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Voting is now underway for the South Florida Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January. Check out the live standings below!

Following 2011's The Sparrow and last season's sold-out-hit Death and Harry Houdini, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is proud to partner with the famed House Theatre of Chicago for a third consecutive season to present a new holiday-themed production, THE NUTCRACKER, A MAGICAL NEW PLAY, playing November 29 through December 30 in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater (Ziff Ballet Opera House). Written by House company members Jake Minton and Phillip Klapperich, and featuring original music by Jefferson Award-winning composer Kevin O'Donnell, THE NUTCRACKER, A MAGICAL NEW PLAY is a "riveting reinvention" (The Chicago Sun-Times) of the beloved holiday classic by E.T.A. Hoffmann and boasts an in-the-round set perfect for up-close enchanting experiences.

Now in its 37th year, The Rep's production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, sponsored by MillerCoors, is Milwaukee's beloved holiday tradition which has delighted audiences for generations at The Pabst Theater. Adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and Edward Morgan, Dickens' classic masterpiece brightens the holiday season with its beautiful carols and timeless message of hope, peace and love and the true meaning of the holidays. Milwaukee Repertory Theater is delighted to announce that Aaron Posner returns to The Rep to direct A Christmas Carol. Posner directed The Rep's To Kill a Mockingbird, which broke all-time attendance records last season, as well as the lyrical, beautifully-realized production of My Name is Asher Lev in 2010. This will be the first time that Posner has directed A Christmas Carol. This year's cast includes Milwaukee actors Marti Gobel and Jonathan Wainwright; Rep newcomers Melody Betts, Renata Friedman, Melisa Pereyra, Luigi Sottile and accomplished stage actor Christopher Donahue as Ebenezer Scrooge. Returning to The Rep this year are former Rep Artistic Intern Ensemble members Alexander Pawlowski and Emily Trask and frequent Rep guest artist Jonathan Smoots. Also rounding out the cast are Rep Associate Artists Angela Iannone and Gerard Neugent and Chicago actor Erik Hellman. A Christmas Carol runs at The Pabst Theater from November 29 - December 24.

Fans of ABC's family comedy series THE NEIGHBORS will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses from Toks Olagundoye, who will be up on Twitter at @ToksOlagundoye, during the East Coast broadcast of the show TONIGHT, NOVEMBER 14 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET).

With rave reviews for Puccini's La boheme and Rossini's Italian Girl in Algiers to its credit, Houston Grand Opera's season is up and running. Starting in January, the company offers productions of Mozart's Don Giovanni and Kern and Hammerstein's classic American musical Show Boat, which bring with them the company debuts of conductor Trevor Pinnock, bass Morris Robinson, baritone Adrian Erod, Broadway legend Tommy Tune, and more. They will be followed in March by HGO's original and highly acclaimed production of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna / To Cross the Face of the Moon, a mariachi opera by Jose "Pepe" Martinez and Leonard Foglia. Tickets are on sale now and moving quickly for this winter repertory period, which accounts for 14 of the season's 44 performances, a 38 percent increase from an average of 32 performances in recent seasons. This increase, as well as HGO's 34 percent growth in subscription sales and more than $112 million fundraising effort over the last five years, clearly identifies HGO as today's most successful American opera company.

Fans of ABC's family comedy series THE NEIGHBORS will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses from Toks Olagundoye, who will be up on Twitter at @ToksOlagundoye, during the East Coast broadcast of the show on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET).

The critically acclaimed guitarist Michael Schenker has just posted the official trailer for his upcoming Temple of Rock: Live In Europe CD, DVD and Blu-ray. Check it out below! Schenker has also launched the official Temple of Rock Live microsite HERE.

GREASE, il musical dei record prodotto dalla Compagnia della Rancia, festeggia i 15 anni esatti dal suo debutto italiano e ritorna in grande stile al Teatro Brancaccio in una nuovissima edizione. Nel cast troviamo Riccardo Simone Berdini nel ruolo di Danny; Serena Carradori e Floriana Monici tornano ad interpretare rispettivamente Sandy e Rizzo.

