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Dennis Scott & Tom Bergeron Call For Fred Rogers To Be Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame

Plus, multiple GRAMMY® & Dove award winning singer Sandi Patty and David Newell (aka Mister McFeely) have also called for top songwriters honors for Fred Rogers. Better known as Mister Rogers from the hit PBS children’s television show series Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Fred Rogers wrote over 200 songs that reached millions of children and parents.

Virtual HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MISTER ROGERS Celebration Planned For March

Premiering on Saturday, March 20th at 10am CT, Tom Bergeron (America’s Funniest Videos, Dancing with the Stars) will host a special virtual presentation of “Happy Birthday, Mister Rogers,” to commemorate America’s favorite neighbor, Fred Rogers’ 93rd birthday.

Video: Broadway Joins Mister Rogers Alums To Create A New Years Tribute To Fred Rogers

On Sunday, December 29th, Michael Moricz released a new song for the New Year's holiday that he has dedicated to the memory of the late Fred Rogers, much-loved host of MISTER ROGERS NEIGHBORHOOD on PBS. Moricz was music director for the final five years (1996-2001) of the PBS children's series.

November Declared 'Thank You, Mister Rogers' Month, Tribute Album Released

Nashville Mayor John Cooper has issued a proclamation that October 25th is 'Mister Rogers' Music Day.' And, today, a newly recorded collection of Fred's songs, Thank You, Mister Rogers: Music & Memories, is available wherever music is sold or streamed. 

THANK YOU, MISTER ROGERS Album to be Released October 25

The rebirth of interest in Fred Rogers, which includes an upcoming Tom Hanks film, inspires a unique musical tribute that celebrates a special side of the man known as “America's Favorite Neighbor.” A newly recorded collection of Fred's songs, Thank You, Mister Rogers: Music & Memories, will be available wherever music is sold or streamed on October 25th.

Celebrity-Filled Special MISTER ROGERS: IT'S YOU I LIKE To Premiere on PBS In March

MISTER ROGERS: IT'S YOU I LIKE, a celebrity-filled, hour-long special that premieres on PBS stations in March 2018(check local listings), celebrates Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the pioneering PBS series that premiered nationally 50 years ago and became an iconic and enduring landmark in the world of children's television and beyond. Cast members from the groundbreaking series share their personal perspectives and insights in this new production, which pays tribute to television's longest-running children's series, still broadcast on many PBS stations today. The program also features interviews with numerous celebrities who have been influenced and inspired by Fred Rogers, a modest man who always said, “I am not a teacher, I simply help children learn.”

MISTER ROGERS: IT'S YOU I LIKE Premieres March 2018 on PBS

MISTER ROGERS: IT'S YOU I LIKE Premieres March 2018 on PBS

Tring Park's Contemporary Theatre Festival To Show 6 Plays In 10 Days

Students at the UK's most prestigious performing arts school, once attended by actors Lily James (Disney's Cinderella, Downton Abbey, War and Peace) and Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi), will put on an ambitious six plays in 10 days in February and March this year - in a bid to explore contemporary theatre.

New York Vocalist Steven Maglio to Perform at Telecare Telethon

Mr. Maglio will entertain during the closing hour on Sunday, between 9pm-10pm, with three upbeat swinging tunes. Two Bossa Nova style songs, Lady is A Tramp and My Way, from his newly released CD Sinatra en Bossa Nova, as well as a standard version of the song, New York, New York.

'Paper Dolls' is Part of Fringe Fest. Beginning 8/13

Lively Productions and Métropole Ink are proud to present the world premiere of PAPER DOLLS as part of the 11th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC.

Photo Flash: 'Paper Dolls' at the Fringe Festival

Lively Productions and Métropole Ink are proud to present the world premiere of PAPER DOLLS as part of the 12th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC. In his New York debut, New York Daily News columnist and playwright Patrick Huguenin goes behind the scenes of celebrity scandal. Performances begin Wednesday August 13th at the Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street).

'Paper Dolls' is Part of Fringe Fest. Beginning 8/13

Lively Productions and Métropole Ink are proud to present the world premiere of PAPER DOLLS as part of the 11th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC.

Highwire Theatre Opens 'Iphigenia at Aulis' Dec 7

Highwire Theatre is proud to present and open their inaugural season with Iphigenia at Aulis by Euripides, directed by Jill Landaker, running from December 6 through December 16, 2007.