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Today we are talking to a Grammy Award-winning performer who has carved out a unique career in the entertainment industry between his many platinum albums, notable contributions to film soundtracks and numerous live performances in solo shows and various musicals over the course of his twenty-five-year career in show business - the charming and talented Jon Secada. Discussing various aspects of many of his most memorable recordings to date and his process in capturing them in the studio, as well as reflecting upon the ever-chaning recording industry itself, Secada opens up about his work with some of the biggest names in music - Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan, Frank Sinatra, Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz and more included - as well as all about his new single, music video and his most recent sold-out appearances around the globe. Plus, Jon recounts his experiences performing on Broadway in the hit 1990s revivals of GREASE and CABARET, as well as his most recent stage work in JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT on the road. Plus, Secada shares his thoughts on iTunes, favorite artists and much, much more!

Three new shows have been added to The Artist Series' 2012-2013 Season. GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL (January 17th-20th), ELVIS LIVES! (January 19th), and AMERICA'S GOT TALENT LIVE: ALL STARS (March 23rd) will all play Jacksonville's Times-Union Center as part of The Artist Series' 47th Season.

Coming off the excitement of last week's Wildcard shows, NBC's top-rated show 'America's Got Talent' now heads into two weeks of semi-finals starting Tuesday, August 28th (8-10 p.m. ET.) The show will feature all new live performances from the first 12 of the 'TOP 24' semi-final acts, as they compete to bring their acts to the next level and make it to the AGT finals. For the first time, three acts from each week will move on to the finals to compete for the $1 million dollar prize, making the competition tighter and more intense than ever before. The remaining semi-finalists will compete on Tuesday, September 4th (8-10 p.m. ET).

NBC's AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, the number one show of the summer, will present a special performance by Gavin DeGraw, singing his current single and album's title track, "Sweeter," during the live results show tonight, July 11 (9-10 pm ET).

NBC's AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, the number one show of the summer, will present a special performance by Gavin DeGraw, singing his current single and album's title track, "Sweeter," during the live results show on Wednesday, July 11 (9-10 pm ET).

TeenNick's award-winning and Emmy nominated drama, Degrassi opens its doors to a new crop of freshman and reunites fans with familiar faces as the network premieres 14 new half-hour episodes filled with love triangles, rivalries and scandals.

TeenNick's award-winning and Emmy nominated drama, Degrassi opens its doors to a new crop of freshman and reunites fans with familiar faces as the network premieres 14 new half-hour episodes filled with love triangles, rivalries and scandals.

TeenNick's award-winning and Emmy nominated drama, Degrassi opens its doors to a new crop of freshman and reunites fans with familiar faces as the network premieres 14 new half-hour episodes filled with love triangles, rivalries and scandals. Brand-new episodes roll out beginning Monday, Feb. 20, at 9:00 p.m. (ET)

Provision Theater Company is proud to present the final performance of Wonders Never Cease, the last production of their 2010-2011 season. Adapted and directed by Artistic Director Tim Gregory, Wonders Never Cease is adapted from the book by award-winning author Tim Downs. The production closes Sunday, June 5 at the Provision Theater located at 1001 W. Roosevelt Rd. For tickets call 866.811.4111 or visit www.provisiontheater.org.

Provision Theater Company is proud to present Wonders Never Cease, the last production of their 2010-2011 season. Adapted and directed by Artistic Director Tim Gregory, Wonders Never Cease is adapted from the book by award-winning author Tim Downs.

Provision Theater Company is proud to present Wonders Never Cease, the last production of their 2010-2011 season.

Provision Theater Company is proud to present Wonders Never Cease, the last production of their 2010-2011 season. Adapted and directed by Artistic Director Tim Gregory, Wonders Never Cease is adapted from the book by award-winning author Tim Downs.

At Berkeley Repertory Theatre, artists don't just earn national awards like the Tony and the Grammy: today the nonprofit's School of Theatre announced local winners in its annual Teen One-Acts Festival.

Discovery Health's buzzed-about series I'M PREGNANT AND... has shocked and astounded viewers with unforgettable stories of women giving birth amid some of the most dire and disastrous situations imaginable. This July, I'M PREGNANT AND... returns with eight world premiere episodes documenting the real-life accounts of women navigating pregnancies complicated by unbelievable emotional, physical and circumstantial obstacles.

Discovery Health's buzzed-about series I'M PREGNANT AND... has shocked and astounded viewers with unforgettable stories of women giving birth amid some of the most dire and disastrous situations imaginable. This July, I'M PREGNANT AND... returns with eight world premiere episodes documenting the real-life accounts of women navigating pregnancies complicated by unbelievable emotional, physical and circumstantial obstacles.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the latest production as part of its landmark arts-in-education program, CPS Shakespeare!-a program designed to bring together students and teachers from each of Chicago Public Schools' (CPS) five designated geographic districts to perform a 60-minute adaptation of a play by William Shakespeare in CST's Elizabethan-style, Courtyard Theater on Navy Pier. This year, public performances of CPS Shakespeare! Macbeth adapted and directed by Kirsten Kelly are scheduled on Friday, October 24 at 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, October 25 at 11:00 a.m.

-Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the latest production as part of its landmark arts-in-education program, CPS Shakespeare!-a program designed to bring together students and teachers from each of Chicago Public Schools' (CPS) five designated geographic districts to perform a 60-minute adaptation of a play by William Shakespeare in CST's Elizabethan-style, Courtyard Theater on Navy Pier.

'Sweet Mama Stringbean', an entertaining jukebox musical based on the life of Ethel Waters, produced by Woodie King's New Federal Theatre, has a brilliantly talented cast that more than make up for the script's weaknesses.

Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre will present the world premiere of Beth Turner's new musical, SWEET MAMA STRINGBEAN (based on the life of Ethel Waters, the legendary star of stage, film and television) April 3, 2008 through April 27, 2008. The production will have its official opening on Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Elizabeth Van Dyke Directs.

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