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The 31st Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards are taking place this evening, June 3 at 7:30pm at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) Observership Program grants emerging Directors and Choreographers 25 paid opportunities to observe the work of master Directors and Choreographers as they create productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway and at leading regional theatres across the country.

Tony Award-winners Susan Stroman, Bebe Neuwirth, Cady Huffman, Kathleen Marshall and Karen Ziemba are set to present at the 31st Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards taking place on Monday, June 3 at 7:30pm at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Also set to present at the awards are Mary Testa, Christiane Noll, Harry Belafonte, Rex Reed, Michael Riedel, Anna Bergman, Lee Roy Reams, Dancing with the Stars' Tony Dovolani, Carson Kressley and Countess Lu Ann de Lesseps.

Second Stage Theatre has just announced the casting for its upcoming production of the new musical comedy, NOBODY LOVES YOU. The company will feature HEATH CALVERT (world premiere of Nobody Loves You at the Old Globe Theatre), BRYAN FENKART (Memphis), ROE HARTRAMPF (Second Stage Theatre Uptown's The Bad Guys), AUTUMN HURLBERT(Legally Blonde), LESLIE KRITZER (Legally Blonde, A Catered Affair), LAUREN MOLINA (Sweeney Todd, Rock of Ages), RORY O'MALLEY (Tony nominee for The Book of Mormon) and ALEQUE REID (Really Really).

Nominees have been announced for the 31st Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards taking place on Monday, June 3 at 7:30pm at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Select tickets are also now available to the public priced at $425, $200 & $75; tickets can currently be purchased online at www.FredandAdeleAstaireAwards.com. Yesterday the nomineees celebrated at Lillie's Times Square and you can check out photos from the special occasion below!

Nominees have been announced for the 31st Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards taking place on Monday, June 3 at 7:30pm at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Select tickets are also now available to the public priced at $425, $200 & $75; tickets can currently be purchased online at www.FredandAdeleAstaireAwards.com.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jason Bateman has entered talks for Byron Howard's next animated feature for Disney, coming off his box office surprise, TANGLED.

Paris Photo Los Angeles concluded Sunday with genuine excitement over the inaugural United States edition of the renowned Paris fair for artworks in the photographic medium. Over 13,500 visitors flocked to the historic Paramount Pictures Studios to view works by masters and emerging artists from an international roster of exhibitors, including 60 galleries and 12 booksellers from cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Paris, London, Mexico City, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, St. Moritz, Marrakech, Amsterdam, Vienna, Berlin and more.

Pace Performing Arts presents 'Dance Out Loud 2013,' featuring the piece 'Dance in a Straight Line' by choreographer Mandy Moore from 'So You Think You Can Dance' April 26 and 27 at Pace's Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts.

ABC Family springs headfirst into love with 'Spring Crush,' a four day celebration of song, dance and a little romance. Starting today, April 18 and running through Sunday, April 21, viewers can catch fan favorite films, plus the world premiere of the ABC Family original movie 'Lovestruck: The Musical,' airing on Sunday, April 21 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) starring Chelsea Kane (ABC Family's 'Baby Daddy'). Plus, the ABC Family premieres of 'Fame' on Thursday, April 18 (8:30-10:30 PM ET/PT) and 'Tangled' on Saturday, April 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

Over the past twenty four hours, many of America's most recognized brand names and Hollywood's biggest stars have joined millions of people around the world in sharing a modified red version of the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) logo in support of marriage equality. HRC, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, launched a social media campaign Monday afternoon in conjunction with two marriage cases before the Supreme Court this week, in an effort to raise awareness and help showcase the broad and diverse support for marriage equality.

ABC Family springs headfirst into love with "Spring Crush," a four day celebration of song, dance and a little romance.

She may have lost her page position on NBC's 30 ROCK, but Kristen Schaal is on the rebound. According to Deadline, the actress/comedian, best known for her role as 'Hazel' on the recently wrapped ROCK, has signed on to replace Mandy Moore in ABC's upcoming comedy pilot PULLING. She joins Jenny Slate (yes, of MARCEL THE SHELL) and June Diane Raphael (NTSF:SD:SUV::) for the project from ABC and Kapital Entertainment.

FOX is announcing season finale dates and premiere dates for its summer programs, including new unscripted series DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GO, the Season 10 premiere of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, the premiere of family comedy THE GOODWIN GAMES and the return of MASTERCHEF.

On Super Bowl Sunday, the 49ers ate crow as the Ravens soared to victory with flying colors. All the while, Animal Planet chirped, barked and meowed its way to winning the night in cuteness with PUPPY BOWL IX, which brought in more than 12.4 million unique P2+ viewers over the 12-hour marathon - its largest audience ever!

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Cindy Stuart, Choreographer of Disney On Ice presents 'Dare to Dream.' The show comes to Fresno (Jan 30 - Feb 4), Stockton (Feb 7-10), Sacramento (Feb 13-18), San Jose (Feb 20-24), and Oakland (Feb 27 - March 3). More information and tickets can be found at http://disney.go.com/disneyonice/.

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Founder and Artistic Director; Casey Reitz, Executive Director) will conclude its 34th season with the New York premiere of the acclaimed new musical comedy, NOBODY LOVES YOU, featuring music and lyrics by Gaby Alter (Band Geeks!), book and lyrics by Itamar Moses ("Boardwalk Empire," Bach at Leipzig), choreography by Mandy Moore ("So You Think You Can Dance"), directed by Michelle Tattenbaum (The Sublet Experiment). NOBODY LOVES YOU will be performed at Second Stage Theatre's Tony Kiser Theatre (305 West 43rd Street) this summer. Exact dates will be announced shortly. For subscription or ticket information, please call the Second Stage Box Office at 212-246-4422 or visit the company's website, www.2ST.com.

ANIMATION DOMINATION HIGH-DEF, FOX's new alternative animated programming block, will premiere on air Saturday, July 27 (11:00 PM-12:30 AM ET/PT) on FOX. As part of the network's overall Animation Domination High-Def initiative, the late-night block will serve as the on-air component of FOX's digital, multi-platform animation network.

Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) previously announced that they have acquired Digital and Television rights to SAMSARA, the highly acclaimed documentary from filmmakers Mark Magidson and Ron Fricke ("Baraka," "Chronos").

Emily Current and Meritt Elliott, of Current/Elliott, are parting ways with the company reports WWD. Their co-founder, Serge Azria, will continue to operate the label as both creative director and CEO.