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Looking into the future, you'll find a number of new productions on tap for your entertainment pleasure, thanks to the efforts of theater companies all over Middle Tennessee. Here's our calendar for October 15, 2018, to help you plot your course through the end of the year...

Los Olivos, CA (http:www.losolivosca.com), the historic, wine-hip Santa Ynez Valley town in the heart of Santa Barbara's wine region, will usher in the holidays with its Olde Fashioned Christmas event (http:www.losolivosca.comlos-olivos-olde-fashioned-christmas) on Saturday, December 1, 2018. One of the largest of Los Olivos' annual events, Olde Fashioned Christmas welcomes locals and visitors to a small-town, Victorian-era holiday celebration, with season-appropriate family-friendly activities and experiences for all ages.

Looking into the future, you'll find a number of new productions on tap for your entertainment pleasure, thanks to the efforts of theater companies all over Middle Tennessee. Here's our calendar for October 1, 2018, to help you plot your course through the end of the year...

Dig out your fishnet stockings and sharpen your stilettos!  That sweet transvestite and his motley crew are back for the seventh year in an annual tradition on the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville.

Linda Lavin will guest star in the season five premiere of Madam Secretary, which airs on Oct 7. Lavin will play June, a veteran White House staffer, who used to be Russell Jackson's (Zeljko Ivankek) most trusted aide. She steps out of retirement for a couple of weeks when her hand-picked successor goes on vacation, and she's a maddeningly sharp, maddeningly quick woman who's expert at summarizing a situation 'fairly' -- until a minute later when you finally feel that stiletto going in your side. Stevie (Wallis Currie-Wood) works closely with June in the episode

Sofitel New York, the stylish Midtown hotel with a decidedly French accent, is strutting the best of its end-of-summer-stuff with a Shaken Stiletto cocktail in honor of the wildly successful 'Kinky Boots' on Broadway.

The 4th annual Broken Heel Festival has concluded with record attendance numbers and a clean sheet with the coppers!

Sony Music Entertainment and Legacy Recordings, a division of SME, have entered into an historic new agreement with Blackheart Records, the groundbreaking American music label founded in 1980 by rock icon Joan Jett, legendary songwriter/producer Kenny Laguna and Meryl Laguna.  The new SME/Legacy/Blackheart pact covers the worldwide rights to Joan Jett's recorded music catalog, including indelible classics and global hits such as 'I Love Rock 'N' Roll,' 'Crimson and Clover,' 'Bad Reputation,' 'Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)' and more.

Three of Australia's leading improvising bowed string players, Bowlines, will launch their new CD, Not All Who Wonder Are Last, on Sunday 7 October at Carlton Church of All Nations.

Baruch Performing Arts Center announces their 2018/2019 season, featuring premieres by composers Huang Ruo, Gregory Spears, and the late Matt Marks, and choreographer Dusan Týnek. The season includes the 27th year of the Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives series, a 5th Anniversary celebration of the CUNY Dance Initiative, and work in progress by veteran writer-performer Penny Arcade. For more information and tickets, visit http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac/. All performances take place at 55 Lexington Ave. (enter 25th Street between Lexington & 3rd Aves.)

Baruch Performing Arts Center announces their 2018/2019 season, featuring premieres by composers Huang Ruo, Gregory Spears, and the late Matt Marks, and choreographer Dusan Týnek. The season includes the 27th year of the Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives series, a 5th Anniversary celebration of the CUNY Dance Initiative, and work in progress by veteran writer-performer Penny Arcade. For more information and tickets, visit http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac/. All performances take place at 55 Lexington Ave. (enter 25th Street between Lexington & 3rd Aves.)

On 4 June, Kinky Boots will gain several new cast members including Oliver Tompsett and Natalie McQueen. The show, about shoe factory owner Charlie Price and drag queen Lola, has been running at the Adelphi Theatre since 2015. Simon-Anthony Rhoden continues in the role of Lola.

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, THE MUSICAL, the heart warming and hilarious story of acceptance, understanding and friendship returns to Sydney in a flurry of sequins, feathers and fabulously high hair.

Teatro El Publico's production of Petra von Kant, which regrettably only saw two performances at the Kennedy Center's Family Theatre, is both a thoughtful exploration of humanity and a classic actor's vehicle. Featuring leggy poseurs, lavish costumes, wild hairstyles (thanks to a small vault's worth of wigs), the show is a fascinating character study, and a showcase for some of Cuba's most brilliant theatrical talent.

The UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance has announced the winner of the 2018 Dr. Floyd Gaffney National Playwriting Competition, Stand and Wait by Eliana Pipes. Eliana will be awarded a $1000 prize, and her play will receive a staged reading today, May 12 at 10 AM, at the Wagner Theater in the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theatre District on UC San Diego's campus.

The UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance has announced the winner of the 2018 Dr. Floyd Gaffney National Playwriting Competition, Stand and Wait by Eliana Pipes. Eliana will be awarded a $1000 prize, and her play will receive a staged reading on Saturday, May 12 at 10 AM, at the Wagner Theater in the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theatre District on UC San Diego's campus.

