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YOU Dance Livestream Reaches 25,400 Students Across Canada

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Executive Director Barry Hughson today announced that YOU dance, the company's signature education and community engagement programme, will be livestreamed to a record breaking 25,400 students at 500 schools in 200 cities across Canada. During this unprecedented school year, the National Ballet is pleased to offer students the opportunity to experience YOU dance once again.

VIDEO: Lisa Robinson Opens Up About the Issues Female Musicians Face on THE TONIGHT SHOW

Lisa Robinson talks about breaking into the boys' club that is music journalism in the '70s, breaks down the unique challenges that women experience after becoming famous and spills on working with legends such as Beyoncé and Janet Jackson.

AGM: The National Ballet Of Canada Posts Surplus For 10th Consecutive Season

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada and Barry Hughson, Executive Director today announced the great artistic and financial success of the 2018/19 season, which resulted in an operating surplus for the 10th consecutive year. The Annual General Meeting was held today at 6:30 pm at The Walter Carsen Centre for The National Ballet of Canada in Toronto.

Sophia Simmons' Award-Winning GRAVITY GUTS Will Premiere At 2019 Sydney Fringe

Lifetime Greenlights Two New BEYOND THE HEADLINES Documentaries

Lifetime greenlights two Beyond the Headlines companion documentaries, with award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author Gretchen Carlson, to join the network's upcoming Ripped from the Headlines slate. Following the movie premieres of Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter and The College Admissions Scandal, the new one-hour documentaries produced by A+E Originals, will offer provocative insights and an in-depth look at the people and stories behind the news which captivated the nation. This marks Carlson's second collaboration with Lifetime, as she executive produced and reported on workplace sexual harassment in the documentary Gretchen Carlson: Breaking the Silence.

Lifetime Greenlights New Movie NXIVM CULT: A MOTHER'S NIGHTMARE

Lifetime has greenlit the new movie, NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Nightmare (working title), centering on the shocking true story of Catherine Oxenberg and her fight to save her daughter India from a dangerous sex cult. Andrea Roth (Rescue Me) takes on the role of Catherine while Peter Facinelli (Twilight) stars as Keith Raniere, the charming and charismatic secret organization leader with devious motives. Jasper Polish (Devil's Whisper) also stars as India and Sara Fletcher (Secret Girlfriend) portrays Keith's associate in the cult, actress Allison Mack.

YOU Dance Livestreams Reaches a Record-Breaking 24,000 Students This Season

Karen Kain, Artistic Director, and Barry Hughson, Executive Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that a record-breaking number of 24,000 students across Canada will tune in to experience a performance of YOU dance, the company's signature education and outreach programme, on May 15, 2019 live from Daniels Spectrum in Toronto's Regent Park. The livestream is part of YOU dance's fifth residency in Regent Park which takes place May 13 - 16, 2019.

New Adventures Announces Full Cast For Matthew Bourne's ROMEO AND JULIET

New Adventures is delighted to announce full casting for the world premiere of Matthew Bourne's "ROMEO AND JULIET" opening at Curve, Leicester on Monday 13 May 2019, as part of a UK tour to 13 venues including a four-week summer season at Sadler's Wells from Wednesday 7 August to Saturday 31 August 2019. Full tour schedule below.

NBC Names Inaugural 'Female Forward' Class & Takes Major Stride In Putting Women In Director's Chair

NBC is taking a significant step to put more women in the director's chair with the announcement of its inaugural class for Female Forward, the network's annual initiative founded last August by then-president Jennifer Salke that gives female directors a pipeline into scripted television.

YOU Dance Residency Returns To Regent Park For Third Consecutive Year

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that YOU dance returns to the Regent Park community in Toronto for a third residency. The residency will include workshops at local schools as well as five free performances at Daniels Spectrum, May 14 - 18, 2018.

