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Jim Steinman's BAT OUT OF HELL - THE MUSICAL opened at Manchester Opera House on 17 February and runs in Manchester until 8 April, with a world premiere at the London Coliseum from 5 June to 22 July. BAT OUT OF HELL - THE MUSICAL stars Andrew Polec as Strat and Christina Bennington as Raven, with Rob Fowler as Falco and Sharon Sexton as Sloane. BroadwayWorld has a brand new selection of production photos below!

Jim Steinman's BAT OUT OF HELL - THE MUSICAL begins performances at Manchester Opera House tomorrow, Friday 17 February, running to 8 April, with a world premiere at the London Coliseum from 5 June to 22 July. BAT OUT OF HELL - THE MUSICAL stars Andrew Polec as Strat and Christina Bennington as Raven, with Rob Fowler as Falco and Sharon Sexton as Sloane. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast rocking out onstage below!

Box office on sale to the general public begins at 5 pm today, with Meat Load introducing Andrew Polec and the cast in a live performance outside the London Coliseum on St. Martin's Lane.

To celebrate the Box Office opening to the general public, there will be a special live performance by the cast at 5pm on Thursday 3 November outside the London Coliseum in St Martin's Lane.

BAT OUT OF HELL: THE MUSICAL, a new live theatrical spectacle that celebrates the 40th anniversary of one of the best-selling albums of all time when it hits stages next year.

The Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise and The Arts Initiative present a panel discussion with Blake Byrne, collector, Open This End; Ron Pizzuti, collector, The Pizzuti Collection; and Garry Jenkins, associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor of law.

The Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise and The Arts Initiative present a panel discussion with Blake Byrne, collector, Open This End; Ron Pizzuti, collector, The Pizzuti Collection; and Garry Jenkins, associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor of law.

Mitchell-Innes & Nash presents an exhibition of paintings by Julian Stanczak focusing on the artist's evocations of natural phenomena, energy and light. This is the gallery's first solo exhibition of Stanczak's work, which includes a dozen large-scale paintings spanning the artist's career from the 1960s to the present and will include works not seen publically in decades. The exhibition will be on view from October 30 through December 6, 2014.

Every kid in America dreams of playing in the Major Leagues, but few ever dreamed of playing in The Pecos League.

Every kid in America dreams of playing in the Major Leagues, but few ever dreamed of playing in The Pecos League.

About Last Night is OUT TODAY and that... is unbelievable. August 2012 was a pivotal month for us as a band.

Sleeper Agent today announced they would embark on their first ever headlining tour this April kicking off on April 8th in Lansing, MI

The brilliant colors of artist Brian Dailey's Jikai will create an even more vibrant environment in Times Square as part of February's Midnight Moment. Dailey's work will premiere just before midnight on February 1st and play every night throughout February from 11:57 p.m. – midnight, welcoming a month of love and attraction in Times Square.

Marty Thomas presents DIVA is a weekly show at Industry Bar in midtown Manhattan. Featuring a cast of Alexa Green (WICKED, COMPANY), Kelly King (Babyface, Michael Bolton) and Marissa Rosen (MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING), it is hosted and produced by Marty Thomas (XANADU, WICKED, THE SECRET GARDEN). DIVA celebrates fabulous female vocalists paying tribute to some of histories most over the top icons! The cast performs a brand new show every week with exciting new guests rotating.

Sleeper Agent today premiered the first song, 'Waves', from their forthcoming second album on RCA Records / Mom + Pop due out next year.

In conjunction with William Anastasi: Sound Work, 1963-2013 the Hunter College Art Galleries will present an evening devoted to sound-based art. The evening's program will feature a panel discussion dedicated to an engagement with the broad theories and practice of sound based art. The panelists include curator and critic Robert Storr, Barbara London, former Associate Curator in the Department of Media and Performance Art at The Museum of Modern Art, artist Robert Barry, and artist Stephen Vitiello and will be moderated by Max Weintraub, exhibition curator and Assistant Visiting Professor at Hunter College. The evening will close with a conversation between William Anastasi and art historian Charles Stuckey.

Beginning September 9, The Museum of Modern Art's Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden will be open free of charge to the general public daily, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., allowing New Yorkers and visitors alike to start their day in one of the city's most beloved outdoor spaces. The public can enter the Sculpture Garden directly through the west gate on West 54 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, or through the main lobby entrances on West 53 and West 54 streets. Coffee and beverages will be available for purchase.

Andrea Rosen Gallery will be postponing the opening of its Cellblock I & Cellblock II exhibition, curated by Robert Hobbs, that was scheduled to open on November 3rd. At this stage, the gallery is hopeful to be back open in approximately two-to-three weeks' time. The gallery will send an updated announcement as it learns more information. In the meantime, Andrea Rosen Gallery's thoughts and best wishes go out to all who have been affected by the storm.

Andrea Rosen Gallery has announced Cellblock I and Cellblock II, two group exhibitions - both curated by Robert Hobbs -that are intertwined yet distinctly separate in their intention. The exhibitions open November 3, 2012 at the Gallery's main space at 525 West 24th Street, as well as inaugurating its new, second location, at 544 West 24th Street.

Sleeper Agent premiered their new music video for 'That's My Baby' yesterday on IFC.com. The video features the band's Alex Kandel and Tony Smith performing the song at a karaoke bar with almost too real backdrop. Check it out below!