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Young, upcoming and wildly successful Austin Cook is music director for Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre's next production of 'Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein,' running March 11-April 30.

North/South Consonance, Inc. continues its 31st consecutive season of free-admission concerts on Monday evening March 14 when the acclaimed North/South Consonance Ensemble under the direction of its founder Max Lifchitz presents premiere performances of recent works by composers from Ireland and the US.

REWIND is SkyPilot Theatre Company's first late night short one-act series. The plays are written by our fabulous resident company playwrights, all taking place in the same location: a video store. There are 10 plays total and 5 will be performed each night.

Grammy nominated and Broadway phenom Marty Thomas (Xanadu, Secret Garden, Wicked) prepares to redefine the nightclub scene with his new act Marty Thomas Presents: Divas at the hottest spot in Hell's Kitchen.

Come on out to The Legacy Theatre and see the true stars of the theatre, Legacy Studio Students! Follow the adventures of advice-giver extraordinaire, Edwina Spoonapple as she directs the neighborhood kids in production number after hilarious production number in her 'Advice-A-Palooza' extravaganza. Written in the style of Schoolhouse Rock Live! and You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, Dear Edwina Junior is the perfect girl power musical for a new generation!

In March and April, The 5th Avenue Theatre will be holding general auditions for singers, actors, and dancers to fill both principal and ensemble roles in its 2011-12 season productions. An unprecedented six of the seven shows in the 2011-12 season will be produced by The 5th Avenue Theatre. Those productions are Saving Aimee, Cinderella, First Date, Oklahoma!, Damn Yankees, and Rent.

Former psychology student turned award winning entertainer, Simon Taylor, is headlining at The Butterfly Club for the entire Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Tuesday 29 March to Sunday 24 April.

Johnny is certain he has found his soul mate in Frankie. Frankie is far more cautious and disinclined to jump to conclusions. A witty love story about what it takes to overcome our fears and take a chance on love. Winner of the Dramatists Guild Hull Warriner Award.

The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation presents MELORA HARDIN in the Janet and Ray Scherr Forum Theatre at 8:00 pm on Saturday, March 12, 2011. The show is the second performance in the 'Club Series' at the Plaza.

The Serpentine Gallery presents an exhibition of the celebrated American artist Nancy Spero, the first major presentation following her death in 2009.

Five-time Emmy Award® winner and crowd favorite Dennis Miller brings his hilarious stand-up routine back at The Orleans Showroom for three nights, April 8, 9 and 10 - each evening at 8 p.m.

Casting is complete and rehearsals have begun for The Blank Theatre Company's final production of its 20th anniversary season, the West Coast premiere of The Temperamentals. Directed by Michael Matthews, The Temperamentals will begin preview performances on Saturday, April 9, 2011 and is set to open on Saturday, April 16 at 8pm. The engagement will run through Sunday, May 22.

Flashpoint Theatre Company will present Phoenix, written by Scott Organ on May 4-28. This thoughtful romantic comedy about an unconventional romance will replace the previously scheduled production of 26 Miles by Quiara Alegria Hudes.

Liz Lerman's 'The Matter of Origins,' a highly original marriage of science and art, presents big questions, such as the origins of matter, transformed by the creative wit and human heart that instigate such imagination. The work, the result of three years of research, receives its local premiere at Montclair State University's Alexander Kasser Theater as part of Peak Performances 2011 season in Montclair, NJ, March 24-27.

Wish Opera will present the operetta Rose Marie, composed by Friml and Stothart, with lyrics by Hammerstein II. Set in the Canadian Rockies, Rose Marie La Flamme, a French-Canadian girl, falls in love with miner Jim Kenyon, an English-Canadian boy; Mounties, music and mayhem ensue!

Steppenwolf ensemble member and three-time Tony® and Emmy® nominee Martha Plimpton will be the guest of honor at the 2nd annual Steppenwolf Salutes WOMEN IN THE ARTS fundraising luncheon on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 12:00 pm at The W Chicago - City Center, 172 West Adams St.

President Barack Obama presented the National Medal of Arts to Robert Brustein, Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Suffolk University, during a White House ceremony today, citing his contribution to the American theater and to the development of theater artists.

Lucas Cott is the most rambunctious pupil in Mrs. Hockaday's fourth grade class. He flings pencils and cracks jokes when things seem a bit dull and he always forgets to raise his hand.

- Today, Jubilee Theatre's artistic director, Tre Garrett, announced the final production of the theatre's monumental 30th Anniversary Season.

The Chicago-based Ensemble Dal Niente performs a range of music from the past century: European avant-garde, American high modernism and styles influenced by popular music and jazz. For this performance, the group tackles the cutting-edge music of composer and University of Minnesota professor James Dillon, showcasing an array of solo and ensemble pieces featuring Twin Cities soprano Carrie Henneman Shaw, clarinet, vibraphone, piano, string quartet and more.