Scott Motisko Re-Joins Breaking Glass Pictures as Director of In-House Marketing & PR Division

Breaking Glass Pictures, a medium-sized indie film distributor specializing in cutting edge independent films of every genre, today announced that the company has officially appointed Scott A. Motisko as the company's new Director of In-House Marketing and Public Relations

Powerball Jackpot Winners Visit Graceland

What do you do after winning $528 million dollars and become one of the winners of the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history?  Go to Graceland! 

MUSIC MAN Among Reel 13's Classic Movie Musicals This October

Viewers may find themselves singing in the shower, and pirouetting around the house all month as Reel 13 presents a classic song-and-dance film each week in October.

Vilanch, Mistretta, Stewart and More Star in MTU's HAIRSPRAY, Beg. Tonight

Emmy winning actor/comedian Bruce Vilanch joins several Broadway Veterans and the students of Musical Theatre University in their very first fully-staged musical production, HAIRSPRAY, which will be presented for three performances, tonight, January 31 through February 2, at The Helene Galen Performing Arts Center at Rancho Mirage High School.

Gary Albert Hughes Hosts Musical Theatre Workshop, Beg. Today

With every new year comes a new set of resolutions. It's give up this, lose that, let this go, get that out of our lives. But what about bringing something in, taking something on or adding to the richness of our lives. Well this year The Voice Studio has something up its sleeve you may never have imagined you'd invite into your life.

Vilanch, Mistretta, Stewart And More Star In MTU's HAIRSPRAY 1/31

Emmy winning actor/comedian Bruce Vilanch joins several Broadway Veterans and the students of Musical Theatre University in their very first fully-staged musical production, HAIRSPRAY, which will be presented for three performances, January 31 through February 2, at The Helene Galen Performing Arts Center at Rancho Mirage High School. Vilanch will reprise his critically acclaimed turn as Edna Turnblad in the Tony Award winning musical, based on the cult film by John Waters, alongside Broadway actors Sal Mistretta, Lisa Robinson and Gwen Stewart, and featuring the talented, young Musical Theatre University students.

Gary Albert Hughes to Host Musical Theatre Workshop, Beg. Jan 30

With every new year comes a new set of resolutions. It's give up this, lose that, let this go, get that out of our lives. But what about bringing something in, taking something on or adding to the richness of our lives. Well this year The Voice Studio has something up its sleeve you may never have imagined you'd invite into your life.

VIDEO: One Picture Saves a Life Workshops Make Shelter Pets Into Photo Stars

Can a cute photo save a life? Absolutely, if the photo is of a pet in a shelter, says famed pet photographer Seth Casteel. Teaming up with GreaterGood's The Animal Rescue Site and Petfinder Foundation, Casteel is barnstorming, or more appropriately, "shelter storming" across the nation to teach anyone with a digital camera how to help their local shelter. Casteel will visit shelters in New Jersey, Nevada, California, Illinois, and North Carolina between April and September. At every stop, he will offer a free half-day workshop for anyone who wants to learn how to take a better pet photograph. Registration is now open at www.onepicturesaves.com for anyone who wants to participate. Space is limited and early registration for the public workshops is recommended.

Rattigan and Steinbeck Adaptations Among October's 'Reel 13' Offerings

Every Saturday night in October, beginning at 9 p.m., viewers can catch a Classic hosted by film historian Neal Gabler, followed by an Indie, hosted by Richard Peña. The evening concludes with a Short selected by visitors to Reel13.org who vote for their favorite of three shorts every week.

FUTURESTATES Premieres 7 Science Fiction Films, Now thru 6/5

ITVS has announced that FUTURESTATES, the acclaimed online series of genre-bending science fiction short films returns for a fourth season of forward-thinking, no-holds-barred explorations into the future of American society. Seven filmmakers envision the world at a crossroads, where discrimination, environmental catastrophe, visitors from the future, and even other worlds test the bonds of humanity. This year's series of seven shorts will debut online with a new film every Wednesday from tonight, April 24 - June 5, 2013.