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BALLET HISPANICO presents the World Premiere of Espiritu Vivo created by Ronald K. Brown and set to music performed live by Susana Baca; Asuka, Eduardo Vilaro's first work for the company; and the New York Premiere of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's Nube Blanco at The Joyce Theater from April 17-29, 2012 with Family Matinees on April 21, 28, 29 at 2pm.

In a highlight event of this year's NASCAR Weekend, Grammy®-nominated country singer Joe Nichols will perform live Saturday, March 10 at Sam's Town Live! inside Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, home of the Official Sam's Town 300 After Party.

An abundance of Verdi and Wagner, in celebration of their 200th birthdays, will be featured in the Metropolitan Opera's 2012-13 season, which will showcase the world's greatest singers, conductors, and directors in seven new productions-two of them Met premieres-and 21 revivals, including three complete Ring cycles. Twelve of the season's Saturday matinees will be transmitted worldwide as part of the Met's increasingly popular, award-winning Live in HD series.

Birmingham Festival Theatre presents 'Holy Ghosts' March 1-17. Seeking to retrieve his runaway wife (and the possessions she has taken with her), Coleman Shedman arrives at the rural meeting house of a southern pentecostal sect with a lawyer in tow. But his wife, Nancy, is unwilling to forsake the love and protection of her new 'husband,' the Reverend Obediah Buckthorn, and return to the brutal, hard-drinking Coleman. And when the strapping Reverend Buckthorn himself arrives, it is quickly evident that Coleman will not be able to take her back by force. Rich with atmosphere and the feel of southern rural life, the play blends humor and poignancy as it probes into the circumstances and stories of the various cult members.

Following explorations of such jazz masters as Coltrane, Hancock, Monk and Tyner, the adventurous SFJAZZ Collective now sets its sights on the music of the one-and-only Stevie Wonder for its visit to Segerstrom Center's Jazz Series March 23 and 24 in Samueli Theater. The SFJAZZ Collective will perform timeless hits by Wonder including "Superstition," "Sir Duke," "My Cherie Amour," "Visions," "Blame it on the Sun" and "Do I Do" as well as all-new original compositions by Collective members. The ensemble's roster includes tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, vibraphonist Stefon Harris, trumpeter Avishai Cohen, trombonist Robin Eubanks, pianist Edward Simon, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Eric Harland. Alto saxophonist Antonio Hart will substitute for original Collective member Miguel Zenon who is on paternity leave. A free Preview Talk with Bubba Jackson, host of Jazz at Six on KKJZ-FM, will take place before the first performance on March 23 at 6:30 p.m. in Samueli Theater.

At a time when marriage equality is top of mind for all Washington voters, Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is proud to share, through song, The Beatles' powerful messages of peace, love, and understanding. With their all-Beatles Spring concert, Come Together, the 250-member Seattle Men's Chorus, the nation's largest gay men's chorus, will pay tribute to the original mop-top quartet by belting out over two dozen faithfully arranged songs from the best-selling band in history.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Eligh & Amp Live at the Fox Theatre on Tuesday, March 20th. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 24th for $8.00 in advance and $10.00 day of show.

Clooney's Girls met up with George Clooney's wax figure at Madame Tussauds NY. See the pictures below!

Special guests Marge Champion, Barbara Van Orden and Tony Butala join author, Patty Farmer Wednesday, March 7 at 7:00 pm, for a Q&A and to sign copies of "The Persian Room Presents." A portion of the proceeds from each sale will be donated to Childhelp for the treatment and prevention of child abuse. The event will be held at Barnes & Noble (82nd & Broadway).

Theatre Under The Stars Presents LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, April 24 - May 6, 2012, at the Hobby Center for Performing Arts.

As part of an effort to introduce themselves to the new, local artists working in Michigan's professional theatre scene, The New Theatre Project is pleased to offer complimentary tickets to all current apprentices on Sunday, February 26 at 8 pm.

Profiles Theatre announces the extension of their hit Midwest premiere of Bachelorette by Leslye Headland, directed by Profiles Co-Artistic Director Darrell W. Cox. All cast members are continuing in their roles including ensemble member Eric Burgher and guest artists Hillary Marren, Linda Augusta Orr, Rakisha Pollard, Amanda Powell and Adam Soule. The production has been selling out since its opening on February 1, 2012 and has now been extended an additional seven weeks, through April 29, 2012, at Profiles Theatre, 4147 N. Broadway in Chicago.

Actor/Songwriter/Performer Jared Weiss will present his debut evening of original songs (entitled Desperate Times) at 9:30pm on Friday, March 16th at the Laurie Beechman Theater. Jared invites you to join him and his band of gypsies (Seth Eliser, Joe Iconis, Ian Kagey and Rob Rokicki) as they unleash a new brand of theatrical rock music on the world. Equal parts Rock, Folk, and Musical theatre, Desperate Times' truthful fictions chronicle an artist's turbulent emotional life. Sagas of love, fear, hope, submission, and more abound as Jared and the gang, take you on a roller-coaster ride through the life of his mind. Come watch them live and die on stage, four minutes at a time, as they take no prisoners.

Here's a chance to take another trip over the rainbow with everyone's favorite diva, Judy Garland! In a new cabaret concert specifically designed for the beautiful cabaret room at the historic and legendary French Quarter Restaurant inside the French Market Place in West Hollywood. The show takes place in an intimate showroom built specifically for Mr. Mac. Peter Mac warms up the winter by once again demonstrating his acclaimed ability to recapture the magic , the humor, and joy of the woman who was unhesitatingly billed , reviewed and accepted as "the world's greatest entertainer." The current JUDY GARLAND LIVE! runs for the rest of February every Friday & Saturday night!

Seattle Shakespeare Company presents Pygmailion by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Jeff Steitzer, February 23 - March 11, 2012. Check out the production photos below!

In celebration of the life and work of Woodie King Jr., founder and Artistic Director of The New Federal Theatre, four emerging theatre companies have organized a special conversation with Mr. King to recognize his legacy and impact on the black theatre community.

Bay Street Theatre will present GIRLS NIGHT OUT, on Thursday, March 1 at 6 pm. Celebrate summer early! Tickets are $25 per person available at the door which includes one drink at the bar. The first 25 people will receive a goodie bag and will have early access for such limited items such as mini-manicures and massages!

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.

Broadway's Blair Baker (Oleanna, Broadway and Mark Taper Forum), stars in a new one-woman show When it Ended the First Time, at the 2012 Emerging Artists Theatre New Work series. Written by Zac Kline (Messed Up Here Tonight, Big Star California), directed by Matthew Klein (The Mekka Collective) and Produced by NYC's Missing Bolts Productions.

Maestro Louis Scaglione, President and Music Director of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization (PYO), today announced a free concert from 70 children in PYO's Tune Up Philly at the People For People Charter School. The students will perform musical selections on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Greater Exodus Baptist Church in Philadelphia at 2:00 p.m.