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Main Street Theater collaborates for the second time with international partner Prague Shakespeare Company to present Shakespeare's Henry V. Featuring live Taiko musicians and an ensemble of 14 actors, the production will run in Houston in March and April and in Prague in the fall. MST and PSF produced Shakespeare's Richard III last season which was critically acclaimed both in Houston and in Prague.

Celebration Theatre, its Board of Directors and Company Members present 30 YEARS OF CELEBRATION, a benefit for CELEBRATION THEATRE - and will honor four-time Emmy nominee Sharon Lawrence with its second annual Celebration Theatre Vibrant Voice Award which is given to an artist for being an outspoken ally for Celebration Theatre and the LGBT arts community in Los Angeles. Scheduled to perform are Jane Lynch, Sean Hayes, Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves, Valerie Bertinelli, Susan Sullivan, Lainie Kazan, Philip Casnoff, Drew Droege, Sam Pancake, Kevin Chamberlin, Roger Bart, Alec Mapa, the Ovation Award-winning cast of THE COLOR PURPLE, and special Guest Artists to be announced.

On Saturday, March 9,at 11 AM the Fam Fun Fest Series at the Ware Center will feature a delightful bilingual musical by the celebrated Pushcart Players. The play, entitled 'Cuentos del Arbol' (Tree Tales) draws on Spanish and Latin American folklore with plenty of song and dance. The hour-long show begins at 11 a.m. but the doors open an hour earlier for creative hands-on activities for kids.

Penfold Theatre Company presents A Minister's Wife at the Trinity Street Theatre from March 28 to April 14.

Broadway's own Seth Rudetsky makes a second appearance by popular demand at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Friday, March 22 @ 6:00 PM to reveal the Van Wezel's fabulous 2013-2014 Broadway Season.

Work, motherhood, missed connections, and prom night form the backdrop of Marisa Wegrzyn's tender, funny new play about three flight attendants and their unlikely companion. Mud Blue Sky is directed by Susanna Gellert and currently in rehearsal at CENTERSTAGE. This World Premiere production begins previews on March 6, and runs through April 14.

Watch Lynne go from "The Sweet Single Life" through marriage and back again, emerging from the girl she was raised to be, to the woman she was meant to become - reinventing herself over and over again, insisting that she "Won't Go With A Whimper." Follow along as she meets the "father of improvisational theater" In New York City and explores the music business in Los Angeles. You'll laugh, you'll cry and nobody dies! Come be inspired and enjoy a delightful, entertaining journey.

Katori Hall's Olivier Award-winning drama The Mountaintop comes to Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater following an acclaimed run at the Alley Theatre in Houston, where it was hailed by the Houston Chronicle as "fast and funny, profoundly poignant, remarkably real and shimmeringly surreal." Obie Award winner Robert O'Hara (Public Theater's Wild with Happy) makes his Arena Stage directorial debut with The Mountaintop, which is produced in association with the Alley Theatre and runs March 29-May 12, 2013 in the Kreeger Theater.

HighTide Festival Theatre has produced over forty-five new productions, working with leading theatres such as the National Theatre, Old Vic, Headlong, Public Theatre New York and the Bush Theatre to stage work by newly emerging playwrights across the UK and internationally. This is our seventh Festival in Halesworth, Suffolk 2-12 May with an extraordinary array of new plays, music, comedy and readings.

Barter Theatre brings you a coming-of-age story that has lived in the hearts of generations. "Little Women" begins on Barter's Main Stage on March 5.

Painter and photographer, JC Jaress and his wife, the award-winning filmmaker, Anastasia King Jaress, announce the launch of their radical new venture, Good Foot Project - www.goodfootproject.com. They will be hosting 'ON THE GOOD FOOT' on March 9, 2013 at the Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, 102 W. 5th St. in Downtown LA. The action-packed event will feature an art sale and auction of selected works, live performances by singers Erin Powers and Jody Jaress and a community Q&A. The event, organized to raise funds to support the Jaress' education and resource sharing efforts, will close with a set by the incomparable DJ MOOP.

The Building Stage's Founder and Artistic Director Blake Montgomery announces that the world premiere of Dawn, Quixote, conceived and directed by Montgomery, at The Building Stage, 412 N. Carpenter Street in Chicago's West Loop, March 22 - April 27 will be the final production for The Building Stage. Previews are Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 24 at 4 p.m. Opening/press night is Monday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. The regular performance schedule is Thursday - Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. Tickets for the previews are students/children: $5, adults: $15 and for the regular run, students/children: $15/$20 and adults: $25/$30. Tickets may be purchased at buildingstage.com or by calling The Building Stage box office at 312.491.1369.

Despina Tsatsas has been appointed as the new Executive Producer of Frantic Assembly. She will take up the post in May 2013, when Lisa Maguire leaves to become Executive Producer of National Theatre Wales.

The Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present Celtic music ensemble Danu at 7:30 p.m. on March 9.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents 'Puss in Boots,' Friday, Mar. 8. This story is part of the 2012-13 season of Friday Funday, a creative participatory story theatre program for children ages 4-6. Performances are at the Playhouse, Friday, Mar. 8, at 9:30 and 10:30 AM, and 1:30 PM. Shows are approximately 45 minutes in length. Admission is $5 per person, adults and children. Reservations are strongly suggested and can be made online at dmplayhouse.com or by calling the Playhouse ticket office at 515-277-6261.

This weekend marks the official 40th Anniversary of the opening of Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis, and the city has taken notice.

For the first time in eight years, the highly acclaimed children's musical show, SPOT'S BIRTHDAY PARTY is back on stage with extensive tour dates across the UK.

The celebrated musical RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S Cinderella -- originally written for television in 1957 by the legendary musical theatre duo Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II -- opens this Sunday. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the production, and view more photos here!

Bonnie Franklin, the Tony, Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actress whose career spanned more than five decades, has passed away due to pancreatic cancer, her family has announced.

Hakkasan Las Vegas at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino will welcome legendary DJ and producer Tiesto to an exclusive 20-month residency The music icon is set to debut his "Club Life" residency and perform more than 40 dates at the new venue. Additionally, Tiesto will bring "Club Life" to WET REPUBLIC Ultra Pool, creating a daytime experience for fans where they can see the iconic DJ perform more than 20 dates. Both dedicated residencies represent Tiesto's largest commitment in Las Vegas to date. The five-level restaurant and nightlife experience is scheduled to open its doors in April with a specific date forthcoming.