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YouTube sensation Sam Tsui shares a mash-up of 'Let It Go', performed by Broadway's Idina Menzel in the film, with 'Let Her Go' by the band Passenger.

The producers of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, Broadway in Columbus, and CAPA announced today that single tickets will go on sale today, February 6, at 10am. Tickets will be available at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, by visiting ticketmaster.com, or by calling 614.469.0939. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 614.719.6900.

The producers of the national tour of the THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Broadway in Indianapolis announced today that single tickets will go on sale Saturday, February 8 at 8:00 am. Tickets will be available by visiting www.ticketmaster.com. Beginning at 10:00 am, tickets will be available by calling 800-982-2787 or in-person at the Old National Centre box office (502 N Jersey St), Clowes Hall box office (4602 Sunset Ave) and all Ticketmaster outlets. Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 317-632-5182 ext. 103.

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, hosted its 41st Annual Annie Awards, recognizing the year's best in the field of animation, last night, February 1, 2014. The Annie Awards cover 30 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Special Production, Commercials, Short and Outstanding Individual Achievements.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken the house record in Cincinnati, OH for the week ending January 26 at the Aronoff Center for the Arts grossing $1,645,275.00.

The producers of the First National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta announced today that all remaining tickets will go on sale for the newly added Monday, February 3, 7:00 p.m. performance on Friday, January 31 at 5:00 p.m. Tickets will be available at the Fox Theatre box office (660 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308), by visiting www.FoxAtlTix.com or by calling 1-855-285-8499.

'Frozen' audiences are invited to join the act-literally-as more than 1000 theaters nationwide introduce an all-new sing-along version of Disney's Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning big-screen adventure beginning today, Jan. 31, 2014.

The Academy has disqualified one of the nominees in the category of 'Best Original Song Oscar.

On Tuesday night, the Academy's Board of Governors voted to rescind the Original Song nomination for 'Alone Yet Not Alone,' music by Bruce Broughton and lyric by Dennis Spiegel. The decision was prompted by the discovery that Broughton, a former Governor and current Music Branch executive committee member, had emailed members of the branch to make them aware of his submission during the nominations voting period.

Looking towards 2014, Sell a Door Theatre Company has a very exciting line up of tours and revivals in store for you. A new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped kicks off the year with a forty eight-venue tour until June. Adapted by emerging playwright Ivan Wilkinson, this whirlwind adventure has something for all the family. Come April, Sell a Door will be launching a UK Tour of the hit, Tony award winning musical Avenue Q by Jeff Marx, Robert Lopez and Jeff Whitty. Opening at Sell a Door's home, Greenwich Theatre, for three weeks before a twelve-week tour across the UK, don't miss this hilarious hit comedy when it comes to a theatre near you. In June the company will be producing a major new adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland at Greenwich Theatre.

Tony nominee Daniel Breaker just announced via Twitter that he will soon join the cast of THE BOOK OF MORMON as tribal chief 'Mafala.' He writes: I'm pleased to join the @BookofMormon this Feb on B'way!!! Come see me play Mafala in this absolutely hilarious show!!! #LoveMormon'. Breaker will replace original cast member Michael Potts.

The soundtrack to Disney's FROZEN can't seem to 'Let It Go' as this week it returns to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200, selling 93,000 copies during the week ending Jan. 26

In this clip, Victor, heartbroken over the freezing of his wife, escapes Arkham Asylum and completes his freeze ray, blanketing Gotham City in ice. Watch as he performs 'Let It Go' from the hit Disney film!

The producers of the First National Tour of the THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Wharton Center announced today that single tickets will go on sale Friday, January 31 at 10:00am. THE BOOK OF MORMON comes to Wharton Center as part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center Series for eight performances only; June 10-15. Tickets will be available online at whartoncenter.com, at the Auto-Owners Ticket Office at Wharton Center, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.

The Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q will be featured on the Lifetime TV series "Celebrity Bucket List" on Saturday, Jan. 25th (check local listings for broadcast times across the U.S.) in a half-hour segment with best-selling author Jodi Picoult ("My Sister's Keeper"), who realizes her lifelong dream of appearing in a show on stage. In the segment, she (expertly) performs various walk-on roles as Q characters Nicky and Mrs. T.

"Frozen" audiences are invited to join the act-literally-as more than 1000 theaters nationwide introduce an all-new sing-along version of Disney's Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning big-screen adventure beginning Jan. 31, 2014.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has announced a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins January 28 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta as part of the Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta 2013/2014 season. The show plays a limited two week engagement through February 9. In Atlanta, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece. For more information, visit www.broadwayinatlanta.com.

Below, the cast of AVENUE Q expresses congratulations to Bobby (co-creator of AVE Q) & Kristen Lopez on their recent Oscar nomination with their own cover of 'Let It Go' from Disney's Frozen.

Today we present 8-year-old Bella and 10-year-old Sophia singing their cover of 'In Summer,' performed in the film by Josh Gad.