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Dueting it for the Kids is a concert unlike anything heard previously in Sydney. This event will bring together the top Australian names of the recording and concert industry in a concert of duets - pairing many of today's greatest voices in an evening of music and song. This one off concert, in aid of The Australian Childrens' Music Foundation, is on Monday 9 August at Sydney's State Theatre.

FRANKLIN runs May 20th through June 5th, 2010 at the Arclight Theatre on 152 W . 71st Street. FRANKLIN is an Actors' Equity Association approved Showcase. FRANKLIN was shortlisted by the Old Vic's New Voices program as one of the' Top 10 New Voices in Theater' in 2009.

Tony Award winning actress Idina Menzel chats with ABC News Radio's David Blaustein about her role on the popular television series GLEE. Menzel also talks about being a new mom.

How far would you go to achieve your dreams? La Costa Theatre opens its newly renovated space with a dark comedic new twist on Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's cult classic Little Shop of Horrors

Things are never exactly what they seem; as illuminated by NewGround Theatre Collective's production of Clandestine, a series of six short works about love, friendship, family, and the secrets that are all-too-often part and parcel of any relationship. Clandestine will begin performances on June 3rd at the Gene Frankel Theatre, located at 24 Bond Street, as part of the 2nd Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. Members of the press are invited to all performances.

Frist Fridays, the Frist Center's popular summer concert series, kicks off May 28, 2010, with musical guests The Dirt Drifters performing live in the Turner Courtyard. Now in its eighth year, the series takes place May through July from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the final Friday of each month. Patrons are invited to enjoy an evening of live music, light snacks and beverages as well as visit the diverse exhibitions on view in the Frist Center's galleries. Frist Fridays takes place rain or shine.

Victory Gardens Theater Artistic Director Dennis Zacek and Executive Director Jan Kallish proudly announce that Kristoffer Diaz's The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, currently in previews at New York's Second Stage Theatre, opens on Thursday, May 20; the smash hit production is slated to run though June 20, 2010. Second Stage Theatre will simultaneously produce Michael Golamco's Year Zero, May 18-June 13, 2010.

Playwright Matthew Freeman, director Kyle Ancowitz, and Blue Coyote Theater Group return to The Brick with THAT OLD SOFT SHOE, a redacted comedy. Their previous appearances include the much-ballyhooed productions of Glee Club and An Interview with the Author. In THAT OLD SOFT SHOE, a Senator from the Pacific Northwest arrives to inspect the goings-on in an undisclosed location, throwing the staff into turmoil. Will they all wind up working at a phone bank in Dallas? After all, it's a new administration.

The Grove Theatre is proud to announce the opening of Urinetown on Friday, May 21st.

Dion 'wanders' into the Paramount Center For The Arts for a rare concert appearance on Friday, June 18th.

Outfitted with an amazing array of custom-built microtonal instruments, Partch, continues its ongoing survey of the profound music of Harry Partch with two evenings of microtonal music and experimental film. Under the direction of John Schneider, the ensemble returns for a sixth year to REDCAT with Even Wild Horses presented on Wednesday, June 2 and again on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater. Curtain for the performances is 8:30pm.

Bristol Riverside Theatre announces its 2010-11 season of four plays and one musical featuring Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Jeffrey Hatcher, Old Wicked Songs by John Marans, The Little Prince by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar, All My Sons by Arthur Miller, and Little Women with book by Allan Knee, music by Jason Howland and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein.

Today, with the announcement of its annual awards, the Outer Critics Circle recognized two shows developed at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Carrie Fisher won the award for Outstanding Solo Performance with Wishful Drinking, and Kevin Adams of American Idiot was honored for Outstanding Lighting Design. The Outer Critics Circle - the official organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications, and other media beyond Broadway - has given awards since 1950.

A family more dependent on technology than each other goes off the grid in 'Jack's Family Adventure' a Hallmark Channel Original Movie premiering Saturday, July 17 (9p.m. ET/PT 8C). Emmy(R) winner Peter Strauss ('The Jericho Mile') stars as a modern-day cowboy alongside veteran performers Jonathan Silverman ('Weekend at Bernies') and DeDee Pfeiffer ('Cybill') in a story that reminds us it's not how many times you fall off the horse that matters, it's how many times you climb back in the saddle.

Syfy's Friday night lineup of Stargate Universe and Merlin both hit season highs during their May 14 telecasts.

The 35th season finale of 'Saturday Night Live' has delivered the show's highest metered-market household rating for a season-ender in five years, according to 'live plus same day' in-home viewing figures from the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research.

Last night, during one of the year's most watched live television events, a star-studded panel of judges chose Miss Michigan USA, Rima Fakih, as Miss USA 2010. Internationally-renowned chef and current 'Celebrity Apprentice' contestant Curtis Stone and 'Today' show co-host and correspondent Natalie Morales hosted the 59th Annual Miss USA Pageant from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in one of the world's most electrifying cities, Las Vegas. The comedic mother-daughter duo Joan and Melissa Rivers were on hand providing backstage color commentary.

Upcoming Guests On 'LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON' 5/17-28

'LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY' Announces Guests 5/17-31

According to a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll - the majority of Americans (64 percent) back Arizona's new controversial immigration law. Yet nearly an identical amount (66 percent) believe the law will lead to the discrimination of Latino immigrants who reside in the U.S. legally. NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC and Telemundo take a special look at the complicated topic of immigration during a daylong series of reports on-air and online May 26, 2010.