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Florida Studio Theatre continues its Winter Mainstage Season with Lynn Nottage's 2009 Pulitzer Prize Winning Drama Ruined. This 'Riveting' (Variety Magazine) new drama runs through April 3, 2010 at the Keating Theatre.

'The Soul of Gershwin, The Musical Journey of an American Klezmer' featuring 23 songs from renowned composer George Gershwin, played by a klezmer band and showcasing a number of vocalists will play at Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre from May 1 to 9, 2010.

The Chicago Cabaret Professionals present their Spring Series '100 Years of Broadway' every Sunday in March, at Davenport's Cabaret.

Florida Studio Theatre continues its Winter Mainstage Season with Lynn Nottage's 2009 Pulitzer Prize Winning Drama Ruined. This 'Riveting' (Variety Magazine) new drama opens at the Keating Theatre February 3rd and will continue through April 3, 2010.

Florida Studio Theatre continues its Winter Mainstage Season with Lynn Nottage's 2009 Pulitzer Prize Winning Drama Ruined. This 'Riveting' (Variety Magazine) new drama opens at the Keating Theatre February 3rd and will continue through April 3, 2010.

Television and film star Zach Quinto is expected to star in the upcoming George Gershwin biopic, produced by DreamWorks and Steven Speilberg, according to published reports. Quinto, star of television's 'Heroes' and the recent JJ Abrams Star Trek remake, will play the famed composer who, during his short life, wrote many vocal and theatrical works, including more than a dozen Broadway shows.

When Skylight audiences last saw Figaro in The Barber of Seville, he was triumphant after engineering a romantic coup.

Tony Award nominee Brian Stokes Mitchell will join the cast of ABC's 'Ugly Betty' for a guest starring role as Vanessa Williams' ex in an upcoming episode, TVGuide.com is reporting. Mitchell will play the role of Don, a simply guy who is the antithesis of Wilhelmina. It is reported that Mitchell's role may be recurring. The episode will air sometime in March.

Day 4 of 'American Idol' kicked off in Orlando tonight with guest judge and Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth. Many remember Chenoweth's show-stealing, Tony-winning performance in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and her triumphant star turn when she originated the role of Glinda (or Galinda) in Wicked, which earned her a Tony Award nomination. Chenoweth most recently starred in the ABC series Pushing Daisies, for which she just won the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She'll next be seen back on Broadway in the revival of Promises, Promises. Although Chenoweth was only available for half the episode (one day in Orlando), her presence was welcome to 'Idol' and Broadway fans alike.

On January 17th, singer/actress Lauren Thomas will take to the Duplex Cabaret Stage for her for New York City solo concert, simply titled, 'A Way Back to Then.'

On January 17th, singer/actress Lauren Thomas will take to the Duplex Cabaret Stage for her for New York City solo concert, simply titled, 'A Way Back to Then.'

When Skylight audiences last saw Figaro in The Barber of Seville, he was triumphant after engineering a romantic coup.

In 1960, President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act that established federal investigation of local voter registration polls. In 1961, our country went to war in Vietnam. In 1962, the Berlin Wall was erected. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Throughout these heavy flames of change and adversity, the beat went on. Music rose out of the flames into a lively, catchy, vocal sound that united a nation during turmoil.

Florida Studio Theatre Opens its second cabaret performance in the 2009-2010 Season. Reflections was developed at FST by Richard Hopkins, Rebecca Langford and Jim Prosser. Soul infused with pop cross-over appeal in the 60s and 70s created a fresh new sound that turned out unforgettable chart toppers.

'Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive,' says Clarissa, the charming diplomat's wife and main murder suspect, in Agatha Christie's Spider's Web which opens Friday, January 15, 2010 and runs through February 21, 2010 at Lakewood Theatre Company.

Brian Stokes Mitchell visited The Today Show to sing a selection from his new CD/DVD 'Ring Christmas Bells.' Mitchell also discussed his 'Lights on Broadway With brian Stokes Mitchell' children's book, a benefit for The Actors Fund. Each book comes with a CD single of 'I was Here.'

While the new musical by James Hindman (book) and Ellen Weiss (score) appears to be a promising work in progress, Transport Group's premiere production of Being Audrey, helmed by the company's Artistic Director Jack Cummings III, is loaded with bright, shiny charms that display their material in a dazzling little jewel box.

Variety reports that DreamWorks will be memorializing composer George Gershwin in a new biopic to be penned by Memoirs of a Geisha writer and Creditor's director Doug Wright, and produced by Marc Platt ('Wanted') and famed singer and pianist Michael Feinstein.

Herbert Keyser, author of 'Geniuses of the American Musical Theatre: The Composers and Lyricists,' will conduct a series of lectures on famous Broadway composers and lyricists at the Josephine Theatre starting 10/5.

Herbert Keyser, author of 'Geniuses of the American Musical Theatre: The Composers and Lyricists,' will conduct a series of lectures on famous Broadway composers and lyricists at the Josephine Theatre starting 10/5.

Herbert Keyser, author of 'Geniuses of the American Musical Theatre: The Composers and Lyricists,' will conduct a series of lectures on famous Broadway composers and lyricists at the Josephine Theatre starting 10/5.

LIZA'S AT THE PALACE will be filmed in the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1, 2009. All of the material performed during the New York engagement will be included. Minnelli spoke to the Las Vegas Sun about her Sin City performances of 'PALACE'

Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell has announced several upcoming concert dates.

Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell sang at the private memorial celebration for Senator Edward M. Kennedy yesterday, August 28th. Mitchell performed 'The Impossible Dream' from MAN OF LA MANCHA.

Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell will sing at a private memorial celebration for Senator Edward M. Kennedy today, August 28th. Mitchell will perform 'The Impossible Dream' from MAN OF LA MANCHA.