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Tommy Tune, Colin Donnell, Danny Gardner, Jeff Hiller, Erin Mackey, Patti Murin, Douglas Sills,Jennifer Laura Thompson and Kirsten Wyatt star in George and Ira Gershwin's Lady, Be Good, the opening production of New York City Center's 2015 Encores! season, running for seven performances, tonight, February 4, through February 8, 2015.

The National Arts Club in New York City is presenting a rare collection of work by Salvador Dali through February 28th.

From March 12 - 22, 2015 Houston Ballet offers up Modern Masters, a spring mixed repertory program showcasing works by three of the twentieth century's greatest choreographers.

Tommy Tune,Colin Donnell, Danny Gardner, Jeff Hiller, Erin Mackey, Patti Murin, Douglas Sills, Jennifer Laura Thompson and Kirsten Wyatt star in George and Ira Gershwin's Lady, Be Good, the opening production of New York City Center's 2015 Encores! season, running for seven performances, February 4 - 8, 2015. Lady, BeGood is directed by Mark Brokaw and choreographed by Randy Skinner. FoundingEncores! Music Director Rob Fisher returns as Guest Music Director, and has supervised the restoration of the Gershwins' original score.

Beginning today, January 29, 2015, Dominique Levy Gallery will present Body and Matter: The Art of Kazuo Shiraga and Satoru Hoshino.

CHICAGO – Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the fiery melodrama Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) conducted by Dmitri Jurowski in a new production by John Caird. It opens on Saturday, January 24 with 10 performances through Saturday, March 14. Performance dates are Jan. 24, 27, Feb. 2, 27, Mar. 3, 14 at 7:30pm; and Jan. 30, Feb. 5, Mar. 8, 11 at 2pm. Check out a first look at the production below!

That's Entertainment: The MGM Years the current production of the Quality Hill Playhouse continues through February 15 at the theatre in Kansas City, MO. The show highlights the songs from the movie studio MGM, but in the case of Quality Hill MGM stands for Music Glorious Music and that is exactly what the audience receives.

El musical de George e Ira Gershwin 'Lady, Be Good!' se estrena el próximo 31 de enero en el Teatro de la Zarzuela, en ingles con sobretítulos y contará en el reparto con Talía del Val y Paris Martín.

CHICAGO – Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the fiery melodrama Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) conducted by Dmitri Jurowski in a new production by John Caird. It opens on Saturday, January 24 with 10 performances through Saturday, March 14. Performance dates are Jan. 24, 27, Feb. 2, 27, Mar. 3, 14 at 7:30pm; and Jan. 30, Feb. 5, Mar. 8, 11 at 2pm.

Today we salute one of Broadway's most influential artists in honor of his birthday this week, the one and only Ira Gershwin!

CHICAGO – Lyric Opera of Chicago presents The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess,conducted by Ward Stare in a revival of the acclaimed production from renowned director Francesca Zambello. It opens on Monday, November 17 with 13 performances through Saturday, December 20. Performance dates are Nov. 17, 19, Dec. 2, 5, 8, 13, 16, and 20 at 7:30pm; and Nov. 23, 26, 28, Dec. 11 and 18 at 2pm.

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess,conducted by Ward Stare in a revival of the acclaimed production from renowned director Francesca Zambello. The production opened last night, Monday, November 17 with 13 performances through Saturday, December 20. Performance dates are Nov. 17, 19, Dec. 2, 5, 8, 13, 16, and 20 at 7:30pm; and Nov. 23, 26, 28, Dec. 11 and 18 at 2pm.

As the axis of this spinning vortex, Noel Coward's The Vortex, the talented Shannon Holt dominates as Florence.

The soundtrack for the brand new big screen edition of beloved family-friendly musical ANNIE is out today.

Andris Nelsons will be in residency at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, for three weeks during the 2015 season. In addition to several programs with the BSO, Maestro Nelsons will lead the Tanglewood Music Center in Mahler's Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony of a Thousand,' as part of a summer-long celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Tanglewood Music Center, the BSO's prestigious summer music academy founded by former BSO music director (1924-49) Serge Koussevitzky in 1940.

Today, Macy's announced that Sting, composer of Broadway's THE LAST SHIP, Idina Menzel star if Broadway's IF/THEN, and Nick Jonas will be among the stars appearaing at the 88th annual MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE.

Omaha Performing Arts, Omaha Symphony, Omaha Community Playhouse, Opera Omaha and Joslyn Art Museum are proud to partner with ConAgra Foods again this holiday season for ConAgra Foods' Shine the Light on Hunger program.

Omaha Performing Arts, Omaha Symphony, Omaha Community Playhouse, Opera Omaha and Joslyn Art Museum are proud to partner with ConAgra Foods again this holiday season for ConAgra Foods' Shine the Light on Hunger program.

While reviewing What Makes a Man (WMAM), now playing at the Berkley Street Theatre, it's tempting to comment on what's not there, what could and should be there, rather than what is there. What is on display is a marvelous musical stage portrait of Charles Aznavour, the world renowned French singer/songwriter, actor and political activist/diplomat. A man of the world, he is capable of singing in five languages. One of the last surviving 'showmen,' he still is capable of filling the world's most prestigious concert halls. For example, a year ago he performed for the first time in 25 years at London's Royal Albert Hall. Demand was so great, a second concert was booked there for this past June.

The complete 'Hard Knock Life' from the ANNIE movie soundtrack is now available! Quvenzhane Wallis leads the orphans in a spirited rendition of the plucky group number in the new clip released this week, which eager fans can now hear in full.

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess in a revival of the acclaimed production from renowned director Francesca Zambello, conducted by Ward Stare. It opens on Monday, November 17 with 13 performances through Saturday, December 20. Performance dates are Nov. 17, 19, Dec. 2, 5, 8, 13, 16, and 20 at 7:30pm; and Nov. 23, 26, 28, Dec. 11 and 18 at 2pm.

Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under The Elms opens on Friday and runs through October 26th at Raleigh Little Theatre. The play is a combination of several Greek myths set on a family farm in New England, and premiered on Broadway in 1924. It is RLT's second production of the play and the first in the Triangle since the 2009 Broadway revival, which starred Brian Dennehey.

The soundtrack for the brand new big screen edition of beloved family-friendly musical ANNIE is now available to pre-order in anticipation of the film's December release.

In this interview, Alley Theatre Artistic Director, Gregory Boyd and I discuss the deep roots and broad influence of DRACULA, the genius and uniqueness of Edward Gorey, and, just for kicks, what it's like to work with David Hyde Pierce.