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In the video below, watch as Regina Spektor and Ben Folds perform 'Dear Theodosia' with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center as part of DECLASSIFIED: Ben Folds Presents Regina Spektor & Caleb Teicher which took place on November 2nd. Check out the video below!

Following the tremendous success of 2017's The Night Siren' (charted at #22 in Germany, #28 in the UK), legendary former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett announces the release of his new studio album At The Edge Of Light on the 25th January 2019. The album which features ten songs, sees Steve unite a vast amount of styles ranging from guitar driven rock to epic orchestration, from world music to the reflective and atmospheric all brought together in Steve Hackett's unique style.

Today, international advocacy organization Global Citizen, through Parlophone/Atlantic Records, released Global Citizen EP 1.

As the red-jacket usher guided us to our seats before the opening curtain of 'Chicago' at the Connor Palace she said, 'I love musical theater, especially if the show has a Fosse influence.'

SJ Presents: A Night of Soul and R&B at Brooklyn's Kings Theatre featuring Anthony Hamilton with special guest Jazmine Sullivan on Saturday, January 19th at 8 p.m.  

Global hospitality company, Hakkasan Group, is pleased to announce its unrivaled New Year's Eve weekend festivities Saturday, Dec. 29 through Monday, Dec. 31. Revelers are invited to party into 2019 at Las Vegas' leading nightlife destinations, Hakkasan Nightclub at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace, 1OAK Nightclub at The Mirage Hotel & Casino and JEWEL Nightclub at ARIA Resort & Casino. Featuring a star-studded talent roster spanning the electronic and hip-hop landscape, partygoers will usher in the New Year to sounds by Calvin Harris, J. Cole, Lil Jon, Tyga and more.

 MasterClass, the online education company that enables anyone to learn from the best in the world, announced today that Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair will offer her first ever online class exclusively through its platform. In her new class on independent filmmaking, Nair will share her methods for directing powerful performances, maximizing budgets, and bringing authentic stories to life. Nair's class is now available at www.masterclass.com/mn. Enrollment for the class is $90 for lifetime access, or $180 per year for the All-Access Pass, which grants unlimited access to all new and existing classes.

'Global Citizen EP 1', an EP of 4 brand new tracks, will be released on November 30 through Parlophone/Atlantic Records. The EP features artists including Pharrell Williams, Stormzy, David Guetta, Stargate, Cassper Nyovest, Jozzy, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Los Unidades and more.

Broadway's new contemporary cabaret club - will celebrate New Year's Eve with a special party featuring Bon Bon Burlesque. This evening of glamour, sensuality, dancing and sultry burlesque includes a four-hour open bar and sensational stage shows throughout the party. The Bon Bon Burlesque cabaret features beautiful soloists that stir the senses, music by DJ Miss Dakota, Tarot Card readings for your 2019 resolutions, a midnight champagne toast, delicious hors d'oeuvres, party favors, and more surprises. The Bon Bon Burlesque New Year's Eve Party is $140 per person.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 - Broadway's new contemporary cabaret club - will celebrate New Year's Eve with a special party featuring Bon Bon Burlesque. This evening of glamour, sensuality, dancing and sultry burlesque includes a four-hour open bar and sensational stage shows throughout the party. The Bon Bon Burlesque cabaret features beautiful soloists that stir the senses, music by DJ Miss Dakota, Tarot Card readings for your 2019 resolutions, a midnight champagne toast, delicious hors d'oeuvres, party favors, and more surprises. The Bon Bon Burlesque New Year's Eve Party is $140 per person.

Dick clark productions and ABC today announced hosts and musical performances for America's biggest live New Year's television broadcast, "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2019." Emmy®-winning producer and television/radio personality Ryan Seacrest will return to host from Times Square for his 13th year, with live onsite reporting by actress and comedian Jenny McCarthy. Multiplatinum music superstar Ciara will return to ring in the new year from the West Coast as the host of the Hollywood Party, joined by performances from Kelsea Ballerini, The Chainsmokers, Foster the People, Dua Lipa, Ella Mai and Charlie Puth. The festivities will also feature a performance by Macklemore with Skylar Grey presented by Planet Fitness, and a special collaboration from The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini. Also announced today, award-winning actress Lucy Hale will return to host the third annual Central Time Zone celebration from New Orleans, providing viewers with exclusive performances and interviews leading up to the midnight countdown and stunning fleur-de-lis drop near Jackson Square at the dawn of the New Year.

Black Nativity by Langston Hughes will run December 7-16 with a special Community Night preview performance on Thursday, December 6 at the Marcus Center's Wilson Theater in Vogel Hall. 

Black Nativity by Langston Hughes will run December 7-16 with a special Community Night preview performance on Thursday, December 6 at the Marcus Center's Wilson Theater in Vogel Hall. 

McCarter Theatre Center is proud to announce the return of A Christmas Carol, directed by Adam Immerwahr. This family-friendly production runs December 4 - 29 in the Matthews Theatre. A popular annual event for families all across the region, McCarter Theatre Center's production brings Charles Dickens' timeless story of memory and redemption beyond the stage and out into the aisles and lobbies. Of special note this year is the addition of a sensory-sensitive relaxed performance on December 28 (details below).

The Delaware Valley will light up for the holiday season with Christmas Tree lighting ceremonies in four major neighborhoods and towns. Downtown Ardmore, South Street Headhouse District, East Passyunk Avenue and Old City District will all light up their Christmas and Holiday trees in the coming weeks - with Downtown Ardmore on Black Friday, November 23rd at 6:00pm in Schauffele Plaza, East Passyunk Business Avenue Business Improvement District on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 5:00pm at the Singing Fountain, Old City District and Historic Holidays in Old City continues on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 5:00pm at the Betsy Ross House, and South Street Headhouse District on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 4:00pm at the Historic Headhouse Shambles. Santa Claus is coming to town and will join the celebration in Downtown Ardmore, on South Street and on East Passyunk Avenue. He will arrive by Fire Truck in Ardmore and on South Street. On East Passyunk, look for him to make a surprise entrance. 

America's heavy music fest returns to the Entertainment Capital of the World August 16 – 18, 2019 as PSYCHO LAS VEGAS brings its annual bash at Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip. The move sets the stage for the festival's largest-ever presence in Las Vegas.

Spend the holiday season on the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus, with themed programming and family-friendly activities, including: returning favorites spanning rock, Gospel, jazz, and brass; treasured traditions from various Kimmel Center Resident Companies like the Pennsylvania Ballet, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Philly POPS; and opportunities for holiday community service and city-wide celebrations.

Providing a fresh take on Dickens's timeless A Christmas Carolis Charles Evered's AnActor's Carol. It tells the tale Hugh Pendleton, an actor drained of artistic passion or love for the theatre after having played the character of Scrooge one too many times. Pendleton encounters three ghosts of his own. A cast of 4 plays 17 characters in this hilarious new look at a classic that reminds us that the most jaded among us can find magic in the holiday season- and in the theater as well.

Lawrence Edelson, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of American Lyric Theater (ALT), announced today the selection of two Dramaturg Apprentices who will join the Composer Librettist Development Program at ALT as Resident Artists for the 2018-19 season: Hannah McDermottand Katherine Pitt.