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Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director) has announced that their annual Gala will take place Monday, November 16, 2015 at 583 Park Avenue. The event will celebrate the company and honor Tony and Grammy-winning composer and lyricists Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. The evening will feature musical numbers from Hairspray, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Catch Me If You Can, and the TV show 'Smash' and tributes and performances by Tony winner Christian Borle (Something Rotten, 'Smash'), Obie winner Bridget Everett (Rock Bottom, Jukebox Jackie), Annie Golden (Violet, 'Orange is the New Black'), Tony winner Nathan Lane (The Producers, Dedication or the Stuff of Dreams at Primary Stages), Aaron Tveit (Catch Me If You Can, Next to Normal), and other surprise guests.

The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre, the acclaimed comedy/variety show, will return  to OASIS (298 Eleventh Street, San Francisco CA) on Saturday, December 12 at 7:00 PM after two packed shows earlier this year. The Meeting* has been called "delicious and delightfully droll" by The New York Post and "hilarious and sardonic" by The Village Voice. A story for Slate.com called the evening "so deliciously icy that it left me shivering with fear and delight." The New York run of The Meeting* - currently running monthly at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater - has been sold out since the New York Times "Arts & Leisure" piece ran last September. Special musical guests for the Oasis performance will be announced. Tickets are $20 and are available at SFOasis.com.

Good news Midler fans- Bette is back!Good news Midler fans- Bette is back!

IlluminArts presents immersive musical performance in conjunction with LISTEN TO THIS BUILDING: A collaboration by Exile Books, the Miami Center for Architecture and Design, and the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind. Called SONGS OF THE CITY, SONGS IN THE DARK, the concert is set for tonight, October 1, 2015 from 6:30PM to 8:30 PM at the Miami Center for Architecture and Design, 100 NE 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 33132.

JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced it will begin seasonal non-stop service between Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) this winter. The new route between Upstate New York and South Florida deepens JetBlue's commitment to the Empire State as New York's Hometown Airline and grows the airline's presence in its Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood focus city.

Wildland Adventures heeds the call of the wild with programs in three exotic destinations during prime times for late 2015 and 2016 travel. The destinations are Sri Lanka, Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula and Zambia.

Popular culture has always been fascinated by the Mafia, as evidenced by the media's glorified depiction of the mob and their movie-star lifestyle in classic films like the 'The Godfather' and 'Goodfellas.' Authors Rona Newton and Mark Biermann share this fascination, and penned a modern-day depiction of the Mafia and their families, delving the reader into the dangerous world of organized crime with the pages of 'Omerta Mafia Code of Silence.'

Tonight, September 25, Los Angeles, desperation and ambition will come clashing together. This fall Great Minds Creative Productions brings the action packed, gun slinging, gangsters of our favorite movies into a live theatrical production called, GET. THAT. SNITCH. directed by Andrew Pilmer. GET. THAT. SNITCH. will open to the public today, September 25, 2015 at 8:00 PM and perform through Sunday November 1st in the Atwater Village Theatre.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C., Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ It's not too late to plan a last-minute getaway to Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa, which if offering visitors a $25 resort credit for each night they stay Oct. 1 through Nov. 22. To receive the deal, guests must book before Oct. 31, 2015.

jes films (lead by producers Jodi Schoenbrun Carter and Evie Whiting) and 1022m announced today that Sara Ramirez, the Tony Award-winning star of 'Grey's Anatomy,' has joined the producing team of the new feature film Loserville.

Breaking Glass Pictures is releasing the art-house romance Sand Dollars (Dólares de arena) starring legendary film actress Geraldine Chaplin (Talk to Her).

IlluminArts presents immersive musical performance in conjunction with LISTEN TO THIS BUILDING: A collaboration by Exile Books, the Miami Center for Architecture and Design, and the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind. Called SONGS OF THE CITY, SONGS IN THE DARK, the concert is set for October 1, 2015 from 6:30PM to 8:30 PM at the Miami Center for Architecture and Design, 100 NE 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 33132.

On September 25, Los Angeles, desperation and ambition will come clashing together. This fall Great Minds Creative Productions brings the action packed, gun slinging, gangsters of our favorite movies into a live theatrical production called, GET. THAT. SNITCH. directed by Andrew Pilmer. GET. THAT. SNITCH. will open to the public on Friday, September 25, 2015 at 8:00 PM and perform through Sunday November 1st in the Atwater Village Theatre.

