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Celebrating an amazing 25th year anniversary with a 2013-14 UK & Eire national tour, Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story proves that whilst there have been many imitators over the years, this show - that inspired a generation multi-million selling juke-box musicals including Mamma Mia and We Will Rock You - remains the true original and a musical phenomenon.

Auburn Jam Records has announced that Nadim Naaman's debut album, We All Want The Same, will be released on August 23rd 2013, featuring 11 original songs written by Nadim over the past ten years, the album spans pop, jazz, R'n'B, and musical theatre. Limited edition signed copies of the album are now available to pre-order. The album will be available for download via all major online retailers from August 23rd.

The London Premiere of Broadway musical [title of show] will play at the Landor Theatre from tonight 7 August (press night Monday 12 August) to Saturday 14 September 2013. The cast will feature Simon Bailey as 'Jeff', Scott Garnham as 'Hunter', Sarah Galbraith as 'Susan' and Sophia Ragavelas as 'Heidi'.

Bay Street Theatre presents the final production of the 2013 Mainstage Season with A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, beginning August 6 and running through September 1. The show stars Peter Scolari with Conrad John Schuck and Jackie Hoffman. The book is by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim; music direction by Ethyl Will; and directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge.

Olivier Award nominee and Theatre World Award winner Linzi Hateley, Clare Foster, and the legendary Louise Gold headline a cast of West End leading ladies at the St. James Theatre, Saturday September 7th 2013.

Bay Street Theatre presents the final production of the 2013 Mainstage Season with A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, beginning tonight, August 6 and running through September 1. The show stars Peter Scolari with Conrad John Schuck and Jackie Hoffman. The book is by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim; music direction by Ethyl Will; and directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge.

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce their annual FREE BROADWAY IN CHICAGO SUMMER CONCERT will take place tonight, August 5, 2013 at 6:15 p.m. at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park (201 E Randolph St). Hosted by ABC 7 Chicago's Janet Davies, Val Warner and Ryan Chiaverini, the headlining performance will feature cast members from the smash hit Broadway musical MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, as well as Broadway's biggest blockbuster WICKED, and showcase additional cast performances from ELF, EVITA, FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL, GHOST THE MUSICAL, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, ONCE and WE WILL ROCK YOU. The Broadway In Chicago Summer Concert at Millennium Park is sponsored by ABC 7 Chicago and produced in partnership with The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.

With top names already announced, the first LONDON FESTIVAL OF CABARET continues to attract more exciting performers to their roster, and they will perform throughout the exceptional month long Festival, setting London alive with the sound of Cabaret at its Songbook best. The LONDON FESTIVAL OF CABARET dates have been extended; with the Festival now starting on SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER and the new end date is SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2013.

The annual London theatre initiative Kids Week was launched today with a special performance at Shakespeare's Globe from a 100-strong children's show choir supported by cast members from top West End shows. The choir was made up of ordinary children crowdsourced especially for the free event led by music theatre company Starling Arts.

Tonight, August 1st, 2013, the bergenPAC invites all to attend the performance of Rock 'n' Roll band Great White featuring founder Mark Kendall (guitar), and 28-year-veterans Michael Lardie (guitar, keyboards) and Audie Desbrow (drums), they are joined by lead singer Terry Ilous and bassist Scott Snyder. Great White, best known for their 1989 smash 'Once Bitten, Twice Shy,' Great White's worldwide sales are approaching 10 million. Their song arsenal also includes, 'Rock Me,' 'Save Your Love,' 'The Angel Song,' 'Mistabone' and more! With a line-up like this, it's is surely a performance you will not want to miss!

Rachel Tucker releases her debut album The Reason on August 12th 2013. This album takes us on a journey, from Rachel's childhood, when she sang the 'Al Jolson & Judy Garland Medley' with her father, through some of the highlights of her career.

Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc. (DSM)announces their 2013-2014 season of shows, with eight touring Broadway productions and two specials coming to the Music Hall at Fair Park. DSM has been entertaining North Texas audiences with the finest in professional live theatrical entertainmentfor 74 seasons, since 1941.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. ChiShakes' 'Shrek,' BIC in Millennium Park, the casts of 'Flashdance' and 'We Will Rock You,' outdoor movies in Chicago and Aurora, classical music in the theater, a new 'Into The Woods' and a farewell to a friend of the Mosh Pit.

Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc. (DSM)announces their 2013-2014 season of shows, with eight touring Broadway productions and two specials coming to the Music Hall at Fair Park. DSM has been entertaining North Texas audiences with the finest in professional live theatrical entertainmentfor 74 seasons, since 1941.

Flexible ticket packages are on sale now, allowing patrons to customize their own season at their desired price level by choosing three or more shows from among eleven productions including Wicked, 700 Sundays, We Will Rock You, The Phantom of the Opera, Cabaret, Evita, Mamma Mia!, Peter and the Starcatcher, Once, Sister Act and Ghost The Musical.

Queen Theatrical Productions, Tribeca Theatrical Productions, Phil McIntyre Entertainment and NETworks Presentations just announced casting is complete for the first North American tour of Queen and Ben Elton's We Will Rock You. The 'rock theatrical', built around 24 of Queen's biggest hits, will launch a national tour in Baltimore, MD, at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, in October 2013.

Tickets for CHICAGO, EVITA and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Fox Theatre will go on sale Saturday, August 10 at 10am online at MetroTix.com, by phone at 314-534-1111 and in person at the Fox Theatre Box office. Ticket prices for EVITA start at $35; ticket prices for CHICAGO andBEAUTY AND THE BEAST start at $30. All three shows are part of the Fox Theatre's 2013-2014 U.S. Bank Broadway series. EVITA is the first production in the six-show season ticket package; CHICAGO and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST are off-series specials.

J.L. "Lynn" Singleton, President of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), is pleased to announce PPAC's complete 36 th Broadway Season. The majority of productions featured in the Taco/The White Family Foundation Broadway Series, Contemporary Classics Series, Broadway Specials, and Contemporary Specials will goON SALE ONLINE ONLY at www.ppacri.org on Monday, July 22, 2013 at 10A. WPRI 12is the media sponsor for PPAC's 36 th Broadway Season and Cox is the media sponsor for PPAC's Contemporary Classics Series.

In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer - and in L.A.'s most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80s. It's ROCK OF AGES, a hilarious, feel-good love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more. This five-time Tony nominated musical, which inspired the star-studded motion picture, is rockin' its way back to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) for one night only, Wednesday, January 29, 2104 at 7:30P.

The Fabulous Fox Theatre announced a change to its 2013-2014 U.S. Bank Broadway Series lineup following the news that the national tour of THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER has been postponed for a subsequent season.

Following its hugely successful world premiere at New Wimbledon Theatre in July 2012, Momentous Musicals is back by popular demand, returning to New Wimbledon Theatre with a brand new production for one night only today, 17 July 2013, followed by tour dates at the Princess Theatre, Torquay (Friday 19 July), the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford (Monday 22 July) and the Palace Theatre, Manchester (Thursday 25 July).

Our Broadway at the Bass season, nicknamed "I Love Broadway!," will feature the regional premiere of I Love Lucy Live on Stage, a time warp that puts you in the audience, circa 1952, during the taping of two of the sitcom's most well-known episodes. Other powerhouses for the Broadway season include the Bass Hall debut of the Tony Award-winning hit Jersey Boys; Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical; Stomp; American Idiot; the first national tours ofGhost The Musical and Nice Work if You Can Get It; Menopause The Musical; and the return of the Blue Man Group.

On August 1st, 2013, the bergenPAC invites all to attend the performance of Rock 'n' Roll band Great White featuring founder Mark Kendall (guitar), and 28-year-veterans Michael Lardie (guitar, keyboards) and Audie Desbrow (drums), they are joined by lead singer Terry Ilous and bassist Scott Snyder. Great White, best known for their 1989 smash 'Once Bitten, Twice Shy,' Great White's worldwide sales are approaching 10 million. Their song arsenal also includes, 'Rock Me,' 'Save Your Love,' 'The Angel Song,' 'Mistabone' and more! With a line-up like this, it's is surely a performance you will not want to miss!

The 2013 Festival opened earlier this week and BroadwayWorld wants to keep you in the loop on highlights of this season. Check out some of the most buzzed-about productions below!

The Mayo Performing Arts Center heads into September with a lineup of rock, pop and a parody of Harry Potter!