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Groundwork Music Project is hosting an afternoon of music and fun at Nutty Brown Cafe on Sunday, October 20th from 4 to 7 p.m. Playing (as always for this annual event)The Groundwork Music Orchestra will perform its acclaimed brand of family friendly music that has become an Austin staple. Groundwork Music Orchestra has recorded and performed with the likes of Ben Kweller, David Garza, and other Texas notables.

After the success of THE PRODUCERS, Mel Brooks gave YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN the Broadway treatment. The ribald musical comedy had it's pre-Broadway try out at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington. It began previews on Broadway on October 11, 2007 and opened at the Foxwoods Theatre (then named the Hilton Theatre) on November 8. The show closed after 485 performances on January 4, 2009. The production launched two national tours, with the Second National Tour closing on May 31, 2012. Rights to the musical became available to regional theaters shortly thereafter, and many ballsy theatre companies are gladly taking on the ambitious project.

I sat down with the phenomenally talented couple, Mike Hartman and Lauren Klein to discuss romance on and off the stage, the impact of theater in their lives, and taking on such iconic and challenging roles!

American Craft Week, now in its fourth year, announces partnership with Thos. Moser, makers of fine furniture, handcrafted in Maine, with showrooms in New York, Boston, San Francisco and Greenwich, Ct. "We are thrilled Thos. Moser is celebrating our mission by contributing 5% of all sales on all products during American Craft Week, October 4-13. American Craft Week shows us how craft enhances our lives, makes us feel good and brings people together," says Diane Sulg, co-chair of American Craft Week and board member of Craft Retailers & Artists for Tomorrow.

Norwegian Getaway, Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship set to debut in January, will feature several restaurants and bars that evoke the tropical feel of Miami and South Florida. The Tropicana Room, Flamingo Bar & Grill, Sunset Bar and Sugarcane Bar will be new and unique additions to the largest ship to homeport in Miami year-round.

Carrying forward a repute of showcasing world class events, The National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) is all set for a new collaboration with London's British Museum to add to their popular screenings series. A special film titled Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum based on the eponymous exhibition at the British Museum shall be screened on 6th and 7th October, 2013 at the Godrej Dance Theatre.

Elegant Hotels Group's west coast Barbados resort Colony Club will unveil its new look on Oct. 1, 2013. Already one of the Platinum Coast's finest traditional properties, the Colonial-style resort will enhance its tasteful look and feel with modern updates while maintaining its Bajan plantation home feel.

Detroit's annual citywide celebration of design, the Detroit Design Festival, launches today, Sept. 17 with a kick-off party that will set the stage for more than 70 events set to take place Sept. 18-22, 2013.

Detroit runs tonight, September 9, 2013 to October 6, 2013, with performances Tuesday-Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 3pm and 8pm (September 14 at 8pm only), and Sunday at 2pm and 7pm (September 15 at 7pm only). Monday and Tuesday, September 9 and 10, will be Pay-What-You-Can performances and begin at 8pm.

Detroit's annual citywide celebration of design, the Detroit Design Festival, launches Sept. 17 with a kick-off party that will set the stage for more than 70 events set to take place Sept. 18-22, 2013.

A small Pennsylvania town is now a large gallery scene at the moment, in close range to Baltimore, Philly and DC, and not that far from New York -- and it's a prime location for your next 2 or 3 day weekend.

Due to an artist scheduling conflict, the Cincinnati engagement of the Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood: Two Man Group tour has been rescheduled for Friday, November 15, 2013

After a sold out two-week run and rave reviews from The New York Times and the New York Post, Three Day Hangover is extending The HAMLET Project: Summer in the City with two additional performances on Sunday, August 25th and Monday, August 26th at 8pm. A Shakespeare drinking theatrical event performed in a bar with audience participation and booze, Beth Gardiner directs a cast of nine, including Greg Beam*, Matt Bradley*, Jose Cagigal, David Hudson*, Paul Kite*, Kim McKean*, Lloyd Mulvey*, Emily Trask*, and Erika Weinheimer. The two additional performances will be staged at Harley's Smokeshack, 356 West 44th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10036. Plus, stay tuned-in for show dates for Three Day Hangover's The R+J Experience: Star-Cross'd Death Match, a Romeo & Juliet drinking theatrical smackdown to be held at a Midtown bar September 18-27, 2013.