At The Coterie, where there are no small characters, only big ideas and massive talent, the 2015/2016 season of plays selected by Producing Artistic Director Jeff Church aims to deliver engagement for family members of any age. One of the national leaders in producing theatre for youth and family audiences, The Coterie also enriches curriculum for schools looking for excellence in arts education. This coming season, The Coterie will have several productions where young theatre-goers will interact and participate during the performances.

Matt Nathanson, Brett Dennen, Andrew Wessen (of GroupLove) and Timmy Curran will perform at the Fourth Annual benefit concert for the Rob Machado Foundation

This week FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visitwww.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

Superbunny's Pirate Vacation, is an original children's musical based on the third installment of Amber L. Spradlin's Superbunny book series for young readers. The book, Thumperino Superbunny and the Pirates of the High Seas, recently won the 2015 Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year Award and the Pinnacle Book Award for Best Juvenile Fiction.

THE MEETING* hosted by Justin Sayre, the acclaimed comedy/variety show, will return to JOE'S PUB at The Public Theater on Sunday, September 27 at 9:30 PM to open the Fall 2015 Season. The September 2015 show will feature a celebration of Whitney Houston, with special guests Darius de Haas, Natalie Joy Johnson, Jaime Cepero, Inyang Bassey and others to be announced. Tracy Stark serves as the show's Music Director.

The Old Globe opens its 2015-2016 Season with IN YOUR ARMS, a World Premiere dance-theatre musical featuring direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (Newsies, Godspell, Lincoln Center Theater's The King and I and South Pacific) and original music by Tony Award winner Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Once on This Island; two-time Oscar nominee for Anastasia). The production begins tonight, September 16, with an opening slated for September 24, and runs through October 25, 2015.

This week 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visitwww.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551.

Bicycle Adventures (http://bicycleadventures.com/), an award-winning Pacific Northwest-based active travel company specializing in two-wheel tours in North America and abroad, is offering two new 10-day, West Coast tours departing Nov. 19, 2015, specifically targeting Chinese-speaking visitors.

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Robert Creighton at 54 Below; Whitney Bashor at 54 Below; Will Swenson at 54 Below; Cry-Baby Reunion Concert; and Broadway Back to School 2015.

Leading up to the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Odile, one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever strike the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico, Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort is celebrating a new beginning. Following a year of recovery and renovation, today the hotel will recognize team members and welcome back guests for a reunion during which a short film commemorating the incredible restoration journey will be debuted. Hilton will also be broadcasting the event and other happenings on-property via a live video stream throughout the day.

September 13th kicks off an extensive Broadway Connection season in Minneapolis with scheduled Master Classes at local studios including Jete Dance Center, Ballare Teatro, Barbi Lee Dance Arts and more as they introduce students to Broadway Connection Teachers, Marjorie Failoni and Robbie Roby from the cast of THE LITTLE MERMAID and Ben Lanham from the cast of CINDERELLA.  The 2-hour Broadway Connection Master Classes are scheduled at the each studio's home location in Minneapolis while the teaching artists perform at the Orpheum Theater.  In the elite Broadway Connection Classes, students and parents experience direct access to current working Broadway performers who share the technique, style and training required to work professionally in dance, theater, TV and film.  Jete Dance Center, Ballare Teatro, Barbi Lee Dance Arts and over 30 more studios, schools and universities in the Minneapolis area have taken advantage of this rare opportunity to dance with Broadway's most elite artists in the comfort of their home spaces through Broadway Connection.  And the community is thrilled to have the inspiration, passion, and energy of New York back again for the 8th season in a row. Angela Mannella-Hoffman from Moore Than Dance comments on her 2014-2015 Broadway Connection Season, "Broadway Connection is such an amazing program and we always learn so much.  I love how the teachers incorporate audition techniques and tips in with class.  Thank you for all that you do for this program.  It really gives my students something to strive for!"

The Public Theater will kick off the 2015-16 season in September with a free Public Works musical adaptation of Homer's THE ODYSSEY, conceived and directed by Public Works Director Lear deBessonet, with music, lyrics and book by Todd Almond. THE ODYSSEY will once again feature over 200 actors and community members alongside five equity actors, including this year Brandon Victor Dixon as Odysseus and Karen Olivo as Penelope.