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Spike TV has ordered a fourth and fifth season (a total of 28 episodes) of '1000 Ways to Die' from Original Productions, it was announced today by Sharon Levy, senior vice president, original programming. '1000 Ways to Die,' the highly-rated original series showcases some of the most outrageously true stories about those who succumbed to the grim reaper in the most unorthodox of ways. The third season, consisting of 13 episodes, premieres Tuesday, September 14 at 10:00pm ET/PT.

Logo, the entertainment network for gays, lesbians, their families and friends kicks off summer with the U.S. series premiere of 'The Jaquie Brown Diaries' and the return of Logo's original series 'Jeffery and Cole Casserole' and BBC hit comedy series 'Beautiful People.'

Ben Silverman's next generation multimedia studio, Electus, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), and MTV today announced their plan to actively develop and produce the first-ever multicultural, interactive series built for the digital age for MTV. Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress America Ferrera will executive produce the series with her production company, Take Fountain. Quiara Alegria Hudes, the author of the Tony award-winning Broadway musical 'In the Heights,' will write the script and executive produce, and Ian Kleinert and Jarred Weisfeld of Objective Entertainment will co-executive produce.

iPhone users will be able to delve deeper inside the world of Dr. Gregory House and Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital with INHOUSE, the new app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices, featuring exclusive video and photo content from the hit series HOUSE, available today on the App storeSM. All-new features will be posted each Monday at 8/7c ET/PT through the end of the season, and all-new appisodes launch Monday, May 24, giving fans their weekly dose of HOUSE all summer long. The app will be offered free of charge and is currently available in the U.S. only, with plans to go worldwide.

Julie Larson, the sister of the award-winning composer of 'Rent' Jonathan Larson, took her 16 year old son to see Speargrove Presents.

The Musical Of Musicals (The Musical!) plays the DUPAC April 16, 17, and 18, 2010. The show is written by Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell, and directed by Krista Hansen.

For the second year, Orleans Arena will host 102.7 Coyote CountryFest on Saturday, August 14. Performers include country music recording artists Blake Shelton, Uncle Kracker, Jaron and the Long Road to Love, The Band Perry and Matt Kennon.

Take It From the Top, a summer musical theatre intensive, has announced that it will come to Charlotte, NC. The Broadway workshop was founded by Paul Canaan (performer and educator) and Laura Bell Bundy (star of Legally Blonde on Broadway) and features a 3-days of musical theatre education. Joining Paul will be Tracy Jai Edwards (Broadway's Hairspray and Legally Blonde) and a team of working Broadway professionals to provide training and prospective for students interested in pursuing a professional career in musical theatre as well as those just looking to have fun in the performing arts.

Since his appointment as Chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Broadway theatre producer Rocco Landesman has stirred up the status quo in the federal agency with his assertive style and outspoken nature. A feature story in the New York times taks a look at Landesman's tenure thus far, including his stance against a bureaucratic status quo, and his push to extend funding options for artistic programs.

For an entirely different evening of entertainment, Gerald Duval's 'Edith Beale Live at Reno Sweeney,' will be performed at one of New York's most respected and venerable entertainment establishments, Joe's Pub at the Public Theater.

On July 22, the American Society of Music Arrangers & Composers presents the Annual Golden Score Awards, hosted by actor/producer Rob Reiner, at the Universal Hilton Hotel in Universal City. The 2010 Golden Score Award will be presented to the multi-talented film, television and theatrical composer, lyricist and arranger Marc Shaiman. The Award for Lifetime Achievement in Arranging will be presented to the prolific arranger / conductor Sammy Nestico.

A Sweet Deal Turns Sour when a murder happens on the train! The Mystery Train presents "Murder on the Wrong Side of the Tracks", opening on April 16 and running through June 5th, with shows on Friday and Saturday evenings. Erik Pratt, Lucas Villanueva, and Eric Johansen are among the shady characters who are bound to lead you astray. It's murderous fun! If you enjoy playing detective, or being a part of the mystery, get in the line-up!

BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange is pleased to announce THANGKS FOR NOTHIN by Abigail Browde (BAX 2009/10 Artist In Residence: theater). This performance marks the culmination of a residency that included valuable Open Rehearsals, shared showcase performances and meaningful audience feedback.

It takes a special kind of mind to leap from Ireland's recent smoking ban to ancestral bones and urban sprawl in the space of a single folk anthem, and to get the entire bar singing at the top of their lungs at the same time. But leave it to Tuam County Galway's The Saw Doctors and their inviting, guitar-rich, punk-infused rockabilly songs that mix pub roots with the astute Springsteen-like observation and an effortlessly popular appeal.

The Irish Arts Center and 1407 Productions LLC announce a world premiere concert performance of TRANSPORT, a new musical by Thomas Keneally and Larry Kirwan, directed by Tony Walton, as part of the Irish Arts Center New Plays Partnership Series.

April 12-18 is going to be a very busy week at the Peck School of the Arts.

Tickets are going fast for the Pinckney Players' final show of the season, Mitch Albom's 'Duck Hunter Shoots Angel' at the Jane Tasch Theatre in Pinckney.

Harvest Rain's the DIVAS: one night only! 8pm on Saturday 24 April 2010 at the Concert Hall, QPAC.

The Shakespeare Playground presents 'Villains and Heroes' - A Week-Long Theater Workshop for ages 8 to 13. The program runs June 28 to July 2.

Staten Island Children's Museum announces events for April 16-22. The Staten Island Children's Museum appeals to the intrepid explorer in every child. Interactive exhibitions and creative workshops offer plenty of opportunities for hands-on, first hand experiences that nurture children's natural curiosity and creativity. Visits to the museum launch children on a voyage of discovery - about themselves and the world around them.