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59E59 Theaters welcomes Origin Theatre Company with the New York City premiere of TINY DYNAMITE, written by Abi Morgan and directed by Matt Torney. TINY DYNAMITE begins performances on Thursday, June 7 for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 1.

Algonquin Theater Productions, producers of the Off Broadway shows Sessions, The Devil and Billy Markham and An Evening at the Carlyle announces a change in staff. Beginning immediately, Merry Beamer and Debra Whitfield join the current Artistic Director, Tony Sportiello, to form a triumvirate, as the company heads into its eighth year.

Jim Parsons, who is starring in the upcoming Broadway production of Harvey, will appear on "CBS This Morning" tomorrow Thursday, May 10th between 7:00AM-9:00AM on channel 2.

UNPLUGGED IN, Brian Pracht's new drama about three friends trying to connect at the end of the world, will receive its world premiere at New York City's Theatre Row in a production directed by Michelle Bossy, the Associate Artistic Director of Primary Stages. Performances begin May 25.

Cady Huffman, Tony Award winner for her performance as Ulla in The Producers, attended SILENCE! The Musical at PS122 this past Thursday, May 5th.

Larry Storch (F-Troop) & Marie Wallace (Dark Shadows) take the stage at NYC's fabled Actors Temple for a benefit performance of ...Love Letters by A.R. Gurney on June 24th.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced today that the submission process for the 50th New York Film Festival is now open.

Tonight and tomorrow at the new off-Broadway comedy Old Jews Telling Jokes, there will be post-show talk backs with Roy Blount Jr. (tonight, May 9) and Alan Zweibel (tomorrow, May 10).

Following the success of last year's recording of Gershwin's Piano Concerto and Rhapsody in Blue, conductor Riccardo Chailly and pianist Stefano Bollani return with an album of jazz-inspired classical works, including two world-premiere recordings. The album, which was recorded live at the Gewandhaus, Leipzig, will be released on May 22, 2012.

Ars Nova presents, as part of the Out Loud series, a FREE reading of: QUEEN BEE by Sharyn Rothstein, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt. The cast includes Leslie Ayvazian, Kyle Beltran, Aya Cash, Will Jackson Harper and Chip Zien.

Andrew Potter is a video producer, musician, performer and multimedia storyteller. He spent 15 years as a juggler and street performer in San Francisco. His work with Wheeler Cole as the High Street Circus earned them 1st prize in the San Francisco Street Performers Competition, as well as winners of the "Premio Strada" performing competition in Milano, Italy and numerous tours in Japan and Canada.

The only thing more run down than the Uptown Chicago donut shop is its owner. Despondent, disengaged, and out of touch, Arthur doesn't even register the vandalism of his store. Even the colorful array of characters in the neighborhood can't bring him out of his shell - the local bag lady, the Russian video store owner next door, the two cops checking out the damage. Only when charismatic young Franco Wicks enters the store and practically forces himself into being hired does the spark of life begin to take hold for Arthur. Brilliant but carrying secrets, Franco's troubles crash into Arthur's sheltered world and force him to finally take a stand.

Singer-songwriter Chris Isaak, ABC News Global Affairs Anchor Christiane Amanpour, NBC Sports Broadcaster Al Michaels and City Winery founder Michael Dorf will be honored on Thursday, May 10th at the Fifth Annual WFUV Spring Gala, taking place at New York City's Gotham Hall.

Following her return to Las Vegas last fall, legendary entertainer Mitzi Gaynor will perform one night only at Sam's Town Live! on Saturday, June 16.

Composer Robert Sirota's solo work Canzona will be performed by guitarist Jordan Dodson during three upcoming concerts in New York - on Sunday, May 27 at 7:30pm at Culturefix (9 Clinton Street, NYC), Friday, June 8 at 8pm at Chambers Fine Art (522 West 19th Street, NYC), and Sunday, June 24 at 3pm at St. John's Church as part of Concerts on the Slope (139 Saint Johns Place, Brooklyn).

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has announced the third annual Rapido! Composition Contest - a competition founded in 2009 by the Atlanta Chamber Players and the Antinori Foundation to promote new chamber music compositions and encourage new compositions by underrepresented composers of all levels of experience. The winner will receive a commission for a full orchestral work to be premiered by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in spring of 2014.

The Wildwoods, NJ, will host the first-ever Celebration of Heroes Festival - a tribute to America's military servicemen and women, veterans, first responders, and families, Friday, May 25 - Sunday, May 27.

GRAMMY®, Tony®, and Emmy® Award-winning recording artist Barry Manilow celebrates the success of his new album LIVE IN LONDON as it hits the Billboard charts at #1 Top Internet Albums, #5 Indie Albums, and #24 of Billboard's Top 200. That's the highest charting LIVE album since 1977.

Outrageously imaginative aliens and creatures designed by legendary makeup artist Rick Baker for the forthcoming film Men in Black™ 3 will be on exhibit with fantastical guns and other iconic props from the film at Museum of the Moving Image from May 9 through September 23, 2012.

Founded in 2001 by Steven Cosson, The Civilians has created twelve original works that have been produced Off Broadway and in over 40 cities nationally and internationally, at theaters such as The Public Theater, Center Theatre Group, La Jolla Playhouse, A.R.T., HBO's US Comedy Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival, London's Soho Theatre, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Fringe First Award, 2006).