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Today we are talking to Patricia Kelly, the widow of one of the most iconic and influential performers in entertainment history, Gene Kelly, all about her husband's incomparable career on Broadway and in Hollywood, in honor of his centennial. Tracing Gene Kelly's journey from his theatre roots starring in Cole Porter's LEAVE IT TO ME!, Rodgers & Hart's PAL JOEY and William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE on Broadway to his unforgettable screen appearances in many of the greatest movie musicals ever made - COVER GIRL, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, THE PIRATE, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS and many more included - Mrs. Kelly gives us a look into the life of one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. In addition to behind-the-scenes stories involving Kelly's frequent collaborators - such as esteemed director Vincente Minnelli, songwriter and producer Arthur Freed, arranger Saul Chaplin and others - Mrs. Kelly also shares candid anecdotes involving her husband's involvement with directing Rodgers & Hammerstein's FLOWER DRUM SONG on Broadway, helming the feature film adaptation of HELLO, DOLLY! starring Barbra Streisand, as well as his appearing in two idiosyncratic movie musicals later in his life, LES DEMOISELLES DE ROCHEFORT (THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT) for Jacques Demy, as well as his au revoir to movie musicals in form of the Olivia Newton-John roller disco starrer XANADU. Additionally, Mrs. Kelly fills us in on all the details about this weekend's two-night Gene Kelly retrospective celebration, which she leads and narrates, as part of GENE KELLY @ 100 and her future plans for the multimedia presentation - each evening titled AN EVENING OF GENE KELLY and CHANGING THE LOOK OF DANCE ON FILM, respective - as she begins to tour the show across the country. Plus, reflections on SINGIN' IN THE RAIN's 60th anniversary and the recent Fathom HD premiere presentation in theaters, the impact of Kelly's work behind the camera, his choreographic legacy, what a legend is like at home, memories of attending the opening night of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (starring HELLO, DOLLY! lead Michael Crawford), what the master would say about GLEE, SMASH, BUNHEADS and today's movie musical renaissance, as well as much, much more!

It's officially summer come June and this summer season promises to be an active one at the Frist Center. Next month kicks off with the opening of Metamorphoses: Drawings by Erin Anfinson, Kristi Hargrove, Mark Hosford, and Chris Scarborough in the Conte Community Arts Gallery, and is shortly followed by the opening of Constable: Oil Sketches from the Victoria and Albert Museum on June 22. The Frist has collaborated with Watkins College on an quilting workshop with edgy quilter Ben Venom and the second installment of Frist Fridays on June 29th features Sam Bush with special guest Lera Lynn.

Joyce SoHo is set to present its Spring/Summer '12 season featuring a riveting line-up of the dance world's most innovative choreographers and companies.

The 2012 season, sponsored by Empire Toyota of Oneonta, will feature the world premier of a new play specifically commissioned for Chenango River Theatre by Artistic Director Bill Lelbach.

Berkshire Theatre Group and Artistic Director/CEO, Kate Maguire have just announced programming for Summer 2012. BTG's Summer of 2012 boasts a full assortment of theatrical productions, concerts, comedy, Friday Series play readings, Musical Mondays, Made in the Berkshires and more.

Joyce SoHo is set to present its Spring/Summer '12 season featuring a riveting line-up of the dance world's most innovative choreographers and companies.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 24th Season with BEYOND THE HORIZON - Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about two brothers in love with the same woman - with previews set to begin February 15, prior to its official opening on February 26 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 24th Season with BEYOND THE HORIZON - Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about two brothers in love with the same woman - with previews set to begin February 15, prior to its official opening on February 26 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage.

The Pasadena Symphony welcomes GRAMMY-nominated Peter Boyer as its Composer in Residence for the 2012-2013 season, and has commissioned his Symphony No. 1 to premiere in its landmark 85th anniversary season.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 24th Season with BEYOND THE HORIZON - Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about two brothers in love with the same woman - with previews set to begin February 15, prior to its official opening on February 26 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage.

Joyce SoHo is set to present its Spring/Summer '12 season featuring a riveting line-up of the dance world's most innovative choreographers and companies.

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced the programming for their newest performance space, The Garage, in the lobby of The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield.

The Off-Broadway theatre company The Shelter - an ensemble of writers, directors and actors who collaboratively develop original works for the New York stage - will present the world premiere of their newest work FAIRY TALE, five original short plays inspired by the stories of The Brothers Grimm, Washington Irving and Charles Perrault.

The Off-Broadway theatre company The Shelter - an ensemble of writers, directors and actors who collaboratively develop original works for the New York stage - will present the world premiere of their newest work FAIRY TALE, five original short plays inspired by the stories of The Brothers Grimm, Washington Irving and Charles Perrault.

The Off-Broadway theatre company The Shelter - an ensemble of writers, directors and actors who collaboratively develop original works for the New York stage - will present the world premiere of their newest work FAIRY TALE, five original short plays inspired by the stories of The Brothers Grimm, Washington Irving and Charles Perrault.

The Off-Broadway theatre company The Shelter - an ensemble of writers, directors and actors who collaboratively develop original works for the New York stage - will present the world premiere of their newest work FAIRY TALE, five original short plays inspired by the stories of The Brothers Grimm, Washington Irving and Charles Perrault.

Signature Theatre Company (Founding Artistic Director James Houghton; Executive Director Erika Mallin), announced today seven productions for its inaugural 2012 season at Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street near 10th Avenue), the company's new Frank Gehry-designed permanent home opening in February 2012. Signature Center will allow the Company to expand its programming, introduce new initiatives, and build audiences. Featuring three intimate theatres, a studio theatre, rehearsal studio and a shared lobby with café and bookstore, Signature Center will be both a theatre community hub and a neighborhood destination.

The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) 2011-12 season opens with a new revival of the dazzling George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart 1930 comedy Once in a Lifetime, which has been called 'a delicious Hollywood send up' (The New York Times) and 'a tinseltown satire [with] bite' (Newsday).

The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) 2011-12 season opens with a new revival of the dazzling George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart 1930 comedy Once in a Lifetime, which has been called 'a delicious Hollywood send up' (The New York Times) and 'a tinseltown satire [with] bite' (Newsday).

The 1928 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner 'Four Sons' will be the final film screened at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Summer of Silents' series on Monday, August 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) 2011-12 season opens with a new revival of the dazzling George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart 1930 comedy Once in a Lifetime, which has been called 'a delicious Hollywood send up' (The New York Times) and 'a tinseltown satire [with] bite' (Newsday).

Brooklyn philharmonic has just announced their 2011-12 season:

The 1926 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner 'Beau Geste' will be the next film screened in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Summer of Silents' series on Monday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The 1926 Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor winner 'Beau Geste' will be the next film screened in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 'Summer of Silents' series on Monday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Bobby Sweet will perform a one night only concert with his BSweet Band on Saturday, June 18 at 8pm at The Colonial Theatre to celebrate the release of his sixth solo album, Cowboys and Poets.