Check out a first look at THE NEIGHBOR's upcoming Thanksgiving episode, set to air on Nov. 14!

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its sixth season of the Irish Rep Reading Series, with a free reading of JOHN STEINBECK'S THE PASTURES OF HEAVEN -- Octavio Solis's adaptation of the novelist's collection of short stories, first published in 1932 -- today, October 26 at 3 p.m. at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its sixth season of the Irish Rep Reading Series, with a free reading of JOHN STEINBECK'S THE PASTURES OF HEAVEN -- Octavio Solis's adaptation of the novelist's collection of short stories, first published in 1932 -- on Friday, October 26 at 3 p.m. at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).

I Fantasmi continuano ad infestare la pagina web di BroadwayWorld.com - Italia con il fantasmagorico trailer in HD! BUONA VISIONE! Our Phantoms continue to haunt BroadwayWorld.com - Italy webpage with a phantasmagoric trailer in HD! ENJOY THE SHOW!

A partir del 23 de septiembre y con 6 únicas funciones, regresa esta fantasía musical en escena, basada en la famosa historieta estadounidense Lyle Crocodile.

E' stato rilasciato ieri il primo trailer di "Fantasmi a Roma", il musical tutto italiano presentato in forma di show-case il 30 giugno 2012 in Piazza San Silvestro (Roma) dalla Medina Produzioni e con il patrocinio dell'Assessorato alle Politiche Culturale e Centro Storico Roma Capitale diretto da Dino Gasperini. The trailer for "Fantasmi a Roma" (PHANTOMS IN ROME), an "all-made-in-Italy" musical presented on June 30, 2012 in Piazza S. Silvestro (Rome) as a show case by Medina Produzioni with the patronage of Comune di Roma and of the Assessor Dino Gasperini, has been realeased yesterday.

The Coterie presents an all-star lineup of some of the fiercest vocal talent that Broadway, Film & Television has to offer with DIVAS UNITE for GCP 2012, a benefit concert for the Girls Camaraderie Project (GCP). Founded by Broadway's Arielle Jacobs (In the Heights) and Lexi Lawson (Rent, In the Heights, "American Idol"), GCP is a philanthropic organization dedicated to encouraging self-esteem and empowerment amongst middle school girls.

The Coterie presents an all-star lineup of some of the fiercest vocal talent that Broadway, Film & Television has to offer with DIVAS UNITE for GCP 2012, a benefit concert for the Girls Camaraderie Project (GCP). Founded by Broadway's Arielle Jacobs (In the Heights) and Lexi Lawson (Rent, In the Heights, "American Idol"), GCP is a philanthropic organization dedicated to encouraging self-esteem and empowerment amongst middle school girls.

The editors of Opera News have announced the honorees for the 2012 Opera News Awards, paying tribute to five superb artists who have made an invaluable contribution to the art form: sopranos Mirella Freni and Dawn Upshaw, countertenor David Daniels, baritone Simon Keenlyside, and bass-baritone Eric Owens. The eighth annual Opera News Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 21 at The Plaza in New York City. All the winners - and a host of the city's cultural, civic, and social luminaries - will be present at the gala awards dinner, which will feature celebrity presenters speaking about the awardees and introducing video performance clips.

La Unidad de la Artes de la Universidad Nacional de San Martín y Comunidad Amijai presentan las obrasPulsos, Sonidos Negros y Rapsodia, interpretadas por el Grupo de Danza UNSAM, con coreografía y dirección de Oscar Araiz, en el Templo de la Comunidad Amijai, Arribeños 2355, CABA.

'Fantasmi a Roma' - ecco le foto dello show-case presentato il 30 giugno 2012 in Piazza San Silvestro (Roma). Servizio fotografico di Virginia BETTOJA 'Fantasmi a Roma' (PHANTOMS IN ROME) - here are the photos of the show-case presented on June 30, 2012 in Piazza San Silvestro (Rome). Photo session by Virginia BETTOJA

Anthony Freud, Lyric Opera of Chicago's general director, today announced two performance events that exemplify different facets of the ambitious new Lyric Unlimited* program being launched this year: Popcorn & Pasquale on December 2 and The Second City Guide to the Opera on January 5.