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The New York Pops led by Vincent Falcone and Eric Stern, celebrates its hometown on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 8 p.m. at Carnegie Hall in a program entitled 'A Love Letter to New York' featuring classic songs about New York City and the world premieres of original songs about the city by composer Kenneth Laub. Clint Holmes headlines the concert with special guests Ashley Brown, Laura Bell Bundy and Linda Hart. The program also includes songs by Stephen Sondheim and Cole Porter. Ms. Bundy, Ms. Hart, and Mr. Holmes will make their Carnegie Hall debuts.

Disney's lavish musical is the classic love story of Belle, a kind-hearted but misunderstood young woman, and the Beast, a pompous prince who has been turned into an animal by the spell of an enchantress. To break the spell, the Beast must learn to love and be loved. Belle could be his chance, if only the Beast can control his anger and find the heart that he never had as a man. But time is running out and if he does not learn his lesson soon, he will be doomed to live in isolation for all eternity.

Lynda Carter makes her NY cabaret debut, by popular demand at Feinstein's at the Loews Regency. Performances are through November 3.

2 Pianos 4 Hands, starring Evans Haile and Andrew Gerle will be re-mounted this fall with performances beginning October 19 at the award-winning Penguin Repertory Company.

Scott Stander and Associates proudly presents TV's one and only Wonder Woman, after a 20-year absence up close and personal. Lynda Carter appears, by popular demand, in her NY cabaret debut at the Feinstein's at the Loews Regency. October 30 - November 3.

An Intimate Evening with Lynda Carter, swings by Chicago's Apollo Theatre for six performances, September 11 - 16.

The iconic theater diva and star of 24 - count 'em, 24 - Broadway shows including 'Evita,' 'Master Class,' 'Noises Off,' 'Anything Goes' and 'Sweeney Todd' brought all the songs she 'Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda' sung, plus a few more, to The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH this past weekend

Turtle Shell Productions is announcing the world premiere of new musical Fritz & Froyim, with book and lyrics by Norman Beim (Success) and music by Mark Barkan (writer for Nat King Cole, Vic Damone, Elvis Presley and Paul Anka) and Rolf Barnes (composer, conductor for Volpe). The show is based on Romain Gary's novel The Dance of Genghis Cohn, and will be directed by Turtle Shell Productions Artistic Director John W. Cooper.

Broadway and cabaret star Yvonne Constant will return to Danny's Skylight Room on November 8th at 7 PM with her show La Chanson Realiste: Paris in the Twenties with Musical Director Russ Kassoff.

Donny Osmond will be making his return to Broadway as Gaston in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

Barbara Streisand's early TV special 'Ny Name is Barbra' will be one of the music specials featured in a starry pledge week on PBS from December 3rd through 11th

Waiting for the Moon, Frank Wildhorn's new musical based on the rocky marriage of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, will open at New Jersey's Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center on July 20th

Patti LuPone will perform her concert The Lady with the Torch at the Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center on June 25th and 26th as part of the Lenape's fourth Summer Series

Jarrod Emick and Lauren Kennedy star as F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald in Frank Wildhorn's latest musical.

There were some wonderful offerings on the stages of Philadelphia and South Jersey last year and this year is proving to be another exciting year for some of Broadway's favorites. Some shows are hot off the Great White Way, while others are fresh new revivals or solid standing favorites. A few shows and events are exciting new premiers that the Philly area theater crowd always welcomes with open arms.