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Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables will go on sale Saturday, August 11 at 10am for the premiere St. Louis engagement at The Fabulous Fox Theatre. The all new production of Les Miserables features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.

Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of the 'World's Longest?Running Musical,' Les Misérables, is now in North America visiting many cities on a multi?year tour. The production features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo and you can catch it at the San Diego Civic Theatre August 28-September 2, 2012. Tickets are on sale now!

Lifetime has ordered the scripted pilot HR (working title) for 2013, it was announced today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President, Programming, of Lifetime Networks.

Sundance Institute previously announced the participants for its annual Creative Producing Labs and Creative Producing Summit, both held in the same week at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah.

USA Network today announced the pickup of the new original reality series THE CHOIR, modeled after the BAFTA Award-winning British series of the same name.

The recent nationwide appearances, from New York to Los Angeles, by singer and actress Barbara Van Orden and author Patty Farmer, on behalf of her critically acclaimed book "The Persian Room Presents" has spawned a collaboration on a new book, currently under the working title of 'Playboy On Stage.'

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 27 for the premiere Fort Worth engagement at Bass Performance Hall. The all new production of Les Miserables features glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.

Last night, 2.5 million viewers cozied up to the bar for the series premiere of TBS's new sitcom Sullivan & Son. The series, starring popular comedian Steve Byrne, also nabbed 1.3 million adults 18-49 and 612,000 adults 18-34.

Lifetime has ordered the drama pilots The Secret Lives of Wives (working title) and Witches of East End for 2013, it was announced today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President, Programming, of Lifetime Networks.

TLC has started production on the PETE ROSE AND KIANA KIM FAMILY PROJECT (working title), stepping up to the home plate of Pete Rose, one of baseball's most talked about players, as he and fiancé Kiana Kim blend their families together.

CMT has commenced production on four new series, CHAINSAW GANG and REDNECK INTERVENTION will debut this Fall; while FULL METAL RACKET* and ROCK RAIDERS* are slated to premiere in 2013.

Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions and NETworks Presentations, LLC bring the multi-award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical to Milwaukee from tonight, July 17-July 22. Based on the international smash-hit film and featuring music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical has earned critical acclaim around the world and was the winner of ten 2009 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

TNT has ordered a pilot for the action-packed drama series The Last Ship, based on the popular novel by William Brinkley and executive-produced by blockbuster filmmaker Michael Bay (Transformers). The project comes to TNT from Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, whose credits include A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, with showrunner Hank Steinberg (Without a Trace) and Steven Kane (The Closer) also serving as executive producers. Steinberg and Kane wrote the pilot script.

Production has begun in South Africa and North Carolina on the HBO Films presentation MARY AND MARTHA, starring Hilary Swank (Oscar(R) winner for 'Boys Don't Cry' and 'Million Dollar Baby') and Brenda Blethyn (Oscar(R) nominee for 'Secrets & Lies' and 'Little Voice'), it was announced today by Len Amato, president, HBO Films.

The series premiere of THE BURN WITH JEFF ROSS debuts Tuesday, August 14 and the world premiere of 'Jeff Ross Roasts America' airs Saturday, August 11. In addition, check out all-new episodes of 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,' 'The Colbert Report,' 'Futurama' and 'John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show.'

TNT has ordered a third season of its epic original series FALLING SKIES, from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg.

TNT and TBS's original programming group is undergoing a reorganization that includes new roles for three current executives.

truTV has greenlit UPLOAD WITH SHAQUILLE O'NEAL (working title), a new series starring basketball superstar and TNT NBA analyst Shaquille O'Neal.

TNT's blockbuster series The Closer returned for the first of six final episodes last night, drawing 6.1 million viewers, this summer's largest Live + Same Day audience for a returning cable drama. The Closer was followed by the series premiere of TNT's new drama Perception, which drew 5.6 million viewers and now ranks behind TNT's Dallas on the list of cable's top series launches for the year-to-date.

TNT's FALLING SKIES has partnered with Dark Horse Comics for a promotional activation to take place at San Diego Comic-Con.