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'Burlesque Mayor of New York City' Jonny Porkpie, after a year of hosting The Kickoff at Monday Night Burlesque, is moving to the Main Event with his first-ever solo-produced monthly show, which will continue every second Monday of the month at Public Assembly in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The series launches Monday, August 10 @ 10:00pm with JONNY PORKPIE'S BAD IDEAS.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Artistic Director, Todd Haimes) is pleased to announce the huge event to celebrate the box office opening at Broadway's new Henry Miller's Theatre (124 West 43rd Street) will be a live Twitter event.

Seven characters are catapulted into a mysterious world to confront their destiny.

The award-winning Beatles concert RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles comes to Denver's Buell Theatre September 22-27. In a show the Fort Worth Star-Telegram calls 'Boomer Heaven,' RAIN boasts a repertoire of nearly 200 Beatlemaniac favorites, ranging from such beloved songs as 'Yesterday' and 'Hey Jude' to classic hits including 'Revolution' and 'Come Together.'

Back by popular demand, La Red Music Theatre, a not-for-profit professional theatre company, is pleased to announce its latest version of The 48 Hour Musicals: Famous Last Words, which draws upon the last words and ruminations of famous historical figures. The 48 Hour Musicals: Famous Last Words will be presented on August 10th and 11th at 7:30 P.M., at the Highland Park Community House, 1991 Sheridan Road in Highland Park, Illinois.

Tony® Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award winner for his acclaimed portrayal of the Emcee in Broadway's revival of Cabaret at Studio 54, Alan Cumming will give the West Coast Premiere of his one-man show Alan Cumming: I Bought a Blue Car Today at the Orange County Performing Arts Center September 26 at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. in Samueli Theater.

Auditions for Bloomington Civic Theatre's The King and I (Director Rick Shiomi, Music Director Anita Ruth, Choreographer Sandy Agustin) will be Sun., 8/23 and Mon., 8/24 at 6:30. Callbacks will be held Sun., 8/30, at 6:30. Actors called back should be dressed for movement on 8/30. Audition location is the Center for the Arts in the Bloomington Civic Plaza, located on the southeast corner of 98th St. and Logan Ave.

My Children! My Africa! by Athol Fugard examines the power of learning and the potency of words, ideas and hope in a time of heightened political and social unrest. Mr. M., a dedicated black teacher in a segregated township, is determined to pair his most gifted student with an enthusiastic white schoolgirl in an English literature competition. As the drilling for the competition advances and growing public resistance leads to school boycotts, friendships become colored by impassioned debates, and the three characters struggle to find understanding amidst South Africa's racial and social divides. The issues of peaceful resistance and debate versus violence as a means to produce social change continue to raise questions that endure today, despite the collapse of the apartheid system.

Live Broadcast, a play by John William Schiffbauer, will be presented at the 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival, a production of The Present Company. Erica Ruff will produce the presentation, which will be directed by Melissa Attebery. The cast will feature Andrea Day, Kyle Knauf, Amanda Brooke Lerner, and John William Schiffbauer. Live Broadcast was previously work-shopped as part of the Manhattan Repertory Theatre's Fall Play Festival in October 2008.

Twiggy celebrates the music of the Twenties, Thirties and Forties with this impressive collection of melodies from the golden age of song. Performing the songs of Noel Coward, Cole Porter and Richard Rodgers in her own inimitable style, Twiggy recaptures the essence and originality of these timeless classics. Released to coincide with Twiggy's 60th birthday - this album showcases Twiggy as a song stylist and torch singer.

The Sherman Playhouse is proud to announce its upcoming autumn production of the classic thriller GASLIGHT, by Patrick Hamilton.

With thousands of Wagner enthusiasts from around the world arriving in Seattle for a nearly sold-out Ring cycle which opens today, General Director Speight Jenkins announced that Seattle Opera will present Wagner's Tristan und Isolde July 31 through August 21, 2010, continuing its dedication to presenting the works of Richard Wagner. The company last staged Tristan in August 1998.

THE BROADWAY DREAMS FOUNDATION (BDF) will host their premiere BDF Summer Performing Arts Intensive program at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (300 South Broad Street) Tuesday, August 4 through Saturday, August 9, 2009.

The Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Sacred Heart University announces Broadway actors Kevin Gray and Aaron Serotsky for the starring roles in its upcoming production of Oliver! on August 7-8 & 9 following the last session of the Summer Musical Theatre Workshops. Kevin Gray, a resident of Fairfield, Connecticut, will play the role of Fagin.

THE COLUMBINE PROJECT, a new play written and directed by Paul Anthony Storiale, will begin performances July 27th at The Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues). Opening Night will be Sunday August 9th (at 7 PM).

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard, Executive Director) will conclude its 30th Anniversary mainstage season with the New York premiere of VANITIES, a new musical written by Jack Heifner, featuring music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, directed by Judith Ivey. With musical staging by Dan Knechtges, VANITIES will feature Lauren Kennedy, Sarah Stiles, and Anneliese van der Pol and will begin preview performances on Thursday, July 2. Opening night is Thursday, July 16 at 6:30pm

The California Shakespeare Theater costume department has just completed a huge reorganization of its inventory, and the result is tons and tons of costumes, wigs, and accessories, to be sold to the public at thrift-store prices for a few days only. 35 years? worth of hats, armor, capes, Renaissance and Tudor, unique modern pieces?a little bit of everything! Perfect for Burning Man costumes, Ren Faire, Halloween, and what-have-you.

The 2009 summer season at Totem Pole takes a delightful turn in its fifth offering. The best selling novel, Tuesdays With Morrie, takes to the stage at the Playhouse July 28th. The play is based on the true-life experiences of acclaimed author and sports columnist, Mitch Albom's weekly visits to his former college professor, Morrie Schwartz.

Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), the U.S. performing right organization that represents over 375,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, is proud to announce the performers on its 2009 Lollapalooza stage. Beginning August 7-9 at Grant Park's Hutchinson Field in Chicago, IL, BMI's stage will kick off performances at 11:15 a.m. each day, setting the pace at the mammoth music festival.

Wolf Trap Kicks up the Energy with Rockers Pat Benatar, Blondie, Synth-pop Stalwarts the B-52s, a Night at the Opera with Puccini's La bohéme, and Jazz Legend Johnny Mathis