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The life, times and untimely demise of a Seattle institution are recounted in My Time with the Lady, an original play by Ron Richardson and John Longenbaugh that tells of the life and times of The Lusty Lady Peepshow, through the eyes of a young man who worked the front desk. Lady plays April 7-30, Thu-Sat at the Market Theatre in Seattle, just a few blocks down the street from the former site of The Lusty Lady.

The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble and the international chamber orchestra Ostravska banda - both founded and directed by Petr Kotik - join forces for an evening of rarely performed classics and world premieres by emerging composers at Zankel Hall on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 (7:30 p.m.).

The life, times and untimely demise of a Seattle institution are recounted in My Time with the Lady, an original play by Ron Richardson and John Longenbaugh that tells of the life and times of The Lusty Lady Peepshow, through the eyes of a young man who worked the front desk. Lady plays April 7-30, Thu-Sat at the Market Theatre in Seattle, just a few blocks down the street from the former site of The Lusty Lady.

International Celebrity Images celebrated the 20th Annual Production of THE REEL AWARDS, a spoof on the Academy Awards on Thursday afternoon, February 24, 2011 in the Showroom of the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Replete with 70 Celebrity Impersonators as Awards Show Co-Hosts, Nominees, Presenters, Entertainers and Event Attendees, hailing from 25 states throughout the United States, and five countries, including: Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland and Spain, THE REEL AWARDS were presented in 16 categories for excellence in the field of impersonation. Concurrently with THE REEL AWARDS, International Celebrity Images presented the 11th Annual Celebrity Impersonators Convention and 2nd Annual Vegas Tribute Idol competition, also at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, from February 21, 25, 2011.

The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) (1220 Fifth Avenue), in its forthcoming exhibition Joel Grey / A New York Life, examines the enduring impact that legendary actor Joel Grey and his adopted city have made on each other. Through rare artifacts from his stage and screen career, objects from his personal collection, and his own photography, MCNY offers a unique look at New York through Grey's eyes as well as a visual retrospective of his career. The exhibition's opening night reception will take place on the evening of Monday, April 11, which is also Grey's 79th birthday. It will open to the public the following day, and remain on display through Monday, August 8.

Lights! Cameras! Action! Ready, or not, the bus chock full of celebrity impersonators is headed to Las Vegas! International Celebrity Images will present The 20th Annual Production of THE REEL AWARDS, an entertaining two and a half-hour tongue in cheek parody, homage, spoof and tribute to the real Academy Awards, as well as the 11th Celebrity Impersonators Convention at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino

The 5th Avenue Theatre is proud to announce that it will produce the premiere of Aladdin, a new stage musical adapted from Disney's 1992 animated feature film.

2010 was a year filled with all sorts of exciting BroadwayWorld interviews - here's some of this year's highlights!

The Coverlettes Cover Christmas was a big hit at the Aurora Theatre 2008 and 2009, and now the fictitious girl group has crossed the street to the Freight & Salvage for a Christmas cabaret concert. Bella, Ella, and Stella Duvet, three sisters from 'the wrong side of Vermont', are back with their band; The Fellas -pianist Rusty McTurk (Bella's ex-husband), bassist Rudy Tuesday, and drummer Ray Wray. The show features the sisters' versions of their favorite Christmas songs, mixed in with lots of '60s era girl group hits by The Shangri-Las, The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Crystals, etc., and a big dollop of their own history, angst, and joy. Make your Holiday Season Swing! Enjoy girl group classics and holiday hits with an extra dollop of *'dramage'*. Come visit the Coverlettes at The Freight and see what a rockin' trip on a joltin', Christmas train-wreck is all about!

While the United Nations General Assembly met in New York City this past September, four talented 12-year old youngsters who are members of The Children's Acting Company division of New York's Children's Acting Academy (CAA) - Nicholas Cacciola, Jonathan Rockhill, Bella Scarselli and Brooke Strutin -- traveled to London, England, to represent the United States in the first ever international children's theatre exchange which took place September 17 - 27, 2010. The event was produced by Theatretrain, a nation-wide British performing arts company for children which was established in 1992, and co-presented with the German-based international children's charity Arts by Children.

