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The enchanting musical romantic comedy, 'She Loves Me,' with all the grace and spirit that established it as one of the all-time great Broadway classics, will begin Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary season, April 20 - May 8. Featuring an alluring musical score and delightful lyrics by the Tony Award-winning team who created 'Fiddler on the Roof,' the production will be directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director.

Upcoming shows at Comix

Come To Balboa Park and Celebrate Earth Day Sunday, April 18th

NEW YORK NEO-FUTURISTS are pleased to present a special edition of their ongoing show Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind in honor of the culmination of National Poetry Month. TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND: 30 POEMS IN 60 MINUTES will be presented at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003) on Friday, April 30th and Saturday, May 1st at 10:30pm.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center announces its biggest season to date, unveiling the 2010/11 Season line-up including the Wisconsin premiere of the smash-hit musical Jersey Boys, a return engagement of WICKED and an impressive Boldt Arts Alive! Series with performances including the circus arts phenomenon Cirque Dreams Illumination.

On March 16, it was announced that two promient theater producers, one from London's famed Royal Court Theatre and one from Broadway and Broadway Across America have been named to new leadership posts at American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) by Artistic Director/CEO Diane Paulus. Last fall, Paulus created two new senior level positions; named to the new posts are Diane Borger as Producer and Tiffani Gavin as Director of Finance and Administration.

Theatre in the Round Players presents Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn April 23 - May 16, 2010. Discussion with company follows matinee on May 2nd.

"Champagne Pam" (Pamela Lewis) uncorks a rare and complex blend of sweet, slightly tart and full-bodied cabaret that seeks to attract new audiences to the art form. Pamela's sultry, silky voice will be accompanied by guitarist John Hurley (Pamela's husband), and renowned pianist John Colianni (Les Paul Trio). Bubbling with a spectrum of music, from Chaka Khan to Sondheim, this show is intended to pop with the cabaret devotee as well as those new to the genre. The premiere will be in the beautiful, intimate setting of The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, NY, NY on Thur. and Fri., Apr. 29 and 30, 2010, at 9:30 p.m.

From sagebrush to Sheriff Joe, from Green Valley to kokopelli - it's time to batten down the barrel cactus because The Second City is on their way to the Grand Canyon State to do a no-holds-barred world premiere comedy revue all about Arizona. THE SECOND CITY DOES ARIZONA is an original revue of comic sketches and songs aimed at skewering everything and everyone that is unique, ridiculous and wonderful about the land of rising temperatures and falling real estate. The Second City Does Arizona plays in Phoenix at the Herberger Theater Center from April 29 through May 16. Arizona Theatre Company's season sponsors are I. Michael and Beth Kasser and the Arizona Commission on the Arts. The production sponsor of The Second City Does Arizona is US Airways.

Public programming this spring and summer at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will feature the launch of Film Club @MJH, an intriguing literary series called Terrace Talks, and concerts with virtuoso performers reflecting dynamic Jewish musical traditions.

JACK KLEINSINGER Presents Highlights In JAZZ, New York's Longest Running Jazz Concert Series

Top Comedy Central comedians and comedy legends are combining their connections and knowledge to help up-and-coming comedians reach new levels of comedy and obtain greater potential for success in their careers.

Auditions for 'Don't Dress For Dinner' will be held at The Des Moines Playhouse at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, Apr. 25. All auditions are open to the public; no one is pre-cast.

GAYFEST NYC, Inc., (Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, Producers), the country's premier producer of new LGBT-themed plays, will hold its Fourth Annual Festival, a five-week event filled with new theatre works spotlighting gay issues. This year, the Festival will include four fully-staged productions featuring professional actors, talk-backs with the authors of the Festival plays, appearances by celebrated members of the LGBT community, plus special events. All proceeds from GAYFEST NYC benefit the Harvey Milk High School. Performances are scheduled from May 6 - June 6, 2010 at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex (312 West 36th Street). Casting will be announced in April.GAYFEST NYC, Inc., (Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, Producers), the country's premier producer of new LGBT-themed plays, will hold its Fourth Annual Festival, a five-week event filled with new theatre works spotlighting gay issues. This year, the Festival will include four fully-staged productions featuring professional actors, talk-backs with the authors of the Festival plays, appearances by celebrated members of the LGBT community, plus special events. All proceeds from GAYFEST NYC benefit the Harvey Milk High School. Performances are scheduled from May 6 - June 6, 2010 at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex (312 West 36th Street). Casting will be announced in April.

NOT your typical Chanhassen show! See what's new at The NEW Chanhassen Theatres! Doors open at 7:00 pm and the show begins at 8:00 pm. Arrive early and order something before or during the show from our new grill menu or the Playhouse bar.

Made Event presents dance music renaissance man Dave Dresden as he returns to Cielo on Friday, April 23rd, 2010.

Join Marty Shore,urban historian and founder of Manhattan Walks, as he leads you through the sites of Jewish religious life in the remarkable urban settlement of Harlem, once the second largest Jewish community in the United States. In 1917, it was home to more than 175,000 Jews. Delight in the exteriors of grand synagogues that remind us of Harlem's Jewish past. See the exterior of an active Ethiopian Hebrew Synagogue called 'The Commandment Keepers.'

Portland Center Stage invites you to witness what LA Weekly calls "a feat of brilliance" in Mike's Incredible Indian Adventure, one man's hilariously tragic tale of west meets east. Mike's Incredible Indian Adventure begins previews on Tuesday April 20, opens on Friday April 23 and runs Tuesday through Sunday until June 13, 2010.

The Gina Bachauer Foundation and the Utah Cultural Celebration Center present a free, educational piano concert for afterschool groups and others who would like to attend. The concert is Tuesday, April 27, 4-5 p.m. at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center (1355 West 3100 South, WVC, UT 84116.)

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Diane Birch on Monday, May 17, 2010 at 8:00pm at the Crocodile.