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Cabaret at the Castle (www.magiccastle.com) has chosen Grammy-nominated recording artist, television and Broadway star, Ilene Graff (www.ilenegraff.com), to appear in celebration of 100th anniversary of the structure known today as the Magic Castle. Accompanied by her Musical Director-husband Ben Lanzarone, Graff performs songs from Broadway, the movies and the pop world with completely unique interpretations and arrangements. From Harold Arlen to the Beatles, the Bergmans to Sondheim, you've never heard these songs sung the way Ilene does. Graff's career started on Broadway, performing in Promises, Promises, the original production of Grease (Sandy), and in the original cast of Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart's I Love My Wife, creating the role of Cleo. Feeling honored that he tailored it to her specific talents, Ilene reprises ?her very own Cy Coleman song,? Love Revolution in her show, as well as pieces from Grease, Porgy and Bess, Gypsy and many others. The event is set to take pl

Joely Richardson will guest star on Showtime's drama "The Tudors" in the show's upcoming fourth and final season. The 44-year-old actress will star opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Catherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth and last wife, the Hollywood Reporter says. According to the trade paper, Richardson will guest star on the fourth season in a five-episode arc, and the new season will premiere on Showtime in 2010.

The annual Comic-Con has begun and television fans from all over the world have descended upon San Diego to meet their favorite stars, grab a sneak peak at the new shows, get the scoop on what's going to happen on their favorite TV shows this season and perhaps walk away with some extremely cool swag! Last year, more than 100,000 people attended Comic-Con and with more events scheduled this year, navigating your way through the masses could be very tricky. If you're specifically looking for television events, here is a schedule to stay organized amidst the craziness.... Thursday, July 23 3:45-4:45 Psych: Q&A with Cast and Executive Producers. Exclusive sneak peak at season 4. Two lucky fans will win a chance at having a character named after them! 5:00-6:00 Dexter: Q&A with Cast and Executive Producers. Friday, July 24 11:45-12:45 Flash Forward: This one makes me very jealous - Fans will get a chance to view never-before-seen footage and scenes from this new series. S

Exclusives: Screen Media acquires domestic rights to 'Women' -- Screen Media Films has acquired domestic distribution rights to 'Women in Trouble' and has set a Nov. 13 release date for the Sebastian Gutierrez-directed comedy that stars Carla Gugino, Josh Brolin, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Connie Britton, Simon Baker and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

The Diversity Players of Harlem aka DPOH Entertainment, the producers that brought you the Stage Play Die Laughing starring uptown Kevin Brown of the Emmy award winning NBC's 30 Rock, now brings you He Said, She Said: A Romantic Comedy by Shawn Luckey. Performances will be at the Roy Arias Theatres for one week only, August 19 - August 23, 2009.

The maker of an upcoming video game starring Jack Black has accused gaming giant Activision in a lawsuit of trying to kill the project to preserve its popular 'Guitar Hero' franchise.

Legendary comedian Don Rickles, 'Mr. Warmth,' who first starred as a Las Vegas headliner more than 50 years ago, brings his one-of-a-kind humor to The Orleans Showroom, August 21, 22 and 23.

When Barack Obama was elected president, some comedians complained. But Obama does not intimidate Second City, the Chicago-based comedy troupe, which is performing a show called Barack Stars in the nation's capitol this month.

Sapulpa Community Theatre held their First Annual STARS Awards Gala on Saturday, July 18th at the Theatre. Hosting the event, the Board of Directors honored patrons, and the casts and crews of the 2008-09 Season productions. Season ticket holders, donors, Board members, and the actors and technical crews of each of the six season shows voted on their favorites from those shows: two each in the categories of child actor, male and female supporting actor, and male and female actor.

The Town Hall, New York City's landmark concert venue, concludes its acclaimed Broadway 3rd Annual Summer Broadway Festival with All Singin' All Dancin' on Monday, July 27th at 8PM. Created, written, hosted and directed by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall, All Singin' All Dancin' features Broadway show tunes sporting brand new choreography from Josh Prince (Shrek The Musical), who also co-directs, performed by today's Broadway song and dance stars.