A. Brown News

The Nederlander Organization has announced that the four-time Tony nominated musical sensation JEKYLL & HYDE will play the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for a limited 3 week engagement February 12 - March 3, 2013.

This holiday season ABC will again air the "PEANUTS" Christmas special, I WANT A DOG FOR CHRISTMAS CHARLIE BROWN!, produced and animated by the same team that has gave us the other, now classic cartoon specials based on Charles M. Schulz's famed comic strip. "I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!" will air TONIGHT, DECEMBER 20 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET).

Coming up this week and next week at ComedySportz-Houston...ComedySportz Matches and A Charlie Brown Christmas: Unscripted!

FOCUS DANCE is a part of FOCUS 2013, the National Platform to promote American dance both abroad and nationally. The week-long platform presents performances of U.S.-based dance companies during the annual Arts Presenters Conference in New York City, and one of the largest gatherings of artists, dancers and dance professionals in the U.S. From January 8-14, 2013, four venues partner with Gotham Arts Exchange to present the artistic visions of five curators gathered to shape this year's edition:

Brown Paper Tickets is offering 100,000 Artist Tickets adorned with original artworks donated by nationally-recognized artists, for a 25-cent gift to a community rebounding from tragedy. The fundraiser has the potential to collect $25,000 while bringing international exposure to the artists through events produced in 27 countries using Brown Paper Tickets.

Strawberry Theatre Workshop previously decided to reschedule Jose Gonzales Trio Plays 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' Seattle theatre lost one of its leaders--Andrea Allen--on November 15th. This week it was announced that the celebration of Andrea's contribution to the arts and arts education would be held on Monday, December 10th at Seattle Repertory Theatre. To allow the community to fully participate in this memorial, the theatre's event, originally scheduled for the same date, will now take place tonight, December 11th.

The international musical sensationJEKYLL & HYDE performs at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) for a limited engagement, January 1 - 6, 2013, before returning to Broadway in April 2013. Tony® Award nominee Constantine Maroulis will star in the title dual role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, alongside Grammy® Award nominee and R&B superstarDeborah Cox as Lucy.

Angelinos looking for a unique and satisfying "family-friendly-experience" in American music, featuring some of the best talent in the Los Angeles musical theatre world, are in for a real treat! This revised production of YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN will open at Theatre Banshee, Burbank, on January 18th thru February 10th, 2013. Produced by John Peters for J & J Productions, this warmhearted musical comedy based on the "Peanuts" comic strip, welcomes Television, Movie, Broadway Musical Theatre, & Award-Winning Stars: Carla Jimenez, Eymard Cabling, Colette Peters, Chris Duir, Chaz Feuerstine, Frankie Marrone, James Oronoz, Adam Trent, & Jennifer Strattan.

The holidays are upon us and what a better time to help a "boy and his dog" as Columbia Children's Theatre presents a benefit production of A Charlie Brown Christmas. A CCT YouTheatre production, A Charlie Brown Christmas runs today, December 6-9.

Juilliard Dance premieres four newly-choreographed works by choreographers Camille A. Brown (1st-Year Class), Emery LeCrone (2nd-Year Class), Susan Shields (3rd-Year Class), and Jarek Cemerek (4th-Year Class) in this year's New Dances: Edition 2012, under the direction of Artistic Director Lawrence Rhodes. All Juilliard Dance Division students perform on the program, and they have been working closely with these four innovative choreographers as they create new works on each of the Dance Division's classes.

Casio America, Inc. introduced their latest technological achievement, the G-Shock Bluetooth Low Energy Smart Watch. Casio has been redefining the wristwatch for years by applying the latest technologies. Now, Casio's application of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) positions the company to create new possibilities for the way people use their watches. The GB6900AA collection provides Bluetooth time sync, alerts for incoming calls and emails, in addition to a Find Me function in which alarm and vibration functions on an iPhone can be activated using the buttons of the watch. To silence the vibration of the alarms, Casio has added a tap function in which the user double taps the face and the alert is automatically dismissed. In addition, the Bluetooth G-Shock will provide a notification when the phone is out of range of the watch, making sure the phone is never misplaced and the watch will automatically adjust itself to the correct time zone by using the time data received through the iPhone.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced today that Creede Repertory Theatre (CRT) is one of 153 not-for-profit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Challenge America Fast-Track grant. CRT is recommended for a $10,000 grant to support the 2013 Young Audience Outreach Tour. Working alongside Tony Garcia and Daniel Valdez of Denver's nationally acclaimed theatre company Su Teatro, the 2013 Tour will bring excellent theatre to over 19,000 children from rural and underserved schools throughout the Southwest.

This holiday season ABC will again air the "PEANUTS" Christmas special, I WANT A DOG FOR CHRISTMAS CHARLIE BROWN!, produced and animated by the same team that has gave us the other, now classic cartoon specials based on Charles M. Schulz's famed comic strip. "I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!" will air THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), on The ABC Television Network

The holidays are upon us and what a better time to help a "boy and his dog" as Columbia Children's Theatre presents a benefit production of A Charlie Brown Christmas. A CCT YouTheatre production, A Charlie Brown Christmas runs December 6-9.

Strawberry Theatre Workshop has decided to reschedule Jose Gonzales Trio Plays 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.'

ABC's airing of the Peanut's classic A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING proved to be a ratings winner for the network, holding up strongly against CBS' Survivor and Fox's The X-Factor last night. The 39-year-old animated special delivered its biggest audience in four years - 8.1 million viewers and a 2.2 rating in the adult demo, up 22 percent from last year.

Linus tries to give up his most cherished possession on HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET, CHARLIE BROWN airing Today, November 23 on FOX. Get a sneak peek below!

PEANUTS: "HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET, CHARLIE BROWN" - **SPECIAL** will on FOX on FRIDAY, NOV. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

Denver Center Attractions presents JEKYLL & HYDE staring Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis in the title dual role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, alongside Grammy Award nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox as Lucy. Tickets go on sale to the public Sunday, November 25 online at denvercenter.org.

Linus tries to give up his most cherished possession on HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET, CHARLIE BROWN airing Friday, November 23 on FOX. Get a sneak peek below!