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Despite the success of Fame on both the big and small screens, David De Silva's heart was on the stage. Instead of doing something else after Fame, David embarked on a completely new version of the project (with composer Steve Margoshes and lyricist Jacques Levy) that would take him eight years to bring to completion.

For one night only and under one roof, local arts lovers are invited to attend a celebration to kick off the 2010-2011 cultural season. Culture Collision 2 will be held on Wednesday, September 1, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the New Orleans Museum of Art, with an after-party in the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden from 8 to 10 p.m.

Ottmar Liebert returns to the RRazz Room for a series of solo guitar performances. Liebert's incredible global success on a musical level often seems like a simple outgrowth of his cultural background and powerful wanderlust in his formative years. Born in Cologne, Germany to a Chinese-German father and Hungarian mother, he began playing guitar at 11, and traveled extensively through Europe and Asia intent on fully absorbing each musical tradition he encountered. After pursuing his Rock and Roll dreams, first in his native Germany and then in Boston, he abandoned the frustrations of the East coast and settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The Metropolitan Room hosts Manhattan's most exciting 'American Idol' style competition. The third annual 'Metrostar Talent Challenge' Trials begin July 12, 2010 with a grand finale on August 30th, 2010.

The American Film Institute and TV Land announced today that many of Hollywood's finest will be on hand to salute acclaimed and beloved film, television and stage director Mike Nichols when he receives the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award on June 10, 2010 on the historic Stage 15 at the Sony Pictures Studios.

The American Film Institute and TV Land announced today that many of Hollywood's finest will be on hand to salute acclaimed and beloved film, television and stage director Mike Nichols when he receives the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award on June 10, 2010 on the historic Stage 15 at the Sony Pictures Studios.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents its Annual Gala on Monday, May 24, 2010 at 6pm at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are available at www.queenstheatre.org or by phone at 718-760-0686 x125.

Napa Valley Opera House Summer 2010 Season Line Up - Tickets on sale NOW. A note from Artistic Director Evy Warshawski -This time of year is definitely one of my favorites. From May through Labor Day, I have the pleasure of sharing with you the eclectic arts puzzle that is the NVOH summer season.

Top artists from the entertainment community will come together on June 10, 2010 as AFI presents the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award -- the highest honor for a career in film -- to acclaimed director Mike Nichols.

The 2010-2011 Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre season will include the world premiere of a new musical, 'Leap of Faith,' the 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical 'Next to Normal,' the 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Play 'God of Carnage,' the 25th Anniversary celebration of an international musical classic, 'Les Misérables,' and a brand-new Cirque du Soleil production at the Cirque's new home at the Kodak Theatre, it was announced today by CTG's Artistic Director Michael Ritchie.

Queens Theatre in the Park (QTP) presents its Annual Gala on Monday, May 24, 2010 at 6pm at Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY. Tickets are available at www.queenstheatre.org or by phone at 718-760-0686 x125.

This week, both in memory of the real-life Baby June, June Havoc, who passed away this week, as well as a precursory introduction to a multi-part series critiquing the entire canon of all major Sondheim cast albums available in anticipation of the late April opening of the new review SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM (currently in previews at Studio 54), we are taking a listen to the various cast recordings of the major productions on Broadway/West End of GYPSY over the last fifty years. GYPSY was, of course, one of the first scores on Broadway boasting lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and whether a leading lady the likes of Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters or Patti LuPone, it is a score unlike any other before or since and a true pinnacle of not only musical theatre, but all theatre, on Broadway and beyond. Some may even say the greatest musical of all...

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts today announced the recipients of the 2009 Sally Ordway Irvine Awards. As in the past, four leading individuals or organizations from Minnesota's arts community were acknowledged for their outstanding contributions to the state's cultural life.

Musical sparks will be flying at the famed Iridium jazz club March 12-14 as Afro-Caribbean musical legend and nine time Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri joins renowned trumpeter (and Grammy Award winner) Brian Lynch for the the Eddie Palmieri/Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet.

Northrop Dance at the University of Minnesota and the Walker Art Center present the Midwest debut of British sensation Akram Khan Company performing bahok at 8 pm Wednesday, March 3, at Northrop. The contemporary work embodies the many different styles of Khan's multinational company, fusing traditional South Asian dance with modern movement.

In March 2010, the National Jazz Museum in Harlem presents public programming that brings jazz fans closer to artists-emerging to living masters-that embody the art form that defines America to itself and to the world.

Eric Schaeffer, Artistic Director of the Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre, today announced the company's 2010-2011 season of four musicals and three plays, with the innovative company producing three world premieres and one regional premiere.

Northrop Dance at the University of Minnesota and the Walker Art Center present the Midwest debut of British sensation Akram Khan Company performing bahok at 8 pm Wednesday, March 3, at Northrop. The contemporary work embodies the many different styles of Khan's multinational company, fusing traditional South Asian dance with modern movement.

The Philadelphia Orchestra today announced that Sting will appear as its special guest for the Academy of Music 153rd Anniversary Concert on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Sting, world-renowned singer/composer, will perform some of his best-known works with the Orchestra, continuing the Academy's long history of presenting popular music.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is proud to announce the successful completion of The Next Generation Campaign, the theater's historic effort to create an endowment while sustaining artistic excellence and high quality actor training in these challenging economic times.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre isn't only celebrating the success of its shows at home and on Broadway - the Tony Award-winning nonprofit is also celebrating the longevity of its staff.

The Canadian Stage Company continues its 2009.2010 Season with the 20th anniversary production of 7 Stories, the first bona fide international hit play by two-time Governor General's Award-winner Morris Panych.

It's catching and it feels great - boogie fever! And bringing it to the Orange County Performing Arts Center's Segerstrom Hall audience on Saturday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m. will be the Disco Groove All-Stars, including the legendary Thelma Houston, Cheryl Lynn, Tavares, Maxine Nightingale and A Taste of Honey featuring Janice-Marie, all sharing one band for a seamless evening of top disco hits.

Roxanne Goodfellow, artistic director and general manager of the recently re-opened Marines Memorial Theatre, today announced the start of 'New Works @ The Marines' - a series showcasing new and emerging works in theatre, music, dance, film and other media from artists in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

The Theater Offensive's 18th Annual OUT ON THE EDGE Queer Theater Festival, happening October 23 through November 14, announces updates! The official line-up will begin with the world premiere of Come As You Are: Celebrate Queer Sex!, a nationally coordinated, locally produced series of performance events celebrating the role of sex in the queer liberation movement, 40 years after Stonewall.