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According the the LA Times, Broadway LA has announced the 2010-2011 lineup for the Pantages Theatre. HAIR, SHREK THE MUSICAL, WEST SIDE STORY and ROCK OF AGES will all hit the Pantages stage this season in Hollywood.

According to the Press Association, Meat Loaf has no plans to reprise his iconic Rocky Horror Picture Show role in the rumored sequel to the film.

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is set to play at the Wichita Theatre Performing Arts Center beginning February 19th. The production will run through March 6th.

Comedy Works is pleased to announce that Kathleen Madigan will perform at the Comedy Works Landmark Village on Thursday April 1st at 7:30 PM, Friday April 2nd at 7:30 & 9:30 PM and Saturday April 3rd at 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM.

The Creative Music Studio today announced that the long-awaited, first CD from the CMS Archive Project is now being offered through a pre-release Subscription/Membership program showcasing some of the greatest musician/composers of contemporary jazz and world music. This special offer includes exclusive membership benefits, and is available only through March 31st, in advance of world-wide distribution on the Planet Arts label in the Spring of 2010.

The Joffrey Ballet steps up to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Monday, Mar. 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45-$65 (with a limited number of 'smart seats' priced at $30).

Itzhak Perlman, the reigning virtuoso of the violin and one of the select few household names in classical music, returns by popular demand (with pianist, Rohan De Silva) to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Monday, Mar. 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $55-$85 (with a limited number of 'smart seats' at $30).

Omaha's Broadway dreams will come true this summer when Omaha Performing Arts partners with THE BROADWAY DREAMS FOUNDATION (BDF) to present their acclaimed Summer Performing Arts Intensive at the Holland Performing Arts Center (13th & Douglas Streets) Monday, July 19 through Sunday, July 25, 2010.

Hobo Junction is proud to announce the cast for their upcoming musical comedy THE REGULARS. After auditioning hundreds of actors, they have assembled an amazing ensemble of eight extremely talented individuals which include several Hobo Junction alumni...Bryan Campbell (Bad Guys in Suits & Horrible), Madeline Chilese (Bad Guys in Suits & Horrible), Derek Elstro (Bad Guys in Suits). Rounding out the ensemble and making their Hobo Junction debut are Jake Autizen, Eli Branson, Carla Kessler, Danelle Wildermuth, and Ashley Wint.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts gets one step closer to opening its doors as it celebrates the 'topping out' of Reynolds Hall, reaching its highest point of 170 feet. The ceremony will begin with a live performance down City Parkway by Clark High School Marching Band and will culminate with the raising of the final steel beam, topping out construction for this monumental project

The Ed Palermo Big Band will play at the Iridium Jazz Club tonight, Wednesday 17th at 8:30 & 10:30PM.

MINETTA STREET PRODUCTIONS is pleased to announce the extension of the one-man, multimedia musical SAINT HOLLYWOOD, featuring comedian WILLARD MORGAN with music and lyrics by WILLIARD MORGAN and book by WILLARD MORGAN & JERROLD ZIMAN. The production is directed by JIM MILTON. The production began previews Thursday, January 28th and opened Thursday, February 4th. The current performance schedule is Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 7:00 pm through February 20th. Extended performance schedule is Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 pm through March 20th. The production is also the inspiration for the art installation STUFF - THE GARAGE SALE OF DREAMS which will be displayed in the Ideal Glass Gallery. All tickets are $10.00. For reservations and information visit www.sainthollywood.com or call (212) 598-3030.

The Old Courthouse Theatre presents NUNSENSE beginning February 18th through the 28th. Performances are scheduled for February 18th, 19th, 20th, 25th, 26th and 27th at 8pm and February 21st and 28th at 2:20pm.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is set to open at Atlanta's Lyric Theatre on April 16th and run through May 2nd.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has taken on the task of breathing new life into an old idea by writing the book for a re-imagined version of a 1966 musical based on the adventures of Superman.

LOOKINGGLASS ALICE is set to open at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta on March 31st and run through May 2nd.

The New York Times is reporting that HAPPY NOW? will extend its run at Primary Stages through March 21st. With direction by Liz Diamond, the seven-member cast features Kate Arrington as Bea, Kelly AuCoin as Johnny, Mary Bacon as Kitty, Brian Keane as Carl, Joan MacIntosh as June, Quentin Mare as Miles and CJ Wilson as Michael.

THE LAST CARGO CULT will open at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre on March 19th and run through April 11th. The show will be performed by its creator Mike Daisey under the direction of Jean-Michele Gregory.

Gleefan.com recently sat down with songwriter Kerry Muzzey, the composer who wrote the love theme 'Looking Back' that was heard several times throughout the first half of GLEE's first season. 'Looking Back' was played during romantic scenes between Emma and Will as well as in scenes between Rachel and Finn.

Academy Award-nominee and 'Hurt Locker' Director Kathryn Bigelow will direct 'The Miraculous Year,' a new pilot for HBO, according to Variety. Variety reports that John Logan serves as the writer, executive producer and creator of the show, which tells the story of a full-of-life, but self-destructive Broadway composer and his family.