Buckley, according to her spokesperson, has just signed with Palmetto Records, which will release Buckley's "Ghostlight" in spring 2012 and "Ah, Men" sometime after that.

Buckley offers a concert Dec. 5 in Los Angeles, part of the Musical Mondays series, which presents cabaret evenings in the lobby of Los Angeles' historic Pantages Theatre. She will record her "Ah, Men" program the remainder of the week. "Ah, Men" features men's songs from Broadway shows that Buckley has always wanted to sing, including numbers from Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Pippin and more.

The Olivier Award nominee is also offering master classes in Los Angeles Dec. 6-9. The workshop is being presented by Collaboration Factory; for further information and to arrange an interview, call (323) 650-2500 or [email protected]. (In Chicago Buckley will offer her workshop for the first time; a four-day intensive will run Dec. 12-15. For further details and to arrange an interview, contact [email protected].)

Betty Buckley offered acclaimed performances in Broadway's Sunset Boulevard, Carrie, Song & Dance, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1776, Triumph of Love and Promises, Promises. She won a Tony Award for her performance as Grizabella in the Broadway production of Cats, and she starred on the London stage in Promises, Promises and Sunset Boulevard, earning an Olivier Award nomination for her work in the latter. Her screen credits are numerous.

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