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The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents the world premiere new musical TIME BETWEEN US - a beautifully haunting musical portrait of best friends, passions, and time - with music by Brett Schrier, book and lyrics by Tess Barker and Brett Schrier, and directed by Richard Amelius (Artistic Director of Delaware River Theatre Collective).

Three-time Tony Award Nominee Judy Kuhn (Les Miserables, Chess. She Loves Me) will teach the first in a series of her ACTING THE SONG Vocal Performance Workshops on October 17th & 18th in NYC.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide is joining forces with visionary filmmaker James Cameron and Fox Filmed Entertainment to bring the world of AVATAR to life at Disney parks.

El estreno en 3D se coloca en el nº1 de la taquilla en EEUU con una recaudación de 30 millones de dólares. En España, la película llegará a los cines el 23 de diciembre de 2011.

The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment, have announced that the cast of DreamWorks Pictures and Participant Media's 'The Help' - Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Cicely Tyson and Mike Vogel - will be recognized at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony with the 'Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award.'

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF (OST) presents Tony-Award Winning actor Brian Bedford in his one-man show, The Lunatic, the Lover and the Poet, playing at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein was today named a 2011 MacArthur Foundation Fellow. The prestigious award carries a prize of $500,000 of 'no strings attached' support over the next five years and has been dubbed the 'Genius Award'.

Music Director Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic begin the 2011/12 subscription season at Walt Disney Concert Hall with celebrated soloists Janine Jansen, Yefim Bronfman, Johannes Moser and Richard Goode; the U.S. premiere of Esteban Benzecry's Rituales Amerindios; the world premiere of Enrico Chapela's Magnetar; works by Adams, Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Vivier, Bartók, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Kurtág, Mozart and Strauss; and the launch of the second season of LA Phil LIVE with Gustavo Dudamel from Walt Disney Concert Hall.

They're among the crown jewels of the Disney songbook: classics sung by princesses and princesses-to-be, from Cinderella to the Little Mermaid. Now, Walt Disney Records collects the best of those memorable melodies on Disney Princess: Fairy Tale Songs.

Atlantic recording group Simple Plan has announced details of their upcoming U.S. tour. The 'Get Your Heart On! Tour' will kick off on October 28th at Los Angeles' The Music Box and continue through late November (see below itinerary).

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents the world premiere new musical TIME BETWEEN US - a beautifully haunting musical portrait of best friends, passions, and time - with music by Brett Schrier, book and lyrics by Tess Barker and Brett Schrier, and directed by Richard Amelius (Artistic Director of Delaware River Theatre Collective).

The Walt Disney Co. pulled off its most successful re-release this past weekend as its 3D version of 1994?s The Lion King earned an estimated $29.3 million in its return to theaters.

Defying all projections, Disney's re-release of 'The Lion King' earned a first-day gross of $8.8 million at the domestic box office, according to the Hollywood Reporter, and is now on course to gross as much as $25 million for the weekend.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Music Director Gustavo Dudamel and Creative Chair for Jazz Herbie Hancock launch the 2011/12 season with Rhapsody in Blue: Opening Night Concert and Gala, Tuesday, September 27, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The evening of vintage glamour offers an all-Gershwin program, with the concert beginning at 7 p.m., preceded by a reception and followed by dinner and dancing on Grand Avenue. The concert airs on the PBS performing arts series Great Performances on a date to be announced winter 2012.

FST Improv is in rehearsals for its brand new comedy show, JUST DESSERTS, where competition is the name of the game. In JUST DESSERTS, four improv 'directors' are duking it out on the Gompertz stage in a full-on showdown complete with short scenes, sketch comedy, and games... Which improv actor will the audience choose as the ‘sweetest treat' of the evening?

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre will welcome 'The Lion King' for the first time ever in Disney Digital 3DTM from September 16 through October 6, 2011, it was announced today by Lylle Breier, senior vice president of worldwide special events for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The El Capitan will even provide 'Kid Sized' 3D glasses for this one of a kind experience. A special live appearance by Timon is also featured at every performance.

The multi-award-winning NoHo Arts Center Ensemble (NoHo ACE) is thrilled to announce that THAT'S AMORE! AN AMERICAN ITALIAN SONGBOOK, a musical autobiographical revue, is EXTENDING through Sunday, November 13 at the NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood.

Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon and Pumbaa are back and better than ever this fall when Disney's 'The Lion King' roars into theaters and homes in breathtaking 3D. A special two-week theatrical extravaganza kicks off Sept. 16, 2011, showcasing the Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning film on the big screen in Disney Digital 3DTM for the first time ever, and its highly anticipated home entertainment debut kicks off October 4, celebrating the Diamond Edition release of the epic movie 'The Lion King' in high-definition Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D.

Conductor Nicholas McGegan returns to the Hollywood Bowl to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its final summer classical performance of the 2011 season, Thursday, September 15, at 8 pm. Joining McGegan and the LA Phil in Beethoven's Triple Concerto are three fresh faces - violinist Jennifer Koh, cellist Christian Poltéra and pianist Sergio Tiempo. Also on the program are Rossini's Overture to La Cenerentola, Haydn's Symphony No. 94 ('Surprise') and Handel's exhilarating Royal Fireworks Music, accompanied by a spectacular fireworks show.

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theater will present an exclusive theatrical engagement of 'Beauty and the Beast' for the first time ever in Disney Digital 3DTM from September 2 through September 15th 2011, it was announced today by Lylle Breier, senior vice president of worldwide special events for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.