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Mint Theater (Jonathan Bank, Artistic Director) will extend the first-ever American Production of Katie Roche by Teresa Deevy until March 31st at their home (311 West 43rd Street). Opening Night is tonight, Monday, February 25th.

Conductor Harry Christophers and stunning British choral ensemble The Sixteen offer their third volume of choral works by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestina (1525-1594), “the prince and father of music,” exploring music for the Easter period. The highly-anticipated volume follows Volume 1, an International Classical Music Award winner, and Volume 2, based on themes of the Nativity. Palestrina, Volume 3 on The Sixteen's own CORO label is available now from Allegro Classical.

Ravinia announces the festival debut of rock musician pairing David Byrne & St. Vincent on Saturday, July 6. Tickets to this event and all Ravinia summer events will go on sale to the public at 5 a.m. on April 25 exclusively at www.ravinia.org. A full list of 2013 summer events will be announced on March 7.

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.

Music Director Jacques Lacombe and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra present Mozart's Requiem with a quartet of accomplished vocal soloists and the Montclair State University Singers.

Joseph Tawadros collaborates with The Song Company for The Prophet, a musical work based on excerpts from the much book The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, at the Dunstan Playhouse on 4 & 5 April.

Tarragon Theatre will present the Toronto premiere of And Slowly Beauty . . ., a Belfry Theatre/National Arts Centre English Theatre co-production directed by Michael Shamata.

In honor of The Man in Black's birthday, Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta is treating fans to a special offer on MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET tickets. On Tuesday, February 26, 2013, fans will be able to purchase $26 tickets for the March 12-13 performances using the code BIRTHDAY.

A relaxing weekend on Martha's Vineyard: Two brothers of an affluent African American family bring their girlfriends home to meet their parents. One girlfriend is white and affluent; the other is black but grew up on the low end of the economic scale. Dad is in residence, but Mom never shows up. As family secrets unravel and sibling rivalries flare, class distinctions rise to the surface. Tony-nominated director Marion McClinton, recently profiled as a Minnesota Original on tpt, directs Stick Fly.

It was announced today that tickets for The Broadway Beauty Pageant go on-sale. The seventh annual beauty contest is set for Monday evening, May 20th, 8p.m., at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (60 Washington Square South). The popular event is the annual benefit of New York's Ali Forney Center.

Artistic Director Jenny Gersten announced at a press conference in Williamstown today the roster of Main Stage and Nikos Stage productions for the 2013 Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF) Season, the Festival's 59th season and third under Ms. Gersten's leadership.

Broadway veteran and two-time Tony Award nominee Tom Wopat will join the company of the upcoming Broadway revival of Horton Foote's THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, starring the previously announced Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Vanessa Williams, and Condola Rashad.

Due to overwhelming audience demand, Smoke and Mirrors has extended its run at The Road Theatre Company in North Hollywood through April 28.

American Repertory Theater of WNY will present the Buffalo debut of Michael John LaChiusa's acclaimed musical classic piece, FIRST LADY SUITE. Described by The Guide to Musical Theatre, FIRST LADY SUITE is a 'four chamber pieces, ranging from riotously funny to hauntingly lyrical focusing on celebrated First Ladies and the people surrounding them.' Opening on March 1st to March 16th, this limited engagement of the musical will be presented at ART/WNY's home base at Bittner Hall, 16 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo NY.

"Carole J. Bufford: Body and Soul" is adding dates to its Metropolitan Room run, which was originally scheduled to end on Wednesday. Now running through March 15, "Body and Soul," plays three more times -- Wednesday February 27 at 7pm, Monday March 4 at 7pm, and Friday March 15 at 9:30pm.

Struggling actress Cathy tells her story backwards from their break-up while writer Jamie, his career booming, travels forward from their first date.

The Village Playwrights, New York's long-standing Gay playwrights collective, are seeking short plays (10-20 minutes in length) for a June Group show to celebrate Gay Pride.

The '1-Page Play Extravaganza' features one-page plays on the theme of "water" from submissions from Sonoma State University campus faculty, staff and student writers. Selected plays will be staged by faculty and student directors and will feature student actors.

Concert pianist Anthony de Mare premieres 17 new pieces from The Liaisons Project, his landmark concert and commissioning project based on the work of legendary musical theater composer Stephen Sondheim. With LIAISONS, de Mare is building a brand new piano repertory, featuring 36 of today's most revered contemporary composers, that marries his reputation as a champion of contemporary classical music with his deep respect for Sondheim as one of the 20th century's great composers. The first 17 completed works from the LIAISONS project premiered on a 2012 multi-city tour that culminated with a sold-out performance at Symphony Space's Peter Jay Sharp Theater in April 2012. Another 17 will premiere during the 2013 season.

Craig Gass has announced the release of his debut live comedy album and DVD, The Worst Comedy Show Ever, on April 16, 2013 through Oglio Records. The release will coincide with GASS' North American tour (dates TBA).