Based on the 1947 original text by Louis Jouvet, 'The Maids,' by French playwright Jean Genet, revolves around two sadomasochistic housemaids Solange and Claire who imagine and improvise a thousand and one ways to murder Madame, the mistress of the house. Both housemaids take turns and dress up like their employer to insult the latter.

Three Day Hangover presents The HAMLET Project: Summer in the City, a Shakespeare drinking theatrical event performed in a bar with audience participation and booze. Beth Gardiner directs a cast of nine, including Greg Beam*, Jose Cagigal, Alan Dronek, David Hudson*, Paul Kite*, Kim McKean*, Lloyd Mulvey*, Emily Trask*, and Erika Weinheimer. Six performances will be staged at Harley's Smokeshack, 356 West 44th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10036 on Sundays, Mondays & Tuesdays at 8pm beginning tonight, August 11, and continuing through August 20, 2013. *Member AEA. Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.

Zachary Levi makes his Broadway debut starring opposite Broadway and television ingenue Krysta Rodriguez in FIRST DATE, opening tonight, August 8, at the Longacre Theatre. Let's see what the critics had to say...

From the surreal Hollywood life as Academy Award Winner Nicolas Cage's office manager, actress to family illness and love, it's all an uplifting story of one woman's courageous romp through life's heartaches, headaches and hysterics - Why Not Me. Love, Cancer and Jack White - is a new one woman show from Chicago writer and performer Jen Bosworth. The groundbreaking performance takes place at this years New York International Fringe Festival which runs from todya, August 9th - 25th, 2013.

Detroit runs September 9, 2013 to October 6, 2013, with performances Tuesday-Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 3pm and 8pm (September 14 at 8pm only), and Sunday at 2pm and 7pm (September 15 at 7pm only). Monday and Tuesday, September 9 and 10, will be Pay-What-You-Can performances and begin at 8pm.

The Newark Museum will mark its 90th anniversary of exhibiting Chinese art with an exhibition that spotlights many of the hidden treasures of its 8,000-piece Chinese art collection. Ming to Modern: Elevating the Everyday in Chinese Art opens September 18, 2013 and runs through February 9, 2014.

Julien's Auctions, the world's premier celebrity and entertainment auction house, announced the exclusive auction of Property From The Collection of Bob and Dolores Hope

Three Day Hangover presents The HAMLET Project: Summer in the City, a Shakespeare drinking theatrical event performed in a bar with audience participation and booze. Beth Gardiner directs a cast of nine, including Greg Beam*, Jose Cagigal, Alan Dronek, David Hudson*, Paul Kite*, Kim McKean*, Lloyd Mulvey*, Emily Trask*, and Erika Weinheimer. Six performances will be staged at Harley's Smokeshack, 356 West 44th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10036 on Sundays, Mondays & Tuesdays at 8pm from August 11-20, 2013. *Member AEA. Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.

The Civil Wars' self-titled sophomore album is now available to stream in its entirety for one week exclusively on the iTunes Store in the U.S. and Canada (iTunes.com/TheCivilWars).

The Tony award-winning Eugene O'Neill Theater Center will hold its Annual Summer Gala tonight, July 20, in the Sunken Garden on the theater's grounds. The evening will begin at6:00 pm with cocktails and silent auction, followed by dinner and special program honoring key and longtime supporters of the O'Neill; Rita, Myron, Ruth and Stephen Hendel.

Both a classic for the kids and a heartwarming musical the whole family will love, Red Mountain Theatre Company's (RMTC) Youth Series production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast Junior is showing tonight, July 19-21 and August 2-4, 2013, at the RMTC Cabaret Theatre (301 19th Street North).

The Flea Theater kicks off its Fall 2013 Season with the New York Premiere of Jonathan Caren's THE RECOMMENDATION - a play about class, race, power and what happens to a friendship when the tables get turned. The 2012 production at The Old Globe in San Diego won the Craig Noel Outstanding New Play Award. Helmed by Flea Resident Director Kel Haney and featuring The Bats, the resident acting company at The Flea, this production plays August 23 - September 22, Wednesday - Sunday at 7pm with press opening on September 6. Tickets are $15 - $35.