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Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre is thrilled to be sponsoring Up With People when their international cast arrives in Fort Myers, the first stop on their 2013 world tour. Up With People is a global education and service program focused on bringing the world together through service and music.

Grammy-nominated rock band Stone Sour will release House of Gold & Bones Pt. 2, the second part of their two album series, House of Gold & Bones, on Roadrunner Records , April 9, 2013.

'Looking For Love (In Alderaan Places)'... Make this Valentine's Day out of this world with A Very Special Valentine's 'Nude Hope: A Star Wars Burlesque!' Come check out GTB's long-running Nude Hope with specially-themed V-Day additions. Help us Star Wars geeks/burlesque lovers... you're our only hope...for Valentine's Day partial nudity. Special Valentines Day performance: Thursday, February 14 at 9pm. Tickets are $28-35. Gorilla Tango Theatre (1919 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago IL 60647); to purchase tickets visit www.gorillatango.com or call 773-598-4549. 18 and over only.

August Strindberg Repertory Theatre (www.strindberg.org), which was formed last year to illuminate Strindberg's plays for today's American audiences, will present Strindberg's 'Easter' (Pask, 1901) with an all-black cast, adapted and directed by Robert Greer, from March 8 to 31 at the Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street (East Village). The play has a similar complement of characters to Strindberg's 'Playing With Fire' (Leka med elden, 1893), with which the young company made an auspicious debut last Spring. Cast members from 'Playing With Fire' will be returning to play their corresponding roles in 'Easter.'

"I know it is not a perfect show, the spit-take scene is lame and the monkey motif is labored ... but it does what a musical is supposed to do! It takes you to another world and it gives you a little tune to carry in your head for when you're feeling blue." So says the narrator of the Tony Award-winning comedy "The Drowsy Chaperone," presented by the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America on two consecutive weekends, Friday, Feb. 22, through Sunday, March 2.

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, announced today the new line-up of musical artists who will review and help nominate candidates for the 2013-2014 Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships. The review panel includes: rock band Imagine Dragons, who are headlining a two month North American tour commencing February 8 behind their platinum-selling single, "It's Time" and their gold-certified debut album "Night Visions;" British singer-songwriter and "2013 BRIT Awards" nominee Rita Ora; and DJ/Producer and founder of Dim Mak Records Steve Aoki.

Seven-time GRAMMY nominee Bill Harley and acclaimed songster Keith Munslow plan a series of family concerts during winter 2013 to celebrate the release of It's Not Fair to Me (Round River Records $12). The new CD is the long-awaited collaboration between these two veterans of the children's music scene. Harley and Munslow bring years of performing and friendship to a wacky collection of songs that range from the spooky “Stinkeye” to the blues send-up “Give Me Back My Hat.”

Auditions continued tonight when the judges rolled into Oklahoma City. The city started off on a "good note" with its first contestant.

Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw presents Bernard Shaw's historical epic comedy, CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA, on Monday, February 25 at 7pm at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan. David Staller produces and directs.

Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, presents Andrew Lloyd Webber's triumphant Broadway musical SUNSET BOULEVARD, opening Friday, February 1 at 8:30 p.m., and running through March 24.

Celebrating the renowned Italian film and concert composer who is the Jacob Burns Film Center's International Artist-in-Residence in March. The program features the World Premiere of a new work by Gregoretti, who will be on hand for an audience Q&A, plus music by those who influenced him, including Stravinsky, Bartok, Nino Rota, and Ennio Morricone.

Famed actor John Ratzenberger stopped by Terry Fator: The Voice of Entertainment at The Mirage Hotel & Casino on Monday night. Ratzenberger, best known for his role as Cliff Clavin on "Cheers" and his recurring roles in Pixar films, was there to honor Wounded Warriors and was joined by several military veterans in the crowd.

As the commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War continues, 2013 is especially important to the historic town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania as this July marks 150 years since the Battle of Gettysburg, often considered the turning point in the Civil War. In recognition of the place Gettysburg holds in history, Totem Pole Playhouse is partnering with Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater in a special co-production of the acclaimed one-act drama, The Road from Appomattox on the stage of the Majestic from July 10 through July 21. Tickets are on sale now.

No Name Presents: The Uptown Cabaret is an opportunity to play; to enjoy your music; your art; an opportunity to share this joy with your fellow singers, composers and lyricists. Bring that new audition song! Bring that song that you'd never get to sing otherwise! Bring that new material for your BMI class and test it out in a safe and fun place!

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe is a tour through the galaxy guided by a self-proclaimed crazy person, Trudy, who collects data about life on earth with the help of her 'space chums.' Trudy uses her umbrella hat (her own invention) to place herself in the minds and bodies of her hosts, transmitting snatches of their lives and then sharing them with the audience.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is back in New York City and Lincoln Square restaurants step up to the plate! The runways will be lit and the area's restaurants are sure to be packed with people taking advantage of Lincoln Square BID's successful dining promotions: Fashion Plate Prix Fixe and Lincoln Square Crew Cuts. The Event runs February 7-14 and the Upper West Side's most popular restaurants are hosting fashionably exceptional deals for everyone coming to, living in or working in the Lincoln Square neighborhood.

On February 6th, 'Debutante Ball' will feature 10 young performers will be making their New York stage debut at the Laurie Beechman theatre, singing brand new songs by some of the hottest up-and-coming composers. It's an evening about firsts and new experiences.

?Music Connection Magazine called them, “A Cajun-flavored seven-piece swamp rock band, blending the vocal warmth of Crosby, Stills & Nash with Dr. John's penchant for bringing home the boogie”.

The legacy and influence of Bach, through Mozart, Hindemith, and Brahms. Get a glimpse of what you'll hear in Monday's concert from Glenda Goodman's guest blog post: http://www.northrop.umn.edu/connect/blog/footsteps-bach-program-teaser

Perhaps the Mayan Calendar expired anticipating this epic collision of parallel universes... Reality TV competitor Rachel Reilly has joined a theatrical musical revue poking fun at...reality show housewives. Yes, the fiery redhead from "Big Brother," who two years ago went from Most Hated Housemate in her first season to Most Beloved Winner in the next, can now be found singing and dancing live on stage in "The Real Drunk Housewives of the San Fernando Valley"; the hit musical parody of the famed Bravo TV franchise which is now in its seventh month of shows in Hollywood.