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RIVERDANCE, the internationally acclaimed celebration of Irish music, song and dance, comes to the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts for the last time, for four performances only, April 19-21, 2012. This is the last chance to see RIVERDANCE in Toronto, as the North American tour will close forever in June 2012.

Recently, the producer of RIVERDANCE, Moya Doherty, announced that the United States touring production of the internationally-acclaimed worldwide phenomenon will close in June, 2012. RIVERDANCE, part of the Broadway Season, will play in Philadelphia at the Merriam Theater FOR THE VERY LAST TIME, May 11 through 13 for five performances only!

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival Board of Directors announced today the generous donation of $4.5 million from a group of donors comprised of The Goatie Foundation, Roberta and David Elliott, and Helen and Peter Bing. The gift answers a challenge issued 10 years ago when Jo Lynn Allen of the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the lead donor for the construction of OSF's New Theatre, passed on the opportunity to name the theatre, issuing the requirement for other donors to make a significant contribution to secure the naming rights. The combined gift from the above group of donors meets the Allens' threshold, and gives them the naming rights.

The Adelaide Chamber Singers (ACS) 2012 season opens with two performances for the 2012 Adelaide Festival of one of the greatest aural works of Western Civilisation - J S Bach's Johannes Passion (St John Passion) - St John's account of Christ's trial and execution was an innovative and dramatic portrayal of Christ's final hours.

Recently, the producer of RIVERDANCE, Moya Doherty, announced that the United States touring production of the internationally-acclaimed worldwide phenomenon will close in June, 2012. RIVERDANCE will play Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh May 25 - 27 for 5 performances only!

According to People.com, Monkees lead singer Davy Jones, who died suddenly of a heart attack on February 29th at age 66 will be cremated. The musician's rep confirmed the cremation and shared that memorial plans for the entertainer have not yet been finalized.

The Adelaide Chamber Singers (ACS) 2012 season opens with two performances for the 2012 Adelaide Festival of one of the greatest aural works of Western Civilisation - J S Bach's Johannes Passion (St John Passion) - St John's account of Christ's trial and execution was an innovative and dramatic portrayal of Christ's final hours.

Recently, the producer of RIVERDANCE, Moya Doherty, announced that the United States touring production of the internationally-acclaimed worldwide phenomenon will close in June, 2012. RIVERDANCE will play the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts for the last time, for four performances only, April 19-21, 2012. Tickets for RIVERDANCE are on sale now and range from $34-$89 and are available Tickets can be purchased in person at the Sony Centre box office, over the phone at 1-855-872-SONY (7669) or online at www.sonycentre.ca.

Today marks the global release of The Juilliard Sessions, a partnership between EMI Classics and The Juilliard School that aims to present to the world some of classical music's most promising young stars in a series of digital EP albums. The three inaugural recordings are by recent Juilliard alumni Paul Appleby (tenor) and Sean Lee (violin), as well as pianist Conrad Tao, who is a Pre-College alumnus currently at Columbia University studying in the combined bachelor-master degree program with Juilliard. They will be released by EMI Classics, available now exclusively on iTunes (www.itunes.com).

The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is very pleased to announce that Steven Tyler, a generous Foundation supporter and an Event Chair for EJAF's 20th annual Academy Awards Viewing Party, is working with EJAF to help make its 20th Oscar-night event especially successful. Through an auction on Charitybuzz Steven is inviting the highest bidder to be a guest at his table for the Party.

Following his highly popular one man show format, director/writer/podcaster Kevin Smith will discuss anything and everything when he takes over the big screen with Kevin Smith: Live From Behind Featuring "Jay and Silent Bob Get Old", a one-night-only in-theater event on Thursday, February 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. CT / 7:30 p.m. MT / 6:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. Alaska & Hawaii.

FOX enjoyed another dominant victory last week thanks to the strong return of HOUSE, solid retention in week two of ALCATRAZ, two winning nights of AMERICAN IDOL, exciting UFC action, and the powerful special preview of the network's new Kiefer Sutherland drama, TOUCH.

Featuring crimes as horrific as those committed by the infamous Green River Killer and the BTK Killer, DARK MINDS brings fresh eyes to unsolved serial killer cases using the combined instincts of three unique perspectives. The world premiere of DARK MINDS, an eight-part series, is Wednesday, January 25 at 10 PM ET on Investigation Discovery.

OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, has announced the recipients of the 2012 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award.

Bay Street Theatre held an "ALL COMMUNITY MEETING" on Thursday, January 12 from 7-9pm to discuss Bay Street Theatre's future plans in 2013.

Featuring crimes as horrific as those committed by the infamous Green River Killer and the BTK Killer, DARK MINDS brings fresh eyes to unsolved serial killer cases using the combined instincts of three unique perspectives. The world premiere of DARK MINDS, an eight-part series, is Wednesday, January 25 at 10 PM ET on Investigation Discovery.

Synapse Theatre Ensemble commences its inaugural season with Dale Wasserman's 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' based on the novel by Ken Kesey on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 9,10,11,16,17 and 18 at Shetler Studios in the heart of Manhattan.

Synapse Theatre Ensemble commences its inaugural season with Dale Wasserman's 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' based on the novel by Ken Kesey on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 9,10,11,16,17 and 18 at Shetler Studios in the heart of Manhattan.

THE MARIE-JOSÉE KRAVIS PRIZE FOR NEW MUSIC AT THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC NAMED HENRI DUTILLEUX INAUGURAL RECIPIENT. Honoree To Share Proceeds with Three Composers, Including Peter Eötvös, To Be Commissioned by the Philharmonic. Music Director Alan Gilbert To Conduct NY Philharmonic in Works by Dutilleux on June 26, 2012.

Synapse Theatre Ensemble commences its inaugural season with Dale Wasserman's 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' based on the novel by Ken Kesey on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 9,10,11,16,17 and 18 at Shetler Studios in the heart of Manhattan.