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Earlier this month at The Harvard Club, the New Yorker editor David Remnick was feted by The Dutch Treat Club. Remnick received the club's Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. Scroll down for photos!

Donna McKechnie and Teri Ralston were among the good 'Company' at the second night of DOUBLE TAKE, Sally Mayes & Jeff Harnar's show at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Last night Sally Mayes and Jeff Harnar opened the further performances of their cabaret show, Double Take: Sally Mayes and Jeff Harnar at the same time! The pair will perform the show on Wednesdays September 21 & 28 at 7pm and again on Thursday 20 October at 2pm, as part of a special cabaret convention week. All performances will take place at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

When New York cabaret community insiders and frequent club goers heard that Marissa Mulder was planning a Marilyn Monroe-themed show, the consensus was the vocalist's naturally breathy voice paired with a roster of songs from Monroe's films would be a good fit. Sidestepping expectations, Mulder and Director Sondra Lee have instead put together a one-woman theater piece with almost as much monologue (using Monroe's own words) as music. Equally surprising, the impressionistic show (currently in the midst of a four-show run at the Laurie Beechman Theatre after launching in February at the Metropolitan Room) features not Monroe's familiar material, but rather songs that reflect what its creators intuit as her internal life.

Ab?by Huntsman has been named co-host of The Cycle on MSNBC, effective July 29. Huntsman joins co-hosts Krystal Ball, Ari Melber, and Toure on The Cycle Monday through Friday 3-4 p.m. ET. Ball will also return from maternity leave on July 29.

Ari Melber has been named the new co-host of "The Cycle" on MSNBC. He will join co-hosts conservative commentator S.E. Cupp, former Virginia Congressional candidate Krystal Ball and the cultural commentator Toure Monday through Friday 3-4 p.m. ET. Melber also writes 'The Law of Politics' for MSNBC.com, a reported blog on politics, law and constitutional rights.

Broadway stars opened their hearts and joined forces Monday evening, March 26 to raise awareness and humanitarian aid for Darfur with 'Songs for Darfur: The Water Project' at the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew in Manhattan.