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Hilary Easton + Co. perform excerpts from Noise + Speed for Past/Forward, presented by NYU Tisch School of the Arts at The Skirball Center. Noise + Speed, with original music by Thomas Cabaniss, premiered at The Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church in 2008.

Equinox Theatre announces its events listings for February 2011.

GOD OF CARNAGE is a comedy of manners without the manners. Yasmina Reza's play deals with two sets of parents who meet to resolve a conflict between their two children. What is supposed to be a civilised meeting turns into a barrage of name calling, tantrums and tears. In this hysterical comedy when the gloves come off, dirty laundry is aired and the grownups find themselves in their own playground.

The continuation of Broadway's longest-running musical The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies will open in May 2011 at the Regent Theatre in London. The Australian production will not be a carbon copy of the London production, and instead will have new design and a new director. Simon Phillips (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) will direct, with Gabriela Tylesova behind the design. Guy Simpson, who worked with the Australian production of Phantom, will serve as music supervisor, and Graeme Murphy will choreograph.

The JewelBox Theater at the Rendezvous announces its February schedule.

The 50th anniversary of the Philles Records label (1961-2011) has arrived. The long-range campaign promise announced in 2009 by Legacy Recordings and EMI Music Publishing, to dig deep into the rich catalog of Phil Spector's 'Wall Of Sound' on Philles, moves ahead with four newly-compiled albums. The quartet of titles will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting February 22nd through Phil Spector Records/ Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

The Cortland Repertory Theatre Guild is extending the 'Early Bird' ticket purchase deadline for their annual Mystery Dinner Theatre fund raiser until January 31st. Tickets will be $50.00 each until that date, after which they will be increased by $5.00 each. The show scheduled is the hysterical, interactive mystery 'The Strange Case of Sheik Yerbuti'.

The Denver premiere engagement of MARY POPPINS was honored with a Denver Post Ovation Award, which recognizes the best in Colorado theatre, for 'Best National Tour Production of 2010.' Caroline Sheen was voted as the 'Readers' Choice for Best Actress' for her portrayal of 'Mary Poppins.'

If you missed it the first time, now is your chance to catch the On Q verison of Ain't Misbehavin' in McGlohon Theater - Spirit Square. There are only 3 performances. The entire cast and crew will be back to get this 'Joint a Jumpin!'

Noted critic John Simon has expressed his opinion on the debate that seems to be taking place among newspapers, websites, and readers alike: should reviewers wait out SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark's lengthy preview period, or review the show while still in previews?

Faith & Whiskey (1365 W Fullerton Ave), the premier whiskey bar and party spot in Lincoln Park, will host a Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers NFC Championship Game Viewing Party on Sunday, January 23.

The Sounds of the Spirit Concert Series will present Cotton Patch Gospel in the RUMC Sanctuary on Sunday, February 27 at 5 PM. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door (for all ages). Tickets may be purchased in the RUMC Main Church Office, Worship Arts Office or online. Call 770.594.0512.

Americans for the Arts and The United States Conference of Mayors today announced the recipients of their 2011 Public Leadership Awards. Herbie Hancock will receive the Legendary Artist Award; Anna Deavere Smith will receive the National Artist Advocate Award; and Carmel, IN Mayor James Brainard, Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will receive the Public Leadership in the Arts Awards.

Web entrepreneur, Debra St Clair, announces the launch of her new website, http://www.MyCinderellasDreamStore.com. Formulated in November 2009, the web business was developed to provide women a unique outlet to find the latest fashions at bargain prices.

Los Angeles-based jeans retailer Lucky Brand announces an exciting all-new event called 'Find Your Perfect Fit' happening in select stores this Friday, January 21st through Sunday, January 23rd. For three days, customers across the country can come meet Lucky Brand's denim specialists and discover the Lucky Brand jeans that suit them (and their friends) best.

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has announced the finalists of the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia, a new three-year, $9 million initiative to fund the best ideas for the arts in Philadelphia.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the new West End musical that tells the electrifying story of the night in 1956 when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis came together to make music and ended up making history, will star Ben Goddard (Jerry Lee Lewis), Derek Hagen (Johnny Cash), Francesca Jackson (Dyanne), Robert Britton Lyons (Carl Perkins), Michael Malarkey (Elvis Presley) and Bill Ward (Sam Phillips).

Since 2002 fortyfivedownstairs, a not-for-profit organisation, has offered an evocative urban space and a personalised service to an eclectic mix of artists for theatre, visual arts, forum, music and dance.

I'm Walking As Straight As I Can: Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond is a new memoir that tells the powerful life story of actress/comedienne GERI JEWELL. Born with cerebral palsy, Jewell inspired a generation of young people when she became the first person with a disability to appear in a recurring role on prime-time television, making TV history on December 24, 1980, when she appeared on the NBC sitcom 'The Facts of Life.'

The Lyric Theatre presents The Bronx Wanderers and the Harry James Orchestra this week.