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Bay Street Theatre begins the 2013 Mainstage Season with Lend Me a Tenor (May 28 - June 23). This hilarious Ken Ludwig comedy, under the direction of Don Stephenson, includes Judy Blazer, Scott Cote, Betsy DiLellio, Donna English, Nancy Johnston, Noah Plomgren, Steve Rosen and Roland Rusinek as its hilarious cast.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center and New York Asian Film Festival announced the details today for a rare series of appearances by international film icon, Jackie Chan on June 10 and 11, followed by the largest retrospective of his films ever held in North America (June 23-27).

Gloucester Stage Artistic Director Eric C. Engel recently announced Gloucester Stage's 34th season of producing professional theatre in Gloucester Massachusetts to begin on June 20 with the award winning musical Spring Awakening directed by Engel.

FEARnet takes a look at some of the classic films horror fans grew up watching with the 'After Ghoul Special'a three-film marathon featuring THE CANTERVILLE GHOST, THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS and SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, on Thursday, April 25, at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.

Bristol Riverside Theatre announces its mainstage 2013-2014 season including two comedies, two adaptations and a one-man show. The new season features the Philadelphia area premiere of Steve Solomon in My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm STILL in Therapy, Pride and Prejudice by Jon Jory, Tuesdays with Morrie by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, Laughter on the 23rd Floor by Neil Simon, and Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman.

Logo will have viewers exclaiming 'WHAT!?' again this spring with the return of 'WHAT!? Logo Documentaries.' The series will continue to provide a riveting peek behind the curtain into unusual worlds, people and experiences outside the everyday. Always out of the ordinary and never boring, the 'WHAT!?' documentary second season kicks off with the world premiere of WHAT!? The Story of The Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling on Tuesday, March 19 at 9 PM ET/PT.

Gloucester Stage Artistic Director Eric C. Engel recently announced Gloucester Stage's 34th season of producing professional theatre in Gloucester Massachusetts to begin on June 20 with the award winning musical Spring Awakening directed by Engel.

Singer-songwriter Pegi Young is once again hitting the road with her acclaimed recording and touring band, The Survivors: legendary keyboard player Spooner Oldham , bassist Rick Rosas , guitarist Kelvin Holly , and drummer Phil Jones . Pegi Young & The Survivors will appear on Late Show with David Letterman tonight, January 30th before they head out on a string of tour dates, including four shows in support of 10,000 Maniacs. The itinerary kicks off February 1 at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, and wraps February 10th at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA.

Now, Disney Theatrical Productions has confirmed that Aladdin, a new musical based on the Academy Award winning animated film, will play its pre-Broadway engagement at Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre(formerly the Canon) November 13, 2013 to January 12, 2014 and will open at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre in 2014. The show will feature music by Alan Menken; lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin with a book by Beguelin. Casey Nicholaw will direct and choreograph.

Pegi Young & The Survivors will appear on Late Show With David Letterman on January 30th before they head out on a string of tour dates, including four shows in support of 10,000 Maniacs.

Grammy Winner Midge Ure has announced plans for a solo US tour in January 2013 which will be the first time he performs in the US in a decade. The tour kicks off in Long Island New York on the 8th of January with the only acoustic show on the trek and winds up on the west coast in LA on January 26th. The last tour Midge did across the US was all acoustic in 2001 - this will also be the first tour with a full band since 1985. Right The Stars will be opening the shows and will also provide backing for Midge Ure.

Teatro Vista kicks off its 2012-13 season with the world premiere of i put the fear of mexico in 'em, a humorous, bold work by Matthew Paul Olmos about an American couple vacationing in Tijuana who stumble off the beaten path and are accosted by a Mexican couple in an alley. i put the fear of mexico in 'em runs now through December 9, 2012 at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago. Get a first look at the production below!

Anything Barbra Streisand-related is well worth attending (are you kidding?!), and on Friday, October 5, there was an invited dress rehearsal on the Temple University campus in the Liacouras Center as Barbra Streisand: BACK TO BROOKLYN got its feet wet for the first time in front of about a thousand people.

