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On Thursday's episode of 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon', Donald Trump officially announced the 16 celebrities who will be participating in the 11th season of 'The Apprentice', his NBC show which puts contestants in various business situations to determine who would be most worthy of being Trump's apprentice.

On Wednesday, January 12th, Alexis Bledel ('Gilmore Girls'), Pauletta Washington ('The Parkers'), Nikki Blonsky ('Hairspray' the film), Anita Gillette ('30 Rock'), and Judy Gold (25 Questions for a Jewish Mother) became the newest cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore at the Westside Theatre.

Eric Anderson (Broadway's South Pacific, the US tour of Camelot) will join the previously announced cast as Dexter, along with Donna Vivino (Wicked 1st Nat. Tour, Hairspray) as Mother, Jeff Hiller (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) as Tom Wansett, and Stephen Sheffer (NYMF's Bedbugs!!!) as Chad.

After one season away from the hit Fox television show 'So You Think You Can Dance', choreographer and television personality Mary Murphy will be returning to judge for the eighth season. She joins Nigel Lythgoe and Adam Shankman; Mia Michaels, who had replaced Murphy for the show's seventh season, is expected to take part in recurring guest spots, but will no longer be a permanent judge.

The Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Ma-Yi Theater Company will continue its 2010-11 season with FLIPZOIDS, a play written by Mr. Pena, with previews set to begin January 11 prior to an official opening on January 18 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (416 W. 42 St.) in Manhattan.

The National Tour of THE WIZARD OF OZ announced that the students from the Atlanta Ballet's Centre for Dance Education will perform the roles of 'munchkins' while this beloved classic is live on stage in their hometown.

April 4, 2011: A Special Benefit Concert Performance of ROMANCE IN HARD TIMES, music and lyrics by William Finn

Goodman Theatre kicks off the New Year with a slate of panel and round-table discussions to encourage conversation around the productions of the season.

Klea Blackhurst returned to Birdland, her musical home, on Monday, January 10, with a fresh show of stories and songs from the American Songbook and Broadway. Jim Caruso's Cast Party, the wild open mic night that celebrates the Broadway, pop and jazz communities, followed the concert.

One of the 'most versatile of contemporary country singers' (The New York Times) and all-around funnyman, Blake Shelton, will join forces with country music superstar Reba McEntire to host the 46TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, which will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 3 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Great Lakes Theater Festival (GLTF) will launch the world premiere of TWICE TOLD TALES OF THE DECAMERON, a free one-hour touring production scheduled to visit twenty-one neighborhood venues throughout northeast Ohio, to kick off the company's 2011 series of Surround outreach programming. The play, adapted from Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron by GLTF Director of Education Daniel Hahn, features a touring company of four actors and is directed by Lisa Ortenzi.

Celebrate the release of Shannon Forsell's new CD for The Cabaret, 'The Nearness of You: A Tribute to Hoagy Carmichael', as it was picked up by national cabaret record label LML Music.

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) announces the availability of applications for the 2011 Princess Grace Awards in theater, playwriting, dance performance, choreography, and film. Founded in 1982, in memory of Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco, the Foundation identifies and assists emerging artists in theater, dance and film and has awarded more than $8 million to nearly 500 individuals nationwide. Full guidelines and applications are available at www.pgfusa.org.

Eighteen new provocative and engaging plays will be presented in groups A and B of 9 plays each. The plays, directed by innovative directors, are produced by a select team of New York's finest designers. Each performance is a well-orchestrated production, with smooth transitions between each polished segment in a string of works from the 8 MINUTE PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL 2011.

Four County Players is pleased to announce auditions for The Importance of Being Earnest, written by Oscar Wilde and directed by John Holdren.

Broadway Gone Awry. Featuring performances by the following: Ken Ewing, Tom Wyatt, Tom Burns Amy Luchey, Jimmy Biernatowski, Liz Boyer Hunnicutt.

Merchant's House Museum announces a Valentine's Day-themed exhibition and concert.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), announces that due to inclement weather, the Wednesday, January 12, 7:30pm performance of Tokens of Affection, by award-winning Atlanta Playwright Topher Payne, is canceled.

The Railroad Playhouse celebrates the New Year a full line-up of events.

Perseus Bayou runs February 5 through March 13 in the Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Theatre. Tickets are $10 to $22, and may be purchased online atwww.imaginationstage.org, at the Imagination Stage box office, or via phone at (301) 280-1660. Group rates are available. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.