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BC/EFA just announced this year's GYPSY OF THE YEAR raised an impressive grand total of $4,786,239 after six weeks of fundraising efforts. Since 1989, the 27 editions of GYPSY OF THE YEAR (#GypsyOfTheYear) have raised $67.3 million to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. BroadwayWorld has stunning shots from the show below!

The 27th annual edition of the Gypsy of the Year competition will feature special performances from 14 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows today, December 7 (4:30 PM) and tomorrow, December 8 (2 PM) at the New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street, NYC). Gypsy of the Year (#gypsyoftheyear) celebrates six weeks of intensive fundraising by Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring productions.

The 27th annual edition of the Gypsy of the Year competition will feature special performances from 14 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows on Monday, December 7 (4:30 PM) and Tuesday, December 8 (2 PM) at the New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street, NYC), BroadwayWorld has confirmed. Gypsy of the Year (#gypsyoftheyear) celebrates six weeks of intensive fundraising by Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring productions.

Choreographers have been announced for the 10th BC BEAT on Monday November 9th and includes a powerful mix of Broadway veterans and emerging creatives.

In the past year, four novels at Class Act Books have received recognition from the Paranormal Romance Guild and Preditors & Editors, two highly respected literary organizations. Paranormal Romance Guild (PRG) is a nonprofit and was organized in 2009 to promote and support authors of the paranormal romance genre through its website and events. This has since been broadened to include other genres, as well as reviewing and recommending novels, and offering advice, links to author services, and writing contests. Each year, it selects from novels reviewed within that year for its annual Reviews Choice awards. Preditors and Editors was founded in 1997 as a guide for writers, composers, artists, and game designers. It is a nonprofit organization which hold an annual poll for print/electronic books and short stories as well as other categories in which readers vote for their favorites. Among the books winning prizes in 2014 were: 'NEBRASKA: Walk the Shadow Trail' by Toni V. Sweeney, first place in General Genre from Preditors and Editors Readers Poll, 'Absinthe' by Tony-Paul de Vissage, second place in M/M horror from Paranormal Romance Guild's Reviewers Award, 'In Lieu of Surrender' by Bill Russell, second place in Historical 2014 from Paranormal Romance Guild's Reviewer's Choice, 'Tuesday's Child' by Icy Snow Blackstone, first place in Contemporary Romance from Paranormal Romance Guild's Reviewers Choice. Class Act Books went under new ownership in 2012 and in the past two years has gathered many talented authors under its logo. Publishing in genres from Romance to Horror, its writers and their novels are listed on amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. Besides having authors honored in the above contests, one of their cover artists was voted one of the ten outstanding artists of 2014.

R. Gayle Hawkins releases her second romance novel, 'The Strive for Life and Love,' on October 30. The novel is a spin-off of her first publication, 'With Loyalty Came Love.' Readers will find Nicholas Blackstone enjoying his life in France. With chests of gold, he is able to meet great friends, enjoy life and sexual contact with a beautiful woman. However, he feels his life lacks something and desires to realize exactly what he lacks. Upon meeting Christine Cardone, he believes he recognizes his mistakes and plans to correct them. The eBook is available through Amazon Kindle and the print edition is also available with Amazon.

Happy Birthday, Alfred Drake! He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of Oklahoma!; Kiss Me, Kate; Kismet; and for playing Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms, (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in Kismet, for which he received the Tony Award. His 1964 stage performance as Claudius in the Richard Burton Hamlet was filmed live on the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. His final stage appearance in a musical was in 1973 as Honore LaChaisse in Lerner and Loewe's Gigi. Two years later he starred in a revival of The Skin of Our Teeth.

Native Richmonder, bestselling author and award-winning songwriter, Thornton Cline will bring his latest published books, 'The Amazing Incredible Shrinking Piano' (ISBN: 978-1574243185) and 'The Contrary' (ISBN: 978-1612965628) to the Central Virginia area for a free multimedia book event tour of libraries and festivals, October 13-19, 2015.

Shakespeare in the park is one of the best parts of summer, and it's exciting that Head Trick Theatre has mounted a production that is affordable, family-friendly and energetic.  AS YOU LIKE IT is the perfect outdoor production, and using the beautiful woods of Blackstone Park as its backdrop, and very minimal sets that allow the dialogue and performances to shine as they should.

R. Gayle Hawkins' second novel, 'The Strive for Life and Love,' is set to release October 30. Fans are able to purchase the new novel now by pre-ordering with Amazon. 'The Strive for Life and Love' tells the story of Nicholas Blackstone. After losing his brother to death and sister to marriage, Nicholas finds himself wealthy and alone in France. His daily actions are minimal compared to the life he once lived. He acquired friends and a lover, but he feels something else is missing. Upon meeting Christine Cardone, he believes she is the object missing from his life. He attempts to set his life straight and court Christine, but many obstacles stand in his way. And, once he deals with the obstacles, he still needs to gain the courage to ask her father. After robbing a king of his previous country, he knows he must keep his past hidden and that the man shall ask him of it. The novel is a spinoff of 'With Loyalty Came Love,' which features Nicholas' sister and Samuel Rothchild. The genre of the novel is romance and romantic comedy.

