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Goodspeed Musicals begins its 50th Anniversary Season with the announcement of a major new four-week residency program for musical theatre writers. The Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals is the first of its kind in the country as it is dedicated solely to the creation of new musicals. In partnership with the Johnny Mercer Foundation, Goodspeed will proudly offer established and emerging writers the unique opportunity to research, develop, and create new musicals.Michael Price, Executive Director of Goodspeed Musicals, says of the ground-breaking initiative, "Goodspeed Musicals' unique focus is musical theatre so it is fitting that we are finally able to realize the long-held dream of establishing a home for the creators of new musicals. Thanks in part to our expanded campus and our good fortune in finding such a perfect partner in the Johnny Mercer Foundation to help fund it, this safe haven for artists will launch in 2013."

Following a highly successful national tour, a new stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations will open in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre on Wednesday 6 February 2013, following previews from 1 February. Although it is Dickens's most popular novel (Guardian Poll 2012) and having previously had many incarnations, including as a film, a television drama and even a stage musical, this will be the first time there has ever been a production of GREAT EXPECTATIONS as a full-scale stage play in either the West End or on Broadway.

The Champagne Opening of the World Premiere of POSTCARDS by William Costanza will be Thursday, January 10th, 2013 at 8:30 PM at the Detroit Repertory Theatre. A Champagne Afterglow with the cast, crew and the playwright, who is flying in for his premiere, will follow this haunting love story and historical and timely reminder of our racist past. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 day of performance, the same price as all regular performances. Reservations may be made by calling the Box Office at (313) 868-1347, and more information may be found at www.detroitreptheatre.com.

Cornelia Götz singt die Königin der Nacht in 'Die Zauberflöte' am 30. Dezember 2012 anstelle von Albina Shagimuratova und gibt damit ihr Debüt im Haus am Ring. Am 3. und 5. Jänner 2013 ist Íride Martínez als Königin der Nacht zu erleben (Rollendebüt an der Wiener Staatsoper). Viktória Varga singt in allen drei Vorstellungen die Papagena anstelle von Valentina Nafornita und gibt damit ihr Rollendebüt im Haus am Ring.

The GRAMMY Foundation (www.grammyintheschools.com) announced today that 32 talented high school students from across the United States have been selected for positions in the 2013 GRAMMY Camp - Jazz Session (formerly known as GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles). Their selection launches them into the spotlight surrounding the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, and provides them with unparalleled opportunities to perform in front of some of music's biggest names. The students, representing 31 cities and 15 states, will travel to Los Angeles for a weeklong musical adventure under the direction of Justin DiCioccio of the Manhattan School of Music, Dr. Ron McCurdy of the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and Dr. Leila Heil of the University of Colorado, Boulder. This year, two members will comprise the GRAMMY in the Schools Media Team, and they will document the GRAMMY Week experience for a range of the GRAMMY Foundation's social media platforms. Many past members of the GRAMMY Camp - Jazz Session program go on to enjoy thriving performance careers, including singer/pianist Peter Cincotti (2001), two-time GRAMMY-nominated jazz pianist Gerald Clayton (2002), New York Philharmonic bassist David Grossman (1995), GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Brandon Heath (1994), saxophonist Grace Kelly (2008), and pianist Aaron Parks (2000).

The Museum of Modern Art marks the closing of its critically acclaimed exhibition Quay Brothers: On Deciphering the Pharmacist's Prescription for Lip-Reading Puppets with the United States premiere of the Quay Brothers' new film, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, presented in a special run on January 6 and 7, 2013, in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1. Commissioned by Russian-born French pianist Mikhail Rudy in affiliation with Cité de la musique in Paris, where it premiered last March, the film will be screened with live piano accompaniment by Rudy, performing the music of Czech composer Leo? Janáek. The screenings are presented as part of MoMA's The Contenders 2013 film series.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces a unique Theatre Stimulus Program for its current (14th annual) season (including free wine and cheese).

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) seeks submissions for the 15th Annual TRU VOICES New Plays Reading Series (deadline January 18, 2013 for non-TRU members; January 25, 2013 for TRU members). TheTRU VOICES New Plays Reading Series is a unique series geared towards nurturing the producer-writer relationship, and is particularly interested in finding producers who are looking for opportunities to develop new works. Shows selected will receive staged readings to be presented in June of 2013. Each reading will be followed by a 'Dollars and Sense' panel discussion with prominent New York producers, general managers and artistic directors focusing on potential venues, marketing and budgeting of the work.