The Coverlettes Cover Christmas was a big hit at the Aurora Theatre 2008 and 2009, and now the fictitious girl group has crossed the street to the Freight & Salvage for a Christmas cabaret concert. Bella, Ella, and Stella Duvet, three sisters from 'the wrong side of Vermont', are back with their band; The Fellas -pianist Rusty McTurk (Bella's ex-husband), bassist Rudy Tuesday, and drummer Ray Wray. The show features the sisters' versions of their favorite Christmas songs, mixed in with lots of '60s era girl group hits by The Shangri-Las, The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Crystals, etc., and a big dollop of their own history, angst, and joy. Make your Holiday Season Swing! Enjoy girl group classics and holiday hits with an extra dollop of *'dramage'*. Come visit the Coverlettes at The Freight and see what a rockin' trip on a joltin', Christmas train-wreck is all about!

The 2010 season at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre became the most successful in the theatre's history with more than 142,000 visitors across its sixteen-week run. Capitalising on the inimitable relationship between production and setting, Into the Woods became the highest-grossing single production at the theatre taking £1.2m in five weeks, whilst The Comedy of Errors became the most successful Shakespeare play. Arthur Miller's The Crucible, attracted a whole new audience to the theatre: 72% of those who attended the play had never been to the venue before. Steve Marmion's production of Macbeth, re-imagined for ages six and over, achieved the highest footfall for a family show.

Cirque du Soleil announced today that it will debut a brand new production, IRIS, exclusively at Kodak Theatre, home of the Academy Awards® next summer.

Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, located at 919 Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tenn., is an art exhibition center dedicated to presenting the finest visual art from local, regional, U.S., and international sources in a program of changing exhibitions. The Frist Center's Martin ArtQuest Gallery features interactive stations relating to Frist Center exhibitions.

The John Marshall Quintet featuring Grant Stewart will fill Abingdon Theatre with the sound of Jazz on Sunday, August 8 at 7:00pm and 9:00pm for this one evening benefit special performance. Having learned his craft, with help from Ornette Coleman and Lonnie Hillyer, trumpeter John Marshall went on to work with a succession of big bands led by Buddy Rich, Mel Lewis, Lionel Hampton, Al Porcino, Gerry Mulligan and Dizzy Gillespie.

It wouldn't be summer in NYC without the annual four-week engagement of the wildly popular Pilobolus Dance Theater at The Joyce, this year from July 12 - August 7.

The John Marshall Quintet featuring Grant Stewart will fill Abingdon Theatre with the sound of Jazz on Sunday, August 8 at 7:00pm and 9:00pm for this one evening benefit special performance. Having learned his craft, with help from Ornette Coleman and Lonnie Hillyer, trumpeter John Marshall went on to work with a succession of big bands led by Buddy Rich, Mel Lewis, Lionel Hampton, Al Porcino, Gerry Mulligan and Dizzy Gillespie.

It wouldn't be summer in NYC without the annual four-week engagement of the wildly popular Pilobolus Dance Theater at The Joyce, this year from July 12 - August 7.

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) announces casting for In Love with Jobim, the next offering in its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series.

It wouldn't be summer in NYC without the annual four-week engagement of the wildly popular Pilobolus Dance Theater at The Joyce, this year from July 12 - August 7.

New York's OBIE Award-winning Epic Theatre Ensemble (Zak Berkman, Melissa Friedman, Ron Russell, Founding Executive Directors) today announced the cast and creative team for the New York premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play (In The Next Room… or the vibrator play) and directed by Mark Wing-Davey (The Singing Forest). The cast will include Brendan Averett, Polly Noonan, Daniel Pearce, Alex Podulke, Keith Reddin, Godfrey L. Simmons Jr., T. Ryder Smith, Felix Solis Jr., Kate Turnbull and Nicole Wiesner.

Founded in 1992, Minneapolis-based Ragamala Dance has been featured at prestigious festivals and theaters worldwide for its contemporary presentation of Bharatanatyam, the classical dance form of Southern India. Artistic Directors Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy's (recently named one of Dance Magazine's '25 to Watch in 2010') creative vision seamlessly carries Bharatanatyam into the 21st century while respecting the form's rich tradition.

Herbert S. Schlosser, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the Moving Image, announced the election of Richard L. Plepler, Co-President of Home Box Office, Inc., to the Museum's Board of Trustees.

The Collegiate Chorale presents George F. Handel's Israel in Egypt on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 8pm at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York University, 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South), NYC.

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) presents the 76th annual fashion show, FASHION 2010, Friday, May 7. For the first time in its storied history, the fashion show takes place in the critically acclaimed Renzo Piano-designed Griffin Court of the Art Institute of Chicago's Modern Wing (159 East Monroe Avenue).