"Zarkana," a magical acrobatic rock opera experience will mesmerize audience members on the Las Vegas strip as another Cirque du Soleil production. Preview performances began on November 1 at the Elvis Theatre in Aria Resort & Casino. The preview performances will run through November 11 and the show will officially open on November 12 for a full residency.

Before finding its' full-residence in Vegas, "Zarkana" was a touring show selling more than a million tickets to awed theatergoers around the world. The production debuted the summer of 2011 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. It then had successful limited engagements in Spain's Madrid Arena, at the Kremlin Theater in Moscow, and back at New York's Radio City Music Hall for another summer in 2012.

George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker" has returned to the stage of the David H. Koch Theater for the 2012 holiday season. The performance is scheduled to run from November 25 through December 31. According to the New York Post , "New York City Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' is as much about kicking off the holiday season as it is about dance." The ballet is a familiar classic for the holidays.

Featured on stage are 90 dancers, 62 musicians, 32 stagehands and two separate casts of 50 students currently enrolled in the School of American Ballet. The staging features Balanchine's classic choreography and elaborate visual effects. "From the moment the lights dim, you are transported to a wondrous world of magic and wonder. A rousing snowstorm sends a blizzard of ballerinas across the stage, sweeping you to exotic locales in the enchanting Land of Sweets," claims the official website for the New York City Ballet.

"Giant" is a musical about a love story based on the classic novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edna Ferber. Previews began Off-Broadway at The Public's Newman Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, on October 26, 2012. The official opening is set for November 13 and the production will run to December 2, 2012.

The Public Theater has a tradition of teaming up with non-profit theaters around the country. "Giant" is a co-production with Dallas Theater Center. Three-time Tony-nominated director, Michael Greif will direct the New York production as he was the director of the play at the Dallas Theater Center last winter. The Public Theater also has a great history of presenting new musicals, Shakespeare, and other classics with this strategy.

Organizers have officially announced the second-annual TEDxBroadway, a daylong conference that brings together leaders in academics, entertainment, marketing and media to discuss the issues and opportunities facing Broadway and generate ideas for growing its future. The event will take place on January 28, 2013 at New World Stages in New York City.

Last year's sold-out event focused on what Broadway will be like in the year 2032. The 2013 TEDxBroadway will bring together some of the most influential people in the industry to answer the question: "What's the best that Broadway can be — on stage, in the community, and throughout the world?"