Boyd Gaming's six Las Vegas Locals properties will be offering a wide line-up of special New Year's Eve entertainment on the afternoon and evening of Monday, December 31.

Broadway Palm's 9th Annual Concert Series begins in January 2013. This season Broadway Palm is featuring six concerts, some returning favorites and some all new to the theatre. All Sunday concerts begin with dinner at 5:30pm and concert at 7pm, Monday concerts begin with dinner at 5:30pm and show at 7:30pm and the matinee concert begins with lunch at 11:45am and concert at 1:15pm. All concert tickets are $55 for dinner and the show and $35 for the show only.

The Museum of Modern Art presents Christian Marclay's groundbreaking video installation The Clock (2010), from December 21, 2012, to January 21, 2013. Winner of the Golden Lion award at the 2011 Venice Biennale, The Clock is a cinematic tour de force that unfolds on the screen in real time through thousands of film excerpts that form a 24-hour montage. Appropriated from the last 100 years of cinema's rich history, the film clips chronicle the hours and minutes of the 24-hour period, often by displaying a watch or clock. From the legendary to the obscure, The Clock incorporates scenes of car chases, board rooms, emergency wards, bank heists, trysts, high noon shootouts, detective dramas, and silent comedies.

Sundance Institute today announced the addition of four films to the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, including Magic Magic (Director: Sebastián Silva), Muscle Shoals (Director: Greg 'Freddy' Camalier) and Wrong Cops (Director: Quentin Dupieux) as well as El Mariachi (1993) for the From the Collection screening. The 2013 Festival will be January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

Atlas Genius will kick off a two-month US tour with Imagine Dragons on February 8 at The Marquee in Tempe, AZ. The run includes a show at New York City's Roseland Ballroom, a performance at the House of Blues in Chicago and a night at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. Atlas Genius will also play two shows at SXSW in Austin. See below for a full list of shows.

By popular demand, Scrooge in Rouge, the British dance hall musical, returns to Diversionary on Friday, December 14, directed by Tony Houck (Craig Noel Award-winner for outstanding featured performance in Diversionary's 2008 production) and featuring Jacque Wilke, Tony Houck, Stewart Calhoun and Ricky Schaffer on the piano.

Ovation, the only network devoted to artists and every kind of artistic expression, will premiere encore presentations of So You Think You Can Dance season nine starting January 4 at 8 p.m.ET. The enhanced presentations will also include exclusive never-before-seen "extras" on Ovation's website, Facebook Page and YouTube channel, including special features with the So You Think You Can Dance All-Stars.

Porchlight Music Theatre will celebrate Black History Month, with the third production in their 2012 - 2013 season, Lanie Robertson's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, February 2 - March 10, 2013, starring Alexis Rogers as Billie Holiday and directed by Porchlight Artistic Associate Rob Lindley with music direction by Jaret Landon, at Stage 773, 1225 West Belmont Ave. Previews are Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 at 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013 at 2 and 6 p.m. and Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Opening/Press Night is Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The regular run schedule is Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 for previews and $39 for all other performances. Groups of ten or more may receive discounts on tickets purchased via the Groups Sales office at 773.777.9884. Single tickets for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill are on sale now and may be purchased at stage773.com or by phone at 773.327.5252.

Violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti beautifully interprets music from the silver screen with her new album The Silver Violin, to be released on Decca in the U.S. on February 19, 2013. Named Female Artist of the Year 2012 by The Classical Brits, the stunning Benedetti is a rising star internationally. Upon its release in the UK in the fall of 2012, The Silver Violin vaulted immediately into the top of the pop charts, outselling pop star Justin Bieber and performing better than any other classical album in that country in 20 years. The success has been critical as well as commercial, with notices from the likes ofThe Observer who raved, "The lush, romantic sound of Hollywood suits her well," while The Times praised her "gleaming high register." Appealing to music lovers of all genres, Benedetti also recently shared the stage with A-list superstars including Andrea Bocelli and Rod Stewart among others.

On Christmas Day, Broadway's acclaimed record-breaking revival of the Tony Award-winning musical CHICAGO is pleased to welcome back two-time Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber to the role of 'that silver-tongued prince of the courtroom,' Billy Flynn.

Villanova Theatre and the Villanova University Asian Studies Program will present a staged reading of a new play by Joanna Rotté. The Beautiful Life of the Woman Komachi runs January 18-20, 2013 in the Connelly Center Cinema at Villanova University. The event is free and open to the public.