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Rock icon BILLY IDOL will release his self-written memoir DANCING WITH MYSELF on October 7, 2014 with Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc

Today we continue the 2014 edition of our annual BroadwayWorld feature series spotlighting the very best Tony Awards-related moments of all time with a special focus on the musical to win more Tony Awards in a single night than any other, THE PRODUCERS.

SISTER ACT, the family friendly, over the top spectacle with nuns that rock, opens at the Hippodrome Theatre on June 4 through June 15, 2014

No matter what happens in tonight's performances, Jena not only deserves to be crowned this season's champ, but IDOL needs her to be crowned this season's champ. It is no secret that the once indomitable singing competition has taken an unceremonious dive in the ratings in recent years. While the show's total numbers are respectable in this proliferated entertainment environment, if the show is ever to reclaim even a piece to its previous status as a cultural touchstone, it needs to again produce a star that reminds America of the show's power.

Today we continue the 2014 edition of our annual BroadwayWorld feature series spotlighting the very best Tony Awards-related moments of all time with a special spotlight on a revered rock musical which also won the Pulitzer Prize, RENT.

Touchstone Theatre will be presenting the ninth year of its acclaimed Young Playwrights' Festival, a showcase of new plays written by local elementary and middle school students, tonight, May 17 at Zoellner Arts Center's Baker Hall. Immediately following the performance will be a gala reception in the Lehigh University Art Galleries.

Josh Groban has signed on to host ABC's new singing compeition RISING STAR, premiering Sunday, June 22

Open Road Films announced today that it has acquired U.S. distribution to Jon Stewart's ROSEWATER

The touchstone of good drama - even good comedy - is putting rigidly defined characters together and letting them at each other. Louisville's Looking For Lilith Theatre Company takes this tactic in 'Body Awareness,' a new comedy by award-winning playwright Annie Baker that received its local premiere May 8 at the University of Louisville's Thrust Theatre.

NEW YORK, May 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ PING THE RESCUE OF EDEN, an eco-parable about an inner responsibility to the outside world, is the newest book by author Stuart Avery Gold. Based on his international bestseller PING, the storied heroic jumping frog returns in a new third installment on the heels of the just released National Climate Assessment, which scientists and the White House are calling the most detailed and U.S.-focused scientific report on global warming.

Sister Act, the hilarious, five-time Tony-nominated musical smash hit is coming to Minneapolis. Called "Divine!" by the Associated Press, Sister Act premieres at the Orpheum Theatre, May 27-June 1, 2014. Tickets are on sale now. Sister Act is presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust as part of its 2013-2014 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit HennepinTheatreTrust.org or call 1.800.982.2787.

The comedy plays May 23 through June 15, with one preview May 22. Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Tickets $25, with special pricing for Children, Seniors, and NTC Members. Online ticketing at www.novatotheatercompany.org. NTC Playhouse, 5420 Nave Drive, Novato.

To conclude the OSNY's 2013-14 Carnegie Hall season, Tritle will lead the Oratorio Society in their first performance together of Bach's choral masterpiece on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at 8:00 PM. The vocal soloists joining the OSNY are tenor Nicholas Phan as the Evangelist, bass-baritone Kevin Deas as Jesus, and soprano Leslie Fagan, mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer, tenor Matthew Plenk, and baritone Mischa Bouvier.

In celebration of its 30th Free Shakespeare in Zilker Park, The City of Austin, Austin Parks and Recreation Department and Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theatre, in coordination with Austin Shakespeare, present As You Like It. The show brings new actors and company alumni together in a RenFaire-style As You Like It. Performances run 8 pm Thurs-Sun., from today, May 1 - May 25, with a preview on April 30.

Every era has its 'crime of the century.' The Lindbergh abduction, the Manson murders and JonBenet Ramsey have all gone down in history as crimes that defined their times.

In celebration of its 30th Free Shakespeare in Zilker Park, The City of Austin, Austin Parks and Recreation Department and Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theatre, in coordination with Austin Shakespeare, present As You Like It. The show brings new actors and company alumni together in a RenFaire-style As You Like It. Performances run 8 pm Thurs-Sun., from May 1 - May 25, with a preview on April 30.

The Alumnae Theatre Company is proud to present our season finale Mainstage show of the 2013-2014 season: Rabbit Hole, by David Lindsay-Abaire. The current production is directed by Paul Hardy, who also directed Alumnae's critically acclaimed production of Oscar Wilde's A Woman of No Importance in the 2012-2013 season.

Touchstone Theatre will be presenting the ninth year of its acclaimed Young Playwrights' Festival, a showcase of new plays written by local elementary and middle school students, on May 17 at Zoellner Arts Center's Baker Hall. Immediately following the performance will be a gala reception in the Lehigh University Art Galleries.

Perfect timing for a long-awaited Spring, Actors' Shakespeare Project (ASP) presents what is easily one of Shakespeare's most engaging comedies As You Like It runs today, April 17 - May 18, 2014 [Press Performance is Saturday April 19, 2014 at 8pm] at The Springstep Building, 98 George P Hassett Drive, Medford. Directed by Resident Acting Company member Robert Walsh **. Tickets are $28 - $50. Student Rush and Group discounts available.

SISTER ACT, the family friendly, over the top spectacle with nuns that rock, will perform at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center on May 6-11.