Fire Island Dance Festival returned for its 21st edition July 17-19, 2015, with some of the most talked-about world-class dance companies, raising a record-breaking $544,555 for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The festival, performed outdoors on the picture-perfect shores of the Great South Bay in Fire Island Pines, included the world premieres of five works. Scroll down for photos from the performances!

July's releases from Class Act Books feature another entry in the Dark Urban Fantasy series The Second Species as well as Science Fiction and Horror. They are: Dragon: The Tower of Tamerlane by James Austin McCormick, Shadow Law by Tony-Paul de Vissage, and Fear the Sky by Rick McQuiston Shadow Law, Book 5 in the Second Species series, continues the story of the Strigoi clan's pursuit of Mircea Ravagiu, murderer of their family and the reason they were exiled from their Carpathian home. In this novel, the pursuers and the pursued finally come face-to-face. Tony-Paul de Vissage currently has seventeen novels published with Class Act Books. Book 1 in the Second Species series was voted one of the Top Ten horror novels of 2013 by Preditors & Editors Readers Choice. Dragon: The Tower of Tamerlane by James Austin McCormick is another Sillow the Sylvan novel. In this one, the diminutive alien con man gets a new partner, a no-nonsense amazon with a cybernetic arm and a ruby-laser eye. Mr. McCormick has written two other Dragon novels for Class Act Books, Dragon and Dragon: Smuggler's Tales, plus the Sword and Sorcery tale, The Last Synn. Fear the Sky by Rick McQuiston is a horror novel with science fiction overtones in which a small mountain tourist attraction is taken over by an entity from Hell. This is his second novel for Class Act Books. His first When Only the Nightmare Remains, was acclaimed by critics who gave it a 5-star rating. Class Act Books went under new ownership in 2013, specializing in all writing genres from Romance to Horror. It features award-winners such as Toni V. Sweeney, Bill Russell, Icy Snow Blackstone, and Tony-Paul de Vissage among its authors.

Tonight, June 12 from 7 to 10 p.m., The Jost Project will perform at Chris' Jazz Cafe and salute a legend in Philadelphia - Composer Evan Solot.

On Friday, June 12 from 7 to 10 p.m., The Jost Project will perform at Chris' Jazz Cafe and salute a legend in Philadelphia - Composer Evan Solot. As Solot ends his final semester at the University of the Arts, where he taught for nearly 50 years, The Jost Project will perform their highly respected jazz renditions of classic rock and invite special guests to the stage who were all influenced by the great Evan Solot.

Fire Island Dance Festival has captivated audiences for 20 years with a kaleidoscopic mix of famed and fast-rising dancers from ballet to Broadway and everything in between. See dance differently with the Great South Bay as a breathtaking backdrop for some of the most talked-about dance companies and choreographers in the industry

The University Musical Society (UMS) announces that Scott Hanoian has been named as the new Music Director and Conductor of the UMS Choral Union, a Grammy Award-winning Ann Arbor-based community choir managed by UMS. This appointment is effective July 1, 2015.

A bevy of Broadway's best, including Kristin Chenoweth, Gavin Creel, Andrea Martin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Helen Mirren, Matthew Morrison and more than 200 of Broadway and Off-Broadway's most talented performers, will come together this week for the 29th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition.

A bevy of Broadway's best, including Kristin Chenoweth, Gavin Creel, Andrea Martin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Helen Mirren, Matthew Morrison and more than 200 of Broadway and Off-Broadway's most talented performers, will come together next week for the 29th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition.

Harris Center for the Arts audiences have fallen in love with It's Magic!, proven by consecutive years of sold-out performances and added performances. Now this show returns to Folsom with an exciting all-new lineup!

McDonald/Selznick Associates presents the 2015 MSA Emerging Choreographers' Showcase today, February 27, 2015 in New York City featuring the work of choreographers Al Blackstone, Adam Cates, Sean McKnight, and Rachelle Rak. Two performances will take place at the Ailey Citigroup Theater for an invited audience of producers, industry professionals, and guests.

McDonald/Selznick Associates presents the 2015 MSA Emerging Choreographers' Showcase on February 27, 2015 in New York City featuring the work of choreographers Al Blackstone, Adam Cates, Sean McKnight, and Rachelle Rak. Two performances will take place at the Ailey Citigroup Theater for an invited audience of producers, industry professionals, and guests.

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre board of directors will host the theater's annual fundraiser on Monday, March 30 at 6 p.m. at the Center by the Blackstone, 175 Main St., Pawtucket.

James Blackstone Memorial Library, has named Katy Dillman as its new Development & Outreach Librarian, a key role for supporting the library's development and marketing plans.

El Portal Theatre presents ALEX RAMON #NEWMAGIC, this weekend, November 1 & November 2, for 2 performances only, at the historic El Portal Theatre Mainstage in the NOHO Arts District, North Hollywood, CA.

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