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HIT THE ROAD Jeff Toyne, the composer for the Audience Network's recent hit series Hit The Road has the talent to make it in Hollywood.  Created by and starring Jason Alexander, the series follows a dysfunctional family band as they travel across the country trying to hit it big. A seasoned composer, Jeff has previously worked on the scores for films such as Life on the Line, starring John Travolta; Thom Pain, starring Rain Wilson; and 9/11, starring Charlie Sheen and Whoopie Goldberg. He's also the composer on the upcoming documentary The Volunteers, documenting the Kurdish YPG movement and its recent skirmishes with Isis fighters. Previously, he has also worked as an orchestrator on films such as The Mummy, Fast Five, District 9, and the upcoming My Little Pony Movie.

Frankie Valli Newark, New Jersey - New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Spend an evening with American pop icon and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Frankie Valli when he brings an evening of his classic hits: “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Rag Doll,” “My Eyes Adored You,” and many more. Oh, what a story. Frankie Valli, a Newarker who came to fame in 1962 as the lead singer of the Four Seasons, is hotter than ever in the 21st century. Thanks to the volcanic success of the Tony-winning musical Jersey Boys, which chronicles the life and times of Frankie and his legendary group, their classic songs are all the rage all over again. But please don’t say that Frankie is back. The truth is, he never went away. Sure, the majority of the 71 chart hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (including 40 in the Top 40, 19 in the Top 10 and eight No. 1s) came during the 1960s, but ...

CHICAGO The Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago, which celebrates its 21st Broadway anniversary this week, will welcome YouTube sensation and Broadway star Todrick Hall in the role of “Billy Flynn” for seven weeks only, November 30, 2017 to January 14, 2018, at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.). Tony Award nominee Tom Hewitt will play his final performance in the role on Sunday, November 26. Todrick Hall is a singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, choreographer, playwright, costume designer, “American Idol” finalist, star of his own MTV show and viral YouTube sensation (2.7M subscribers, 400M views). Hall recently released his first visual album, Straight Outta Oz, which debuted as the #2 pop album. Broadway: The Color Purple, Memphis, Kinky Boots. Hall has opened “The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards”; been a judge on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Gay for Play”; choreographed videos for Beyoncé; written and starred in the Vi...

Khloe Kardashian Khloe Kardashian was spotted at LAX Airport in Los Angeles, California the other day. Photo By: John Misa/MediaPunch

Gary Oldman And Kristin Scott Thomas Kristin Scott Thomas and Gary Oldman were photographed at “DARKEST HOUR” New York Premiere at Paris Theater the other evening in New York City. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

Glenn Close Glenn Close looked stunning at The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's 'A Magical Evening' Gala at The Conrad Hotel in New York City last night. Photo By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

Ricks Cabaret Rick's Cabaret New York, famous for its beautiful exotic dancers, luxurious setting, gourmet restaurant, and warm hospitality, celebrated its 12th Anniversary with over 100 entertainers performing on all three floors to a packed house of VIPs. “Rick’s Cabaret really knows how to throw a party,” said Rick’s Cabaret Girl Kelly. “So many beautiful girls, champagne and caviar, and non-stop fun.”  Rick’s Cabaret is New York City’s #1 upscale gentlemen’s club. Conveniently located in the heart of midtown Manhattan between New York’s Empire State Building and Madison Square Garden, every guest who enters is welcomed by our friendly door staff and walked down a red carpet entrance to 10,000 square feet of world class entertainment.  The club features a top-rated Steakhouse , VIP Sky Boxes, Deluxe Suites, plus a Roof Deck Cigar Lounge and Garden. It is the club of choice for an upscale clientele including Wall Street bankers a...

**** SECRETS AND INTERVIEWS WITH ACTORS FROM CLASSIC HOLIDAY MOVIES **** Chevy Chase And Beverly D'Angelo The Special Will Feature A Christmas Story Actor Peter Billingsley “Lights, Camera, Christmas: Inside Holiday Movie Classics” Airs on “20/20” Wednesday, November 22 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET) on ABC The inspiration for Home Alone came from John Hughes preparing for a vacation and thinking about all the things he didn’t want to forget – including his kid, and Jack Nicholson was almost chosen for the role of the father in A Christmas Story. These are only a few of the lesser known facts about holiday favorites that marked the Christmas season for years. To kick-off the holiday season, “20/20” presents a Christmas special featuring actor Peter Billingsley, best known as the character Ralphie in the seasonal hit movie A Christmas Story. This special takes viewers behind the scenes of holiday favorites, brings together the stars, and dissects the mo...

