(5/20 at 12:57 PM) - ArtPlace America announces today the award of over one million dollars in grants to four Alaska organizations (Anchorage Park Foundation, Bunnell Street Arts Center, Perseverance Theatre, and the Sealaska Heritage Institute) for a variety of Creative Placemaking projects. The projects were chosen from over 1,200 applications as exceptional examples of creative placemaking. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:57 PM) - The 58th Annual Drama Desk took place last night, May 19th at Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street), and miserable rain didn't stop the festivities. Some of the stars skipped the red carpet to avoid the weather and took shelter under the marquee of Town Hall. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the dry attendees below! (read...)

(5/20 at 12:56 PM) - The American Museum of Natural History presents How Whales are Unlocking Artic Secrets, a discussion presented in collaboration with the World Science Festival. Researchers are racing to uncover the implications for the Arctic of rapidly vanishing polar ice—and they are enlisting help from the very animals that stand to gain the most from their discoveries: narwhals, bowheads, and beluga whales, three of the most elusive species on Earth. Join a riveting discussion with explorers and scientists who are using daring new tactics to “recruit” these animals, featuring spectacular photographs, rare footage, and musical performances inspired by whale song. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:54 PM) - Pour la Victoire always creates drool worth shoes, especially pumps. But did you know they also make amazing handbags? Well they do! And just like their shoes, they are always on trend with a style all their own. They are priced to compete with Rachel Zoe and Rebecca Minkoff with totes around $450 and small clutches at $295. But I have found that it's pretty easy to find a great Pour la Victoire bag on sale and today they are on Gilt. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:54 PM) - Dwelvan David (Caroline, or Change, The Wiz, Songs for a New World), Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked, Bare, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch"), Alex Goley (Big River, The Berenstain Bears Live!), Eryn Murman (Spring Awakening), Darren Ritchie (Wonderland, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Dracula The Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, Nerds) and Matt Shingledecker (West Side Story, Rent, Spring Awakening) will lead the cast of STANDBY, an Official Selection of the 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival Next Link Project. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:51 PM) - New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) has announced that its 2013 Spring Gala, honoring Artistic Director James C. Nicola in celebration of 25 years of service to the organization, takes place tonight, Monday, May 20 at Tribeca Rooftop. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:50 PM) - Get all the scoop on Primetime Programming, airing on NBC on Monday, June 3, 2013! (read...)

(5/20 at 12:49 PM) - Carolines on Broadway, "America's Premier Comedy Nightclub," announces its all-star line-up of talent for the month of June 2013, highlighted by headliners Jay Pharoah, from NBC's "Saturday Night Live," June 1; Twitter sensation Rob Delaney, from Comedy Central's "Key & Peele," E!'s "Burning Love" and TBS' "Conan," June 6 - 9; Nick DiPaolo, from his Showtime special "Raw Nerve," June 12, 13 and 19; "The Yo Show, starring Michael Yo, from E!'s "Chelsea Lately" and "omg! Insider," June 14 and 15; Chris D'Elia, from NBC's "Whitney," TBS' "Glory Daze" and the upcoming NBC sitcom "Undateable," June 20 - 22;" and Hannibal Buress, from NBC's "30 Rock" and FX's "Louie," June 27 - 29. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:47 PM) - MSG Entertainment (MSGE) announced today that tickets will be on-sale for the 2013 production of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Embraced by generation after generation, this heart-warming production features dazzling dance numbers and costumes, classic favorites and a breathtaking new number with special effects that will transform the Great Stage into a glistening winter wonderland. The 2013 edition of the Christmas Spectacular will lift spirits and create lasting memories for new audiences as well as for families that have made this cherished production a holiday tradition. There is no better place to be this holiday season than the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:46 PM) - Get all the scoop on DATELINE, airing on NBC on Friday, May 24, 2013! (read...)

(5/20 at 12:45 PM) - Get all the scoop on DATELINE, airing on NBC on Wednesday, May 22, 2013! (read...)

