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Hailed in the press as 'the reigning queen of the Broadway party' following 2 prior sold-out performances, Broadway personality andSiriusXM Radio 'On Broadway' host Julie James will present a final encore of her musical comedy, The Julie James Show, on Monday, October 19th at 9:30 PM at Feinstein's/54 Below, it was announced today. To Broadway performers, fans and 'On Broadway' listeners, Julie is best known as the effervescent host of 'Broadway Names with Julie James.' Now Julie utilizes a thrilling 3 ½ octave range with hilarious stories and songs to reveal a childhood obsession with jingles, theme songs and cast albums, as well as a performance background in opera and musical theatre that would ultimately lead her to her role at SiriusXM, where all of these elements combine into one incredible dream job.

THAT REMINDS ME..., a new web series about the OUTRAGEOUS things that 'just happen' when you're with your family, premieres tonight, October 6, at 9 pm/8 pm CST, on www.thatremindsmetheseries.com powered by Wix.

Online registration for USITT 2016 in Salt Lake City is officially open!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: SYLVIA starts on Broadway tonight, and Sunday is your last chance to see Sydney Lucas in FUN HOME!

New York City, NY --- Marking the commencement of the 2015-16 Tribeca New Music festival, AN AMERICAN MAVERICK | JEROME KITZKE AT 60 celebrates composer-storyteller JEROME KITZKE in a two-night concert series November 13-14, 2015, at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music. Known for creating works that are uniquely and bracingly American, where freedom and ritual converge, Kitzke shares his career-long dedication to social justice and the human condition in this special program comprised of a dozen of his works composed between 1987 and 2015, including the world premiere of For Pte Tokahewin Ska. From the premier string quartet ETHEL and pianist Anthony de Mare to Hammond B-3 rising star Wil Smith and accordionist Guy Klucevsek, 26 of today's top contemporary artists will come together to perform and honor the inimitable musical language of Jerome Kitzke.

Carnegie Hall presents Orchestra of St. Luke's in five concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage this season, starting on Thursday, October 29 at 8:00 p.m. with Principal Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado leading a program that includes Stravinsky's Suite No. 2; and Tchaikovsky's rarely heard Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13, "Winter Daydreams." Also on the program is Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 with soloist Christian Tetzlaff.

The Quin, New York's quintessential lifestyle hotel, will inaugurate the Quin Music Series on October 7th at 7:00pm with a special performance by VINX. One of the most gifted improvisational vocalists performing today, VINX' style ranges from jazz to funk, and from bossa nova to blues, as he takes his audience on a sonic world tour. He combines soaring vocals layered with intricate melodies and grooves in the spirit of a true balladeer. Envisioned as 'an evening of storytelling through song,' VINX is scheduled to perform from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in the Quin Arts Sound Lounge at lobby level. He will be joined by Scott Kiefner on upright bass and Brad Myrick on guitar.

There are a few reasons why a nomadic ethnic minority from the Western Sahara has become the poster child of world music in the 21st century. In truth, no one can really put his or her finger on Tinariwen definitively, because they are the living, pure sound of a people, a place, and a time so authentically exotic. To categorize Tinariwen in predefined musical genres is as elusive as believing in a mirage.

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) presents the triumphant return of Youssou N'Dour, hailed by Rolling Stone for having "a voice so extraordinary that the history of Africa seems locked inside it", November 10 at 8pm in the Chan Shun Concert Hall.  N'Dour, whose songs have been credited with sparking historical social movements, shares his arresting tenor voice and trademark fusion of pop, mbalax and other influential genres with Vancouver audiences for the first time in more than 25 years.

Broadway In Chicago and producers Starvox Entertainment and June Entertainment have announced the full cast for SHERLOCK HOLMES.  JAMES MASLOW, the actor and singer perhaps best known for playing the role of James Diamond in Nickelodeon's 'Big Time Rush' and a member of the band with the same name, will star as the legendary Dr. John Watson, along with RENNE OLSTEAD, best known for her role as Lauren Miller in the TV sitcom 'Still Standing,' and as Madison Cooperstein in 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager,' as the well-to-do-American, Lady Irene St. John, opposite DAVID ARQUETTE in the title role as SHERLOCK HOLMES.  The two actors will make their stage debuts in this new and original adaptation inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tales by playwright Greg Kramer and directed by Andrew Shaver scheduled to play Chicago's Oriental Theatre (24 W Randolph) November 24 - 29, 2015.

Crossroads theatre Company opens its 2015-2016 season with its Genesis Festival from October 2nd to October 4th.

THAT REMINDS ME…, a new web series about the outrageous things that “just happen” when you're with your family, premieres October 6 at 9 pm/8 pm CST, on www.thatremindsmetheseries.com powered by Wix.

Tonight, September 28, 2015, Broadway stars Stephanie J. Block and Aaron Lazar will perform in 'A Cabaret Evening' at 54 Below, located at 254 West 54th Street. The evening is a joint benefit in support of The New York Pops PopsEd Programs and Ronald McDonald House New York.

For one day only, we are going to set up a photo booth that will allow YOU to get your picture taken with the (now famous) BroadwayWorld Mug. Because you have written us so many emails, loving the photos of your favorite Broadway stars and wanting to know how you can get your own 'mugshot', we will be taking photos of each of you. And the best news yet, is that over the next year, every Friday will feature a FAN of BroadwayWorld.com in these now famous photos that greet our readers each and every morning. Check out some of our favorites below!

Il duo Musica Nuda si presenta sulla scena musicale internazionale con il nuovo progetto che pone un sigillo ad una carriera lunga dodici anni e costellata di successi.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Jacques Lacombe welcome legendary saxophonist Branford Marsalis for the Orchestra's 2015-16 opening-weekend concerts, this weekend, September 25-27 in Newark and New Brunswick.

Tarpan Records is pleased to announce the international release of EVOLUTION the upcoming full-length album by Narada Michael Walden releasing on October 30th 2015

Il duo Musica Nuda si presenta sulla scena musicale internazionale con il nuovo progetto che pone un sigillo ad una carriera lunga dodici anni e costellata di successi.

When choreographer Heidi Duckler premieres the first episode of her four-part Dance Telenovela in Los Angeles next week, her core company dancers will be in great musical hands. Violinist Lili Haydn and pianist Bill Goldstein will join Duckler's dancers for an improvised collaboration. The virtuoso duo recently released a completely improvised album.

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, EVEREST documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind.