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Spring Arts Fling will be held on Tuesday, May 25 from 7-9:30 PM. Back for its third year, the event brings nine of the area's top arts organizations together at ACT Theatre to celebrate and reach out to all the 20 and 30-somethings with an interest in theatre, opera, cirque, and more! Party goers can learn what is available to younger audiences (ages 21-39) in the area by mixing and mingling with arts supporters and the participating organizations. Both Seattle and Eastside organizations will be represented, opening up attendance to all areas of greater Seattle.

The Palace Theatre has announced it is a recipient of a $2,500 grant from the Arthur Getz Charitable Foundation, RBS Citizens, N.A. Trustee. The gift will be used to support the purchase and installation of a new telecommunications system for the Palace Theatre.

The readings of Alyss, a new musical retelling of Alice in Wonderland by Mark Wilk and Marilyn Michaels, that were scheduled for May 20 and 21 have been postponed until further notice. The reason given for the postponement is that an illness within the company has prevented them from presenting the readings. No rescheduling has yet occurred.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle may be appearing on a Christmas episode of season two of Fox's hit series GLEE. Both Boyle and the TV series are on Columbia Records, which released 'GLEE: The Music, Volume 3 - Showstoppers' yesterday.

Colt Coeur's Seven Minutes in Heaven is transferring from Boston's Huntington Theatre to HERE Arts Center for a limited New York run, starting June 3 and ending the 20th.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the upcoming remake of the 1964 classic My Fair Lady is still in the works, despite comments made at the Cannes Film Festival by the film's would-be star, Carey Mulligan, that hinted otherwise. Mulligan had commented that the film 'has gone away for a little while.'

Two-time Oscar winner Jessica Lange is set to star in film of The Big Valley. Lange will play Victoria Barkley, the widowed matriarch of the wealthy, influential Barkley family living in 19th century Stockton in California's central valley, a role created by Barbara Stanwyck.

Theatre Hopkins will open its final production of the season, the Maryland premiere of the musical comedy, The Glorious Ones on Friday, June 11, at the Swirnow Theater in the Mattin Center on The Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus, 3400 N. Charles St. in Baltimore. The score and book are by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, who received the Tony Award for their musical Ragtime. The production is directed and choreographed by Todd Pearthree.

Last night, May 18, acclaimed actors Robert De Niro, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, and Cherry Jones joined conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra for the world premiere performance of The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers, at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA. Written by composer Peter Boyer and lyricist Lynn Ahrens and commissioned by Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops, The Dream Lives On pays tribute to the legacies of John, Robert, and Edward Kennedy.

Broadway veterans Jeffry Denman and Michele Ragusa have been cast opposite each other in a one night only concert version of The Music Man. Denman will play Harold Hill to Ragusa's Marian Paroo.

Cyndi Lauper is to receive the Inspiration Award from GLSEN on May 24 as part of their seventh annual Respect Awards. Lauper is to be recognized along with Phizer, American Express, David Dechman and Michael Mercure, and many more at Gotham Hall in New York City.

It seems pretty repetitive to open this week's GLEE-Cap with another sarcastic remark about the insistence of the writing team to keep making arcane, trite 'theme' episodes from week to week on GLEE, but then, it reflects their general style. As the title of the episode indicates, this week's GLEE revolves around the subject of dreams and aspirations, namely those of Will Schuester, Artie, Rachel, and Vocal Adrenaline coach Shelby Corcoran. Even with the talents of director Joss Whedon, 'Dream On' is another in a series of muddled messes for the show.

ET Online is reporting that American Idol is slated to undergo formatting changes in its tenth season. Next season, along with the highly publicized departure of judge Simon Cowell, the series will be cutting the time of its weekly results show from an hour down to 30 minutes. American Idol is currently in its ninth season, which will have its season finale May 26th at 8:00PM on Fox.

Washington, D.C.'s Studio Theatre has announced the complete casting for its production of Passing Strange, which will run July 14 through August 8. Keith Alan Baker and Victoria Murray will co-direct the musical, written by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, with music direction by Christopher Youstra and choreography by Helanius Wilkins.

A new live stage show based on the BBC's popular Doctor Who television series is being launched in the UK this October. Doctor Who Live will open at Wembley Arena on October 8, the beginning of a UK-wide tour that will span cities in England, Scotland and Ireland.

AfterElton.com has announced its picks for their annual Hot 100 list, comprised of male actors, musicians, athletes, and other prominent celebrities. The AfterElton Hot 100 began in 2007 in response to Maxim's Hot 100 and allows gay and bisexual men to pick the celebrities they believe to be the most attractive, regardless of sexual orientation; this year's Hot 100 features 26 openly gay or bisexual men.

London's Pizza On The Park has announced the final schedule for the venue before its closing on June 17. Performers will include Karen Akers, Andrea Marcovicci, and Steve Ross.

Actor T.C. Carson, most widely known for his role as Kyle Barker on the FOX Television sitcom 'Living Single' will star in The Ensemble's season finale musical, Five Guys Named Moe.

The Boston Pops world premiere of The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers, which will take place at Boston's Symphony Hall on May 18 and 19, is set to receive a live audio recording for later release. The event will also be documented in a video exclusive, featuring interviews with composer Peter Boyer, lyricist Lynn Ahrens, and conductor Keith Lockhart, as well as excerpts from the show itself.

As True West opens at Sheffield's newly refurbished Crucible Theatre, Artistic Director Daniel Evans announces his second season - completing his first year of work at the venue.