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In 1958, 14-year-old Robert James 'Bobby' Fischer stunned the chess world by becoming the youngest grandmaster in history, launching a career that would make him a legend. Over the next decade and a half, his breathtaking rise to the top of the game riveted the world and inspired an international chess phenomenon. Then, at the apex of his success, Fischer disappeared from the public eye.

BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced that actor/comedian Kevin Hart has been tapped to host this year's BET AWARDS, ranked among the Top 5 Cable Award Shows every year among total viewers. The brightest night in music will broadcast LIVE from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.* on BET.

Broadway Comedy Club Announces Upcoming Events.

'And what do you do for a living, Mrs. Levi?' asks Ambrose Kemper in the first scene of this most delightful of musical comedies. 'Some people paint, some sew...I meddle,' replies Dolly.

In conjunction with this weekend's 2011 Billboard Music Awards, MGM Grand will transform Zuri Lounge, Rouge Bar and Centrifuge Lounge into the ultimate gathering spots for music lovers May 19 - 21.

THE RAILROAD PLAYHOUSE is pleased to present the return of cabot | andcompany with their new production CRAZY LADIES, which will play a limited engagement at the Railroad Playhouse (27 South Water Street, Newburgh, NY). Performances begin Thursday, June 2 and continue through Saturday, June 11.

Lincoln Center's 23rd season of Midsummer Night Swing kicks off on Monday, June 27th with a FREE Dancer Appreciation Night. Fans of New York's hottest outdoor dance party can try out the new dance floor at the band shell in Damrosch Park as they lindy hop to the sound of the Jonathan Stout Orchestra featuring Hilary Alexander.

Remember the childhood vacations you tried to forget? Prepare to relive the memories amidst gales of laughter with Leaving Iowa, the cleverly-fashioned comedy about family vacations by Tim Clue & Spike Manton. Leaving Iowa runs Wednesday, May 18 through Sunday, May 29 at Canyon Moon Theatre.

Asher Lev is a young Hassidic artist torn between his observant Jewish community and his need to create. His artistic genius threatens his relationship with his parents and community and weighs heavily on his conscience.

The Guthrie Theater today announced complete casting for Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore, which drops anchor on the Wurtele Thrust Stage June 18 - August 28, 2011.

Paradise Youth Theatre presents..... Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.

The Muppets are set to make another big screen splash this year, more than 30 years after their big screen debut. Featuring the talents of a slew of stars - Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Rashida Jones, Neil Patrick Harris, Katy Perry, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Liza Minnelli, Katy Griffin, and John Kraskinski, to name a few - the film is slated for a November 23 release.

Splash's Musical Mondays is proud to present a very special edition of 'Curtain Call' with Marissa Rosen. On May 23rd, directly following the video clip extravaganza, host Emily McNamara welcomes Marissa as she makes her 'Curtain Call' debut.

It's getting down to the wire on DANCING WITH THE STARS, and with the increased pressure, better performances from the couples are not only applauded - they're expected. With only four celebrities remaining (actress Kirstie Alley, actor Ralph Macchio, football player Hines Ward, and Disney star Chelsea Kane), the pressure is on. Who rose to the challenge? Let's find out!

Patrick Wilson, the stage and screen star who received back-to-back Tony nominations in 2001's THE FULL MONTY followed by 2002's revival of OKLAHOMA, may soon be seen regularly on the small screen: the 37-year-old has been tapped to appear in 'A Gifted Man' for CBS.

LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL is a mesmerizing tribute to Billie Holiday. Proudly produced by Theater Works and Black Theatre Troupe audiences will spend an evening with Billie Holiday as she captivates one of her last audiences. Listen to a collection of her best know music interlaced with salty, often humorous memories. LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL is a riveting portrait of a gifted musician whose very soul was shaped by pain and anguish. Performing in the Mary Jane Gyder theater LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL will run June 10, 11 and 12. Tickets are only $25 / person and are on sale now!

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company is proud to announce a call for submissions for its seventh season of the Global Age Project (GAP) festival of new works. The company will choose four new plays to be presented as staged readings with professional directors and actors during the GAP festival in February of 2012.

Tony Award® nominee Ellen Greene (Threepenny Opera, Little Shop of Horrors), three-time Tony Award® nominee Kevin Chamberlin (Addams Family, Seussical), Tony Award® nominee John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, Shrek) and Merle Dandridge (Tarzan, Spamalot) were among those slated to perform at the first annual May Day Cabaret to benefit Celebration Theatre on Sunday, May 1, at 7 p.m. at Space 916 in West Hollywood.

Host of Broadway At Bedtime, WILL CONYERS, caught up with the Director of the 're-imagined' version of LOVE NEVER DIES, Simon Phillips, at The Regent Theatre in Melbourne. Invited to the 'Sitzprobe', the cast's first exposure to the full 21 piece orchestra, they also got a sneak peek at the amazing technical install and set for this Australian Production of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Phantom of the Opera' sequel. You can listen in to Broadway At Bedtime Sundays at 9pm, Mondays at 1am, Wednesdays at 9am, Thursdays at 2pm and Saturday at 6pm - all times are Australian Eastern Daylight Savings - on RadioB@B, Live365.com. For more information on LOVE NEVER DIES, visit http://www.loveneverdies.com.au/. View the interview with Phillips below!

Emily's Army today announced that they would hit the road. The East Bay pop-punk group will kick off their tour on June 18th in Kelso, WA four days after they release their debut album, Don't Be A Dick, on Adeline Records. Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong produced the album.