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Brandon Victor Dixon had a feeling that one day he would join the ensemble of the iconoclastic musical RENT. He was only 15 years old when the play debuted in 1996, but Dixon, who plays Tom Collins, says RENT still evokes a special enthusiasm from young audiences.

According to the Huffington Post, actors Kate Winslet and Kenneth Branagh may be teaming up for a second time for a big screen adaptation of Mary Ann Shaffer's best-selling novel THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY. Winslet is reportedly interested in taking on the lead role in the film which Branagh is set to direct. The actors worked together in the 1996 film 'Hamlet'.

The Dance COLEctive (TDC) and The Big Hearts Fund, in a mutual desire to promote family wellness, hold their first joint fundraiser, "Wholehearted Wellness Jam 2012: ZUMBATHON," Thursday, February 23, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Grossinger City Autoplex, 1530 N. Dayton, Chicago.

MTV2 is serving up a huge helping of 'Big Black Friday' with a day-long countdown of the top 25 'Rob & Big' and 'Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory' episodes as voted on by the fans.

MTV2 is serving up a huge helping of 'Big Black Friday' with a day-long countdown of the top 25 'Rob & Big' and 'Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory' episodes as voted on by the fans.

MTV2 is serving up a huge helping of 'Big Black Friday' with a day-long countdown of the top 25 'Rob & Big' and 'Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory' episodes as voted on by the fans.

The big reason for the audience's enjoyment, however, is the performance of Nigel Reed as Barrymore, who absolutely inhabits the legendary old ham's persona, grandiose and gross and catty and orotund. A strong physical resemblance to the man does not hurt either.

Long Wharf Theatre, under the director of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Interim Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, presents the Tony Award-winning musical Ain't Misbehavin' on the Mainstage from Oct. 26 through Nov. 20.

Multi-platinum recording artists Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will play their trademark big-band sound at The Orleans Showroom, September 24 and 25, each evening at 8 p.m.

Long Wharf Theatre, under the director of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Interim Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, presents the Tony Award-winning musical Ain't Misbehavin' on the Mainstage from Oct. 26 through Nov. 20.

Multi-platinum recording artists Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will play their trademark big-band sound at The Orleans Showroom, September 24 and 25, each evening at 8 p.m.

Bay Street Theatre's Comedy Club is pleased to present PATTON OSWALT, on Monday, July 11. Oswalt has been a headliner at comedy clubs since 1996. He has appeared on his own standup specials on Comedy Central and HBO.

Conrad Herwig has spent more than a decade 'latinizing' works by some of the most celebrated jazz musicians and composers of the last fifty years. Save for the first recording, The Latin Side of John Coltrane (Astor Place, 1996), all of Herwig's Latin Side albums have been released on Half Note Records, the in-house record label of the Blue Note jazz club.

Conrad Herwig has spent more than a decade 'latinizing' works by some of the most celebrated jazz musicians and composers of the last fifty years. Save for the first recording, The Latin Side of John Coltrane (Astor Place, 1996), all of Herwig's Latin Side albums have been released on Half Note Records, the in-house record label of the Blue Note jazz club.

Quidam had its world premiere in Montreal under the Big Top in April 1996. Since that time, the production has toured on five continents and been experienced by millions of people. In December 2010, Quidam embarked on a new journey, performing the same captivating production, but now in arenas throughout North America and Canada.The international cast features 52 world-class acrobats, musicians, singers and characters. The production opened in Ottawa on June 21, 2011 for an 11 show run. BroadwayWorld brings you production shots below.

To kick off the comedy series, Bay Street warms up audiences on Saturday, July 2 with RICHARD BELZER. Belzer has played Detective Munch on a record-setting ten different television series- Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law and Order: Trial By Jury, Homicide, The X-Files, The Beat, M.O.N.Y., Sesame Street, The Wire and Arrested Development. He began show business with Groove Tube. Off Broadway credits include THE NATIONAL LAMPOON SHOW with Bill Murray, Gilda Radner and John Belushi, on radio in Brink and Belzer on WNBC; and in film Fame; Author! Author! Night Shift, Scarface, Man on the Moon, Species II, Get on the Bus, Girl 6, A Very Brady Sequel, North, The Bonfire of the Vanities and The Big Picture. Belzer starred in his own HBO comedy special, Another Lone Nut and in the six-part Showtime series The Richard Belzer Show. He also hosted When Cars Attack, Hot Properties, and Crime Stories.

