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Conundrum Stages presents its second annual Holiday party on Tuesday, December 13th. Once again, they are giving audiences a slew of performances representing different facets of the Southeast Florida talent scene. A collage of theatre, music, dance, plus various arts and entertainment will be on hand promoting the Tri-county area.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF (OST) continues its 2011-2012 Signature Series with A Tuna Christmas, playing November 30 - December 30, 2011 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center. In this hilarious sequel to Greater Tuna, the outrageously funny and much loved characters of Tuna, Texas are back just in time for the holiday season.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces the cast & creative team for The Last Romance by Joe DiPietro, beginning December 7. Directed by Drama Desk Award winner Russell Treyz, The Last Romance will run in the Gompertz Theatre (located at 1247 1st Street,Sarasota,FL) through February 11. Opening night is Friday, December 9 at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased online at www.FloridaStudioTheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000 or by visiting the Box Office.

New Theatre (THE NEW) continues it's season with the World Premiere of Twain and Shaw Do Lunch, by Chambers Stevens, running December 2 - 18, 2011, in its new intimate home at The Roxy Performing Art Center. In 1907 the world's two greatest living writers had lunch together. This, their first meeting, was monumental. It would be Mrs. Shaw's job to make sure they didn't destroy each other. This witty and based on truth play has won several awards such as the Best Comedy at the Palm Beach Int'l Playwrighting Competition, and the Long Beach Playhouse New Play Award.

Kravis Center Celebrates the Holidays with a Month-Long Line-Up of Knock-Out Super Shows Laughs from Wanda Sykes & Second City Improv All Stars Music from the Emerson String Quartet & Matisyahu Moscow Classic Ballet's The Nutcracker BLAST, CELTIC WOMAN, MY FAIR LADY, Masters of Illusion Live & More!

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF (OST) and PB&J Theatre Factory present the funny and heart-warming original comedy, SLEIGH, playing December 1-18, 2011 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center (812 East Rollins Street). This time, the team that brought Central Florida audiences SPORT, SNACK, SPLASH and SHHH! has packed the entire holiday season into one entertaining evening.

'Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime,' explains TheatreZone founder and artistic director Mark Danni.

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is an inventive retelling of the timeless story, and a perfect blend of Christmas cheer and theatrical magic. Audiences will be immersed in the nostalgic charm of the 1940's from the minute they enter the theatre - with ushers in red uniforms, live Foley sound effects and real vintage commercials. The Arcade Theatre will be transformed into a New York City radio studio, and the magic will begin a half hour before curtain time when the theatre will come to life with a pre-show glimpse into the world of the mid-1940's.

Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops are setting the stage for a tribute to The Music of Burt Bacharach, Cole Porter & More from November 29th - December 5th.The concert will feature John Pagano, Bacharach's lead singer for over 15 years and Broadway star Christine Andreas who just ended performing in La Cage Aux Folles with Kelsey Grammar. Songs that will be featured during this concert include Alfie, What The World Needs Now, Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, Let's Fall in Love, Any Day Now and more.

FALL IN LOVE AGAIN WITH TWO OF SHAKESPEARE'S TIMELESS PLAYS, CYMBELINE AND ROMEO AND JULIET Playing in Rotating Repertory January 25 - March 18 in the Margeson Theater at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center

It is 1958 and abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art; a series of murals for New York's famed Four Seasons Restaurant. Raw and provocative, this 2010 Tony Award Winner for Best Play is a searing depiction of the ambition, vulnerability and agony inherent in the art of making art.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF (OST) continues its 2011-2012 Signature Series with A Tuna Christmas, playing November 30 - December 30, 2011 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center. In this hilarious sequel to Greater Tuna, the outrageously funny and much loved characters of Tuna, Texas are back just in time for the holiday season.

Two-time Golden Globe winner, Academy Award & Tony Award nominee Kathleen Turner will make her Fort Lauderdale stage debut in the National Tour of Matthew Lombardo's play HIGH, February 29-March 4, 2012 at The Parker Playhouse. Directed by Rob Ruggiero, HIGH also features Evan Jonigkeit as 'Cody Randall' and Timothy Altmeyer as 'Father Michael Delpapp'.

The show, which is approximately two hours in length with one intermission, features songs from such Sondheim gems as Gypsy, Company, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, West Side Story, Anyone Can Whistle, and many more.

'Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime,' explains TheatreZone founder and artistic director Mark Danni.

Conundrum Stages presents its second annual Holiday party on Tuesday, December 13th. Once again, they are giving audiences a slew of performances representing different facets of the Southeast Florida talent scene. A collage of theatre, music, dance, plus various arts and entertainment will be on hand promoting the Tri-county area.

New Theatre (THE NEW) continues it's season with the World Premiere of Twain and Shaw Do Lunch, by Chambers Stevens, running December 2 - 18, 2011, in its new intimate home at The Roxy Performing Art Center. In 1907 the world's two greatest living writers had lunch together. This, their first meeting, was monumental. It would be Mrs. Shaw's job to make sure they didn't destroy each other. This witty and based on truth play has won several awards such as the Best Comedy at the Palm Beach Int'l Playwrighting Competition, and the Long Beach Playhouse New Play Award.

Zoetic Stage and The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly present David Sedaris' THE SANTALAND DIARIES, a side-splitting one-man play adapted for the stage by Tony Award-winning Broadway veteran Joe Mantello, December 8-23, 2011, in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater (Ziff Ballet Opera House). Starring Michael McKeever, one of South Florida's most produced and prolific artists, THE SANTALAND DIARIES is based on the outlandish, and true, chronicles of David Sedaris' unique experience during the holidays working as "Crumpet," a Christmas elf in Macy's Santaland display. This cult classic examines the desperation of unemployment, while celebrating the insanity of Christmas shopping and the ineffable 'cheer' of the holiday spirit.

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds tells the story of Tillie, a hopeful and focused dreamer who struggles to keep her aspirations alive amidst the chaos of her home-life, controlled by a desperate mother wonting of love and a rebellious sister. Tensions are elevated on the night of the school science fair where Tillie is hoping to be acknowledged for her project on the effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigolds. First published in 1970, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and the Obie Award for Best American Play.

Florida Repertory Theatre announced that its popular Lunchbox Theatre Series opens in December with The Imaginators, an epic make-believe adventure about the power of imagination. Perfect for kids of all ages, Imaginators plays Dec. 16 & 17 at 11am in the Arcade Theatre, and the $12 admission price includes the performance, lunch and an interactive post-show workshop.