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Pennyfield Productions is pleased to announce the world premiere of the full-ensemble production of I Will Follow,a semi-autobiographical comedy that examines the pleasures and pitfalls of a young woman's fanatical obsession with the band U2- one of the few constants in an otherwise tumultuous life. The show will debut at FringeNYC at The Actors' Playhouse, August 14 through 30, 2009.

The Improv Trick is presenting 'Bill Chott's Comedy Caberet' in the Gaslight Theater, attached to the West End Pub and Grille, Friday's though August and September beginning at 7:30 pm.

Curious George®, the irrepressible little monkey who has captured children's hearts for generations, jumps into action when he takes the stage this fall in the inaugural U.S. tour of Curious George Live! Curious George swings onto the stage at the Fox Theatre for nine performances from Thursday, Oct. 15 through Sunday, Oct. 18.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 91.3 WYEP and Three Rivers Arts Festival are pleased to announce CD Live! presents The Tragically Hip at 8 pm, Friday, October 16, 2009, at the Byham Theater in downtown Pittsburgh. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 14, at 9 a.m.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Erin McCarley, with special guest Landon Pigg, on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 9:00pm at the High Dive.

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) are pleased to announce additional casting for Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming Broadway production of THE ROYAL FAMILY by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber featuring direction by Tony Award winner Doug Hughes (Mauritius, Doubt).

Jersey Productions (JP), is returning for its fourth season bringing quality theatre to the Greater Cincinnati area, and is delighted to announce the cast and staff for its August production, Little Shop of Horrors running August 14th-22nd at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. This year will mark Jersey Productions' second year at the Aronoff Center for the Arts as a resident company.

Spotlighters Theatre is pleased to host Do or Die Productions with another Murder Mystery at Spotlighters.

New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC), the largest multi-arts festival in North America, will present the 13th annual festival August 14 - 30, 2009. This year, the festival will offer performances by 201 of the world's best emerging theatre troupes and dance companies.

Jazz violinist Regina Carter, whose sound is marked by eclectic virtuosity, heart, and a stunning fusion of classical and modern styles, performs with her combo at 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 4, at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu.

WhatsOnStage.com is reporting that Oscar and Tony Award winner Judi Dench will star as Titania in a revival of A Midsummer Night's Dream to be directed by Peter Hall. The performance will be a homecoming for Dench; she first played the role nearly 50 years ago, when she apppeared in Hall's 1962 Royal Shakespeare Company production.

Stephen Sachs will direct the Los Angeles premiere of Shining City, a modern-day ghost story from one of Ireland's most important young playwrights, Conor McPherson. Called 'an absolutely glorious new play... as close to perfection as contemporary playwriting gets' by The New York Times, Shining City will star Morlan Higgins, William Dennis Hurley, Kerrie Blaisdell and Benjamin Keepers. Performances take place September 19 through December 19 at The Fountain Theatre, with low-priced previews beginning September 12.

Tony® Award-winner Lillias White will join the cast of Fela!, the new Broadway musical based on the life and music of African composer and performer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, playing the role of the iconic artist's mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti.

Operatic comedy at its most appealing opens the 2009/10 L.A. Opera season. A magic love potion and destiny decide the fate of a love triangle involving a small-town bumpkin, a dashing sergeant and the bewitching town flirt in one of opera's most popular comedies. Filled with light-hearted charm and bursting with feel-good laughs, Gaetano Donizetti's The Elixir of Love features effervescent Italian melodies and plenty of bel canto vocal fireworks.

Michael Buchanan is an exciting and dynamic performer who will take you on a 'tongue-in-cheek' journey of life's highs and lows.

The summer Hamptons' scene is full of celebrities of all kinds, but only at Bay Street Theatre's 'OUR TOWN' series can they be found chatting openly about their rise to stardom in their fields of expertise. Each Thursday afternoon at 4pm, Bay Street's Artistic Director Murphy Davis chats with some of the most interesting people who live and work in our area, from artists and authors to playwrights and producers.

Olivier and Tony Award-winning actor Mark Rylance joins the company of Simon McBurney's production of Endgame as Hamm, taking over the role from Richard Briers. Simon McBurney will now play the role of Clov for the duration of the run. Rylance and McBurney will be joined by Miriam Margolyes as previously announced, and Tom Hickey as Nagg. To facilitate the cast changes, the production will now open on 15 October, with previews from 2 October, and run until 5 December.

Composers Scott Burkell and Paul Loesel will host the premiere of their new musical revue, 'Sorta Love Songs' in an evening comprised of their best songs sung by Stephanie J. Block, Jason Danieley, Marin Mazzie. Sebastian Arcelus, Megan Hilty, Kate Baldwin & Daniel Reichard, with Allison Seidner on cello.

Upright Cabaret, L.A.'s premier theatrical showcase featuring an eclectic mix of artists from stage, screen and recording, announces the complete cast for its third and final of its wildly successful 'WICKED' Summer Night at the Ford, featuring the man who has given the world such musical theatre treasures as Wicked, Pippin, Godspell, The Baker's Wife and many more, STEPHEN SCHWARTZ: MAKING GOOD, featuring the West Coast premiere of songs from his new opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon, with musical direction by Chris Bratten, directed by Upright Cabaret Artistic Director Billy Porter and performing ONE NIGHT ONLY, Sunday, August 23 at 7:30pm at the Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East in Hollywood.

Adam Rapp is best known as a prolific Obie Award-winning-playwright, respected novelist, filmmaker, and director. He has written more than ten plays, including 'American Sligo' and 'Red Light Winter'(nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2006); directed his first feature film, 'Winter Passing' in 2005; published several young adult novels and an adult novel, The Year of Endless Sorrows (2007); and received two Drama Desk nominations as a director for his production of 'Blackbird'. Now, in his first graphic novel, BALL PEEN HAMMER (First Second Books / October 1st, 2009 / $17.99 paperback original), Rapp explores civilization at its darkest hour in this new visual format.