Premiere vocalist Frank Sinatra Jr. and his 20-piece big band conducted by Terry Woodson will pay tribute to his legendary father and entertainment icon Frank Sinatra by performing his treasured hits in Sinatra Sings Sinatra at The Orleans Showroom, June 25 and 26.

Culled from as A-list a list as you are ever likely to acquire - Steven Spielberg, Robert Greenblatt, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Michael Mayer, Theresa Rebeck and Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman onwards - SMASH is the adult answer to riveting dramatic musical entertainment coming with heart, laughs, unforgettable characters and some of the biggest twists this side of the starry stages on the Great White Way. Oh, yeah, and those hallowed Broadway halls, too. Plus, SMASH provides a great new opportunity to showcase the unbelievable talent on display on the stages of Broadway and Off-Broadway and beyond, particularly given the fact that it is shot in New York and it is being cast by the biggest casting director on Broadway, Bernie Telsey. Consider the theatre-centric casting LAW & ORDER times seventy six (trombones). All of New York is the talent pool from which the stage of SMASH shall be set. And, what exactly is SMASH about, anyway? Well, SMASH is all about Broadway and what makes a musical tick - from the very inception of the show's idea by the songwriters, through writing, rehearsals and the road; all the way to the big Broadway opening where dreams are made - and nightmares born - on one magnificent, momentous night. As viewers, we are taken inside the ticking clock of the show and we experience each and every one of the multitude of machinations enacted by everyone from the stars - Marilyn Monroe, and the actress playing her, Ivy; and, more importantly, her alternative, Karen - to the overworked director (Derek), harried songwriters Tom and Julia, and the speculative and cutthroat producer behind it all, Eileen.

Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical RENT is coming to the Big Art Labs in Downtown, L.A. May 5th through May 28th, 2011. Performances run Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00PM. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased via the RENT: DOWNTOWN L.A. website at

Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical RENT is coming to the Big Art Labs in Downtown, L.A. May 5th through May 28th, 2011.

Big Dance, London's Legacy Trust UK programme, delivered by the Mayor of London and Arts Council England, announced today plans for Big Dance 2012, taking place from 7-15 July 2012, as part of London 2012 Festival, the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad.

Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical RENT is coming to the Big Art Labs in Downtown, L.A. May 5th through May 28th, 2011. Performances run Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00PM. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased via the RENT: DOWNTOWN L.A. website at

Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical RENT is coming to the Big Art Labs in Downtown, L.A. May 5th through May 28th, 2011.

Internationally famous for their fantastical, imaginative circus shows, the Montréal-based troupe's brand of whimsy and jaw-dropping acts are in full display in QUIDAM, one of several Cirque du Soleil shows now touring the globe. First produced in 1996, QUIDAM's Southern California stops continue at the Long Beach Arena Convention & Entertainment Center through April 22 before swinging up to Ontario, CA to play the Citizens Bank Arena from April 27 through May 1.

Appearing in all three of Martin Scorsese's masterpieces - RAGING BULL, GOODFELLAS and CASINO - would surely suffice, at least for the artistic quotient of any resume, yet the suave and commanding presence of Frank Vincent as Tony Soprano's arch-nemesis Phil Leotardo on HBO's THE SOPRANOS may very well be his most beloved role to date. Yet, how to even choose? In addition to those four simply masterful entities, Mr. Vincent has also appeared in films for a wide array of highly notable directors, including: Spike Lee on DO THE RIGHT THING and JUNGLE FEVER; Brian DePalma on WISE GUYS; James Mangold on COP LAND; and the recently deceased Sidney Lumet on the 1996 crime thriller NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN. In addition to a thorough discussion of his past roles, new and old - plus, what it was like to act as acting coach to Nas, Method Man and DMX on Hype Williams's BELLY - we also get down to brass nuts and bolts about his riveting new crime thriller CHICAGO OVERCOAT, available this week. In OVERCOAT, Mr. Vincent portrays perhaps his most rich and complex character to date and his powerful performance is something to cherish, cheer - and, surely, cower at; in fear. After all, who does badass boss better than Mr. Vincent? As it turns out, he's also a hell of a nice guy, to boot! Now, to quote Billy Batts in GOODFELLAS, 'Go home and get your shine box!' but, first enjoy his colorful comments!