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Featuring a classic score overflowing with standards and a certain rat-a-tat syncopation and sassy style all its own, Frank Loesser's indelible musical comedy GUYS & DOLLS is one of the greatest musicals of all time and the incredibly exciting cast just announced for the upcoming Carnegie Hall concert is icing on the cake insofar as an ideal presentation of it - Nathan Lane as Nathan Detroit, Megan Mullally as Adelaide, Patrick Wilson as Sky Masterson and Sierra Boggess as Sarah Brown.

The holiest of participants in the highly anticipated new NBC live TV production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic family-friendly musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC took a very special field trip this week in order to conduct some real-life research into their roles as women of faith.

Tony Award-winning SPRING AWAKENING composer and popular pop/rock recording artist Duncan Sheik is set for a series of shows in early 2014 according to a new announcement posted on his official site.

The eagerly awaited new West End musical inspired by the international hit reality singing competition series spearheaded by Simon Cowell, THE X FACTOR, titled I CAN'T SING: THE X FACTOR MUSICAL, is now offering fans of the hit franchise the chance to actually appear onstage as part of the live show itself.

2012 Oscar nominee for AMOUR and internationally acclaimed octogenarian actress Emmanuelle Riva will make her long-awaited return to the stage in SAVANNAH BAY, a new bi-coastal French-language production of the Marguerite Duras play.

GLEE headliner and popular Broadway star Matthew Morrison discusses his recent Broadway-themed solo release WHERE IT ALL BEGAN as well as shares first details on his new Christmas EP, A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS, as part of a new interview.

Fans of international reality show sensation and popular recording artist Susan Boyle can now sample a generous helping of selections from her brand new Christmas album, HOME FOR CHRISTMAS via a new album preview.

Broadway/Hollywood icon Liza Minnelli is set for a spectacular upcoming show at the MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods tonight, November 8.

Today we are talking to one of the most exciting breakout stars from FOX's hit musical dramedy series GLEE all about his Broadway and Hollywood past, present and future while previewing what we can expect in the coming weeks at McKinley High and beyond - the one and only Darren Criss. Detailing the finer points of his upbringing as a musical theatre fan, Criss speaks about some of his early theatre roles and shines some light on his stint starring in the recent revival of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING in addition to musing on some roles he would like to take on in the future, near and far. Besides all about GLEE, Criss also opens up about his recent film projects such as GIRL MOST LIKELY, co-starring Kristen Wiig (available now) as well as first news and fascinating new details on HBO's hotly anticipated documentary centered on musical theatre master Stephen Sondheim, directed by longtime collaborator James Lapine, titled SIX BY SONDHEIM. Criss outlines his role in the new doc as well as shares stories from the set and sharing time with Sondheim himself, as well as Lapine and co-stars Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes and America Ferrerra as part of the film's 'Opening Doors' sequence. Additionally, Criss shares his foremost early influences, imparts his perspective on his unique place in the performing arts realm, reflects on his recent sold-out national tour and solo music projects as well as looks ahead to what's next. All of that, a generous helping of GLEE backstage dish and a tantalizing appetizer of what is to come as well as much, much more in this extensive chat with one of the most popular personalities in the performing arts.

A pop-up pinball arcade will be opened in London later this month, celebrating the release of the new Super Deluxe Edition of The Who's classic rock opera TOMMY and paying homage to one of the enduring musical's most popular elements and its famous song, 'Pinball Wizard'.

A vastly revised and rewritten new version of cult musical SIDE SHOW by Henry Krieger and Bill Russell is preparing for its debut under the direction of film director Bill Condon at the La Jolla Playhouse this month and character sketches of some of the new freaks being added to the carnival-themed show are now available to view, with comments on the process from the noted Hollywood make-up craftsmen who have helped create them, Dave and Lou Elsey.

An extensive new documentary tracing the creation of Josh Groban's latest studio album ALL THAT ECHOES is now available to view, allowing fans unprecedented access into the process that brought recent singles 'Brave', 'I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)' and more to sonic life with a behind the scenes look at noted producer Rob Cavallo in action and more.

The 1995 made-for-TV adaptation of Wendy Wasserstein's celebrated comedic drama THE HEIDI CHRONICLES is now available from Warner Archives.

The eagerly awaited new musical from internationally renown composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and collaborators Don Black and Christopher Hampton, STEPHEN WARD, directed by Richard Eyre, is set to premiere next month and the technical crew are already hard at work loading in the production to the home of its West End debut.

Internationally celebrated composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is in the midst of finalizing his score for his newest stage musical STEPHEN WARD in preparation for recording of the original London cast album of the West End production kicking off next month and has shared yet another glimpse behind the scenes into his creative process.

A visually splendorous stateside transfer of a recent production of William Shakespeare's classic comedy A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM created by noted WAR HORSE theatrical collaborators Bristol Old Vic and Handspring Puppet Company, directed by Tom Morris, will be presented next year for a limited run at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and tickets are now on sale.

The final shooting script for Disney's highly anticipated animated feature film FROZEN is now available to read in full and download via the movie's official For Your Consideration awards site.

The most eagerly anticipated musical event this Christmas for many Broadway babies is undoubtedly NBC's live TV presentation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic family-friendly musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC starring country music superstar Carrie Underwood and a new video submission contest kicks off today in promotion of it, with the grand prize being the opportunity to appear in a SOUND OF MUSIC-themed music video with Maria Von Trapp herself, Ms. Underwood!

For anyone who has ever wondered what the view looks like for the actors about to go on from below the vast stage of the West End production of mega-musical sensation LES MISERABLES - the longest-running musical in West End history - then look no further than a new behind-the-scenes glimpse at the legendary trap doors utilized so effectively in Trevor Nunn and John Caird's epic staging of the gigantic show.

Historian and executor of the Gene Kelly Estate, Patricia Ward Kelly, will present her fascinating solo show Gene Kelly: THE LEGACY on November 12 at the Denver Film Festival - an encore presentation of the two sold-out shows Kelly introduced at the Academy Of Motion Pictures at Lincoln Center in NYC last July.