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The Sound of Music tells the story of Maria, a young, aspiring but quirky nun who brightens the lives of the von Trapp children and captures the heart of their stern and lonely father. But, will their harmonious lives be torn apart when their beautiful homeland is ravaged by war? Rodgers and Hammerstein's Tony Award-winning musical delights audiences with the uplifting story and an irresistible score: 'Climb Every Mountain,' 'Do-Re-Mi,' 'Edelweiss' and 'My Favorite Things.'

From the surprise proposal to walking down the aisle, the path is clear for the bride to make the important decisions that will contribute to a magical wedding ceremony and reception. That is, until one frustrating, difficult and even infuriating roadblock gets in the way.her meddling mother! On The Style Network's all-new two-part event, 'Momster of the Bride,' cameras follow future wives and their domineering moms as they battle each other for control of the big day.

First Lady Michelle Obama, and her daughters Sasha and Malia, spent the evening of Friday, July 15 in the Presidential Box at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC catching a performance of the ever ‘popular' musical WICKED. But that was not the first time the three have seen Broadway's biggest blockbuster. Michelle and her daughters first saw the musical in its sit-down engagement in their hometown of Chicago in 2007, and then again in 2008 before the family moved to Washington, DC.

Petterino's (150 N. Dearborn St.), the downtown theater district go-to restaurant, presents 'Monday Night Live,' beginning at 7:30 p.m., Monday, July 25, with guest performances by select cast members of WEST SIDE STORY.

Blind ambition and bad behavior have a queen bee headed for a fiery demise unless she can pull off a high school miracle -- turning a shy, unassuming wallflower into Prom Queen material, in the ABC Family two-hour original movie, 'Teen Spirit,' starring Cassie Scerbo ('Make It Or Break It,' 'Bring It On: In It To Win It'), Lindsey Shaw ('10 Things I Hate About You,' 'Pretty Little Liars') and Tim Gunn (upcoming 'The Smurfs' feature, 'Project Runway'), premiering Sunday, August 7 at 7:00PM ET/PT (Please note new time).

Award-winning show tells outrageous true story of a former teenage fundamentalist-and how he was saved from being saved.

Opening to rave reviews, Dee Wallace travels through both New York with appearances on Good Morning America (http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/dee-wallace-lessons-life-acting-13718450) and 9 News in Denver (http://www.9news.com/entertainment/205521/343/ET-star-phones-home-in-her-new-book) to make appearances in Los Angeles and sounding areas. Dee is a true tour de force, working with every kind of co-star from Cujo to Lassie, as well as countless directors, producers and some of Hollywood's biggest names, who personalities fell somewhere between the two, including Peter Jackson, Wes Craven, Joe Dante, Stephen King and Blake Edwards.

'The Banana Monologues' is being presented by Gregory Taft Gerard in association with Jason C. Cooper, Off Broadway at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (Abingdon Complex), 312 West 36th Street. The first performance sold out for the comedy starring comedian John R. Brennan, from the Off-Broadway hit, The Awesome 80's Prom.

Shaina Taub plays a concert at Ars Nova on Thursday July 21st at 8 PM, featuring a ten-piece band of musicians and vocalists in an evening of all original music.

Z2 Entertainment informs that Maceo Parker at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday, July 20th has been cancelled.

What happens when Julia, an aspiring actress, is ready to abandon her dreams of the stage? Assistance comes in the unlikely form of Sam, the ghost of a legendary acting teacher who inhabits her new apartment. Written and directed by Val Sherman, 'Apartment Haunting' is a love letter to the theatre and the dreams, which allow us to go forward, whatever the odds. 'Apartment Haunting' will be performed at The Jewel Box Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, 4th floor, in New York City for three performances from July 19-31, 2011.

All aboard for laughs when Cole Porter's Anything Goes sets sail at Music Circus July 26-31. With mistaken identities, long-lost loves, and a bevy of tap dancers aboard a luxury cruise liner, Anything Goes is a guaranteed good time.

Members of The Creative Coalition will meet with the White House's Office of Public Engagement and will be highlighted as America's Champions of Change. The effort is part of President Barack Obama's Winning the Future initiative (whitehouse.gov/champions) to 'out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world.'

Direct from her NY engagement of 'Confessions of a Prairie Bitch' at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, Book Soup offer patrons a chance to meet the face behind one of America's greatest wicked icons-Ms Alison Arngrim.

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts today has launched a new website that offers visitors a dynamic platform from which to explore the exhibitions, programs and activities and learning opportunities both on site and in cyberspace.

One of Broadway's brightest stars, Bernadette Peters, will be the recipient of the Distinguished Dedication and Service to the American Musical Theater Award, presented by Westport Country Playhouse at the theater's '80th Birthday' gala, 'Playing Our Songs: Celebrating 80 Years of Musical Theater,' on the evening of Monday, September 19.

The August 9, 2011 sale of California and American Paintings and Sculpture at Bonhams & Butterfields will offer a wide array of important Western scenes, Plein Air, Society of Six and land and cityscapes. Noted artists represented in the summer auction include E. Charlton Fortune, Granville Redmond, Fredrick Remington and Arthur Grover Rider, among others.

Students at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre are producing their very own show, and they need local young people to fill the play's roles.

Village Art Pictures presents THIS TIME - a music documentary starring The Sweet Inspirations (The legendary back-up singers for Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick and the unforgettable voices behind Dusty Springfield's 'Son of a Preacher Man').

Atlantic recording artist Jason Mraz has announced plans for a special international tour, an extraordinary itinerary that will see the Grammy Award-winning tunesmith visiting North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. More than just a concert tour, Mraz' worldwide journey will see him celebrating music's lasting power to inspire change and help others through global citizenship.