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NBC and dick clark productions have announced that the network has acquired the rights to broadcast the immensely popular BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS in a new multi-year deal set to begin in 2018.

The first two weekends in December, concertgoers attending Utah Symphony performances under the baton of Music Director Thierry Fischer will witness history in the making as the orchestra continues its ambitious homage to Camille Saint-Sa ns, one of the late 19th century's most significant and diverse French composers. Tickets are priced from $15-$66 and can be purchased at utahsymphony.org or by calling (801) 533-6683.

Casting for American Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker, co-presented by Segerstrom Center for the Arts and ABT, was announced today by Kevin McKenzie, ABT Artistic Director and Terry Dwyer, Segerstrom Center President. Choreographed by ABT Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky, The Nutcracker will be given 13 performances at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, December 7-17, 2017. Misty Copeland and Daniil Simkin will lead the opening night cast on December 7 dancing the roles of Clara, the Princess and Nutcracker, the Prince, respectively. Subsequent casts include Sarah Lane and Herman Cornejo, Gillian Murphy and James Whiteside, Stella Abrera and Alexandre Hammoudi, and Hee Seo and Cory Stearns in the leading roles.

A remarkable collection of original Walt Disney Studios watercolor paintings from PINOCCHIO will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction.

This December The Utah Symphony will present a jam-packed program that could make even the Grinch crack a grin. Between sixties-style crooning, modern holiday classics, and international pop-stars, there is something for everyone this Christmas season, guaranteed. Come one, come all, and take part in the magic of the holiday season. Rumor has it the Big Man himself might even make an appearance! Tickets range from $8 to $125, and can be purchased at utahsymphony.org or by calling (801) 533-6683.

Leon Botstein will lead the American Symphony Orchestra in Triumph of Art, the second installment in the ASO's four-concert Vanguard series on Thursday, December 7, at 8 PM at Alice Tully Hall.

The Drama League announced today the expansion of their annual event, DirectorFest, into a multi-week, city-wide festival focusing on the art of contemporary stage directing.

Today, JUNK's Ito Aghayere speaks with BWW about her Broadway debut and explains why she remains a pragmatic optimist, despite the play's bleak depiction of the financialization of America.

American Stage continues its 2017-18 Season 'WE THE PEOPLE' with the original romantic comedy, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare and directed by Benjamin T. Ismail.

In a remarkable find, a previously unknown composition by Kurt Weill was recently discovered in a Berlin archive. The three-page manuscript in the composer's hand bears the peculiar title 'Lied vom wei en K se' ('Song of the White Cheese,' lyric by G nther Weisenborn).

On November 3 and 4 at 7:30 PM, Utah's own William Hagen takes the stage with guest conductor Matthias Pintscher to perform classic crowd pleasers by Saint-Sa ns and Ravel with the Utah Symphony.

Walnut Street Theatre's 2017-2018 Independence Studio on 3 season continues with the holiday classic, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY. Directed by Jesse Bernstein, the production begins with previews on October 31st, opens November 2nd and continues through December 17th.

Walnut Street Theatre's 2017-2018 Independence Studio on 3 season continues with the holiday classic, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY. Directed by Jesse Bernstein, the production begins with previews on October 31st, opens November 2nd and continues through December 17th.

American Stage continues its 2017-18 Season 'WE THE PEOPLE' with the original romantic comedy, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare and directed by Benjamin T. Ismail.

On November 3 and 4 at 7:30 PM, Utah's own William Hagen takes the stage with guest conductor Matthias Pintscher to perform classic crowd pleasers by Saint-Sa ns and Ravel with the Utah Symphony.

Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) announced that the Center will reopen as planned on Monday, November 6, 2017. Patrons will be issued refunds for all shows that were canceled as a result of the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa.

The final Music on the Rock of Flat Rock Playhouse's 2017 Season, August 1969: A Tribute to the Women of Woodstock celebrates these four women who remain symbols of the legendary festival, leaving an indelible and provocative mark on popular music, American culture, and the world.

What happens when four show-stopping divas share one stage? On October 27 and 28 at 7:30 PM, the Utah Symphony and guest conductor Jack Everly are joined by four larger-than-life Broadway leading ladies!

The final Music on the Rock of Flat Rock Playhouse's 2017 Season, August 1969: A Tribute to the Women of Woodstock celebrates these four women who remain symbols of the legendary festival, leaving an indelible and provocative mark on popular music, American culture, and the world.

On October 24 and 25 at 7 PM, the Utah Symphony Films in Concert series will haunt Abravanel Hall with scary good performances of the IMFCA winning, delightfully quirky Nightmare Before Christmas score by Danny Elfman, performed live to picture. This special event includes one of the state's largest costume contests, with winners scoring access to a treasure trove of passes and tickets to local Salt Lake City museums and events. Led by Assistant Conductor Conner Gray Covington, tickets start at $29 and can be purchased atutahsymphony.org or by calling (801) 533-6683.

Music Director Thierry Fischer and the Utah Symphony's recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand, with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and choristers of The Madeleine Choir School is released on Friday, November 17 on Reference Recordings.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents Watch on the Rhine, Lillian Hellman's 1940s political thriller about loyalty, family, and sacrifice. The play, directed by Berkeley Rep's associate director Lisa Peterson, begins previews on Thursday, November 30, 2017 and runs through Sunday, January 14, 2018. Individual tickets begin at $30 and can be purchased online at berkeleyrep.org or by phone at 510 647-2949. Press night will be on Monday, December 4.

Alphawood Gallery (2401 North Halsted Street, Chicago) continues to merge visual arts and activism via its critically-acclaimed exhibition, Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties. Visitors to the Gallery are invited to take part in a variety of social justice-related programs this Fall, ranging from film screenings and live performances, to workshops and hands-on activist activities.

The October 27, 2017 release of the 'Toscanini 150th Anniversary Tribute' CD, which Steven Richman recorded using one of Toscanini's own batons, is the Harmonie Ensemble / New York's 14th recording.

Today we celebrate the birth of one of the stage's greatest legends, Angela Lansbury!