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The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will offer a series of one-week summer camps, an eight-week summer session of weekly voice, instrumental, and dance lessons and classes, and a SummerStage musical theater program. Registration for all summer programs begins March 5.

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will present Opera for Kids: The Three Little Pigs on Sunday, March 18, at 1:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA), 38 Main Street. This special program is the third concert in FPAC's Family Concert Series and is free and open to audiences of all ages. Opera for Kids and all FPAC Family Concerts are especially geared toward young children in length and format.

The Franklin Performing Arts Company presents a Culinary Cabaret on Friday, March 9, from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. at Clarke, The Ultimate Kitchen Resource Center, 393 Fortune Boulevard in Milford. The evening features inspired cuisine and creative cooking demonstrations by area chefs and culinarians, wine tastings, and entertainment by Electric Youth and FPAC special guest artists. Culinary Cabaret supports Electric Youth, an elite ensemble of talented singer-dancers trained at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA), and their 2012 European concert tour.

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts Dance Department will present Beyond the Boundaries on Sunday, March 25, at 4:00 p.m. at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, 224 Oak Street, in Franklin. Beyond the Boundaries is the School's second annual classical repertoire program, designed to expand students' knowledge of the classics and to explore contemporary ballet and choreography.

The Nashville Symphony Orchestra have announced their program of events for April, 2012.

Beijing Playhouse has announced the 32 members of the cast of their production of the musical Oklahoma!, which will play in May 2012.

The Lyric Theatre, Stuart, FL, has announced three new shows for the Spring season: LB4, OFFICE SPACE and FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF.

The English-language premiere THE SMALL ROOM AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS opens tomorrow at Tarragon Theatre's Mainspace. The show has been in preview since Feb 29 - here are some production photographs.

On March 8, New City Theater will open its 30 year anniversary 2012 season with HAPPY DAYS, Samuel Beckett's fourth full length play and his first play with a female protagonist. Written 51 years ago, HAPPY DAYS is Samuel Beckett's prescient comic vision of our preoccupations and the earth's possible future.

The Martha Graham Dance Company has invited for The University Partners Showcase five universities and one performing arts high along with Graham II school to perform on Wednesday, March 14th, at 7:30pm at the Joyce Theater, 175 8th Avenue (at 19th Street), NYC, as part of the Company's 86th Anniversary season. The Company has chosen Inner Landscape as the focus for its 2012 season and will present a great range of performances, partnerships and educational activities exploring the psychological aspects of dance.

Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, is set to return to Sacramento. Performances begin on March 13 2012, and run through March 18 at the Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L Street, Sacramento.

The Hedgerow Theatre have announced their season will continue with Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors' from March 22 through April 29.

British comedian Jason Manford is to play Signor Pirelli in Jonathan Kent's West-End production of SWEENY TODD. Actor Michael Ball, who stars as Todd in the show, revealed on the Jonathan Ross Show on Saturday evening that Jason Manford will be taking the role while Robert Burt, who is currently playing the part, is on leave.

Check out this video of Zoe Demetrious, Steven Sparling and Michael Stacey singing in LOVE & WAR: THE SONGS OF HOWARD GOODALL.

Prime Number Productions with The Accidental Repertory Theater (ART) have announced YOU LOVE MYSELF a new comedy written by Sean David DeMers will be presented at Shetler Studios' Bridge Theater. The production opens Friday April 6th at 7:00 pm, performances run Tuesday through Saturday at 7 pm with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm through April 15th.

Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon will run weekends from March 16, 2012 through April 1, 2012 with Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8 p.m. One special Thursday evening performance on March 22 at 8pm. Matinees are on Sunday, March 18, Saturday March 31 and Sunday April 1 at 2pm.

Theatre Unleashed has announced the West-Cost Premiere of THE SPIDEY PROJECT: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility, running Thursday-Saturday, with select Sundays, from March 8-April 14 at Studio/Stage in Los Angeles.

Steven Keller has announced the Da'Brick Comedy Explosion to celebrate a year of Da'Brick for this coming Tuesday.

The RRaz Room has announced two additions to its upcoming program: Bassist Robin Duhe and his band, and singer Veronica Klaus.

Jonathan Ansell, well known from The X Factor pop opera group G4, will play the lead role of Charles Darnay in a new musical version of A Tale of Two Cities, running at The Charing Cross Theatre from 5 April until 12 May. The full cast will be announced shortly.