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Like a damaged St. Nick for the Christmas corrupted, John Waters a?" legendary filmmaker (a?oeFemale Troublea??, a?oeHairspraya??, a?oeSerial Mom,a?? a?oePink Flamingosa??), raconteur and author of bestselling books, Carsick, Role Models, Make Trouble and Mr. Know-It-All, hitchhikes into town with a bag full of tricks for the despised and the depraved, spreading Yuletide corruption and cock-eyed piety with his critically acclaimed one-man show, a?oeA John Waters Christmas.a?? The a?oePope of Trasha?? himself takes the stage at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts as a part of its PEAK series on December 2 at 8 pm.

Coming on November 12, Penguin Random House will release A Is For Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z - the new children's picture book written by John Robert Allman and illustrated by Peter Emmerich. 

Olivier and Tony Award-winner John Caird, who co-directed the original production of Les Misérables, visited The Barn Theatre in Cirencester to watch their Built By Barn production of his musical Daddy Long Legs, for which he received a Drama Desk award for a?oeOutstanding Book of a Musicala??.

BILLY ELLIOT, Elton John and Lee Hall's multi award winning musical theatre adaptation of Stephen Daldry's movie of the same name returns to Sydney for its 10th Anniversary Australian Tour.

Serenbe Fellows presents a timely conversation with John A. Lanier, Executive Director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, for a?oeFrom the Prototypical Company to the Prototypical Economy of the 21st Century.a?? John will explore what it looks like to create, not just a sustainable company, but a sustainable economy. Mid-Course Correction Revisited book sale and signing to follow.

Elton John sits down with NBC's Harry Smith for a candid interview ahead of the release of his new autobiography, a?oeMe.a?? Watch as the music legend opens up about his rise to stardom, his relationship with his mother and his cocaine addiction. a?oeI'm so lucky to have survived all that I've done,a?? he says.

New York Times Best Selling Author V.E. Schwab has long teased movie news for her beloved trilogy A Darker Shade of Magic, for which rights sold in 2016, but no details have been released up until now.

Following his performance as Chef Louis in the Hollywood Bowl production of a?oeThe Little Mermaid,a?? two-time Emmy®Award-nominated actor and producer John Stamos will reprise his role as the eccentric French cook in a?oeThe Wonderful World of Disney presents The Little Mermaid Live!,a?? airing TUESDAY, NOV. 5(8:00a?'10:00 p.m. EST), live on ABC. Joining Stamos and the previously announced cast including Auli'i Cravalho (Ariel), Queen Latifah (Ursula) and Shaggy (Sebastian) is Graham Phillips, most known for his work on a?oeThe Good Wife,a?? who will return to his live theater roots in the role of Prince Eric.

Last night, Sir Paul McCartney appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. McCartney touched on the subject of loss, and in particular the way John Lennon's death has influenced his music and even his dreams, many decades later.

NYC singer/comedian John Burns will return to historic Duplex Cabaret Theatre with an encore performance of his popular show John Burns is a Sexy Beast, first presented for three sold-out dates during WorldPride & Stonewall 50 this past June. Directed by 15-time MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs) award-winner Lennie Watts, the special 'Tea Dance' performance will be held on Sunday, October 13, at 4pm.

NYC singer/comedian John Burns will return to historic Duplex Cabaret Theatre with an encore performance of his popular show John Burns is a Sexy Beast, first presented for three sold-out dates during WorldPride & Stonewall 50 this past June. Directed by 15-time MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs) award-winner Lennie Watts, the special 'Tea Dance' performance will be held on Sunday, October 13, at 4pm.

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus (Lennon Bus), the premier non-profit 501(c)(3) state-of-the-art mobile production facility that provides hands-on creative experiences to students of all ages, returned to New York City Hall for the launch of the sixth annual Come Together NYC month-long residency on September 16, according to Yoko Ono Lennon.

A Make It Happen Production presents John Patrick Shanley's comic romance Italian American Reconciliation which features veteran actress Lori Triolo and Luciana Carro. Directed by Ivette Dumeng.

59E59 Theaters will present the NYC premiere of EINSTEIN'S DREAMS book and lyrics by Joanne Sydney Lessner, music and lyrics by Joshua Rosenblum, directed by Cara Reichel, and based on the novel by Alan Lightman. Milton Granger is the music director; the movement director/associate director is Dax Valdes.

Multi award-winning actor/playwright and Theatre Rhinoceros Artistic Director John Fisher's acclaimed solo show A History of World War II: The D-Day Invasion to the Fall of Berlin will be extended at The Marsh Berkeley. Offering a compendium of facts about WWII from the bungled plot to assassinate Hitler (a?oeA mess! Organized by a bunch of loser bureaucrats!a??) to the big secret a?" how the Russians won the war for us (a?oeThey did all the work!a??), this lauded production also surveys the best books on the topic, as well as the most attractive generals who fought the battles and the hottest actors who played them in the movies.

San Diego Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere musical 33 1/3 - House of Dreams. Written by local San Diegans Jonathan Rosenberg and Brad Ross, with additional contributions by Steve Gunderson and Javier Velasco, the debut production chronicles the success of Gold Star Recording Studios through the history of rock 'n' roll.

During Sunday, August 12's epsidoe of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver took a look at the president of Turkmenistan, a dangerous autocrat with some notably strange obsessions.

During a recent stop on his tour, Hugh Jackman gave a shoutout to Olivia Newton-John, who recently opened up about her battle with cancer on 60 Minutes.

On last nights episode of The Late Late Show, host James Corden complains there are too many ballads on the radio and not enough summer bops, which prompts  John Legend to come out on stage, feeling attacked, since most of his songs are love songs and ballads.

Hailing from the ATL, the city's newest rap phenomenon Da Great Ape releases a video for his certified street anthem “Dreams of a Dopeboy.” The video depicts a day in the life of Ape, a pivotal figure in his neighborhood, interacting with locals and cruising to various locations like the barbershop. The video follows the success of a string of tracks including “Out Trap Me,” which created a regional groundswell in Atlanta.

Laguna Playhouse and Lythgoe Family Panto announce that acclaimed TV and Broadway actor John O'Hurley ("Seinfeld," "Dancing with the Stars," Broadway's Chicago) is set to star as "Captain Hook" and Ashley Argota (Laguna Playhouse Beauty and the Beast: A Christmas Rose) will star as "Tinker Bell" in Lythgoe Family Panto's upcoming PETER PAN AND TINKER BELL: A PIRATES' CHRISTMAS.

Tan France, resident Queer Eye fashion guru, pushes Pete Davidson's style game in this comedic new social series from Netflix is a Joke.

Mohammed Emwazi was a grade school student in London with a promising future ahead of him in 1995. By 2014, he had become known as 'Jihadi John,' a masked ISIS terrorist in Syria who internationalized his notoriety by broadcasting his beheadings of Western hostages on the internet.

BWW catches up with John-Luke Roberts to chat about bringing After Me Comes the Flood (But in French) drip splosh splash drip BLUBBP BLUBBP BLUBBPBLUBBPBLUBBP!! to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Casting details are announced for the Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of King John and A Museum in Baghdad opening in the Swan Theatre this winter.