The 2018 Producers Choice Honors Las Vegas presented 'Lucky' Lily Lisa with her second award for the documentary 'As Always Stay By Me.' The Hard Rock Live in Las Vegas was the setting for Ms. Lisa to receive the 2018 honor from the Film, Art, Music, and Entertainment Awards (F.A.M.E.). Lily Lisa previously received the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Documentary from the US Hollywood International Film Festival (now the US Hollywood International Golden Film Award), a prestigious festival held in Los Angeles annually. The Producers Choice Honors has high standards set for picking recipients based on factors other than just high box office gross or large commercial success. From thousands of submissions, Production quality of music or film, talent level of the artist nominee and most importantly, the inspiration provided to others by the chosen recipients are the main considerations used in this events' production. It is this inspirational quality that set apart 'As Always Stay By Me' to receive this years' honor. 'As Always Stay By Me' is a documentary addressing homelessness in Los Angeles. Camera's followed Lily Lisa sharing her love of giving back to a community that needs it most; some of the city's most impoverished citizens. The fashion icon stepped to the stage to receive her award in a red Stello design accessorized with black stiletto boots, just the right fit for the Hard Rock. As one of the top five recipients, Lily Lisa touched the audience with her deeply moving acceptance speech. Lily Lisa is an actress, model, executive producer, philanthropist and humanitarian using her voice and production company, Lily Lisa Hollywood, to shine the light not only on the Hollywood community but also as an ambassador with a vision to touch lives and inspire others. Lily Lisa works from the heart to help those less fortunate. It has been her desire from a young age, in Hong Kong, to help people and she makes it a priority. While traveling for her business, Lily also goes out to share her gift of encouragement with the down and out in the area. Many have come to know her and gladly receive her into their communities as a non-threatening presence. She is recognized on the streets as someone who demonstrates that she cares, by returning and seeking out people she has talked with and helped previously while getting to know others in the community. Lily Lisa spends time talking and laughing with these men and women and children, giving much needed hugs and other support. Many outside her world may misunderstand her intentions or think she is self-serving but Lily Lisa works from her heart and does not pay any mind to naysayers. You might say Lily Lisa is a social activist, passionate about giving back to her community to combat disparate treatment. Her efforts have earned her multiple honors including the We Care for Humanity's 'Woman of the Year of Asia' Award in 2013 as well as being named The Charity Awards 'Honorary Ambassador' in 2014, and the 'Ambassador of Hong Kong, China' by The World Network in 2015. She also received a Certificate of Congressional Recognition, from US Congresswoman Judy Chu. Director Stephen Eckelberry says, 'Lily has an attractive, glamorous quality, and yet a charm that would win anyone's heart.' Her fierce wit, intelligence and business savvy have made her a permanent fixture within the entertainment industry but it is that charm that garners the respect in all aspects of her life from philanthropy and society, to her work ethic, to her charitable causes. Lily Lisa's kind spirit and grace combined with talent and vision leaves an indelible impression. Her Beauty is from deep in the heart, not just on the outside. Lily Lisa feels very blessed to be able to help others, she inspires and encourages us all to be kind and show love in this way.

MANIC PANIC, the iconic hair color and cosmetics brand founded by punk rock sisters Tish and Snooky, announces a beauty collaboration with the longest running film in cinema history, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The iconic brand has teamed up with the cult-classic, creating three exclusive 'The Time Warp' collections, named after characters, Columbia, Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Magenta. The collections are now available via MANIC PANIC's website.

For the most part, the brief Orange County return of the Tony Award-winning musical smash KINKY BOOTS---which continues its quick week-long stop at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through February 11---pretty much preserves its hard-to-escape fabulousness. Its current incarnation as a non-Equity bus-and-truck tour---now presented by Troika Entertainment, but retains many of the original's main elements---only feels slightly different from previous productions you've likely seen. The musical's endearing narrative, its vibrant main characters, and the ear-candy confections concocted by pop superstar Cyndi Lauper all combine to showcase a fun and genuinely lovable musical that celebrates living one's authentic self… triumphantly.

Direct from seasons in Melbourne and Auckland, Jason Chasland, hits Adelaide Fringe for the South Australian premiere of Leather Lungs: Son of a Preacher. Within the burgeoning genre of alternative cabaret, be roused into a delightfully naughty show fusing good old-fashioned fun with the romp of vaudeville. Leather Lungs crosses with religion, fistfights with sexuality and discos with dildos.

Direct from seasons in Melbourne and Auckland, Jason Chasland, hits Adelaide Fringe for the South Australian premiere of Leather Lungs: Son of a Preacher. Within the burgeoning genre of alternative cabaret, be roused into a delightfully naughty show fusing good old-fashioned fun with the romp of vaudeville. Leather Lungs crosses with religion, fistfights with sexuality and discos with dildos.

Direct from Melbourne, international artist, Jason Chasland, returns home for the New Zealand premiere of Leather Lungs: Son of a Preacher. Within the burgeoning genre of alternative cabaret, be roused into a delightfully naughty world fusing good old-fashioned fun with the romp of vaudeville. Leather Lungs crosses with religion, fistfights with sexuality and discos with dildos.

Following successful collaborations marking the release of Cinderella (2012) and Maleficent (2014), Christian Louboutin is pleased to once again collaborate with The Walt Disney Studios to commemorate the release of the latest, highly anticipated entry in the Star Wars saga STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI.

Alright girls, let's get this show on the road! Following the announcement of Australian theatre royalty Tony Sheldon as Bernadette , David Harris as Tick and Euan Doidge as Felicia , the full cast of Australia's most successful homegrown musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert has been confirmed.