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The students of the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education will present the world premiere ofA Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens December 7-9 in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens is based on the beloved children's book, A Ghost Tale For Christmas Time, by bestselling local author Mary Pope Osborne! Jack and Annie are whisked back in time to Victorian England and the foggy streets of London where they discover that Charles Dickens is haunted by sad memories and has vowed never to write another book. With a bit of magic and the help of three ghosts, the kids are able to inspire Mr. Dickens to write his most beloved tale: A Christmas Carol! Performances are Fri, Dec 7 at 7pm, Sat.,Dec 8 at 7pm and Sun., Dec 9 at 2pm. Tickets are $12.50 and can be purchased by calling the Warner box office at 860-489-7180 or online at www.warnertheatre.org

Hartford Children's Theatre (HCT) announced today they will close and end all programming, including their children's theatre educational programs, at the end of December 2012. Hartford Stage simultaneously announced that it will expand its children's theatre drama education and outreach programs starting in January 2013.

On Friday, December 7 at 7:30 pm, the Warner Theatre will present the Vienna Boys' Choir Holiday Concert.

After three decades lighting up the stage, this week marks the final seven appearances of Renee Robinson, who will be leading all performances of Alvin Ailey's modern dance classic, Revelations, until she takes her final bow with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in a farewell program on Sunday, December 9th at 7:30pm.

The Guthrie Theater today announced a one-night screening of the 1992 family favorite film The Muppet Christmas Carol in the Dowling Studio at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 15. Seating will be general admission, and the film is recommended for ages 4 and up. Tickets for this special holiday treat are $5 and are on sale through the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224, toll-free 877.44.STAGE and online at www.guthrietheater.org.

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Bad Jews will end its sold-out extended limited engagement on Sunday, December 30 at 7:00PM.

Classic rock fans can once again "travel down a dark desert highway and feel the cool wind in their hair" when Hotel California "A Salute to the Eagles" reproduces the Grammy® Award-winning sounds of the legendary band at the Suncoast Showroom, January 5 and 6.

On Saturday, December 8 at 8pm, Broadway's master songman, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Paul Ford on piano, will bring his critically acclaimed theatre concert to the Warner Theatre for one performance only.

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that individual tickets for Flashdance-The Musical and Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, both running in Minneapolis in April, will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. At that time, tickets will be sold online through HennepinTheatreTrust.org, in person at the State Theatre Box Office or by calling 1.800.982.2787 or visiting a Ticketmaster Ticket Center. Flashdance-The Musical, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film that defined a generation, will debut in Minnesota April 2-7, 2013. Mary Poppins, combining the original stories of P.L. Travers with beloved songs from the 1964 Walt Disney film, returns as a special addition to the season April 23-28, 2013. Both shows will play the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis and are presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust as part of their 2012/13 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season.

You're never too young to take the stage and at Playhouse on Park, pre-teens and teens from grades 6-8 can discover their inner performer in theatre classes to be offered this winter.

Manhattan Theatre Club's New York premiere of GOLDEN AGE the new play by four-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie opens today at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street).

At Playhouse on Park, children and pre-teens ranging from Kindergarten-aged to 5th grade can discover their inner performer in theatre classes to be offered this winter.

Jeff-award winner Lance Baker takes on Mike Daisey's The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs January 10 - February 9, 2013 at North Berwyn Park District's 16th Street Theater, 6420 16th Street in Berwyn, with a press opening of Thursday, January 10 at 7:30 PM. The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs is the first show in 16th Street's Season Six 2013: The American Dream.

SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody is the hilarious new musical that brings all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life.

Due to conflicting schedules, John Lithgow has cancelled his February 4, 2013 performance at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

New York's Fiasco Theater's production of William Shakespeare's epic romance debuts on the West Coast at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center on Thursday, December 13th, 2012. Cymbeline runs through December 23rd.

Jim Norton and Chita Rivera, stars of Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) new Broadway production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, will be guests on WOR's "The Joan Hamburg Show" today, December 5 from 1:30PM - 2PM. WOR broadcasts throughout the tri-state area on 710 AM from 12:00PM - 2:00PM.

This workshop will focus on preparing young students to audition for a play, specifically geared towards PPT's upcoming production of The Jack Tales.

Casting is complete for the world premiere of Amandine, the new musical from writer Winter Miller, 13P founding member who penned In Darfur (The Public Theater), among other acclaimed plays; Emmy Award-winning composer Lance Horne, who is known for his own work and collaborations with Alan Cumming, Amanda Palmer, Meow Meow, Sandra Bernhard and Justin Vivian Bond; and Drama Desk Award-winning director Josh Hecht (Christine Jorgensen Reveals). The production will run January 9-26, 2013 at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street) main stage. Critics are welcome as of January 13 for an official opening on January 16.

There's nothing Mark Pulham loves more than the holiday season. The beloved veteran storyteller, puppeteer, musician, librarian, singer and actor has been spreading cheer around the valley for years. He'll be decking the halls - and the stage - at SCERA with a Christmas puppet show he's entitled "You Better Watch Out."