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According to a report by the Telegraph, West End ticket sales have increased two percent compared to this time last summer. Overall, audiences for West End plays are up 13 percent compared to last year, most likely due to the incredible star-power featured on stage, including: Kevin Spacey, Rupert Everett, Kara Tointon, James Corden, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and many more.

While the legacy of the revolutionary choreographer Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) is being feted and celebrated in venues and on stages across the globe, millions of potential audience members can now access uniquely choreographed versions of the master's legendary Events for free-whenever and wherever they choose-and, they can control the dancing. How is such magic possible?

Principal photography has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' 'The Dark Knight Rises,' the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.

Pre-sale for Idina's October 14, 15 and 16 concerts in Houston, TX at Jones Hall is now live, and will run until Saturday night at 11:59 pm CT before Monday's public on sale. Simply visit THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY'S TICKETING PAGE, select your show(s), and enter promo code MAUREEN to access your fan pre-sale. Public on sale will begin August 1 at 12:00 am.

Neil Patrick Harris won an Emmy for his 2010 appearance on GLEE as washed-up show choir veteran Bryan Ryan. In the video below, Harris and his SMURFS co-star Jayma Mays discuss the possibility of a return to the show!

According to USA Today, Rosie O'Donnell's upcoming talk show for the OWN network has switched time slots, and thus will change up the overall concept of the show. On the show's new 7PM spot, O'Donnell commented: 'we can't do an hour focusing on autism. It'll be fun, games, entertainment, variety.'

According to published reports, stage veteran EDdie Izzard will guest star on season three of CBS' 'The Good Wife' as Abbott Thrush, an Upper Class English Barrister.

Internationally acclaimed Tenor Anthony Kearns brought guests of the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion to a rumbling applause after his impressive performance for the first-ever 'A Night at the Pavilion: A Tribute to Kentucky's Horses.' The event, hosted by the Equine Health and Welfare Alliance, Inc. (EHWA), was held on Sunday evening, July 10 - just two days before the summer yearling sale.

REDCAT has extended the Los Angeles premiere of the revered and irreverent Sandra Bernhard's latest show, I Love Being Me, Don't You?, which will now play August 11-21, 2011. In the intimate, 240-seat REDCAT space in the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Bernhard is backed by four-piece band, for a no-holds-barred evening blending outrageous humor, cutting satire and fiercely energetic live performance. The production comes on the heels of the June release of her comedy album of the same title.

GLEE star Jane Lynch will host the 2011 Emmy Awards on September 18. She'll be only the third female to host the show by herself in the history of the awards show- the others being Angela Lansbury and Ellen Degeneres. In the promo video below, Lynch jokes about how she landed the hosting gig. Click below to check it out!

Following sold out runs of Twelfth Night and Richard II last summer, Sonnet Repertory Theatre announces their upcoming production of Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle, directed by Christopher Schilder. The Caucasian Chalk Circle will begin performances on Thursday, July 28, with an official opening slated for Friday, July 29.

York Theatre Company Oh, Coward! and The Mad Show, the next titles in its Summer 2011 Musicals in Mufti Series-the York's acclaimed series of musical theatre gems in staged concert performances. The concerts will run from July 15-17 and July 29-31, respectively. Individual tickets are $39.50 and available at the York box office (12-6 PM, Mon-Fri), by phone ( 212-935-5820 ), and at yorktheatre.org. Check out photos of the cast of The Mad Show in rehearsal below!

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced a full slate of musical productions, a developmental reading series and special events for their eighth annual festival. This year's Festival will begin September 26th and continue through October 16th.

ENTER LAUGHING, The Musical, the hilarious Broadway-bound production, is now in rehearsal at the New 42nd Street Studios. The first preview is August 9. A limited number of 'Pay What You Can' tickets will be available on that date after 2 pm at the Box Office. The show runs through September 4. The show features a book by the legendary Joseph Stein (Fiddler on the Roof, Zorba), music and lyrics by Stan Daniels ('The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' 'Taxi').

The newly imagined Broadway production of ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER starring Grammy and Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Harry Connick, Jr. will open on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at The St James Theatre. Previews are set to begin on November 12, 2011. The delightful Tony Award nominated score by Burton Lane (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) is enhanced by classics from their film scores for On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) and Royal Wedding (1951). With a new book by Peter Parnell based on the original book by Alan Jay Lerner, the musical is reconceived and directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer.

According to published reports, Rob Kardashian will follow in the footsteps of his sister Kim, and participate in the upcoming season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Kardisian reportedly hestitated from making a commitment because of conflicts with his sister's August wedding, but was able to make the schedule work. He is best known for appearing on the reality shows, Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Khloé & Lamar, alongside his close relatives.

The MacDowell Colony, one of the nation's leading artist residency programs, will present its 52nd Edward MacDowell Medal to renowned playwright Edward Albee on Sunday, August 14th. Since 1960, The MacDowell Medal has been awarded annually to an individual artist who has made an outstanding contribution to his/her field. The award is rotated among the seven artistic disciplines practiced at MacDowell; this will be the third time the Medal has been awarded to a playwright. Albee joins an impressive list of past Medal recipients, including playwrights Thornton Wilder (1960) and Lillian Hellman (1976), visual artist Georgia O'Keeffe (1972), composer Leonard Bernstein (1987), architect I.M. Pei (1998), filmmaker Stan Brakhage (1989), interdisciplinary artist Merce Cunningham (2003), and writer Alice Munro (2006).

Samuel L. Jackson will soon star as DR. Martin Luther King, Jr. opposite Angela Bassett in the Broadway production of the new play, The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall directed by Tony Award-nominee Kenny Leon (Fences, A Raisin in the Sun). The Mountaintop will begin performances on September 22, 2011, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street), with an official opening on Thursday, October 13, 2011. In the video below, watch the duo chat about taking on their roles!

Shakespeare's Globe London Cinema Series, a stage-to-cinema presentation by NCM Fathom, Globe Theatre and Arts Alliance Media, is an exclusive four-part in-theater series of the most classic of Shakespeare titles in U.S. movie theaters nationwide this summer and fall. Tickets for Shakespeare's Globe London Cinema Series are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. Check out photos from the show below!

According to published reports, stage and screen star Patricia Clarkson will guest star on the season 4 premiere of NBC's 'Parks and Recreation.'