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From first-time writer/director David Robert Mitchell comes THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER, a poignant and tender coming-of-age drama. This story follows four young people on the last night of summer - their final night of freedom before the new school year starts.

Mad Dog Theatre Company concludes its exciting inaugural season with the world premiere of THIS IS NOT THE PLAY, a commission by 2011 Dramatists Guild Fellow Chisa Hutchinson. Directed by Joel Waage and designed by Richard T. Chamblin III, THIS IS NOT THE PLAY begins performances on Wednesday, June 22 at the Theaterlab, located at 137 West 14th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues).

Joel Grey has epitomized the entertainment industry's 'triple threat' for decades. His dynamic talent was confirmed when he created one of the iconic characters of film and theater-the magnetic, sinister Emcee in Cabaret-for which he won both the Tony and the Academy Award. With his unparalleled versatility, Grey has proven himself an outstanding dramatic actor on countless occasions - many of them on television. His television career began in the early 1950's, and sixty years later it shows no signs of slowing down. Better TV spoke to Grey about many of his acheivements, including two productions that he has a hand in on Broadway right now - ANYTHING GOES as an actor and THE NORMAL HEART as a director - and more! View the interview below.

Kid Rock did it again! For the second year in a row, CMT scored with viewers both on-air and digitally when the 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS aired live on Wednesday, June 8. The two-and-a-half hour show earned an impressive 1.35 rating among P18-49, averaging 2.9 million total viewers.

On Gwyneth Paltrow's website, GOOP, she posted today a blog entry regarding pride and homosexuality in relation to the Bible. The entry reads as follows.

Jennifer Garner and Oscar-nominated animator John Musker have been tapped to present at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 38th Annual Student Academy Awards ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at 6 p.m., at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The awards ceremony is the culmination of a week of industry-related activities and social events that the Academy is hosting for the 15 students from the U.S. and abroad who have been selected as winners this year.

Chicago Sun-Times critic Paige Wiser, the television critic who wrote the paper's review for GLEE LIVE!, has been ousted from the paper. Wiser's review - which included information one song that wasn't performed and another that she didn't see, according to the Chicago Tribune - was so inaccurate that it drew notice almost immediately and was removed from the paper's website altogether.

Emmy Award winner Sharon Gless ('Queer as Folk,' 'Burn Notice,' 'Nip/Tuck,' 'Cagney and Lacey') would continue to star in the production, which is based on the best-selling book and 'follows the real-life adventures of Jane Juska when she courageously decides, at 66 years old, to place a personal ad in The New York Review of Books, that reads, 'Before I turn 67, next March, I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like. If you want to talk first, Trollope works for me...'

Taproot Theatre Company continues its 35th Anniversary Season this summer with Something's Afoot. 'The butler didn't do it!' So starts this murder mystery musical that has been delighting audiences for decades. When wealthy Lord Rancour is found dead at his lakeside estate, the race to find out whodunit begins.

THE CHAMELEON follows a fractured family as they welcome home a son who had been missing for years. When the details of his sudden reappearance don't quite add up, the suspicions of a determined FBI agent (Janssen) are raised. As pieces of a mysterious puzzle fall together, an unveiled past reveals deep and dark secrets. This bizarre true story is based off the best-selling novel by Christophe D' Antonio.

The Austin-based theatre collective Rude Mechs opens 'The Method Gun' at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre on Wednesday, June 15. Part of the CTG's DouglasPlus program and the Radar L.A. theatre festival, this inventive, lively and playful production has one preview on June 14 and continues through June 26, 2011.

Playing to sold-out audiences with a hot live band behind him, singer Steve Lippia impeccably recreates timeless music of Frank Sinatra with charm and ease, and the magic of a time gone by.

The New Jersey Repertory Company is proud to announce that it is the recipient of a 2011 Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award for the world premiere production of Jack Canfora's 'Jericho', directed by Evan Bergman.

Forever Flamenco! - The Fountain Theatre's acclaimed series returns to the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre on June 19. Each show in the series features a roster of world-class Flamenco dancers, singers and musicians drawn from the rich pool of Flamenco artists in Southern California, with additional guest artists brought from San Francisco, Albuquerque and Spain.

Due to overwhelming fan demand, KID ROCK has added a second show at Detroit's Comerica Park on Saturday, August 13, along with special guest Sammy Hagar and the Wabos.

Sparky, Jinx, Smudge and Frankie are returning from the great beyond in the heavenly and hilarious musical Forever Plaid opening the 31st Summer Season at the Moonlight Amphitheatre from June 15 through July 2 at 8:00 pm.

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, announces the second extension to the run of the World Premiere of The Outgoing Tide written by Bruce Graham, directed by Artistic Director BJ Jones. The Outgoing Tide has been extended by an additional week, now running through July 3, 2011.

The young jazz singing sensation Cyrille Aimée makes her Chicago debut with Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra this Monday, June 13, at Andy's Jazz Club. The CJO plays two shows (5:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.) and the cover charge is $10. Andy's Jazz Club is located at 11 E. Hubbard Street in Chicago, (312) 642-6805, andysjazzclub.com.

Paley NY's Inside Media series has announced events to take place through July. The listings include a SyFy tweet-up, Anderson Cooper moderating 'The Onion: Celebrating 1,000 Issues of Prize-Worthy Journalism,' a preview screening of 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan,' and more.

Bravo courses through the landscape of American pop culture from the perspective of comedian Kathy Griffin as she returns to the stage for her ninth original one-hour comedy special, 'Kathy Griffin: Gurrl Down!' premiering on Tuesday, June 22 at 9pm ET/PT.