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Broadway Live releases lineup, including 'Memphis,' 'Chicago' and 'Bring It On'

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The Lexington Opera House's next Broadway Live season will open with one of the series' greatest successes and will close with a show that is up for the Tony Award for best musical. 2 hours ago

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A monarch butterfly landed on 6-year-old Shakata Lewis' cast during a butterfly release held in front of the Jessamine Co. Courthouse in Nicholasville, Ky., Thursday, May 23, 2013. This is the third year that Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home in Nicholasville has held the event to honor people who have passed over the years in Jessamine Co. This year 383 names were read by Diann Cundiff before 120 butterflies were released. 60 people were chosen to release individually packaged monarch butterflies before James Farley released 60 Painted Ladies. She broke her arm playing on monkey bars.Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff

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