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Keith Jack, the hugely popular runner-up who finished just a hair's breadth behind winner Lee Mead in hit BBC series ‘Any Dream Will Do', takes on the title role, having won the hearts of the nation with his sparkling charisma and sensational singing voice.

NCPA presents Pratibimb Marathi Natya Utsav, reflecting the best of contemporary Marathi theatre. Connoisseurs would remember landmark productions from NCPA like Zulwa, Atmakatha and Ek Zunj Varyashi. With Pratibimb we hope to inspire young Marathi theatre professionals to host productions of that calibre at the NCPA. Pratibimb will initiate a monthly programme of Marathi plays and regular drama festivals.

Matthew Warchus' production of David Hirson's La Bête, starring Mark Rylance, David Hyde Pierce and Joanna Lumley, will complete its run as scheduled at the Comedy Theatre on 4 September, transferring immediately to the Music Box Theatre on Broadway with previews from 23 September and opening on 14 October.

Bay Street Theatre is pleased to announce that David Mamet's play, ROMANCE, will open August 10. It is the third and final play of the 2010 Mainstage Season and will run through September 5. This shockingly funny courtroom comedy is directed by Lisa Peterson. The cast includes Chris Bauer, Darrell Hammond and Richard Kind. Tickets are still available by calling the box office at 631-725-9500 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              631-725-9500      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or online at baystreet.org.

John Mellencamp's No Better Than This Tour will be in St. Louis, Missouri, at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, on November 6. Opening the show is the documentary film 'It's About You' which chronicles the creation of the 'No Better Than This' album.

CAPA today announced its season lineup for 2010-11. Highlights include the return of Columbus' favorite saxophonist extraordinaire, Dave Koz, and the ever-popular, riotous comedy of The Second City. Columbus debuts include acoustic guitarist Benise who brings his lavish stage production, The Spanish Guitar, to the Palace Theatre; DRUMLINE LIVE,a show-style marching band showcase based on the film Drumline; and world-renowned, contemporary ballet company, Complexions.

Winner of three 2010 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards, Maieutic Theatre Works (MTWorks) has announced their 2010-2011 Season beginning September 16th, 2010. The season will feature two world premieres, A Home Across The Ocean by Louisiana native and LGBTQ journalist Cody Daigle (Providence, Life/Play), and The Family Shakespeare by Georgia native and MTWorks' Artistic Director, David Stallings (Barrier Island, Anaïs Nin Goes To Hell). Directors Dev Bondarin (Gallery Players, Prospect Theatre Company) and Nicole A. Watson (Urban Stages, 52nd Street Project) are slated to direct.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University opens its 2010-11 season with Maa: A ballet by Kaija Saariaho, the American Premiere of the composer's only ballet, with original choreography by Luca Veggetti and a performance by International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE).

Award-winning chef and restaurateur Toni Pais has decided to close his downtown dining establishment, Café Zao, located at 649 Penn Avenue in Theater Square, a project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The restaurant doors will close officially on Monday, August 9, 2010.

Taeko will have several concerts to promote the release of her new CD, 'Voice', now available. For Sound Samples, Purchases, Reviews, and more information about the concerts, visit http://www.songbirdtaeko.com.

To kick off the 2010-2011 season, Main Street Theater's Kids On Stage program welcomes kids and families to a fun-filled time at Chelsea Market - it's our Fall Open House, which is FREE and open to the public. The Open House will take place on Saturday, August 21, from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market, 4617 Montrose Blvd.

Edward Albee's A DELICATE BALANCE opens August 21st to audiences on the historic Berkshire Theatre Main Stage, as part of the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The actors and technicians have been working hard to prepare for Albee's Pulitzer Prize winning piece about a dysfunctional family in suburbia.

Ten Los Angeles Philharmonic concerts from the current Hollywood Bowl Summer 2010 season, including three led by Gustavo Dudamel - his first Bowl subscription concerts as Music Director - will be broadcast on Classical KUSC beginning Saturday, August 7th. This is the fourth year of the orchestra's summer partnership with Los Angeles' listener-sponsored classical music radio station.

Madame, the irrepressible, irreverent and oh-so-irreplaceable diva, best known for her appearances on television's Solid Gold, Hollywood Squares, countless prime-time specials, as well as her own syndicated series Madame's Place, returns to Feinstein's at the Regency in her nationally acclaimed show 'It's Madame with an E!', with a new man on her arm - co-star Rick Skye - and musical direction by Ricky Ritzel on Thursday, August 19th at 8:30 pm.

The 2010 Kingsmen Shakespeare Company Apprentices, Interns, and others have been diligently rehearsing on their 'days off' for a staged reading which will be performed on 8/7 and 8/8 at 2pm at The Acting Studio, Theatre Arts Building on Memorial Parkway, next to the football field on the campus of California Lutheran University.

New Village Arts on 2787 State St., Carlsbad, California, 92008, will have several events during its 10th season, including hosting James Harman and Nathan James, holding a Not-So-Silent Movie Night, and presenting productions of INTO THE WOODS, and AS YOU LIKE IT.

Continuing its mission to serve as a cultural engine, ACT - A Contemporary Theatre announces InterACTions, a new annual forum of explorations designed to probe themes of the mind, being, and culture, featuring leading experts as guest speakers.

As 'Survivorman,' Les Stroud spent years surviving some of the most remote locations on earth -- alone -- while filming himself. In BEYOND SURVIVAL WITH LES STROUD, premiering Friday, August 27 at 10PM ET/PT, Stroud learns the tribes' techniques, takes part in their rituals and ceremonies and discovers the secrets of how their culture has survived for thousands of years.before they vanish forever. Les has relied on his years of training, raw instincts and sheer will to endure his seven-day challenges. Now, he takes his knowledge deeper; seek out the true masters of survival -- the last indigenous tribes in the most remote corners of the planet.

After just three weeks of premieres of CONFESSIONS: ANIMAL HOARDING, Animal Planet orders an additional 10 episodes to air during the first quarter of 2011. The series exceeded Animal Planet's year-ago prime levels by 48 percent among W25-54 in the first two premieres that aired this past July.

National Geographic Channel announced today that two-time Emmy and three-time Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin will narrate GREAT MIGRATIONS - the global programming event that takes viewers around the world on the arduous journeys millions of animals undertake to ensure the survival of their species.