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In these two videos Steve Brodner sketches Cab Calloway for use in the CAB CALLOWAY: SKETCHES movie, which is released on 2/27. The documentary is about charismatic music and dance pioneer Cab Calloway, who is an exceptional figure in the history of jazz. Calloway lead one of the most popular African American big bands during the Harlem Renaissance and jazz and swing eras of the 1930s-40s.

Team StarKid, the creative team behind A VERY POTTER MUSICAL, have released a teaser trailer for their new musical HOLY MUSICAL B@MAN! The video below gives a glimpse of the original music and lyrics by Nick Gage, with additional music by Scott Lamps.

MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Musical will be presented by the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for two weeks, March 13-25, as part of the Ordway's 2011-2012 Theater Season.

Loch Raven High School has announced its annual spring musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken is to be performed March 1, 2, and 3 at 7pm.

Venue Ensemble Theatre will present THE OUTRAGEOUS ADVENTURES OF SHELDON & MRS. LEVINE by Sam Bobrick and Julie Stein from Mar 22 to April 1, 2012.

Natalie Dormer, leading actress in HBO's Game of Thrones and BBC dramas The Tudors and Silk, has been cast in the title role of AFTER MISS JULIE by Patrick Marber, which plays 15th March to 14th April at the Young Vic.

The day after the Oscars are handed-out, 18-time Academy Awards host Bob Hope and his wife, philanthropist Dolores Hope, will be immortalized with a Gsquare in their honor at the Toluca Lake intersection of Lankershim Boulevard and Moorpark Street.

Monsieur Pontagnac, der rasend in Madame Vatelin verliebt ist, verfolgt sie bis in ihre Wohnung. Da seine Angebetete aber auch die Ehefrau eines guten Freundes ist, gerat er in Erklarungsnotstand, als Monsieur Vatelin auftaucht. Fast scheint die Situation gerettet, da erscheint Pontagnacs Ehefrau. Madame Vatelin und Madame Potagnac sind Verfechterinnen der ehelichen Treue - es sei denn, der eigene Gatte wurde sie betrugen. Als auch noch Maggy erscheint, mit der Monsieur Vatelin ein amouroses Abenteuer in London verbindet, sind die Wirrnisse komplett und gipfeln in einer turbulenten Nacht im Hotel.

The Folk Music Society of New York have announced that singer-songwriter Bob Franke will be performing a concert at 8pm on Friday, March 23, 2012 at the OSA Hall, 220 E. 23rd St, Suite 707 (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues), New York, 10010. He will also run a songwriting workshop over the weekend March 24-25.

Anlässlich des 50. Todestages von Bruno Walter (17. Februar) würdigt die Wiener Staatsoper in einer Ausstellung im Gustav Mahler-Saal den Dirigenten, Komponisten und ehemaligen Ersten Kapellmeister sowie künstlerischen Berater der Direktion der Wiener Staatsoper.

The Folk Music Society of NY has announced a monthly series of informal participatory music evenings with hosts Anne Price and Arthur Sherry. March 22 will be the first of a monthly series on the fourth Thursday of the month from 7-10pm in the private side room of Le Chéile.

According to perezhilton.com, Spider-man 3 star Topher Grace will be playing the lead in Paul Weitz's upcoming play LONELY, I'M NOT, alongside Being Flynn's Olivia Thirlby. The show runs April 10 to May 27 at Second Stage Theatre.

THE MAN IN BLACK, with Australian Tex Perkins taking to the stage as Johnny Cash, will return for a strictly limited season at The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House from 10 to 22 April. Since its Sydney Opera House season at the end of 2009, the show has taken tours of Australia and New Zealand and won a Helpmann Award for Best Contemporary Australian Concert.

Bradley Schuller of Verismo Opera Theater today announced the launch of an Artist Training Program. Starting next month, March 24th, Verismo Opera Theater will host five different masterclasses at Oak Park, Ill. The masterclasses are free to watch and open to the public.

The Royal Court Theatre's Studio will receive a £150'000 donation from The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation over two years. The money will go towards the Royal Court Young Writers and the Unheard Voices Programmes which both create enabling opportunities for talented individuals who might not otherwise be able to realise their creative potential.

Check out this video of Jessica Romano and Briella Calafiore in rehearsal for THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, which is playing as part of a two-night benefit at Montclaire State University.

Check out this special behind-the-scenes acoustic session of Brett Rigby singing 'The Mason', filmed at Pyramid Studios in NYC.

The Lyric Theatre on N. La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles continues its 2012 season with the world premiere of FEEDBACK, written by Jane Miller, and directed by Craig Jessen. There will be two preview performances on Wednesday, March 28 and Thursday, March 29, and opening night is set for Friday, March 30 at 8:00. The limited engagement will continue through April 28.

Check out this video of Princeton from AVENUE Q taking phone calls at the Wyvern Theatre's Ticket Office. The UK tour of AVENUE Q will run at the Wyvern from March 26-31.

Team StarKid has announced its newest Chicago production, HOLY MUSICAL B@MAN!, an original musical comedy parody from the creative team behind A VERY POTTER MUSICAL, which featured music and lyrics by GLEE's Darren Criss, and STARSHIP. Holy Musical B@man! will be presented at the Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted, 3656 North Halsted, Chicago, for four performances only, March 22-25, 2012. A special weekend of preview performances will run March 16-18, 2012. The limited run of live performances will be offered free of charge for all audiences, with a YouTube release slated for April 2012.