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Join Goodspeed Musicals as it celebrates its 50th Anniversary! Don't miss your chance to get the best seats at the greatest values for each of the three fantastic musicals specially selected to commemorate our Golden Anniversary season at the Goodspeed Opera House. Due to this extraordinary milestone, demand is expected to be high when tickets go on sale for the 2013 season so audience members are encouraged to call right away. The Box Office will open at 10 a.m. this Sunday offering great deals on three terrific musicals that are sure to delight theatre-goers: sweet and spirited Good News!; the beloved Hello, Dolly!; and The Most Happy Fella, a charming and romantic musical from the creator of Guys and Dolls. Be among the first to purchase tickets for all three shows at Goodspeed Musicals, the first regional theatre in the nation to receive two Tony Awards.

ABC News' "Good Morning America" ranked No. 1 during the first full week of the 2013 February sweep in both Total Viewers (5.385 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.043 million), according to Nielsen Media Research.

Can we practice goodness and create a world to sustain it? This question, posed by Shen Tei, the good-hearted, penniless and cross-dressing prostitute of Bertolt Brecht's Good Person of Szechwan, is central to the work of The Foundry Theatre. The play's concerns, and the earmarks of the Foundry's new production, make it an ideal offering from the company, which is celebrated for creating memorable theatrical events while pursuing civic inquiry and social justice. The show, starring the singular Taylor Mac as Shen Tei, is directed by Lear deBessonet and features original live music by 'indie rock vaudevillians' (SPIN) Cesar Alvarez and The Lisps.

For the week of January 7, 2013, "Good Morning America" drew 5.010 million Total Viewers and a 1.6 rating/12 share/ 1.936 million Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. "GMA" outdelivered NBC's "Today" (4.551 million) by+ 459,000 Total Viewers to rank No. 1 for the 15th time in 15 weeks this season. In Adults 25-54, "GMA" was in a virtual tie for first with "Today," as only 4,000 news demo viewers separated the two programs (1.936 million vs. 1.940 million).

Can we practice goodness and create a world to sustain it? This question, posed by Shen Tei, the good-hearted, penniless and cross-dressing prostitute of Bertolt Brecht's Good Person of Szechwan, is central to the work of The Foundry Theatre. The play's concerns, and the earmarks of the Foundry's new production, make it an ideal offering from the company, which is celebrated for creating memorable theatrical events while pursuing civic inquiry and social justice. The show, starring the singular Taylor Mac as Shen Tei, is directed by Lear deBessonet and features original live music by 'indie rock vaudevillians' (SPIN) César Alvarez and The Lisps.

Reality TV star and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel tells CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD she feels obligated to show the bad parts of her life as well as the good.

ABC News' "Good Morning America" stood as the No. 1 morning program during the 4th Quarter 2012 in both Total Viewers (5.077 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.940 million), according to Nielsen Media Research.

ABC's "Good Morning America" finished as the No. 1 morning program in both Total Viewers (5.194 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.972 million) for the week of December 17, 2012, according to Nielsen Media Research.

ABC's "Good Morning America" finished as the No. 1 morning program in both Total Viewers (5.017 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.893 million) for the week of December 3, 2012, according to Nielsen Media Research.

ABC's "Good Morning America" won the week of November 26, 2012, in both Total Viewers (5.307 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.966 million), according to Nielsen Media Research, outperforming NBC's "Today"

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater has announced that the 2012 F*ck!ng Good Plays (festival, III)--ten (10) days of new play readings by nine (9) of today's hottest playwrights--will begin Saturday, December 1 and continue through Monday, December 10. The festival will be presented at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (224 Waverly Place, west of Seventh Avenue South, between West 11 and Perry Streets).

Five-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood will star in the coveted role of Maria von Trapp in NBC's live broadcast of "The Sound of Music," based on the original Broadway musical, it was announced today by Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment. The live telecast of "The Sound of Music" will be a three-hour event on a date to be announced near the holidays in 2013.

