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According to TMZ, Afeni Shakur, mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, approves of the Broadway bound musical inspired by her son. She was given a preview of HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, directed by Kenny Leon and based on the music of Tupac. The preview received positive feedback from Afeni Shakur.

Cole Porter spends a month in Concord as the Willows Theatre Company presents Porter's best-known musical theatre work, Anything Goes. It's delightful, it's de-lovely, it's the bottom, it's the top, and it's filled with the songs that, like a glimpse of stocking, keep running through our heads in the best possible way.

Linda Ann Watt, Acting Instructor and Member of Corlin Productions has invited two industry professionals to speak-Haven Wilson, Co-Founder of the Charlotte Film Community, followed by Los Angeles, Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Franchised Agent, Kathleen Schultz of Kathleen Schultz Associates on Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7:00-10:00PM at Spirit Square, 345 North College St., 3rd Floor, Studio A.

Yanni, contemporary composer, will bring his new live show, An Evening with Yanni, to Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a one-night-only concert on July 18, 2012. The show will feature some of the music from Yanni's most recent album, Truth of Touch, which is the composer's first album of original studio music in almost a decade. This is Yanni returning to his roots with a live performance that will deliver longtime and new fans Yanni's music. An on-sale date for tickets to see An Evening with Yanni at the Center will be announced shortly.

According to Big Pond, actress Julia Roberts hopes to return to theatre. A mother of three children, she compared working in theatre to childbirth.

Eight Is Never Enough (www.eightimprov.biz), interactive Improv comedy show in the heart of NYC's theater district, is adding performances of its popular program, Improv 4 Kids, for the 2012 Spring Break Season. The show normally runs at the Broadway Comedy Club (318 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019) every Saturday at 3pm. For those travelling to (or staying home in) New York City this spring, bring the whole family to performances on March 31, April 1, 4, 7, 11, 14 and 15 at 3pm. Tickets for just $20-35 are available via Ovationtix (https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/718535/, 866-811-4111).

Texas Performing Arts presents the Austin debut of Brazilian big band sensation SpokFrevo Orquestra, Saturday, March 24 at Bass Concert Hall. Touring the United States for the first time, Maestro Spock and his 17-member ensemble offer an exclusive cultural musical experience through their unique blending of jazz music and frevo, which is a mix of musical styles traditionally associated with Brazilian Carnival.

Apollinaire Theatre Company presents 2 plays running in repertory by new voices for the stage, Smudge by Rachel Axler and Cut by Crystal Skillman.

The Jewish Museum will present a Passover concert for families by David Grover with Grover's Gang, on Sunday, April 1 at 2 pm. Singer/guitarist David Grover's folk sound for the 21st century will entertain adults and children alike. Children can celebrate freedom and dance to such songs as The Matzah Song, Go Down Moses and Man Come Down to Egypt. Grover will be joined by special guest Meredith Wright, founder of the kids' music band Sweetbeatz, adding her jazzy voice to the holiday music. Grover's Gang also features singer/bassist Kathy Jo Grover, singer/drummer/guitarist Mike Sacco, and Charlie Tokarz on woodwinds.

SING! SING! SING! will hold its next American Popular Song Sing-In on Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. at The Triad, 158 West 72nd Street in New York City. Submit your nominations (up to three) for the theme, 'Songs We Want Our Kids to Know.' They are seeking YOUR opinion about what American popular songbook classics are must-knows for the younger generation. There are already a large number of nominations, and must winnow the list down to 20. So, please, before this weekend is over, send your list of song favorites. If they pick yours, your name will be put in the program notes and you will be acknowledged from the stage. Send an email to hellotus@aol.com. On March 20, these songs will be sung together; lyrics happily provided. And 'godmother,' Judy Wolman, who started SING! SING! SING! in Los Angeles 20 years ago will be saluted . Judy will be in town to join the event for the first time after three years of SINGs in New York. Reservations are not a must, but they do help The Triad plan their staffing needs. Call 212-786-9064 and leave your name and the number in your party. (Please do not call The Triad; they are not staffed to handle these reservations.) Cover is $10 per person, with a two-drink minimum (cash only, please). Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Seating is first-come, first-served. The Triad is one flight of stairs above Seven's Turkish Grill Restaurant on the south side of 72nd Street between Broadway and Columbus. An elevator is available by pre-arrangement for those who may find the stairs difficult.

Second Impression presents the Brighton Fringe Premiere of a New Black Comedy All Fingers and Thumbs By David Weedall.

Newsies will move to Broadway's Nederlander Theatre for a strictly limited 101 performance run this spring, following its critically-hailed run at Paper Mill Playhouse in fall 2011. The musical, featuring a score by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Sister Act) and Jack Feldman, and a book by four-time Tony Award® winner Harvey Fierstein (La Cage aux Folles, Torch Song Trilogy), will play its first Broadway preview on March 15th prior to its March 29th opening night; the final performance is scheduled for June 10th.

Megan Mullally stopped by the Ellen Degeneres Show and serenaded Justin Beiber for his 18th birthday. She sang him her version of 'Fever' which she appropriately changed to 'Beiber.' Check out the performance below!

Lin Esser's new exhibition, 'Unconventional Tableaux,' began, in part, as an effort to replace a Dia de los Muertos box lost during childhood. Further inspired by the eccentric subjects of English symbolism, sinister figures of the renaissance and the anthropomorphic tableaux of Victorian naturalism, Esser soon found himself caught up in the creation of an entire body of three-dimensional works that he later began calling 'tableaux.' His dark introspective vision and extensive experience with film and theater lend a sense of the dramatic to these macabre yet playful narratives about the joys and sorrow of everyday life and beyond.

Tony Award-winning actress, singer and songwriter Idina Menzel, star of Broadway's Wicked and the original stage production of Rent, will make her debut at the Gallo Center for the Arts at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, June 5, performing her brand new live show. Tickets, on sale beginning today, can be purchased by calling (209) 338-2100, online at GalloArts.org or IdinaMenzel.com, or in person at the Center's ticket office, 1000 I Street in downtown Modesto.

The Wednesday Repertory Company and Artistic Director Bruce Ornstein present: Under the Table. This marks the third showcase performed by the Wednesday Repertory Company. Under the Table features a diverse group of over 20 actors in a series of original one-act plays. All plays are written, directed, and performed by members of the Wednesday Repertory Company. It will be a night of comedy and drama and everything in between!

Poway Center for the Performing Arts Foundation presents Orchestra Nova's A Taste of Spain on Friday, March 23 at 8pm. The Lobby opens at 6:30pm.

The Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre presents the regional premiere of two hit comedies from the Reduced Shakespeare Company. On Thursday, May 17 and Friday, May 18 at 7:30 PM they will present The Complete History of Sports (abridged). On Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, May 20 at 1:30 PM they will present Completely Hollywood (abridged).

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The Shakespeare Players program of the Rochester Community Players (RCP) brings the tale of Timon of Athens to life!