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Science and religion, body and soul, reality and fantasy, nothing is off limits in the award winning play, Freud's Last Session, making its West Coast premiere at Taproot Theatre this March. Air raid sirens sound overhead, C.S. Lewis is a young and rising academic star and Sigmund Freud has invited him for tea. What could possibly come next? Written by Mark St. Germain and directed by Producing Artistic Director Scott Nolte Freud's Last Session runs from March 23 through April 21, with previews on March 21 and 22 and a pay what you can performance on March 28.

Orchestra Nova brings the Poway Center for the Performing Arts Foundation's 2011/2012 Professional Performance Season to a close with A Taste of Spain on Friday, March 23. The evening will begin in the lobby where concert-goers will be immersed in an emotional, intellectual and theatrical 'Nova Experience' bringing the essence of Spain -- dance, cuisine, culture, music and more to the Center. Music from Bizet, Tchaikovsky, de Falla, and Albeniz, among others, will be performed by Orchestra Nova's 35 talented musicians. An array of special guest artists including: Victoria Mature, soprano; Gregorio Gonzalez, baritone; Olé Flamenco (Marysol Fuentes, flamenco singer; Erika Lopez, flamenco dance and Juan Moro, flamenco guitar) and Fred Benedetti, classical guitar will further bring Spain to life.

As a special thank you to the friends that support Historic Bethlehem Partnership's mission, museums will be open with free admission on Saturday, March 31 from 11am to 5pm.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies will talk about writing for the theatre, film and television at Chapman University on Saturday, March 17 at 3 p.m. The event is free to the public.

Lehmann Maupin Gallery and Sonnabend Gallery are pleased to present Gilbert & George's LONDON PICTURES on view 26 April - 23 June 2012 at both Lehmann Maupin locations 540 West 26th Street and 201 Chrystie Street, and at Sonnabend Gallery, 536 West 22nd Street.

THE PROFIT OF CREATION, a new musical with book and lyrics by Charlie Sohne and music by Tim Rosser, will be presented to an industry audience on March 13 at 3 p.m. in the North Studio at Playwrights Horizons. The cast of the reading includes Lindsay Mendez (Godspell), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music), Colin Hanlon (Rent), Sean Dugan (Next Fall), Sally Wilfert (Make Me A Song) and Michael Winther (33 Variations). The reading will be directed by Obie Award-winning director Evan Yionoulis, music directed by Paul Staroba (Lucky Guy) and stage managed by Donald Butchko.

REDCAT presents the Los Angeles premiere of Gloria's Cause, a comedic re-imagining of the American Revolution and U.S. politics from Seattle-based choreographer and multidisciplinary artist Dayna Hanson. Performances in Los Angeles will be held at REDCAT, the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater, Thursday, April 5 though Sunday, April 8, 2012.

"THE ALL-NEW ORIGINAL TRIBUTE TO THE BLUES BROTHERS™," featuring the entire original London cast, started touring the United States with its summer engagement at the Chicago Auditorium Theatre in July 2011. The show ends its coast-to-coast U.S. tour at Irvine Barclay Theatre playing from Wednesday, April 4 to Saturday, April 7, 2012. Tickets, from $25-45, can be purchased online at www.thebarclay.org, by calling 949-854-4646 x1, or in person at the Box Office. Box Office hours are 10:00 AM-6:00 PM M-F, Noon-4:00 PM Sat-Sun. Presented by Irvine Barclay Theatre, the musical revue is a joint production by Charles Aerts Theatre Productions and EJB Entertainment.

ACA Galleries is announces the forthcoming exhibition Different Voices, Unique Visions: Beth Ames Swartz and Meg Hitchcock.

30 elementary school students from New York City public schools will compete in an all-day chess tournament at The Cloisters Museum and Gardens, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art for medieval art and architecture located in Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan. The top 10 students will play using replicas of the world-famous Lewis Chessmen, ivory chessmen from the Middle Ages. A group of 34 of these famed chess pieces is on loan to The Cloisters from the British Museum for the exhibition The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen from the Isle of Lewis (on view through April 22, 2012).

Eddie Edwards has been mimicking and impersonating celebrity actors with uncanny precision ever since the 1970s. His skill as a vocalist and makeup artist eventually landed him a spot in La Cage aux Folles, where he performed and sang for many years as Ms Midler, Barbra Streisand, and Cher. For Legendary Divas, Edwards brings five members of the cast of La Cage to Stoneham, along with six Las Vegas dancers. The show runs from Thursday, March 22 through Sunday, March 25.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) spotlights the distinctive qualities of the Baroque violin at the season's third "Baroque Conversations" concert led by Baroque violinist Monica Huggett and featuring LACO Concertmaster Margaret Batjer on Thursday, March 15, 2012, 7 pm, at Zipper Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Huggett is the Portland Baroque Orchestra's artistic director and is the first artistic director of The Juilliard School's Historical Performance program.

The award-winning Musical Theatre Guild, a company of professional performers who present concert-staged readings of seldom seen musicals, will continue their 16th season with William Finn and James Lapine's Off-Broadway musical A NEW BRAIN. The one night only performance will take place on Monday, April 16, 2012 at 7:30 PM at the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale.

International City Theatre is bringing back its low-cost Summer Youth Conservatory. The six-week program offers instruction for kids ages 7-15 in acting, music, dance and movement taught by industry professionals. The course of instruction culminates in a free presentation for parents and friends on ICT's stage at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center.

MotorCity Casino Hotel announces the Fashion in Detroit After Party, March 10 at 9:00 p.m.

Madonna's W.E. Releases on DVD and Blu-ray May 1. W.E. has received numerous accolades, including a 2011 Academy Award nomination for Best Achievement in Costume Design, a 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (Motion Picture) for the song 'Masterpiece', and a 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score (Motion Picture).

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents the 15th and grand finale edition of The Broadway Bears, the annual Broadway auction of teddy bears dressed in museum-quality outfits based on original costumes and created by well-known designers.

Act II Playhouse will hold its annual spring fundraiser ACT-2-4-U on Monday, March 19, starting at 7 p.m. The event will feature an array of wonderful entertainers and an inside look at producing Broadway smash hits from Act II's Producing Artistic Director Bud Martin.

William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman, Macy's wife, will get two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, ET Online reports. The double stars will be side by side and will be given on the same day. The couple, which has been married for 14 years and has two children, is only the second couple ever awarded the honor by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

The Dallas Opera presents the third main stage production of the 2011-2012 "Tragic Obsessions" Season: Giuseppe Verdi's tender and bittersweet romance, LA TRAVIATA, opening Friday, April 13, 2012 at 7:30 PM in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Downtown Dallas. This will be the first time Verdi's "Fallen Woman" has appeared on the Winspear stage.