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54 Below will present a concert of Alexander Sage Oyen's Moment by Moment tonight, August 31st at 11PM.

Check out composer Alexander Sage Oyen perform 'Incense', a song from Oyen's musical Moment by Momen below! Hear more of Oyen's music when his new musical Moment by Moment makes it's world premiere in a 54 Below concert version, coming up this Saturday, August 31 at 11PM.

An all-female, multi-cultural aesthetic offers new insight when Odyssey Theatre Ensemble andLos Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company co-presentHamlet in celebration of LAWSC's 20th anniversary. Featuring a cast of 16 LAWSC favorites and talented newcomers - including producing artistic director and celebrated Shakespearean actressLisa Wolpe in the title role and award-winning film, television and theatrical star Eve Gordon as Gertrude - Hamlet opens for press tonight, Aug. 30 at the Odyssey Theatre in West L.A.

WE ARE WHAT WE ARE stars Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, Julia Garner, Wyatt Russell, Nick Damici, Jack Gore, Michael Parks and Kelly McGillis. Check out the just-released trailer below!

Signature Theatre presents the world premiere of stop. reset., running August 20 through September 29, 2013 with a September 8 opening night in The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). Written and directed by Regina Taylor, the play features cast members Michi Barall(Signature's Queens Boulevard, An Oresteia) as Deb, Teagle Bougere (Wings, A Raisin in the Sun) as Chris, Ismael Cruz Cordova ('The Good Wife') as J., LaTanya Richardson Jackson (The Fighting Temptations) as Jan, Carl Lumbly (Jitney, 'Alias') as Alex Ames and Donald Sage MacKay ('Scrubs') as Tim. Check out a first look at the cast in action below!

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. 54 Below also launched its series of late night events. Joining Tuesday nights' popular 'Backstage' with Susie Mosher is 15:54, and more:

Since 1993, the award-winning Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company (LAWSC) has carved out a unique niche in the landscape of L.A. theater. Led by Producing Artistic Director, Lisa Wolpe (pictured right), they examine contemporary issues and cultural perceptions of women through an all-female theatrical lens. In many ways it mirrors the original all-male playing company for whom Shakespeare wrote, at a time when women were not allowed to perform on stage.

Below, watch Sarah Daniels perform 'This Girl', a song from Oyen's musical MoneyShot! (music and lyrics by Oyen, book by Christopher Metz and James Presson)! Hear more of Oyen's music when his new musical Moment by Moment makes it's world premiere in a 54 Below concert version, coming up on August 31 at 11PM.

Live Theatre's Artistic Director Max Roberts today announced the cast for his next two 40th birthday productions. The line-up will see Joe Caffrey and Riley Jones, who have just completed a nationwide tour of The Pitmen Painters, take to the stage in both plays.

Click below to watch Alexander Sage Oyen perform 'Funny', a cut song from the song as a promo for Oyen's 54 Below concert version of his song cycle Moment by Moment, coming up on August 31 at 11PM!

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, has announced plans to augment its diverse programming with a varied new series of in-house productions including a new interview series, a new musicals-in-concert series (following-up on the success of the club's wildly successful High Fidelity in Concertevent), and a program for new composers. The venue will continue to present its popular Sondheim Unplugged series featuring some of Broadway's brightest stars sharing performances and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from their favorite Sondheim musicals.

Fans von Judy Winter kennen das schon: seit vielen Jahren sammelt die beliebte Schauspielerin im Anschluss an ihre Theatervorstellungen gemeinsam mit dem Ensemble fur die Berliner Aids-Hilfe. Auch bei dem aktuell im Theater am Kurfurstendamm gezeigten „Hilde Knef - Der Teufel und die Diva' gehen sie und ihre Mitstreiter nach jeder Vorstellung ins Foyer um Spenden zu sammeln. Seit der Premiere am 1. Juni sind so bereits uber 26.000€ zusammen gekommen.

Legendary comedian Joan Rivers hosts internet interview series IN BED WITH JOAN and this week's guest, MISTRESSES star Alyssa Milano discussed her theatre roots - including an audition for ANNIE at the age of seven and receiving advice from a theatrical icon, Sir John Gielgud.

Late summer, fall and winter holiday travel to Washington, DC has gotten even better with a fabulous hotel offer that includes low weekend and holiday rates at a four-star hotel in Washington, DC.

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced its Contemporary World Cinema lineup today, featuring films produced by countries from around the world.

'It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.' - Nelson Mandela

Greenleaf Press announces the release of 'The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business' by Loren Weisman. 'The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business' is available nationwide today, August 13, 2013 and has been published simultaneously in an eBook edition and an audio book edition.

Legendary director/performer John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) and sensational cabaret goddess Mx. Justin VivIan Bond (Shortbus) headline the third annual 'Out in the Woods' Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) music festival at Easton Mountain Retreat Center in the beautiful rolling hills of upstate New York today, August 10th.

Fans von Judy Winter kennen das schon: seit vielen Jahren sammelt die beliebte Schauspielerin im Anschluss an ihre Theatervorstellungen gemeinsam mit dem Ensemble fur die Berliner Aids-Hilfe. Auch bei dem aktuell im Theater am Kurfurstendamm gezeigten „Hilde Knef - Der Teufel und die Diva' gehen sie und ihre Mitstreiter nach jeder Vorstellung ins Foyer um Spenden zu sammeln. Seit der Premiere am 1. Juni sind so bereits uber 26.000€ zusammen gekommen.

'Gods Among Men' is from a new musical Outlaws with music and lyrics by Alexander Sage Oyen and book by James Presson. Click below to watch Matt DeAngelis perform the tune as a promo for Oyen's 54 Below concert version of his song cycle Moment by Moment, coming up on August 31 at 11PM!