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On Friday August 3rd, the official release party of Emma Hewitt's 'Burn The Sky Down' album will take place at LA's Exchange, in collaboration with Insomniac Events.

Stage and screen star Mark Benton will lead the company of the award-winning musical comedy HAIRSPRAY when it embarks on a UK and Ireland tour next year. The multi-million production will officially open at Manchester's Lowry Theatre on Wednesday 13 February. Mark will play the larger than life Turnblad family matriarch Edna in the show, with further casting to be announced soon.

Rock legends The Moody Blues have announced their upcoming winter tour, "The Voyage Continues - Highway 45", will perform at Detroit's Fox Theatre on Tuesday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m. The tour continues the celebration of the 45thAnniversary of their landmark album Days of Future Passed. The local performance is presented by Delta Air Lines.

The NYMF production of SWING STATE which stars Morgan Weed (currently in RENT at New World Stages, Saved and Next to Normal Off-Broadway) and Jed Resnick (Avenue Q on Broadway and currently in the Off-Broadway cast at New World Stages) begins its run at the 45th St. Theatre July 20th at 8pm. Set in Ohio, SWING STATE follows the unpredictable relationship that develops between Kindergarten teacher and Born Again Christian Bonnie (Weed) and her chiropractor Neil (Resnick), a gay atheist who arrives in Ohio fresh from New York City. The production has also added a performance to its NYMF run on Tuesday, 7/24 at 5pm.

The Village People, the disco group first formed in 1977 which has since gone on to become a pop culture fixture, may be headed to Broadway.

Fountain Hills Youth Theater has announced the opening show of their 2012-13 Season with School House Rock Live! Jr.! "Knowledge is Power!" is the signature quotation from the Emmy award-winning Saturday morning educational cartoon series which is now described as 'one of the most fun, entertaining musicals ever to hit the stage! Come on along with us for a wild, energetic, toe-tapping good time and discover (or rediscover!) not only how important learning is but how much fun it can be!'

TENET, under the artistic direction of soprano Jolle Greenleaf, has announced their fourth New York season featuring four programs highlighting the music of Claudio Monteverdi and other masters of early music. Tickets for most TENET performances are available online (http://www.tenetnyc.com/) or by calling Showclix at (888) 71-TICKETS (888-718-4253).

Williamstown Theatre Festival Artistic Director Jenny Gersten has announced a new venture with restaurant Hops & Vines, which will be providing expanded concessions and outdoor seating at the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance during the WTF season.

Fresh on the heels of sold out performances earlier this year in the U.S., South America, and Europe, Roger Hodgson, co-founder and original singer-songwriter of Supertramp, brings his Breakfast in America tour back to the United States. Hodgson's 34 city U.S. itinerary resumes on August 5 in Park City, Utah - marking his first major North American tour since his departure from Supertramp in 1983.

Comedian Josh Gondelman returns to DSI Comedy Theater for a two-night run at DSI Comedy Theater with Philadelphia comedian Chip Chantry on a stop on their School's Out for Summer Tour.

The Palace Theatre announced today that it has been selected as the 2012 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres. This Award celebrates excellence in recognizing theatres for the preservation, restoration and sustainable operation of historic theatres throughout North America.

Broadway By The Bay is entering what's being described as 'an exciting and critical period in its growth.'

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has announced the following upcoming events.

Pianist Minsoo Sohn, Prize Laureate of the 2006 Honens International Piano Competition, will perform a solo recital at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.

While the mercury rises outdoors, a pool of talented young conductors will be generating their own heat during two groundbreaking summer workshops at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). CCM will welcome students from all corners of the globe for "Making Mozart," a pair of intensive workshops dedicated to the fine art of conducting Mozart opera.

3K Pictures announces today that veteran sales agent Cassian Elwes is handling all North American rights to director Sam Kadi's debut political drama THE CITIZEN. The film was produced by Kadi, Chris Wyatt (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE) and Alan Noel Vega, with Ameer Kabour executive producing. The film is currently scheduled to screen for distributors during the Toronto Film Festival.

Andrea Meislin Gallery has announced that its new address as of September 2012 will be 534 West 24th Street. The Gallery is relocating to the ground floor location over the month of August and will reopen on September 6th from 6 - 8 pm with A Prayer is a Prayer is a Prayer - celebrating the new gallery space with works from the gallery's artists as well as a few others.

In the middle of a heat wave in 1930's Texas, Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. But, when a charismatic rainmaker named Starbuck comes to town Lizzie's family's life and world is turned upside down.

This Summer the STAGES Performing Arts Academy expands by moving their teen performance workshop to the state-of-the-art Skip Viragh Center for the Arts at Chaminade College Preparatory School. The three-week workshop began July 16 resulting in a final full-scale performance on August 3rd, which will feature professional teachers, directors, and guest artists from around the country, along with talented teens, making this hit musical comedy come to life.

Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The MusicCenter will kick-off its 2012-2013 10th Anniversary season with its commission of the inaugural full-length program by L.A. Dance Project founded by acclaimed choreographer Benjamin Millepied. The L.A. Dance Project commission will have its premiere performances September 22 and 23, 2012 at The Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall.