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On September 11, 1967, Carol Burnett and her madcap cast took to the airwaves on CBS for a new variety series that combined sketch comedy, singing and dancing. Little did they know that The Carol Burnett Show would become an Emmy Award-winning program and survive the changing tastes of TV audiences to last eleven seasons.

This July school holidays, Riverside Theatres is a treasure trove of delights for kids of all ages, with a spectacular program that includes the musical magic of The Toybox, Andy Griffith's hilarious Just Romeo & Juliet! presented by Bell Shakespeare and the outrageous fun of Roald Dahl's The Twits.

'June is Busting Out All Over' at BroadwayHD and it has less to do with the summer sun than the star power that's about to be unleashed this month. 

Barbara Perry, the actress best known for her role on The Dick Van Dyke Show, passed away on Sunday, May 5, at age 97, according to the New York Daily News.

Viewers will get a behind-the-scenes look at the 'Friends & Heroes 2019' tour as country music superstar Blake Shelton joins David and Howard Bellamy on their hit reality series 'Honky Tonk Ranch' this weekend. Blake Shelton's episode of 'Honky Tonk Ranch' will air this Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET on the The Cowboy Channel. 

Victoria Theatre Association announces the 2019 Cool Films line-up including themed marathon weekends and the return of live organ concerts on the Mighty Wurlitzer. New to the Cool Films Series are hosted screenings of Napoleon Dynamite with Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, and Jon Gries, The Princess Bride with Corey Elwes as well as two movie events with radio and podcast Filmically Perfect hosts J. Todd Anderson and George Willeman. Tickets and Passbooks for the 2019 Cool Films Series go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 19 at Ticket Center Stage, by calling 937-228-3630, (toll-free) 888-228-3630 or online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

The McCallum Theatre and Jim "FITZ" Fitzgerald co-present Steve Tyrell on Saturday, March 9, at 8:00pm as part of the Fitz's Jazz Cafe at the McCallum series. A McCallum Theatre regular for more than fifteen years, Steve reinvents and re-popularizes classic pop standards for a modern audience.  Grammy Award winning producer and vocalist Steve Tyrell is the definition of a Renaissance man. In his nearly five decades in the music business, he has achieved success as a singer, songwriter, producer, music supervisor, and most recently, radio host.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Tony Award-winning producer Joseph Sirola.

Grammy Award-winner and two-time Emmy nominee Steve Tyrell returns to Cafe Carlyle, April 16-27. Steve Tyrell is currently celebrating his 14th anniversary performing in Cafe Carlyle's revered holiday slot, having taken over for Bobby Short in 2005 after the legend's passing. The New York Times has declared, "Mr. Tyrell is a terrific storyteller… his sizable voice filters Louis Armstrong through Ray Charles and Dr. John." Ten of his eleven albums have achieved Top 5 status on Billboard's Traditional Pop Charts, with his most recent, A Song For You, reaching #1 earlier this year. In October, Steve Tyrell released a 21-song extended edition of his 2008 chart-topper Back to Bacharach. The album, an homage to Tyrell's friend and mentor, Burt Bacharach, features seven additional Bacharach classics.

Jeff Daniels stars in Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of the classic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, opening on Broadway tonight!

Ken Berry, a much-loved actor, and dancer died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.

Grammy Award-winner and two-time Emmy nominee Steve Tyrell celebrates his 14th anniversary performing in the Cafe Carlyle's revered holiday slot with an all-new show, Holidays at the Carlyle, November 27-December 31. Holidays at the Carlyle will feature selections from Steve Tyrell's newly expanded Back to Bacharach album, his 2018 #1 album, A Song For You, as well as various favorites from the Great American Songbook including songs he has performed in major motion pictures, and of course, holiday classics.

Grammy Award-winner and two-time Emmy nominee Steve Tyrell celebrates his 14th anniversary performing in the Cafe Carlyle's revered holiday slot with an all-new show, Holidays at the Carlyle, November 27-December 31. Holidays at the Carlyle will feature selections from Steve Tyrell's newly expanded Back to Bacharach album, his 2018 #1 album, A Song For You, as well as various favorites from the Great American Songbook including songs he has performed in major motion pictures, and of course, holiday classics.

Struggling to pay the rent, Adam (Brian Patrick Roach) has put up a sign offering "Psychic Readings $25" to save himself from being thrown out on the street. And even though he has never had any psychic abilities nor done any type of reading before, several interesting characters show up, each offering decorating tips before paying the fee, expecting to find out something about themselves. From the beginning, it was pretty clear to me that the visitors would turn out to be characters being born in Adam's laptop, very stereotypical of the types of people they were playing. But it was easy to play along and watch the story in his mind play out onstage.

Dixon Place presents a one-night-only reading of excerpts from the new play Talmadge & Ray, written and performed by Andy Nagraj and Jonathan Spivey on August 3rd at 9:30 PM. Talmadge & Ray is the first work by the writing team that the pair also perform themselves.

Dixon Place presents a one-night-only reading of excerpts from the new play Talmadge & Ray, written and performed by Andy Nagraj and Jonathan Spivey on August 3rd at 9:30 PM. Talmadge & Ray is the first work by the writing team that the pair also perform themselves.

CATNIP (which stands for Contemporary American Theater Now In Prague) has mined this territory before. Their productions of 'Glengarry Glen Ross' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire' were both well done and well received. But Phinneas Kiyomura is no David Mamet or Tennessee Williams.

TVS Nostalgia Network.Com has become an all black and white classic TV service from the TVS Television Network. Color programming from the first forty years of broadcast TV are now seen on the TVS Color Classics 'TVS Micro Channel' on Daily Motion.Com. Both ad supported, free to view, video on demand, direct to consumer, post cable networks can be accessed at TVS Nostalgia Network.Com. TVS Classic Sports Network.Com carries the TVS Classic Sports library. The black and white focus on TVS Nostalgia Network became necessary by the vast amount of TVS Classic TV programming. Dick Van Dyke Show, Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Johnny Carson Show, Beverly Hillbillies, Andy Griffith, Sky King, Loretta Young, Fury, and Joe Palooka are some of the 250 shows on the channel. The color classics on the TVS Color Classics Channel include Doris Day, Bonanza, Barbary Coast, Lucy Show, Rich Little Show, Dick Van Dyke Variety Hour, Branded, Lotsa Luck, Merv Griffin Show, Joan Rivers Show, Wild Kingdom, Mike Douglas Show, and Hello World. This channel will also have a selection of 250 shows. All TVS programming since 1960 is free to view and advertising supported. TVS Ad Sales.Com, headed by pioneer cable TV ad marketing executive Jerry Wolff, coordinates with per inquiry advertisers, direct response advertisers, signature series advertisers, companies that barter good for ad time, and product placement opportunities. TVS Television Network currently operates twenty direct to consumer post cable TV channels such as TVS Television Network.Com, TVS Classic Sports Network.Com, TVS Consumer Direct.Com home shopping network, IWA Wrestling Parade.Com, TVS SPORT Magazine.Com, TVS Women SPORT.Com, TVS Tavern TV Illustrated.Com, and Boxing Illustrated.Net. TVS also operates TVS TV Networks.Com, a 72 'TVS Micro Channel' service on the Daily Motion.Com platform. TVS Television Network is the fourth oldest commercial broadcast TV network in the USA. Founded in 1960, TVS has produced and distributed thousands of TV shows nationally via broadcast, cable, IPTV, OTT, and Mobile platforms. TVS Television Network.Com is located in the Greater Los Angeles area. TVS Ad Sales.Com is located in Miami and New York. TVS Magazines.Com is located in Atlanta. TVS Radio Network.Com is located in Las Vegas.

Steve Tyrell was surprised last night at his Cafe Carlyle opening night by Kevin Gore, president of Arts Music Warner Music group with a plaque celebrating Steve's latest album 'A Song For You' being #1 on the Billboard Charts.