Grace, the acclaimed dark comedy written by award-winning writer Craig Wright (Mistakes Were Made, Recent Tragic Events, "Six Feet Under") and directed by Dexter Bullard (Tracy Letts' BUG), today announced a series of special events throughout the month of October in support of the the show's Broadway premiere.

Grace, the acclaimed dark comedy written by award-winning writer Craig Wright (Mistakes Were Made, Recent Tragic Events, "Six Feet Under") and directed by Dexter Bullard (Tracy Letts' BUG), today announced a series of special events throughout the month of October in support of the the show's Broadway premiere.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center's 2012 NYFF featured as part of its Masterworks program the Director's Cut of Frank Oz's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986). At the presentation were the director, Ellen Greene, Alan Menken and more. Below, watch Menken perform 'Suddenly Seymour' and Greene sing 'Somewhere That's Green' from the show!

CBS News' 48 HOURS kicks off its 25th full season today, Sept. 29 with a fresh new lineup of stories about crime and justice, stories that need a voice, and stories that make a difference, it was announced by Senior Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky.

CBS News' 48 HOURS kicks off its 25th full season Saturday, Sept. 29 with a fresh new lineup of stories about crime and justice, stories that need a voice, and stories that make a difference, it was announced by Senior Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky.

Dallas Theater Center kicks of its 2012-2013 season with the outrageous new comedy The Second City Does Dallas written specifically for Dallas by members of The Second City and directed by Matt Hovde. The worlds of Chicago and Dallas collide on DTC's stage in a satirical take on all that makes Dallas great (and not so great). It's a fully produced sketch comedy experience in a theatrical, no-holds-barred look at Big D. The Second City Does Dallas runs at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre tonight, August 29 - Sunday, September 30.

Dallas Theater Center kicks of its 2012-2013 season with the outrageous new comedy The Second City Does Dallas written specifically for Dallas by members of The Second City and directed by Matt Hovde. The worlds of Chicago and Dallas collide on DTC's stage in a satirical take on all that makes Dallas great (and not so great). It's a fully produced sketch comedy experience in a theatrical, no-holds-barred look at Big D. The Second City Does Dallas runs at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Wednesday, August 29 - Sunday, September 30.

Summer in Chicago continues this month with the Grant Park Music Festival, led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar and the Grammy Award-nominated Grant Park Orchestra, along with Chorus Director Christopher Bell and the Grant Park Chorus in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago's Millennium Park. The Festival will bring performances by outstanding guest conductors and guest artists from around the world, in a month of exciting programming that includes a world premiere commission, a live concert screening of Frozen Planet, the latest hit series from BBC/Discovery Channel, a tribute concert to Broadway and Hollywood legend, Frank Loesser and other Festival favorites.

Funnyman and longtime supporter of the Armed Forces, Ron White, returns to CMT hosting an all-new comedy special in support of the troops when RON WHITE'S COMEDY SALUTE TO THE TROOPS 2012, premieres Sunday, July 1 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT. In addition to White, the show features comedians Kathleen Madigan, Jake Johannsen, John Pinette and Mike Wilmot, as they salute those serving in the armed forces with a night full of laughs.

Five-time Grammy award winning legend and Blues Hall of Fame Inductee Robert Cray will release a brand new studio album "Nothin But Love" on Monday August 27th, his UK tour kicks off today, June 26th with a date at the Shepherds Bush Empire (as part of London Blues Fest).

Five-time Grammy award winning legend and Blues Hall of Fame Inductee Robert Cray will release a brand new studio album "Nothin But Love" on Monday August 27th, his UK tour kicks off on June 26th with a date at the Shepherds Bush Empire (as part of London Blues Fest).

Funnyman and longtime supporter of the Armed Forces, Ron White, returns to CMT hosting an all-new comedy special in support of the troops when RON WHITE'S COMEDY SALUTE TO THE TROOPS 2012, premieres Sunday, July 1 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT on CMT. In addition to White, the show features comedians Kathleen Madigan, Jake Johannsen, John Pinette and Mike Wilmot, as they salute those serving in the armed forces with a night full of laughs.