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The Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) has announced the addition of four shows to its 2012-13 Season at the Aronoff Center. From Elvis to The Beatles, from the comedy of Mark Twain to the interactive improv of twoWhose Line Is It Anyway? stars, these added shows are certain to continue CAA's long-standing mission of presenting an eclectic mix of alternative entertainment choices to Cincinnati's diverse audiences.

Romance, Soul & Rock N' Roll, invite you to Music Sweet Music, directed by Ted Concepcion with Musical Direction by David Picard and choreography by Becky Clemons, at The Colonial Theatre on October 25 and 26 at 7:30pm. Now in their 11th year, RSRR promises that this year's show, with live band and multi-talented cast, will be just as exciting and entertaining as ever!

The Sony Centre For The Performing Arts and Easter Seals present the internationally-acclaimed China Disabled People's Performing Arts Troupe (CDPPAT) with MY DREAM.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, the USC Brain and Creativity Institute, and Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA), announce a longitudinal research collaboration to investigate the emotional, social and cognitive effects of musical training on childhood brain development.

Julian Sands, best known for his performances in 'Room With a View' and 'The Killing Fields,' and most recently seen on screen in the blockbuster film 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,' is set to make his New York City stage debut in A CELEBRATION OF HAROLD PINTER, with performances beginning Wednesday, October 10 at Irish Repertory Theatre's W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre (132 West 22nd Street). With personal anecdotes and reflections drawn from their work together, Julian Sands combines Harold Pinter's poems and political prose to create a very fresh and intimate insight into the Nobel laureate's literary legacy.

Broadway for Obama founders and Broadway siblings Celia Keenan-Bolger (Peter and the Starcatcher) and Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies) announced today a one-night-only event for Obama supporters, "Broadway Gets Out the Vote," to be held on Sunday, October 14th from 7 - 10:00 PM at 405 West 55th Street.

The 21st century re-invention of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar will be broadcast to select U.S. cinemas nationwide on Monday, Oct. 29 and again on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 PM local time.

The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts today announced that Charles Ross's One Man Star Wars Trilogy is coming to Milwaukee on November 16-17. The Marcus Center will be hosting a special on sale event on Monday, October 15 at 5:01 pm. Representatives from the 501st Legion Wisconsin Garrison and The Rebel Legion Nar Shaddaa Base will be greeting and taking photos with ticket buyers. This special event will be held in the Marcus Center Box Office at 929 North Water Street, Downtown Milwaukee. Tickets will also be available by phone at 414-273-7206 or online at Ticketmaster.com. Groups 10+ SAVE! by calling 414-273-7121 ext. 210 or 213.

Today, the New London Maritime Society placed a $100,000 bid with the U.S. General Services Administration to buy Little Gull Island. Save the Sound, a program of Connecticut Fund for the Environment, worked with the New London Maritime Society over the past several weeks to secure funding for the bid from several organizations including the Quebec-Labrador Foundation, New London Community Foundation, and several other anonymous donors.

Rain Pryor, currently starring in her own critically acclaimed autobiographical solo show "Fried Chicken and Latkes," along with "500 Names," a grass-roots social media and fundraising effort have taken over as lead producers of the New York premiere of Rock WILK'sBROKE WIDE OPEN. Directed by Stephen Bishop Seely ("8 Million Protagonists"), BROKE WIDE OPEN, which is currently in previews, will officially open Off-Broadway on Thursday, October 11th at The 45th Street Theatre (354 West 45th Street) in Manhattan.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Young Conservatory (YC) Director Craig Slaight announced today a collaboration with Scotland's Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) Young Persons Company as part of a two-year summer international exchange program. The purpose of the program is to explore actor training for both companies in unique residencies in Aberdeen and San Francisco. At the conclusion of each year, the companies will present a co-commissioned work at their respective theaters.

American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announces the 2012-2013 installment of coLABoratory: Playing It UNsafe, the first and only professional research and development lab to support the creation of cutting-edge new American orchestral music through no-holds-barred experimentation, encouraging composers to do anything but "play it safe." The composers participating in coLABoratory this season are Du Yun, Troy Herion, Raymond J. Lustig, Judith Sainte Croix, and Dan Visconti, selected from a national search for their willingness to experiment and stretch their own musical sensibilities, and their ability to test the limits of the orchestra. coLABoratory grew out of ACO's ongoing mission to commission and perform new music that expands the range of possibilities for - and challenges conventional notions about - orchestral music.

Rehearsals began last week for Two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes in DEAD ACCOUNTS, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Theresa Rebeck, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien also starring Judy Greer, Josh Hamilton, and two-time Tony Award nominee Jayne Houdyshell.

Rounding out the Marriott Theatre's 2012 season, MY ONE AND ONLY features an incomparable Gershwin score and thrilling dance. This captivating musical romance previews November 7, opens Wednesday, November 14 and runs through December 31 at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL. MY ONE AND ONLY will be directed and choreographed by Jeff Award winner Tammy Mader.

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. has announced the return of its Jeff Award nominated production of SUPERIOR DONUTS by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts, directed by Matt Miller and featuring nearly all of the original Mary-Arrchie cast. SUPERIOR DONUTS will play October 31 - November 25, 2012 at The Royal George Cabaret Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted St. in Chicago. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 11 and will be available in person at the Royal George Box Office or through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, visit www.maryarrchie.com.

Lanford Wilson's romantic comedy, Talley's Folly, will launch Palm Beach Dramaworks' 2012-13 season on Friday, October 12 (8PM) at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street). The production will play a strictly limited engagement through November 11, with specially priced preview performances slated for October 10 and 11. For twelve years, West Palm Beach's only professional, multi-award-winning resident theatre has brought to the Palm Beaches a distinguished roster of plays under the guidance of Producing/Artistic Director William Hayes.

On the heels of the successful Black Watch, the Shakespeare Theatre Company will bring a second production from the National Theatre of Scotland to D.C. audiences. Acclaimed Scottish playwright David Greig's The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart will play from November 14-December 9, 2012. For the first time in STC's history, the play will be staged outside of a traditional theatre and will be performed in DuPont Circle's Bier Baron Tavern (1523 22nd Street NW).

Performances from Celia Keenan-Bolger, Greg Hildreth, Alysha Umhpress, Zak Resnick, Phoebe Strole, Taylor Trensch and Libby Winters will highlight Colt Coeur's 3RD ANNUAL KARAOKE CLASSIC BENEFIT on October 22 at CAMP Bar, 179 Smith Street, Brooklyn.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham) will continue to celebrate the $40 million revitalization of its downtown home at Astor Place on Saturday, October 13 with a free block party and open house from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Madison Square Garden will celebrate some of the greatest moments in the Arena's more than 130 year history with a special event on Thursday, October 11, at 11am at Madison Square Park, the location of the original and second Garden arenas. The event will unveil the unforgettable moments that will be commemorated through two unique exhibits - "Garden 366" and "Defining Moments" - as part of Phase II of The Garden's historic three-year, top-to-bottom Transformation. Since 1879, The Garden's four Arena complexes have played host to some of the greatest sports, entertainment and political moments in history. At this special event, luminaries that were a part of these remarkable moments will come together to unveil how the Arena will pay homage to this great history this Fall.