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President Obama today named 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. America's highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom is awarded to individuals who make an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.

Classic Pop Acts and a Trio of National Symphony Orchestra Performances Hit the Wolf Trap Stage as July Draws to a Close

Lorin Maazel was honored last night by The City of New York and by the New York Philharmonic at the first of his final series of concerts with the Orchestra as Music Director. The French-born American conductor, who first led the Philharmonic at the age of 12, received a Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor designating June 24, 2009, as 'Maestro Lorin Maazel Day.'

Tisa Chang, Artistic Producing Director of Pan Asian Repertory Theatre announces its 33rd season with the East Coast premiere of IMELDA, A New Musical. The limited engagement plays September 22nd - October 18th, 2009 at The Julia Miles Theatre, 424 West 55th Street. Opening night is Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced Joe Orton's scandalously macabre black comedy, Loot, as the company's next production this season, running June 5 to August 1 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts.

At a press conference in Tokyo today, New York Philharmonic Music Director Designate Alan Gilbert and President and Executive Director Zarin Mehta announced the details of Asian Horizons: Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic, October 8?24, 2009. This will be the Orchestra?s inaugural international concert tour under the leadership of Alan Gilbert, who will begin his tenure as Music Director in September 2009. Asian Horizons will consist of eleven concerts, spanning five Asian countries, with performances in Tokyo, Japan (a destination of special significance in light of Mr. Gilbert?s Japanese heritage); Seoul, Korea; Singapore; and the Philharmonic?s debut performances in Hanoi, Vietnam, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Pianist Emanuel Ax and violinists Frank Peter Zimmermann and Ye-Eun Choi (Philharmonic debut) are the featured soloists on the tour. Asian Horizons marks the fourth New York Philharmonic concert tour under the aegis of Credit Suisse, the Orchestra?s Global Sponsor, and the second in Asia.

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to welcome FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Legendary and original Broadway star TOPOL reprises his role of Tevye to bring this time honored story to audiences in Chicago June 10 - 28 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph St).

Chugg Entertainment and David M. Hawkins are thrilled to announce that due to a massive demand for tickets, Liza Minnelli's first two Sydney concerts have now sold out, and a third concert has now been added.

This production of the Tony Award® winning musical, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Chaim Topol, the man who made the role of Tevye famous in the 1972 Oscar nominated film.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEAL) has awarded Atlanta's Georgia Shakespeare with a $25,000 grant to participate in Shakespeare for a New Generation for 2009 - 2010. The grant will allow Georgia Shakespeare to expand its professional tour production of Abet to 15 schools in underserved areas of Georgia, western North Carolina, and southeastern Alabama.

This production of the Tony Award® winning musical, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Chaim Topol, the man who made the role of Tevye famous in the 1972 Oscar nominated film. Topol recently spoke with the St. Petersburg Times about the show and his 2,500+ performances as Tevye.

Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced Joe Orton's scandalously macabre black comedy, Loot, as the company's next production this season, running June 5 to August 1 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts.

Chugg Entertainment and David M. Hawkins are proud to present the long awaited return of award winning superstar Liza Minnelli. Bringing her unstoppable Minnelli magic to Australia, Liza will tour nationally during October in an unmatchable concert performance. Based on her recent hit Broadway show 'Liza's At The Palace', the evening will feature an incomparable Minnelli songfest including many of her personal favorites and signature hits.

In honor of William Shakespeare's 445th Birthday, Lantern Theater Company is proud to announce that, for the third year in a row, they will be the recipients of a $25,000 grant to participate in Shakespeare for a New Generation, a major initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest.

The award-winning Beatles concert, Rain: A Tribute To The Beatles, makes its debut in an electrifying Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation at the Balboa Theatre, April 21-26, 2009. In a show the Denver Post calls ?the next best thing to seeing The Beatles, Rain boasts a repertoire of nearly 200 Beatlemaniac favorites, ranging from such beloved songs as ?Yesterday? and ?Hey Jude? to classic hits including ?Revolution? and ?Come Together.?

On April 10 & 11, 2009 at 7pm - L.A.'s famed Upright Cabaret brings another star-studded poolside concert to the desert Easter Weekend at the new Ace Hotel & Swim Club starring Tony Nominee Valarie Pettiford, and Katy Mixon, Ty Taylor, Michael Arden and many more!

The date of legendary vocalist Liza Minnelli's Roy Thomson Hall concert originally scheduled for Monday, March 2 at 8 PM has been changed.

This production of the Tony Award® winning musical, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Chaim Topol, the man who made the role of Tevye famous in the 1972 Oscar nominated film.

On April 10 & 11, 2009 at 7pm - L.A.'s famed Upright Cabaret brings another star-studded poolside concert to the desert Easter Weekend at the new Ace Hotel & Swim Club starring Tony Nominee Valarie Pettiford, and Katy Mixon, Ty Taylor, Michael Arden and many more!

Off Broadway West Theatre Company presents the award-winning THE HOMECOMING by Nobel laureate Harold Pinter directed by Joyce Henderson.

The award-winning Beatles concert, Rain: A Tribute To The Beatles, makes its debut in an electrifying Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation at the Balboa Theatre, April 21-26, 2009. In a show the Denver Post calls ?the next best thing to seeing The Beatles, Rain boasts a repertoire of nearly 200 Beatlemaniac favorites, ranging from such beloved songs as ?Yesterday? and ?Hey Jude? to classic hits including ?Revolution? and ?Come Together.?

Off Broadway West Theatre Company presents the award-winning THE HOMECOMING by Nobel laureate Harold Pinter directed by Joyce Henderson.

On February 27 & 28, 2009 at 8pm - L.A.'s famed Upright Cabaret returns to the desert to kick-off 2nd season of star-studded poolside concert events at the new Ace Hotel & Swim Club with an all-star cast including Broadway's Eden Espinosa, Shoshana Bean, Daniel Reichard and many more!

Fiddler on the Roof, the poignant Tony Award-winning musical starring Chaim Topol as Tevye in his farewell performance of the role he made famous, will play Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre Tuesday through Sunday Feb. 24-March 1, 2009. In this new national tour, Twin Cities audiences will have a rare opportunity to see Jerome Robbins' original Broadway direction and choreography, complete with Topol, the star of the original West End production and 1971 film. Individual tickets are on sale now. Fiddler on the Roof is presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust as part of its 2008-09 M&I Bank Broadway Across America-Minneapolis season.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced today that their board of governors have voted to give Jerry Lewis the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Lewis is to be presented with the special Oscar statuette on February 22, 2009 during the 81st Annual Academy Awards.