ABC News' GOOD MORNING AMERICA is poised to win the 2012 November sweep in both Total Viewers (5.348 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.034 million), with only 3 days left to be counted for the month, according to Nielsen Media Research.

For the week of November 5, 2012, ABC News' GOOD MORNING AMERICa stood as the No. 1 morning news program during the week of the Presidential election in both Total Viewers (5.497 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.106 million), respectively, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Girls Night: The Musical is coming to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center tonight, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. Share the fun and laughter at this 'hilarious, feel-good comedy as five girlfriends go from heartbreak to happiness during a wild night of karaoke. Get your girlfriends together and come sing along, dance along, and sip on cocktails as you take in this party of a show!'

For the 2nd time in 2 weeks of the 2012-13 season, ABC News' GOOD MORNING AMERICA was the No. 1 morning news program in both Total Viewers (4.932 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.870 million) for the week of October 1, 2012, according to Nielsen Media Research.

As the country prepares for the 2012 presidential election, Texas Performing Arts welcomes one of America's premiere artists, Laurie Anderson, performing her intimate but volatile piece, Dirtday! Anderson looks at politics, theories of evolution, families, history, and animals in this riotous and soulful collection of songs and stories. As Anderson says, "Politicians are essentially story tellers. They describe the world as it is and also as they think it should be. As a fellow story teller, it seems like a really good time to think about how words can literally create the world."

Whether you love or loathe his bad boy ways, there's one thing everyone can all agree on - Johnny Weir is 100 percent outrageous. This fall, go behind the sequins and catch up with the outrageous and always outspoken three-time U.S. National Figure Skating Champion and World Medalist, Johnny Weir, for the second season of his docu-series 'Be Good Johnny Weir.' Comprised of ten, thirty-minute episodes, 'Be Good Johnny Weir' premieres tonight, September 17th at 10PM ET/PT on Logo.

'Country Music's Biggest Morning' will be held on the world's biggest stage when Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum announce the final nominees for 'The 46th Annual CMA Awards' today, September 5 from 'Good Morning America' and the Hard Rock Café, located in Times Square in New York City.

This show is about a rescue mission. Human trafficking is an international problem affecting millions of people and many countries around the world. NICK NEWS WITH LINDA ELLERBEE shines a light on this huge issue in the new half-hour special, 'Kids for Sale: Slavery in Ghana,' premiering tonight, Aug. 26, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick at Nite.

'Country Music's Biggest Morning' will be held on the world's biggest stage when Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum announce the final nominees for 'The 46th Annual CMA Awards' on Wednesday, September 5 from 'Good Morning America' and the Hard Rock Café, located in Times Square in New York City.

This show is about a rescue mission. Human trafficking is an international problem affecting millions of people and many countries around the world. NICK NEWS WITH LINDA ELLERBEE shines a light on this huge issue in the new half-hour special, 'Kids for Sale: Slavery in Ghana,' premiering Sunday, Aug. 26, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick at Nite.

As the country prepares for the 2012 presidential election, Texas Performing Arts welcomes one of America's premiere artists, Laurie Anderson, performing her intimate but volatile piece, Dirtday! Anderson looks at politics, theories of evolution, families, history, and animals in this riotous and soulful collection of songs and stories. As Anderson says, "Politicians are essentially story tellers. They describe the world as it is and also as they think it should be. As a fellow story teller, it seems like a really good time to think about how words can literally create the world."

NICK NEWS WITH LINDA ELLERBEE hears from kids discussing whether or not it's fair to use animals for entertainment in the new half-hour special, ANIMALS? SHOW ME THE MONEY premiering tonight, Aug. 12, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick at Nite. The special features commentary from zookeeper and TV host Jack Hanna.

The Baltimore Playwrights Festival continues its Thirty-First Season with the August 10th opening of 'The Things We Do . . . an evening of one act plays' at The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre (www.spotlighters.org), 817 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, 410-752-1225. Featured will be Protest, by Adam Meyer, A Good Brain is Hard to Find, by Rebecca Wyrick, and Replay, by Mark Scharf, all directed by Lynn Morton.