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On Saturday, March 12th, over 800 kindergarten and first grade students will come together with their local YOLA orchestras - YOLA EXPO Center Youth Orchestra from South L.A. and YOLA at HOLA (Heart of Los Angeles) from the Rampart District - to perform two free concerts at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown L.A.

Once heard, Yasmin Levy's voice is never forgotten. Her passionate vocal delivery and striking good looks continue to entrance fans new and old. In Levy's music, there is a tension between the purity of Ladino (the Judeo-Spanish music of Spain) and the fiery heart of flamenco. Born in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1975, her sound is distinctly international.

STOMP, the international sensation, is making its triumphant return to San Diego's BALBOA THEATRE, playing April 19 - 24, 2011. The return of the percussive hit also brings some new surprises, with some sections of the show now updated and restructured and the addition of two new full-scale routines, utilizing props like tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans. There are also three San Diegans in the company: Stompers Michael Landis and Mike Sylvia and Lighting Designer Tim Reeve!

The Commercial Theatre Institute (CTI), in association with The League of Chicago Theatres, is proud to feature Broadway In Chicago's WORKING in an all-day case study on Saturday, March 12, 2011, at the third annual Chicago Producing Intensive Conference at the Goodman Theatre (170 N. Dearborn).

Legendary rocker Neil Young will embark on a solo tour that will kick off on April 15th in Durham, NC, and will include a performance at Detroit's Fox Theatre on Wednesday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. The tour, which will include two nights at Boston's Wang Center and two shows at the prestigious and intimate Avery Fisher Hall in NYC's Lincoln Center, will cover songs from his current acclaimed album, Le Noise as well as classic tracks performed in both electric and acoustic settings.

Nathan Gunn, Scheduled to perform at Texas Performing Arts' Bates Recital Hall this Wednesday, March 9, has had to cancel the performance due to illness.

Broadway Sessions and TheBestArts.com are thrilled to present a CMU Alumni/Graduating Class concert event on March 10th. Alumni and students will celebrate and introduce the talents of the CMU musical theatre class of 2011.

Celebration Theatre announces the third show in its 2010-2011 Season of Shows, a world premiere musical event, THE NEXT FAIRY TALE, with book, music and lyrics by Celebration Theatre company member Brian Pugach, musical direction by Wayne Moore, choreography by Jeffrey Polk, directed by Celebration Theatre's Artistic Director, Michael A. Shepperd and produced for Celebration Theatre by John Michael Beck.

Late Night Impro is back. After catching a few acts around town, why not join Impro Melbourne for a laugh-out-loud nightcap to round off your Festival evening?

After the success of last year's Guy Fieri Road Show, celebrity chef, restaurateur, best-selling author and TV personality Guy Fieri will once again bring his zest for life and unique culinary style to venues across the U.S. Set to arrive at the Palace Theatre at PlayhouseSquare Sunday, May 22 at 7:30 pm, the Guy Fieri Food Tour presented by the National Pork Board will mix the best elements of a live cooking show, the fun of a variety revue, and the non-stop adrenaline rush of a rock concert.

IN THE MOOD takes a retro look at a time like no other in our nation's history: the 1940's. A time when music and dance moved the nation's spirit, set a mood that inspired a future filled with hope, promise and prosperity and helped to win a war. Come experience the swing, rhythm, jazzy, brassy, sentimental and romantic music of this important time in history as it takes the Progress Energy Center's Mahaffey Theater stage on Sunday, March 13, 3 PM.

Loveable plus-size heroine Tracy Turnblad has a passion for dancing, and wins a spot on the local TV dance program. Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program's reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love (singing and dancing all the while, of course!) without mussing her hair?

2011-2012 promises to be the best Broadway Season ever at The Orpheum Theatre. Filled with Tony® Award-winners and audience favorites, this spectacular season brings another year of incredible entertainment and features new and familiar titles, including some of Broadway's hottest tickets.

Darren Criss, the actor who became an overnight sensation after starring as Blaine on the hit FOX musical series GLEE, is taking the show's music to the Billboard charts when the Warblers release an album this April.

With comic flare and dramatic impact 'Stand by Your Man: The Tammy Wynette Story' recounts the triumphs and tragedies of country music star Tammy Wynette (known as the 'First Lady of Country Music') as it explores her relationships with her five husbands (including George Jones); her daughters; her strong-willed mother; and two dear friends - colorful writer and producer Billy Sherrill and film star Burt Reynolds.

The Theatre School at DePaul University is pleased to announce that S. EPATHA MERKERSON (Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award-winning actress) will join Theatre School alumnus TOM AMANDES (actor/director, EVERWOOD, PARENTHOOD, and Victory Gardens Theater's AT HOME AT THE ZOO) as recipients of the 2011 Awards for Excellence in the Arts on Monday, April 4, at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago.

Pride Films and Plays announced today that the winner of the first Great Gay Play Contest is Learn to be Latina, by Enrique Ureata from San Francisco.

Enthusiastic fans of Tony and Brandon's signature soirees are advised to tuck a bit of Broadway into their Friday night - Rockit's March 11th show will find them 'Oo-ing and Ah-ing' at the splendors of critically acclaimed Broadway production, 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert.'

The Garden Theatre, located at 160 West Plant Street in historic downtown Winter Garden, is pleased to announce its 2011-2012 Theatre Season, running from October, 2011 through May, 2012.

Evita opened Friday, March 4th and runs through Sunday, March 20th, 2011; there will be no performances the week of March 7. Performances will be held Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets range in price from $18 to $20 and can be purchased by calling the Pittsburgh Playhouse box office at 412-392-8000 or online at www.pittsburghplayhouse.com. Click below for a preview!