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HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda will deliver the address at the 2016 University of Pennsylvania Commencement on Monday, May 16. Miranda will receive an honorary doctor of arts degree

The special award and accompanying prize of $50,000 were presented to Miranda at a ceremony in New York City on December 14, 2015, and BroadwayWorld has a video of the presentation right here!

Desert Rose Playhouse's production of A QUEER CAROL, by Joe Godfrey, is well-acted and funny, A QUEER CAROL is a modern take on the classic Dickens tale, with Scrooge as a talented interior designer and Marley as his late business and life partner.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting is proud to welcome comedian Paula Poundstone to the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, SD at 8:00 PM tonight, October 16, 2015.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the playwright, lyricist, composer, and star of the groundbreaking hit musical Hamilton will be honored with a Special Achievement Award from the Board of one of the nation's most prestigious literary honors, the George Washington Book Prize. The special award and accompanying prize of $50,000 will be presented to Miranda at a ceremony in New York City on December 14, 2015.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the network's fall premiere schedule, which includes the seven-night landmark television event “Belief” (Oct. 18-24) plus all-new episodes and seasons of returning favorites beginning this September.

The Public Theater announced the 2015 Fall Public Forum season, featuring an exciting line-up of one-night-only performances and conversations that connect dramatic literature to the way we live now. Now in its sixth year, the popular Public Forum series presents the theater of ideas: conversations and performances with leading voices in politics, media, and the arts.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Broadway's golden boy, made his official debut of Hamilton, a hip-hop history musical, on July 13, and critics and theater nay-sayers are taking note.

Bay Street Theater has announced MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND with PAULA POUNDSTONE, May 23 at 8 pm. To purchase tickets, log on to www.baystreet.org or call the Box Office at 631-725-9500 Tuesday - Today 11 am - 5 pm. The Box Office will be open 7 days a week beginning Memorial Day weekend. This special evening includes VIP ticket opportunity to mix and mingle with the artist at a cocktail party following the performance. Beach Magazine is the media sponsor for the 2015 Summer Comedy Club.

Bay Street Theater has announced MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND with PAULA POUNDSTONE, May 23 at 8 pm. To purchase tickets, log on to www.baystreet.org or call the Box Office at 631-725-9500 Tuesday – Saturday 11 am – 5 pm. The Box Office will be open 7 days a week beginning Memorial Day weekend. This special evening includes VIP ticket opportunity to mix and mingle with the artist at a cocktail party following the performance. Beach Magazine is the media sponsor for the 2015 Summer Comedy Club.

Martin Sheen and Mischa Barton, stars of the film, Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain, will be among the participants kicking off the Seventh Annual Kat Kramer's Films That Change The World cinema series highlighting socially significant films,

South Dakota Public Broadcasting is proud to welcome comedian Paula Poundstone to the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, SD at 8:00 PM on Friday, October 16, 2015.

The latest feature film from director/screenwriter Stephen David Brooks http://www.stephendavidbrooks.com will have its World Premiere at ECU The European Independent Film festival in Paris

The Public Theater announced the 2015 Spring Public Forum season, featuring an exciting line-up of one-night-only readings and discussions that connect dramatic literature to society. Continuing its fifth year, the popular Public Forum series presents the theater of ideas: conversations and performances with leading voices in politics, media, and the arts.

The Public Theater announced the return of Public Forum's holiday tradition, a one-night-only Drama Club reading and discussion of THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER on Sunday, December 14 at 7:00 p.m. at Joe's Pub at The Public. Just in time for the holidays, this exciting evening will feature a reading of Thornton Wilder's 1931 one-act featuring Tarell Alvin McCraney, Ethan Lipton, Andrew Solomon, and Tappan Wilder. Wilder's ingenious, heartbreaking play traces 90 years in the life of an American family, and will spark a discussion about family and storytelling in a society that's rapidly accelerating.

Today the Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) announced an added event with Hollywood icon Anjelica Huston tonight, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church at The Chicago Temple (77 W Washington St), to culminate the 25th Anniversary Fall Festival: Journeys.

The Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) presents the 25th Anniversary Fall Festival, featuring 112 events which will explore the theme of Journeys, today, Oct. 25-Nov. 9, 2014.

The Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA) will present PAULA POUNDSTONE tonight, October 18th at 8:00 PM. 25 years ago Paula Poundstone climbed on a Greyhound bus and traveled across the country - stopping in at open mic nights at comedy clubs as she went.