(5/20 at 12:44 PM) - Actress Cate Blanchett is the new face of Giorgio Armani Parfums, a division of L'Oréal Luxe, reported WWD. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:43 PM) - The Tony-winning actor, who recently starred on NBC's SMASH, has officially signed on for Michael Mann's upcoming, untitled cyber thriller set in China, according to Deadline. Borle joins Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis and Holt McCallany for the film from Legendary Pictures. Mann penned with the script alongside Morgan Davis Foehl. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:41 PM) - The Public Theater will present the new Public Lab musical Venice, with book by Eric Rosen, music by Matt Sax, lyrics by Matt Sax and Eric Rosen, additional music by Curtis Moore, and choreography by Chase Brock. Directed by Eric Rosen, Venice will run Tuesday, May 28 through Sunday, June 23 in The Public's Anspacher Theater, with an official press opening on Thursday, June 13. BroadwayWorld visited the cast and creative team in rehearsal and you can catch a performance preview and a special interview with Haaz Sleiman, who plays 'Venice Monroe', below! (read...)

(5/20 at 12:39 PM) - TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, presents the Regional Premiere of OTHER DESERT CITIES by acclaimed playwright Jon Robin Baitz (The Substance of Fire, A Fair Country, Three Hotels). In this gripping Broadway hit, nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play, a Hollywood star's desert estate glows with Christmas cheer. But home for the holidays is daughter Brooke, a novelist whose tell-all memoir threatens to rip the politically-divided clan apart. Broadway vets Kandis Chappell and James Sutorius will star as Polly and Lyman Wyeth, Brooke's staunch right-wing parents. With dazzling wit and razor-sharp insight, this Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play and Drama League Award for Distinguished Play balances fierce comedy and riveting family drama in its Regional Premiere at TheatreWorks, co-produced with San Diego's The Old Globe. Contains mature language. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:35 PM) - After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2010, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to the Academy of Music beginning June 26 - August 4 as part of the Broadway Season, presented by The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:33 PM) - Michael Bay has enlisted Li Bingbing, one of China's most notable young actresses, for TRANSFORMERS 4, it was announced today. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:31 PM) - George Strait continues his ride into country music legend with his 60th number 1 hit, USA Today reports. His latest single, 'Give It All We Got Tonight' rose to number 1 on USA Today's country music airplay charts giving Strait an unbelievable 60th number 1. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:29 PM) - Everyman Theatre closes its historic 2012/13 season with a staging of the rarely produced comedic gem, The Beaux' Stratagem. Founding Artistic Director Vincent M. Lancisi directs the production, which features a large cast of 15 actors and includes Resident Company Members Megan Anderson, Clinton Brandhagen and Bruce Randolph Nelson. Everyman moved into its brand new theatre in January of this year. The production will run from June 5th through June 30th. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:22 PM) - City Theatre announces four original plays set for MOMENTUM, the theatre's annual festival of new plays at different stages. This year's selection of works highlights the intricacies of human relationships-chance encounters with strangers; a look back at a life lived in the spotlight; serendipity in a lonely city; and competition on and off the playing field. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:20 PM) - Westport Country Playhouse will stage the classic comedy, "The Show-Off," described as a funny, surprising, and moving story of a family in upheaval when their youngest daughter becomes engaged to a brash loudmouth, playing from June 11 through June 29. Cast in principal roles are 2013 Drama Desk Award winner Jayne Houdyshell as the imperious Mrs. Fisher, and Drama Desk nominee Will Rogers as Aubrey Piper, the show-off of the title. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:13 PM) - On Saturday, May 18, 2013, over 400 Princeton Ballet School students performed in the school's Annual Spring Production 2013: Swan Lake at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton. Before the performance, scholarship recipients for the 2013-2014 academic year were announced, and graduating seniors were honored. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:10 PM) - McCarter Theatre Center has announced an autism-friendly performance of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods on Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00 p.m. Following in the footsteps of successful autism-friendly performances of The Lion King and Mary Poppins on Broadway, this special performance will enable individuals with autism and their families and caregivers the opportunity to experience live musical theater in a supportive and judgment-free environment. (read...)

(5/20 at 12:08 PM) - Get all the scoop on SAVE ME, airing on NBC on Thursday, June 6, 2013! (read...)

(5/20 at 12:08 PM) - Get all the scoop on SAVE ME, airing on NBC on Thursday, June 6, 2013! (read...)