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On the heels of November's successful food drive benefiting the Food Bank of Ocean and Monmouth Counties and victims of Hurricane Sandy, Liberty Hall's season of giving continued with the joyful delivery of over three hundred toys to the Picatinny Visitors Center in Dover, New Jersey on December 18th. With the help of Kean University students, faculty and staff, Liberty Hall Museum was able to collect 367 toys on behalf of Toys for Tots.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine 2011 Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken the house records in three different cities for the week ending December 30, 2012.

The South Camden Theatre Company, a nonprofit professional theatre company located in Camden, New Jersey continues its eighth season titled "Home in Waterfront South" featuring a special workshop production of the newly discovered EXORCISM: A PLAY IN ONE ACT written by Eugene O'Neill.

Selections and music from Shaving, a new musical by writer/performer Alex Davis, will have its world premiere at Joe's Pub for one performance only, on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 7pm. Based on his one-man-show, Alex Davis: Man of the Year, seen a year ago at the famed Knitting Factory Brooklyn, Shaving is a powerful rock musical memoir about love and self-transformation with music & lyrics by Alex Davis and a book by Alex Davis & Miranda Russo. Directed by Joseph Hendel and featuring a live band under the musical direction of Kris Kukul, Shaving features a cast of 7. Tickets are $15 and are available at www.JoesPub.com or by calling 212-967-7555. Joe's Pub is located at 425 Lafayette Street, between Astor Place and East 4 th Street.

The Elf Khurafeh Shrine Circus is set to arrive at the Lansing Center January 9th and will continue until January 13th. This year the Elf Khurafeh Shrine Circus celebrates seventy years of family friendly Shrine Circus Fun. In light of the many sellout shows in 2012, the Shriners are going to be adding more shows than ever and making it easier for guests to get their tickets through the official Lansing Shrine Circus website at www.lansingshrinecircus.com.

Supernovas, cosmic collisions and stellar patterns will light the billboards in Times Square every night throughout January, turning the 'Crossroads of the World' into the 'Crossroads of the Universe.' The 'Midnight Moment,' presented by the Times Square Advertising Coalition (TSAC) and Times Square Arts, launches its 2013 season with Stasis, a celestial inspired piece by artists Taxiplasm & Jonathan Henry. The synchronized art program will be shown on over fifteen of the largest digital screens in Times Square every night at 11:57 pm - midnight, as part of the largest coordinated effort in history by sign operators in Times Square to display daily, synchronized creative content.

Virginia Rep's Children's Theatre of Virginia kicks off 2013 with The Magic Flute on Friday, January 18 at Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, Richmond, Virginia. The show is part of the Acts of Faith Theatre Festival and will run through February 10, 2013. Fairy tale magic hangs in the air when the mysterious Queen of the Night sends young Prince Tamino - armed only with a golden flute and a feathered friend - to rescue her lovely daughter. The Prince soon learns that nothing is as it seems and he must pass many tests before he and his beloved Princess can live happily ever after. Inspired by Mozart's masterpiece, the musical imparts a poignant message of tolerance as it weaves a web of make-believe and music.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the man and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the leader merge in Katori Hall's award-winning drama The Mountaintop, receiving its Philadelphia premiere at Philadelphia Theatre Company on January 18-February 17 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard Streets). Directed by Patricia McGregor, the two-person cast features Sekou Laidlow and Amirah Vann.

R&B royalty, The 5th Dimension featuring Florence LaRue will hit the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Stage on January 6, 2013, with their trade-mark vocal harmonies and catchy pop/soul tunes that earned them worldwide acclaim. Touting 14 gold records, 6 platinum, and 6 Grammy Awards, The 5th Dimension have produced more than two dozen Billboard chart songs including, "Up, Up, and Away," "One Less Bell To Answer," "Wedding Bell Blues," "Stone Soul Picnic," "Last Night I Didn't Get To Sleep," and "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In." Having played all across the world in just about every setting imaginable, the 5th Dimension featuring Florence LaRue have mastered the art of entertainment and are not to be missed.

This romantic comedy, one of the most popular of the century, follows a love affair between two people, Doris and George, married to others, who rendezvous once a year. Twenty-five years of manners and morals are hilariously and touchingly played out by the lovers, who discuss the births, deaths, marital problems, and social changes affecting their lives, and develop an emotional intimacy deeper than what one would expect to find between two people meeting for a clandestine relationship just once a year. The play was adapted into a 1978 movie starring Ellen Burstyn and Alan Alda. Caution: Contains mild profanity and adult themes.

4 Days Late Productions is excited to make its 5 appearance in the 2013 Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival! Come and see what Timeout Chicago has already deemed "The parodists" and a group to see at the 12th annual funny festival! #show will be so much sketch love wrapped in fancy dance moves that you won't want to miss, this Saturday, January 5th @ 6 pm at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at http://www.chicagosketchfest.com

Now in its thirty-second year, the award-winning Actors' Theatre of Columbus (ATC) will be offering a little something for everyone during its spring and summer season.

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) welcomes distinguished UC alumnus Randy Edelman (CCM '69, HonDoc '04) back to Corbett Auditorium for one unforgettable evening beginning at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27. A prominent singer, songwriter, arranger and film scorer, Edelman will bring his film scores to life during this special event concert featuring CCM's acclaimed Philharmonia Orchestra andJazz Ensemble.

Performances for the upcoming national tour of FLASHDANCE - THE MUSICAL, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film that defined a generation, begin January 1st and run through January 6 at Pittsburgh's Heinx Hall. At a recent press event, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl officially announced January 1st as FLASHDANCE day. Following the Pittsburgh engagement, FLASHDANCE will embark on a national tour to more than 25 cities in the next seven months with additional bookings to be announced soon.

Performances for the upcoming national tour of FLASHDANCE - THE MUSICAL, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film that defined a generation, begin January 1st and run through January 6 at Pittsburgh's Heinx Hall. At a recent press event, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl officially announced January 1st as FLASHDANCE day. Following the Pittsburgh engagement, FLASHDANCE will embark on a national tour to more than 25 cities in the next seven months with additional bookings to be announced soon.

Newsies, the Tony Award winning new American musical, and both the Broadway and North American tour productions of Disney's landmark musical event The Lion King set new house records the week ending December 30, 2012.

Due to popular demand, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.'s Jeff Recommended hit production of THE GLASS MENAGERIE will add three additional weeks of performances - extending through February 17, 2013 at Angel Island Theatre, 735 W. Sheridan Rd. in Chicago. After selling out the regular run in 3 days, Mary-Arrchie has decided to add 3 more weeks of performances starting January 31st. There will be no performances January 24-27th.

The third hint teases that the show 'has not been performed at the Delacorte in over 20 years. Be the first to see it in two decades!'

Theatre Southwest presents Neil Simon's 'Last of the Red Hot Lovers' directed by Lisa Schofield. A middle-aged, married restaurant owner tries to join the sexual revolution. Three women, three afternoons, three hilarious seductions. Runs December 31 - January 19, Fridays and Saturdays, 8 pm (Matinees, Sunday January 6 & 13 at 3 pm).

Associate Artistic Director Eric Ting will join playwright Laura Jacqmin for a discussion about her new play January Joiner: A Weight Loss Horror Comedy at RJ Julia Booksellers on Monday, January 7.