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Among those speaking in support of the Uptown Arts Stroll is Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the 2008 Tony Award winner for Best Musical IN THE HEIGHTS. View Miranda and more discussing New York arts below!

Actor's Theatre of Charlotte would like to announce auditions for Sarah Ruhl's IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY), directed by Ann Marie Costa, which will rehearse weeknights and weekends beginning August 8th and will run September 9-October 1.

The glam-rock band Scissor Sisters signed on to write the music and lyrics for ARMISTEAD MAUPIN'S TALES OF THE CITY. The set, which features a lofty set of stairs and landings at 28 Barbary Lane, is by Broadway vet Douglas Schmidt. The cast includes Judy Kaye as Anna Madrigal, Betsy Wolfe as Cleveland transplant Mary Ann Singleton, Wesley Taylor as the book's gay lead Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver and Mary Birdsong as bisexual Mona Ramsey.

Arthur Miller's autobiographical play will be staged at the Ruskin Group Theatre for a limited time. The play elegantly, and hilariously at times, depicts the way a common experience can bond people together.

The award winning TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, founder/Executive & Artistic Director) will perform at three festivals geared towards youth in the arts. The first is the Family Festival at Governor's Island on May 28th. The Family Festival features arts and crafts, education activities, and musical and theatrical performances.

Steve Connell and Sekou Andrews, the critically acclaimed and pioneering Spoken Word duo, bring The Word Begins to the multi-award winning Rogue Machine for the production's West Coast Premiere beginning on June 24.

Hedgerow Theatre invites audiences to have tea with Emily Dickinson as Penelope Reed reprises her critically acclaimed portrayal of the great American poet in a limited engagement of The Belle of Amherst. Performances are scheduled at 4 p.m. on Saturdays in June.

Splash's Musical Mondays is proud to present a special TONY Awards edition of 'Curtain Call' featuring singer Anna Harrington. On June 13th, weigh in on your Tony award opinions during our post mortem Tony wrap up and then sit tight while Anna belts her heart out!

As part of the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival, the Brimmer Street Theatre Company has announced Black Tie Salon, an interactive evening of parlor games and champagne cocktails, for one night only on Wednesday, June 22 at Arena Stage at Theatre of Arts, in Hollywood. The event is set to begin at 7:30pm.

Vox Femina Los Angeles concludes their 2010-2011 season with WOMEN GONE WILD. They say that well-behaved women rarely make history. Be there when the women of Vox Femina let down their hair, tease, please and misbehave...just a little, and perhaps make history!

After a brief hiatus from the stage Chris Tucker makes his triumphant return to the stage. Chris Tucker Live, a live comedy performance, Saturday, July 30, 2011 at The Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN at 8:00pm.

Awards Recipients © 2011 FREDDY

Hamme Productions is proud to be a part of the Media Theatre's Ten Nights in June 2011 film festival! Join us for a screening of the award-winning, feel-good short film for all ages, A TURN OF THE BLINDS.

According to Deadline.com, Zach Braff is in final talks to play the under-appreciated assistant to James Franco's title character in 'Oz, the Great and Powerful.' They join the previously announced Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, and Michelle Williams. The movie begins production in July.

Jeff Conaway made his Broadway debut in 1960 in ALL THE WAY HOME. He also appeared in GREASE on Broadway as Danny Zuko, the role that would later be made famous by John Travolta on the big screen. Conaway made his final appearance on Broadway in 1985's THE NEWS. He's arguably best known, however, for his roles on film: Kenickie in the film version of GREASE and Bobby Wheeler in the television series Taxi.

This June, 11th Hour Theatre Company is moving Armadillo Acres, Florida's most exclusive trailer park, to the Arcadia Stage at the Arden Theatre and giving city audiences and audiences around the area a second chance to see their raucous and hilarious co-production with Montgomery Theater of The Great American Trailer Park Musical.

The phenomenon that is the Stephanie Miller's Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour comes to the Wadsworth Theatre one night only - Saturday, October 22nd at 8:00PM.

SISTER ACT features an original score with music by multi-Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe Award-winning composer Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Enchanted), lyrics by Tony and Academy Award-nominee Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid), and a book by multi-Emmy Award winners Cheri and Bill Steinkellner ('Cheers') with additional book material by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane (Xanadu, The Little Dog Laughed). Watch Tony nominee for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Patina Miller, discuss her journey to Broadway!

Tim Rice's adaptation of the 1951 novel 'From Here to Eternity' has cleared a major hurdle: he has acquired full rights to produce the story on stage. This development is reportedly years in the making.

Actor's Theatre of Charlotte is currently looking for a female electric bass player for their upcoming production THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. Production is July 20th through August 13th with rehearsals for the band starting July 15th.