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At the start of the seventh century, the eastern Mediterranean-from Syria through Egypt and across North Africa-was central to the spiritual and political heart of the Byzantine Empire, ruled from Constantinople (modern Istanbul). Yet, by the end of the same century, the region had become a vital part of the emerging Islamic world, as it expanded westward from Mecca and Medina. Opening March 14 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition represents the first major museum exhibition to focus on this pivotal era in the history of the eastern Mediterranean. Through some 300 exceptional works of art, the presentation will reveal the artistic and cultural adaptations and innovations that resulted during the initial centuries of contact between these two worlds. The works are drawn primarily from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Benaki Museum, Athens, and the collections under the Department of Antiquities of Jordan. Many of these as well as stellar loans from other institutions in North America, Europe, and the Middle East have never been shown before in the United States.

The Gallo Center for the Arts will bring The All New original Tribute to The Blues Brothers to Modesto for two performances on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31 at 8:00 PM. Live on stage, Jake and Elwood turn up the heat with rhythm 'n' blues hits like Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, Soul Man, and Think, from the blockbuster movie.

Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE will be simulcast live on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 7:30 PM (doors open at 6:00 PM) at the high-tech home of the Dallas Cowboys at One Legends Way in Arlington, Texas. Patrons will be able to enjoy a complete, unabridged live performance on the world's largest high-definition video board structure, comprised of four massive viewing screens (the largest, 72 feet tall and 160 feet wide) suspended directly above the playing field.

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL's "Divas" Jacqueline B. Arnold and Anastacia McCleskey visited the SiriusXM studios live to serenade New York radio personality "Cousin Brucie" on his nationally syndicated show "Cruisin' with Cousin Brucie" and discuss their hit year on Broadway. The complete interview and their performance of "I Say a Little Prayer" can now be heard online at http://www.boneaubryanbrown.com/blog/2012/03/listen-to-priscilla-queen-of-the-deserts-divas-serenade-siriusxms-cousin-brucie-segment-online-now/

Go U! The Improv Academy will host a FREE open house at Go Comedy! Improv Theater, 261 E Nine Mile Road in Ferndale from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 4. Anyone who is interested in improvisation, sketch comedy writing and acting is welcome to attend and meet with instructors and current students. Complimentary pizza and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided and there will be a free improv set by The Teacher's Lounge, an improv team comprised of GoU! instructors. Guests will also be able to register for the next term of classes which begin on March 10.

CALENDAR GIRLS is inspired by the true story of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute who decide to use their annual calendar as a fundraising project to raise money for cancer by posing nude. The response - both to the calendar and the women themselves - was incredible: to date, the original "calendar girls" have raised over £2 million for Leukaemia Research.

Fleming in Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos from Baden-Baden and Cecilia Bartoli's first exclusive online appearance in Rossini's very rarely-heard Otello ossia il Moro di Venezia from Zurich. The live offerings on medici.tv include Stephane Degout, Anne Sofie von Otter, and rising star Elena Tsallagova in Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande, staged by Robert Wilson at the Opera National de Paris (March 16). And a series of recent productions from the Opera de Paris will appear as part of the medici.tv on-demand catalog, ranging from Mozart's La clemenza de Tito with Susan Graham to Rameau's Les Indes galantes led by William Christie.

Monday February 27, THE COLUMN AWARDS (TCA) organization honored excellence in theater within the Dallas-Fort Worth Theater community, which held its 13th annual gala this past Monday. TCA is the only awards organization in the United States that donates all money (after expenses) to BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS. A charity they have been associated since its inception. To date, THE COLUMN AWARDS have donated close to $70.000.00 to BC/EFA. See the full list of winners below.

LAVO New York - March 2012 (Part 1) - Presents Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Rony Seikaly, and Arty.

Parsons Dance and Gala Chair Linda Stocknoff announce the company's 2012 Annual spring Gala, Paint it Red, honoring Nancy Browne, Parsons Dance friend and co-commissioner of 2011 premiere work Portinari, on Monday, April 16, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at Espace, 635 W. 42nd Street, NYC. The evening will begin with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and silent auction at 7:30 p.m., followed by a dinner, live auction, and performance by Parsons Dance at 8:30 p.m., then a full night of social dancing. Festive cocktail attire with a splash of red requested. Tickets begin at $700 and are available by calling 212-869-9275, by emailing sandy@parsonsdance.org, or online at www.parsonsdance.org/gala.

Texas Performing Arts welcomes Israel's Batsheva Dance Company to Bass Concert Hall, Tuesday, March 20. Batsheva, known for their revolutionary movement language Gaga, will perform their work Max, which features combinations of classical, modern, and contemporary dance forms.

La Cage Aux Folles starring George Hamilton and Christopher Sieber is presented by Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) at the Hobby Center April 24 - May 6, 2012.

Managing and artistic director of The Cabaret, Shannon Forsell, graces The Cabaret's stage once again, with "Songs I've Never Sung On Broadway." Through songs from Broadway to cabaret to jazz, this show explores how we choose to live, the choices we make, and how "forks in the road" shape and define who we are.

Winner of the TONY "TRIPLE CROWN" for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK, AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. AVENUE Q tells the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who moves to NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. The only apartment he can afford is way out on Avenue Q, where everyone's looking for the same things he is: a decent job, a stable relationship, and a 'purpose.' Eventually, Princeton learns to embrace the ups and downs of city life and realizes that 'the real world' isn't so bad, after all!

The 39 Steps will be on the Wilson Mainstage at 403 N. Main Street from Friday, March 2 through Sunday March 18. Tickets are $15 on Wednesday and $18 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Patrons can purchase tickets by calling 234-1112 or visiting http://www.sbct.org/. Check out the production photos below!

Westchester Broadway Theatre presents ‘S WONDERFUL, The New Gershwin Musical, Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin, Conceived and Written by Ray Roderick, Directed by Ray Roderick, Musical Direction by Ken Lundie, Choreography by Vince Pesce, playing March 1st through March 25th, 2012.

Metropolitan Opera leading lady Maureen O'Flynn, makes her Indianapolis cabaret debut, featuring classics by Kern, Porter, Sondheim, and Weill.

The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact have announced the addition of Golden Globe-winner and Academy and Emmy Award-nominee Brad Pitt to the cast of the West Coast premiere reading of the play '8.' The reading is an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which stripped gay and lesbian Californians of the right to marry. Watch the video announcement below.

"Pace Sings Carner & Gregor", a showcase of the work of Sam Carner & Derek Gregor by Pace University students, will be presented at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on March 19 at 7pm. Accoridng to press notes, Carner & Gregor are a musical composing duo on the rise, who take great interest in working with college students. In the style of their Barely Legal Extravaganza concert series, they present nine fresh faces new to the New York City cabaret scene in this concert showcasing their work.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents its annual 2012 Spring Gala honoring Academy Award, Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Rob Marshall.