down at SCIENCE.

It looked like something conceived on a Hollywood soundstage but for the 4,200 passengers on board the Costa Concordia the events of Friday, January 13th were all too real and terrifying. Now, Discovery Channel will dissect the anatomy of this devastating disaster at sea in a world premiere special airing this spring.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, announced today the nominees for its 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. By recognizing and honoring media for outstanding images of the LGBT community, the GLAAD Media Awards serve as a benchmark for the media industry and complement GLAAD's work to bring LGBT images and stories to Americans.

On Wed. Jan.18 @ 8 PM it's the Ultimate Elvis Birthday Bash with two of the most superb Elvis entertainers on the planet, and onThurs. Jan 19 @ 8 PM rock out to some of your all-time favorite hits with the great voices of Richard Nader's Doo Wop including Charlie Thomas and The Drifters, Barbara Harris of The Toys, and more!

South Coast Repertory is partnering with some of SoCal's most intriguing artists to present a series of eclectic, contemporary theatre in its intimate Nicholas Studio.

On Wed. Jan.18 @ 8 PM it's the Ultimate Elvis Birthday Bash with two of the most superb Elvis entertainers on the planet, and onThurs. Jan 19 @ 8 PM rock out to some of your all-time favorite hits with the great voices of Richard Nader's Doo Wop including Charlie Thomas and The Drifters, Barbara Harris of The Toys, and more!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oprah Winfrey is currently in Mumbai India this week in order to shoot footage for her new TV series OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER. The talk show host will reportedly remain in the country until January 22nd.

Welcome to Venice, Louisiana -- Population: 2,000. Discovery Channel's brand new series RAGIN' CAJUNS premiering on Tuesday, January 17th at 10pm ET/PT, takes a trip down the Mississippi deep into the Louisiana Bayou for the start of their 3-month long white shrimp season.

Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Leslie Uggams will appear on "Oprah and the Legendary Cast of 'Roots' 35 Years Later," an anniversary special to air on Monday, January 16 (Martin Luther King Day) at 8 p.m.

Oprah Winfrey's new primetime series OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER will air an in-depth sit-down interview with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Sunday, January 15 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.