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Elaine Paige had some choice words for international singing sensation and former duet partner Susan Boyle this week according the the UK Daily Mail. Paige, who is famous for her performances in EVITA and CATS in the West End, stated that '[Boyle] was like a virus really that spread across the world in a nanosecond.'

Great Lakes Theater Festival (GLTF) alumnus, and two-time Oscar award-winner, Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson made a significant gift to the Festival over the holidays enabling the company to successfully achieve its Re-Imagine a Classic Campaign fundraising goal. Hanks has served as the Honorary Chair of the fundraising efforts to ‘re-imagine' the Hanna Theatre as the new home for the Festival and to establish an endowment for the classic theater company since 2008. Although the amount of the gift is confidential, the donation will be used to create a permanent endowment to support Festival artists called The Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Fund for Artists.

Kevin Kling's HOW? HOW? WHY? WHY? WHY? is set to play the Thompson Shelterhouse Theatre from February 13th until March 14th.

MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M IN THERAPY is set to play at Charlotte's Booth Playhouse from March 16th to the 21st. The production is presented by the Blumenthal Performing Arts center. Tickets begin at $24.50.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents a week of musical theater cabaret on the Millennium Stage from February 8-13, 2010 at 6 p.m. 'Broadway Today and Tomorrow,' curated by Michael Kerker and ASCAP, highlights up-and-coming composers at the piano with rising stars singing their works that are becoming the 'new standards' of Broadway. Featured artists include: Peter Mills with Kate Baldwin and Matt Cavanaugh (Feb. 8); Ryan Scott Oliver with Jay Armstrong Johnson, Alex Brightman, and Lindsay Mendez (Feb. 9); Steven Lutvak (Feb. 10); Alan Schmuckler and Michael Mahler with Abby Mueller (Feb. 11); Jordan Beck and Jonathan May with Mazie Wilson and Baraka May Williams (Feb. 12); and Valerie Vigoda and Brendan Milburn (Feb. 13). The Grand Foyer will be transformed into a cabaret as tables and chairs are arranged in front of the stage and drinks from the Foyer bars are available.

The Irish Repertory Theatre continues its NEW WORKS READING SERIES to support new plays and emerging playwrights with a free staged reading of Lisa Tierney-Keogh's FOUR LAST THINGS on Friday, January 29 at 3pm at Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in Manhattan.

According to The New York Times, Lincoln Center plans to begin offering discounted day-of-show tickets at its Box Office beginning this Wednesday, January 27th, at noon.

Want to learn the CATS audition dance? Debbie Wilson will be teaching the dance combination for the CATS auditions.

National Jazz Museum in Harlem Events January 26-29, 2010

Presbyterian Hospital continues its support of the arts by renewing its sponsorship of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Presbyterian is the 'Preferred Healthcare Provider' of the Center and will co-sponsor the 'Family Night at the Knight' membership event at the brand new Knight Theater January 28th.

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (CORNER OF 51ST) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 HTTP://WWW.IRIDIUMJAZZCLUB.COM/ SETS AT 8:30 & 10:30PM (UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED) LES PAUL TRIO SETS REMAIN AT 8:00 & 10:00PM

Laura Linney and Alicia Silverstone, currently appearing in Manhattan Theatre Club's production of TIME STANDS STILL, will appear on tomorrow's episode of 'The View.

Theater Latté Da today announced that Azudi Onyejekwe will join the cast of Violet in the role of Flick, the young black soldier who teaches Violet (played by Children's Theatre Company childhood star Britta Ollmann) about beauty, courage and what it means to be an outsider. A recent graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, Onyejekwe makes his Twin Cities theater debut in the production, directed by Peter Rothstein and featuring a score by Tony Award nominee Jeanine Tesori, the composer whose music brought Tony Kushner's book and lyrics for Caroline, or Change to life. Onyejekwe's musical credits also include Pippin, Into the Woods, Jesus Christ Superstar and, most recently, Once On This Island at the Cortland Repertory Theatre in upstate New York.

The Winter Sunshine series at Sandglass Theater continues on Saturday, February 6th at 2 &4 pm. Ines Zeller Bass will warm the Sandglass stage with 2 performances of her acclaimed children's show ISIDOR'S CHEEK. Sandglass Theater and Crabgrass Puppet Theatre come together in collaboration to bring you this special series of family-friendly puppet shows. All tickets are $7.50. Reservations are encouraged, as seating is limited.

Riccardo Muti will conduct the New York Philharmonic in Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1, with András Schiff as soloist, and Hindemith's Symphony in E-flat, Thursday, March 4, 2010, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 5, at 8:00 p.m., and Monday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Celebrated mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin, a native of Encino and now a full-time resident of New York City, will return home to California on February 28 to perform a program of works by Mozart, Rodrigo, Gershwin, Sondheim, Schwartz, and Sivan, among others. The evening will also feature special guest artists. Set to benefit the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind,?? the concert will be held at Zipper Concert Hall at the Colburn School of Music, and the curtain goes up at 7:30pm.

Allen Guelzo will read excerpts from his book, 'Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America.'

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, in partnership with the Willis Auto Campus and Lexus of North America, announced the third annual Willis Lexus Drive for Kids, a fundraising campaign to support Civic Center Education and Community Engagement programs.

The Regional Entertainment Production and Administration (REPA) Job Fair celebrates its tenth anniversary Saturday, February 27, 2010. The job fair caters to production and administrative professionals looking for work in back stage and administrative aspects of the performing arts. Employment opportunities range from salaried positions, stipends, seasonal employment and internship opportunities. Based on past years, planners anticipate theatre employers in attendance from the Metro Boston area with additional representation from greater New England and New York State. The Dance and Production communities will be represented with information tables featuring Boston Dance Alliance and USITT New England.

Platinum selling The High Kings have now signed to Universal Music Ireland and are delighted to announce their 2nd CD MEMORY LANE which will be launched on February 12th.