THE VIOLENT YEARS Alamo Drafthouse's American Genre Film Archive, the largest non-profit genre film archive in the world, and Something Weird are excited to announce an November 21st release of THE VIOLENT YEARS on Blu-ray. After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, AGFA purchased a 4K film scanner to create new digital transfers of titles from the Something Weird library. THE VIOLENT YEARS is the third release of dozens in this partnership, following THE ZODIAC KILLER and BAT PUSSY. Written by legendary Hollywood outsider Edward D. Wood, Jr. (PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, GLEN OR GLENDA), THE VIOLENT YEARS is the story of Paula Parkins (Jean Moorehead), a good-girl-gone-bad who leads her degenerate teenage hellcats down a path of gas station hijackings, pajama party orgies, and cold-blooded murder! From Wood's patently deranged dialogue to the scene where the gang performs a "man attack," THE VIOLENT YEARS is an essential exposé on crime, gender...

Tom Petty's Lakefront Home Rock and Roll superstar Tom Petty’s lake house near Malibu is for sale and featured this week at TopTenRealEstateDeals.com . “Tom Petty's Lake House” It never occurred to Tom Petty that gathering a group of friends to play music wouldn’t make them big stars. After meeting Elvis at the age of 10 and later watching the Beatles, he knew he was meant to be a musician and approached it with laser focus. In the late 60s at age 17, Tom put his theory into practice gathering several buddies, took guitar lessons, added a few more instruments to the mix and was soon on his way to stardom. Tom’s first band, the Epics, started out in his hometown Gainesville, Florida playing between odd jobs to keep them financially afloat until they hit the big time, which he knew in his heart was just a matter of time. The Epics evolved into Mudcrutch, a popular band at the University of Florida area bars, but failed to get outside attention...

**** New York’s First Lady of Philanthropy Jean Shafiroff Featured in HOLA! and HELLO! Magazine UK **** Jean Shafiroff Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff is featured in the November, 2017 issue of Hello Magazine UK, with Duchess Kate Middleton on the cover. The 9-page feature has also been released with a total of 10 pages in the Spanish sister publication to Hello Magazine, HOLA! which was published in Spain, Mexico and Argentina and features Victoria and Cristina Iglesias, daughters of Julio Iglesias, on the cover. HOLA! dubbed Jean “The First Lady of Philanthropy in the United States and included a feature on Queen Letizia of Spain. Jean’s features were first in both HOLA! as well as HELLO! UK. The profile highlights Jean’s passion for philanthropy, the importance of giving back, and how to inspire others to make the world a better place, as well as a few in depth tips on serving as the perfect event hostess. The spread features gorgeous photography of Ms. Shaf...

Diskoteka 80 Diskoteka 80 - Eruption, Ottawan, CC Catch, Lian Ross, Opus, Silent Circle, Thomas Anders all perform. This is real feel good music for a relaxing day at home, maybe in a rain storm or a blizzard. This You Tube video is really great. 

Medical Marijuana This week Las Vegas is hosting the world’s largest gathering of cannabis executives, exhibitors, and innovators. The Fall 2017 installation of the Marijuana Business Conference and Expo, taking place this week from November 14-17, 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the place to discuss the latest trends in the multi-billion dollar global cannabis industry. CEO of Premium Produce Priscilla Vilchis, the only female minority with two cannabis licenses in Las Vegas and three in Los Angeles County, California, will be speaking on the “Cultivation Data Download: Stats, Trends & Analysis” panel on Friday, November 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. She will be presenting alongside other marijuana executives on a number of topics, including the range of costs required to start and operate various types of growing operations; tips to increase yield and maximize revenue; how cultivators are adapting to falling wholesale mari...

'ENGLAND IS MINE' ENGLAND IS MINE is a new drama about the early days of Morrissey, the iconic pop star and original front man for the seminal band, The Smiths. Directed by Academy Award® and BAFTA-nominee Mark Gill, the film stars Jack Lowden as the artist formerly known as Steven Patrick Morrissey and Jessica Brown Findlay of "Downton Abbey" fame as his soul mate and muse. Set in Thatcher's Britain of the 70's and 80's, a time when working class Manchester was beset by unemployment and riots, the film tells the story of 17 year-old Steven (Lowden), a painfully shy, intellectually precocious loner who lives for, and writes about, the burgeoning local music scene-a surprisingly vibrant subculture in an otherwise drab industrial city. Too intimidated to join that scene, he writes reviews from the sidelines, imagining what he would do if he were on stage. When one of his write-ups is noticed by kindred spirit Linder Sterling (Brown Findlay),...

Kerry Kennedy With Dario D'Ambrosi And Staffan De Mistura NEW YORK –  Dario D'Ambrosi, founder and president of the Pathological Theater Association, received the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Italia Award at a gala ceremony attended by dignitaries at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, presented the award. D'Ambrosi was recognized for his work in founding "The Integrated Theatre of the Emotions," an accredited college program in theater for students with mental and physical disabilities, which he developed in collaboration with the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" and MIUR (the Italian Ministry of University and Research). The Robert F. Kennedy for Human Rights is committed to the defense of human rights and its meeting in Florence presented the foundation's 50th Anniversary initiatives, to be undertaken in 2018. Kerry Kennedy, a human rights activist and lawyer, is Preside...