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The River City Community Players wishes you and yours a Happy New Year and announce auditions for The Wedding Singer - Jan 3-5: 7 p.m., Mon-Wed.

New Year's Eve is just around the corner. Plan to be part of the newest most exciting BASH in KANSAS CITY'S THEATRE COMMUNITY

She&Her Hold Auditions for A TOUCH OF MUSIC Jan. 5-6

The Mornington Players present their 2011 season.

San Diego actress Alice Ripley, who received the 2009 Tony Award® for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning Next to Normal, reprises her acclaimed performance in the musical's 36-week North American tour. It will play January 18 - 23,

The Theater Company (TTC) is now accepting appointments for their open call auditions for their Winter production of Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW on January 4 & 5, 2011 from 6:30-9:30pm at TTC's Studio - C413 at Monroe Center for the Arts, 720 Monroe St., Hoboken, NJ. TTC seeks a diverse cast, ages 16 and up, for this frighteningly fantastic, cult following romp directed by Billy Mitchell with musical direction is Tom Berger and choreography is Robert Gonzales Jr.

In case you missed the broadcast on CBS last night, check out this clip of Angela Lansbury, Carol Channing & Chita Rivera. The legendary Broadway performers go over their notes backstage in preparation to tribute friend and honoree, the great Composer/Lyricist Jerry Herman.

Injured SPIDER-MAN actor Christopher Tierney has left the intensive care unit and has been transferred to a New York City rehabilitation facility, according to his father. Tim Tierney added that his son is now able to walk with the help of a full-torso brace.

John A. Ferraro, an actor and director and teacher, passed away on December 7, 2010.

"David's Mother" by Bob Randall and directed by Jessica Franz opens in January at Olathe Community Theatre Association (OCTA).

Make Me A Song: The Music of William Finn by William Finn.

Last night's special Tuesday edition of 'Sunday Night Football' was the top-rated show on Tuesday, the 16th straight week that primetime football on NBC defeated its nightly competition.

Legendary actor Leslie Nielsen has passed away from complications of pneumonia at the age of 84, according to various news reports. Nielsen was surrounded by his wife and friends in a hospital near his Fort Lauderdale home.

SHINE! The Horatio Alger Musical with a Book by Richard Seff; Music by Roger Dean Anderson and Lyrics by Lee Goldsmith is being presented by Other Side Productions (Peter Mercurio, Chuck Blasius - Co-Artistic Directors) as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival at The Theater at St. Clements, 423 West 46th Street.

This winter, the Geffen Playhouse is doing its part to spread contagious holiday cheer by presenting Neil Berg's critically acclaimed musical revue Broadway Holiday.

Creative Alliance announces Wrap it UP! Our First Ever OFFICIAL Holiday Season!

Kumu Kahua Theatre presents The Great Kaua‘i Train Robbery, A Kumu Kahua commissioned play, by Lee Cataluna.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's next upcoming Holiday Monday-Columbus Day, October 11-will give visitors a special opportunity to view such new and popular fall exhibitions as The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty and to spend time in the Museum's encyclopedic collections galleries.

Returning after his acclaimed Beethoven Sonata Cycle two seasons ago, Hungarian pianist András Schiff revisits Walt Disney Concert Hall to pay tribute to Schumann during his bicentennial year, Wednesday, October 13, at 8 p.m. The recital program features the German composer's Waldszenen, Op. 82, Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Kinderszenen, Op. 15, and Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13. The performance is the first event of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's 2010/11 Colburn Celebrity series, which features some of the world's leading virtuosos.

Albertina Walker died today in Chicago after a battle with emphysema. She was 81 years old. Hailed as the Queen of Gospel, Walker was known for forming the Caravans, the popular gospel act in the '50s that helped launch the careers of artists such as Inez Andrews, Shirley Caesar, James Cleveland, and Cassietta George. The group's classic recordings include songs such as 'Blessed Assurance,' 'Mary Don't You Weep,' 'Soldiers In The Army,' and 'Solid Rock.' As a solo artist, Walker won a GRAMMY for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 1994 for Songs Of The Church - Live In Memphis.