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Wendy Kaplan, President of MadKap Productions, will present the Chicago Premiere of SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE…, written by former Seinfeld writer Marc Jaffe and Emmy nominated playwright Eric Coble, previewing January 4, opening Friday, January 11 at 8 p.m., and running through February 10, 2013 at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 North Lincoln Avenue.

Due to the overwhelming box office success of Atlanta Lyric Theatre's December production of WHITE CHRITMAS, the musical theatre company has added a performance on Sunday, December 23 at 7PM. Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.AtlantaLyricTheatre.com or by calling the box office at 404-377-9948.

Short Story Theatre presents an evening of storytelling on Tuesday, December 18, at 7 p.m. at The Laughing Chameleon, 1830 Tower Drive in Glenview in the Glen. Four storytellers, including Susan Block and Rick Leslie, both of Highland Park, Mary Lou Gilliam of Deerfield, and Donna Lubow of Riverwoods, will tell true stories about a day at the beach, revenge of a fifth-grader, missing silverware, and a kidnapping that ties in with 9/11 and a lost boy.

The Pearl Theatre Company will continue its 29th season-and its first season in its new, permanent home on West 42nd Street-with the New York premiere of James DeVita's In Acting Shakespeare. In this adaptation of Sir Ian McKellen's 1987 one-man show, DeVita expertly weaves his personal journey from the fishing boats of Long Island to a theatrical career with details from Shakespeare's life and poetry. In Acting Shakespeare is a comedic and heartfelt tribute to the transformational power of theater.

Rehearsals for RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S Cinderella will begin Thursday, December 6 with preview performances starting January 25 prior to Opening Night on Sunday, March 3. (The previously announced opening date of February 24 turned out to be Oscar Night.) The box office at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd St.) will open Monday, December 17 at 10 a.m.

Corey Cott and the cast of Newsies, the Tony Award winning new American musical, will appear on the 2012 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, with a performance of "Carrying the Banner." The parade airs on ABC, beginning at 10:00am, on Christmas morning, Tuesday, December 25, 2012.

Olympia Entertainment and Walgreens will be presenting a unique, holiday-themed event at downtown Detroit's Fox Theatre this coming Saturday, December 8. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., a special visitor from the North Pole will be on hand at the historic venue's Grand Lobby for 'Breakfast with Santa' - a celebration of the season and an opportunity to enjoy some delicious cuisine.

The world's greatest Pink Floyd show BRIT FLOYD 2013 tour P-U-L-S-E celebrates the music of David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, Nick Mason & Syd Barrett and features note-for-note performances of five full album sides from 'The Dark Side of the Moon', 'Wish You Were Here', 'The Wall', 'The Division Bell' and 'Animals'. BRIT FLOYD's P-U-L-S-E tour will perform at the Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, PA at 8:00 p.m., on Friday, March 1, 2013. This show is presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series.

SILENCE! The Musical will end its 18-month run Sunday evening, December 30th at the Elektra Theatre. The production will have played a total of 447 performances and eight previews. Originally announced as a strictly limited engagement through August 13, 2011, SILENCE! was extended numerous times by popular demand and transferred theatres twice, ultimately landing at the new Elektra Theatre in the heart of Times Square, which was constructed especially for the show. SILENCE! spawned an L.A. production, which is currently running through this Sunday, December 9th at the Hayworth Theatre starring Davis Gaines and Christine Lakin.

Casting is complete, and rehearsals are underway for the Long Island premiere of "Irving Berlin's White Christmas," playing Dec. 14-30, at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Today the organizers of TEDxBroadway unveiled its updated list of speakers, adding six more names to the lineup.

The 24th Annual GYPSY OF THE YEAR Competition, the culminating celebration of six weeks of fundraising by 51 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies, raised $3,902,608 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company brings its celebrated repertoire to Pace University's Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts on Sunday December 9th, 2012 at 2PM and 6PM. The performances were rescheduled due to the impact of superstorm Sandy on lower Manhattan and across the region. The program includes a vibrant celebration of Mexican traditions in dance and live music. The company will premiere Dia de los Muertos (Day of the dead), a captivating work that evokes the unending relationship between the living and the departed with music and dance as the language that transcends. Meticulous costuming, passionate live music, and larger than life surprises are in store.

The Bickford Theatre and Playwrights Theatre are will present the A Tuna Christmas by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard. The co-production (appropriate for all ages), will preview on December 13 and run through December 30, 2012 (Press Opening: Saturday, December 15 at 8:00pm, no performances on Friday, December 14 and Saturday, December 29). The production will be directed by John Pietrowski and features Jim Ligon and Michael Irvin Pollard. Single tickets are on sale now: General Admission $45, Seniors $40, Members of the Morris Museum/Bickford Theatre Guild $38, Groups (10 or more) $30 and Students $20. For tickets, call the box office at 973-971-3706. All performances will take place at Bickford Theatre, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ.

Single Carrot Theatre announces plans to move to 2600 N. Howard Street, currently Mr. James' Tire Shop in the coming year. Seawall Development will reopen the tire shop as a freshly rehabilitated historic building, focused on non-profits, performance, and dining. Single Carrot Theatre, previously housed at Load of Fun on North Avenue, is the first tenant of the building. "We're thrilled to partner with Single Carrot, which is known for bringing excellent theatre and education programs to Baltimore," says Seawall partner Evan Morville. "Single Carrot Theatre has worked alongside us and selected this building as their new home. We can't wait to see what they do with the space and for the neighborhood."

On Saturday, December 15 at 7:00pm, composer Phil Kline will lead a massive chorus of boomboxes from the West Village to the East Village in the 21st annual holiday presentation of UNSILENT NIGHT. People gather at the arch in Washington Square Park, and less than an hour and mile later, end up in Tompkins Square Park.

An adventurous lineup has been announced by Museum of the Moving Image for its second annual edition of First Look, a showcase for inventive, groundbreaking new international cinema. Taking place at the Museum from January 3 through 13, 2013, First Look will include 26 works, feature-length and short films from Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and the United States: a highly selective group of films that are distinguished by their artistic audacity. Almost all of the programs are New York premieres.

Join vagabonds through the years in celebration of the Playhouse. The evening includes some of the craziest and most talented people in show biz. A fantastic mixture of Vagabonds old and new takes the stage in this rip-roaring benefit concert "For the Rock!"

The Eighth Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Artists, produced by Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre, kicks off its tremendously popular three day festival of brand new works on Friday, January 18, at the Goodspeed Opera House with a staged reading of Nine Wives.

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre joins with other Pentacle Gallery artists for an APAP Showcase of new and touring work on January 13, 2013 at 7pm at Ailey Studio 5B, 405 West 55th Street, New York City. Tickets are free - reservations are always appreciated and may be made at 212-278-8111 x8 or reservations@pentacle.org.