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The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe opens its 51st season with POSIBILIDAD, or Death of the Worker.

The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) in association with Davenport Theatrical Enterprises presents the WORLD PREMIERE of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage in the Jaeb Theater, beginning June 9 and continuing through July 3.

MadLab Presents FFN ROLLS THE DICE 6/3-12

Tenderloin Health, a social service agency providing health services to the homeless and residents of the Tenderloin, is celebrating 20 years of service with a sunset cruise on the Bay, Thursday June 17, 5:45 to 9 PM, leaving from Pier 40 in San Francisco. Guests will sail on the Commodore Fume Blanc for an hour followed by entertainment, silent auction and presentation of awards. Tickets are $125 with special benefit categories from $500 to $25,000.

STATE OF THE ARTS (SOTA), the new, weekly performing arts radio series - Mondays at 4:00 pm PST on LATalkRadio.com - has partnered with BREAKDOWN SERVICES as its presenting sponsor, it was announced today by SOTA co-producers/co-hosts and theatre professionals MICHAEL STERLING & PAUL STROILI.

COT's Opera for All and Reilly Elementary present CAVALLI'S GIASONE 6/2

The 1st International Festival of Arts and Innovation will begin on June 11, 2010, at Chautauqua Institution in Western New York State in partnership with The Toronto International Film Festival (known as TIFF.365). Focusing on the best of Canadian Cinema, The Festival will feature the film premiere of CAIRO TIME, followed by a family film event featuring the award-winning ST. RALPH, the story of a 9th grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest to win the Boston Marathon. The Film Festival will also include selected short animated films from the 'Best of TIFF' and the 'TIFF Short Cuts' programs. All film screenings will be at the Chautauqua Cinema.

The Whole Backstage Theatre in Guntersville, AL is pleased to announce upcoming auditions for 'Peter Pan'. This story written by J.M. Barrie and adapted for the stage by Kathryn Schultz Miller is fast-paced and full of mischievous fun. This heart-warming children's play will stir your childhood memories while introducing your children to one of the world's most enduring and timeless tales.

Music Theatre of Connecticut's MainStage presents 'Pete 'n' Keely,' a rollicking musical comedy with Book by James Hindman, Original Music by Patrick Brady, Original Lyrics by Mark Waldrop, Patrick S. Brady and others. Join America's swingin' sweethearts, Pete and Keely, as they reunite for a live television special re-living their illustrious musical career on TV, in Las Vegas showrooms, and at the top of the hit parade. The show features great hits of The Rat Pack era, including "Lover," "Besame Mucho," "This Could Be the Start of Something Big," "Secret Love," "Fever," "Black Coffee" and many more. Performances are June 4-13, 2010 at the Music Theatre of Connecticut Studio Theatre in Westport, CT.

Alice Ripley, who received the 2009 Tony Award® for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning Next to Normal, will return to San Diego, where she spent several years performing in local productions, to reprise her acclaimed performance in the musical's 36-week multi-city North American tour, launching November 23 at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. It will play in San Diego January 18-23, 2011 at the Balboa Theatre, as part of the current season of Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation.

Water Works Theatre company is adding a new element to its summer Shakespeare in the Park in Royal Oak event with the creation of the Water Works Academy for young actors. The program geared to high school and pre-college students will run July 26-30 in Starr Jaycee Park in Royal Oak. Registration ($175 per student) is currently being taken online at www.waterworkstheatre.com.

Esteemed British theatre critic Michael Billington of the The Guardian, Steppenwolf Theatre artistic director Martha Lavey, veteran Chicago theatre critic Richard Christiansen, and noted theatre teacher, journalist, and critic Todd London will be among featured speakers at Chicago - Theatre Capital of America: Past. Present. Future, an international symposium on Chicago theatre to be presented May 18-22, 2011, by the Theatre Department of Columbia College.

Nearly 60 years after his death, legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt is still one of the most respected players of all time. This season, DjangoFest NW will pull out all the stops to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth.

New York Comedy Club Announces Shows for 6/11-12

Franklin, Young & More Set for Broadway Comedy Club, 6/11-13

The Purple Rose Theatre Company summer comedy will be Boeing-Boeing by Marc Camoletti, adapted by Beverley Cross. The production will enjoy an eleven-week engagement from Thursday, June 17 through Saturday, August 28, 2010.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) and Back Stage present the industry panel Marketing Your Showcase: Finding Your Audience, Punching Up Sales, Getting Reviewed on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm) at The Players Theatre Mainstage, 115 MacDougal Street (below W. 3rd Street), NYC.

Tony Nominated Actress Jonelle Allen ('Two Gentlemen of Verona'), Jason Graae ( and Marissa Perry ('Hairspray') star in a staged reading of Ahrens and Flaherty's musical comedy 'Lucky Stiff' at The Laguna Playhouse for one night only, Monday, June 7 at 7:00 pm to benefit Musical Theatre University.

ABC News' 'Nightline's' time period performance posted its highest total viewership since the program's re-launch in 2005, according to Nielsen fast affiliate time period data for Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Featuring an exclusive interview with Jesse James, 'Nightline's' time period performance was 6.817 million Total Viewers, which marks the program's highest Total Viewer delivery for a single night since March 21, 2003.

On Sunday, June 6, Kate Gosselin and her loveable brood are back in two KATE PLUS 8 specials airing at 9 and 10 PM. Starting at 9PM, Kate plans a surprise trip to Orlando for the kids to celebrate the sextuplets' 6th birthday. As she prepares for her first trip with the kids as a single mom, Kate attempts to keep everything a surprise while managing logistics and containing the inevitable chaos. Highlights include the kids feeding sting rays at Discovery Cove, swimming with the dolphins, feeding exotic birds, riding in an air boat and taking in the sights of the Everglades, partaking in an orange juice squeezing contest, and enjoying a very special surprise birthday cake.