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After thirteen years of marriage, writers-actors-and real-life-married-couple Annabelle Gurwitch ('Dinner and a Movie,' Fired!) and Jeff Kahn ('The Ben Stiller Show,' Forty Year Old Virgin) have adapted their hilarious, often moving, memoir, You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up for the stage and will play the Snapple Theater for three days from January 6-8.

Carnegie Hall launches its 120th anniversary year celebration on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. with a one-night-only gala event hosted by renowned singer/songwriter James Taylor in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. This festive evening pays tribute to Carnegie Hall's illustrious history, highlighting many of the extraordinary musical and cultural events that have taken place on the Hall's legendary stages over the past twelve decades. Featured special guests include: Barbara Cook, Steve Martin, Bette Midler, Sting, and members of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus among others. This concert is one of four Carnegie Hall Perspectives performances presented by Taylor this spring.

Nashville Opera presents the third production of its 30th Anniversary Season, W.A. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Directed by John Hoomes and featuring the Nashville Symphony conducted by Maestro William Boggs. The international cast of principal artists include Scott Conner (bass) as Figaro, Anne-Carolyn Bird (soprano) as Susanna; Corey McKern (baritone) as Count Almaviva, Georgia Jarman (soprano) as Countess Almaviva; and Kirsten Gunlogson (mezzo-soprano) as Cherubino. Amy Tate Williams, Chorusmaster/Accompanist, leads the Nashville Opera Ensemble. Tickets range in price from $19 to $95, and the company also offers its unique Pay-What-You-Can option which carries a suggested minimum donation of $5 per seat.

Tony winning Broadway legend Carol Channing will be honored at the LIGHT OF HOPE AWARDS on February 5, 2011 at The Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Palm Springs, California for her outstanding work with The Dr. Carol Channing And Harry Kullijian Foundation For The Arts in advocating for arts education in all public schools across the nation. The 'Night At The Movies' Gala will star Tony Nominated stage, film and television actress Jonelle Allen and the nationally renowned young performing group, The Kids Next Door. Proceeds from the event will benefit Christophers Clubhouse, a non profit organization dedicated to educating and empowering children, parents and communities to keep children safe from predatory crimes.

The producers of 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL are pleased to announce the cast for the First National Tour that stops at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis for a two-week engagement February 8-20, 2011.

Casting has been announced for the Providence engagement of Disney's THE LION KING. Providence's most eagerly awaited stage production ever will leap onto the PPAC stage from Tuesday, February 1 to Sunday, February 20. The press opening night is Thursday, February 3 at 7:30 PM.

Continuing a commitment to foster and cultivate emerging talent, Texas Performing Arts presents one of todays most exciting young chamber ensembles. Praised for their contemporary approach to classical music by fans of both traditional and non-traditional classical music, The Parker Quartet will perform at the McCullough Theatre on Thursday, January 20.

After the successful premiere of the Adult Playwrights Program (APP) in the fall of 2010, ACT's Education Department is excited to offer two APP classes in the winter of 2011, APP INTRO TO PLAYWRITING and APP INTERMEDIATE PLAYWRITING.

In a significant strategic partnership within the ever-changing home/digital entertainment market, Starz, LLC has agreed to sell The Weinstein Company (TWC) a 25% stake in Starz Media, LLC, a programming production, home entertainment and international TV distribution company which includes Anchor Bay Entertainment and other TV/home entertainment assets. Separately, Anchor Bay has entered into a multi-year domestic distribution agreement for new theatrical content from TWC and its Dimension Films label.

Syfy's 16th annual The Twilight Zone New Year's marathon lured more than one million total viewers (1.02 million) into the 'fifth dimension of imagination,' up eight percent compared to last year's journey.

Led by two primetime NFL telecasts, which were the #1 and #2 programs of the week in adults 18-49 and other key measures, NBC won the week of December 27-January 2 in adults 18-49, total viewers and virtually all other key measures, averaging a 2.9 rating, 8 share in adults 18-49 and 8.5 million viewers overall, according to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research. This marks NBC's third weekly victory in the last four weeks in the key demographic of adults 18-49.

First Folio's Season of Suspense will continue with Noël Coward's comedy of the supernatural, Blithe Spirit. Charles Condomine's life takes an unexpected twist when the eccentric medium Madame Arcati unwittingly conjures up the ghost of his first wife Elvira. Caught between the spirit of his dead spouse and the disbelief of his current one, Charles struggles to maintain his marriage and his sanity.

It has been widely reported that Fox's 'American Idol' will be revamped for its upcoming season. The Hollywood Reporter has now published a list of the changes.

This February Goodspeed Musicals will hold local auditions for its 2011 season. Local Non-Equity auditions will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Local Equity auditions will be held on Sunday, February 6, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in East Haddam, Conn.

Broadway In Chicago is happy to announce that individual tickets for the Tony Award-winning production of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical will go on sale on Friday, January 7 at 10:00 a.m. through all Broadway In Chicago ticketing outlets. The National Tour of HAIR comes to Chicago's Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre for a limited, two-week engagement March 8 - 20, 2011.

Broadway Sessions, the long running weekly musical theater themed evening at The Midtown Theater, welcomes stars from the Broadway hit Rock of Ages as it moves to it's new night, Thursdays, on January 6th.

The Australian Bee Gees Show - A Tribute to the Bee Gees, will make its exciting debut at Excalibur Hotel and Casino Tuesday, Feb. 1 when the talented tribute band brings the music of the famous Gibb brothers to the Las Vegas Strip.

BroadwayWorld.com presents Twitter Watch, which brings you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter! Winner of the 'most creative' response amongst the hundreds that we received (including nearly everyone on the list ... and many who weren't picked) after posting BroadwayGirlNYC's list of 'The Top 100 Theatre Tweeters You Must Follow on Twitter' went to Harvey Fierstein. The four-time Tony Award-winner is returning to Broadway February 15, starring as Albin in the 2010 Tony Award-winning revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. The Broadway favorite will appear opposite six-time Emmy Award nominee Jeffrey Tambor ('Arrested Development,' 'The Larry Sanders Show') will make his Broadway musical debut as Georges.

Playwrights Horizons announced in December that it had commissioned FAR FROM HEAVEN, a new musical with book by Tony Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain), music by Tony Award nominee Scott Frankel (Grey Gardens) and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Michael Korie (Grey Gardens, The Grapes of Wrath).

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Weigel Broadcasting Co. announced today plans for the national launch of Me-TV, a television network offering classic television sitcoms, dramas and classic commercials and targeted for digital broadcast stations, it was announced today by Jim Packer, co-President, MGM Worldwide Television and Norman H. Shapiro, President of Weigel Broadcasting.