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When The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre's fall production of the classic Broadway musical The Music Man opens September 7th, it will bring together a cast of old friends and new faces. The Music Man boasts the largest cast Way Off Broadway has ever had on its stage for a single production - half of which are making their Way Off Broadway debut!

Now in its 7th year, the FringeNYC Encore Series gives theatre lovers another chance at seeing some of the most critically acclaimed and most crowd-pleasing shows from the Festival.

Since being founded in 1994 by Lynn Pryer, the Gilbert Theater has provided quality contemporary and classical theatrical productions for a diverse community in Fayetteville, North Carolina including: children, the elderly, minorities, and the economically disadvantaged while at the same time giving local artists another venue for displaying and producing their unique talents.

Andrea Miller, a rising star in American post-modern dance, brings her company Gallim Dance to The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., for its Chicago debut October 11-13. The company also will open The Dance Center's 14th season ofFamilyDance Matinees Saturday, October 13, including a free movement workshop with the artists followed by a family-friendly performance.

On October 27, 2012, Theodore Roosevelt's 154th birthday, he American Museum of Natural History will officially reopen the historic Theodore Roosevelt Memorial and the Hall of North American Mammals. The reopening launches a year of celebration of Theodore Roosevelt's dedication to nature and his instrumental role in fostering the American conservation movement, both of which were inspired by his lifelong association with the Museum.

"The only job of the artist is to keep changing," Luis Alfaro, playwright of Victory Gardens' recent success Oedipus El Rey, told a room full of theater practitioners at a recent workshop in Chicago. His words especially resonated with Executive Director and newly minted Ensemble member Alexandra Meda of Teatro Luna, a company whose leadership transitions in recent years have evolved into a new organizational structure infused with lots of new blood. A company which has built its niche in autobiographical and ethnographic ensemble-devised work, Teatro Luna is no stranger to change and responding to challenges on its feet. In that spirit, Chicago's all-Latina theatre company bursts into its 12th season with the induction of a slew of new Latina talent.

Written by award-winning contemporary British writer Penelope Skinner (The Sound of Heavy Rain, Sheffield Theatres and Paines Plough's co-production) and directed by Jonathan Humphreys (Happy Days), The Village Bike is a daring and hilarious play about moving to the countryside, becoming parents and growing up. Originally staged at the Royal Court in London, this will be the regional premiere of the play, continuing Sheffield Theatres' tradition of staging new writing in the Studio Theatre.

Alfred Solis and Keith Robinson have announced that STANDBY - The Musical has been extended as part of the 2012 FringeNYC Encore Series, featuring the best shows from the 16th annual New York International Fringe Festival. STANDBY will have five performances: 9/7@7:30PM, 9/14@7:30PM, 9/20@7:30PM, 9/27@7:30PM, 9/29@7:30 PM at The Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal St. New York, NY 10012.

On September 22, 2012 from 1-5PM, FABnyc will present the FAB! Festival, an annual celebration of Lower East Side arts & culture. FREE live entertainment on multiple outdoor stages, as well as inside the intimate theaters of East 4th Street, will showcase what was recently dubbed 'the new Broadway of New York City' (Examiner.com).* Featuring performances of dance, theater, music, art installations, local artisans & gourmet food vendors, workshops, and hands-on-activities for all ages, the FAB! Festival presents new and exciting experiences for residents and visitors citywide in the heart of the East 4th Street Cultural District.

Nach dem Saisonauftakt mit Verdis 'Don Carlo' am 4. September steht GMD Franz Welser-Möst auch in der Serie von Richard Strauss' 'Arabella' ab Mittwoch, 5. September am Dirigentenpult. Camilla Nylund kehrt als Arabella zurück, Tomasz Konieczny verkörpert den Mandryka, Ileana Tonca singt erstmals die Zdenka, Rainer Trost erstmals den Matteo im Haus am Ring. Daniela Fally ist in der Produktion von Sven-Eric Bechtolf erneut als Fiakermilli zu erleben, Wolfgang Bankl als Graf Waldner, Zoryana Kushpler als Adelaide, Norbert Ernst als Graf Elemér, Adam Plachetka als Graf Dominik, Sorin Coliban als Graf Lamoral und Donna Ellen als Kartenaufschlägerin.

The Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street) has announced the Eighth Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, which takes place over three consecutive weeks in October.

Five-time Academy Award-winner and renowned composer John Williams returns to the Hollywood Bowl stage to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a weekend of his movie music and accompanying film clips in John Williams.

Mannheim Steamroller and PANDORA Jewelry, the tour sponsor, will present the best the holiday has to offer this season. The group will perform live for two performances only in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Saturday, December 8 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Presented locally by The Nine Network.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to Atlanta as part of the 2012-13 Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta season. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Fox Theatre from November 27-December 2. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced additional casting for its 2012/2013 Season, with initial casting for THE GREAT GOD PAN, the World Premiere of a new play by Obie Award winner Amy Herzog (After the Revolution at PH, 4000 Miles), directed by Carolyn Cantor (After the Revolution and Essential Self-Defense at PH, Pumpgirl, Orange Water Flower).

As the curtain goes down this year on Totem Pole Playhouse's 62nd consecutive summer season, the local theatrical mainstay faces a cloudy future in which the curtain may not rise again for a 63rd season.

Composer, writer and performance artist Kate Douglas makes her debut at Joe's Pub on Friday, August 31st at 7:30 p.m. with an evening of original songs, poems and curiosities entitled Kate Douglas and the Imaginary Menagerie. Douglas, who can currently be seen in PUNCHDRUNK's Sleep No More, will perform her own original music and lyrics, supported by a sexy collection of singers, musicians and a deer named Lucy.

Mary Moody Northen Theatre, the award-winning producing arm of the St. Edward's University professional theatre training program, kicks off its 40th anniversary season with Under Construction by Charles L. Mee, directed by David M. Long, running September 27 - October 7, 2012.

Previews began August 24 for the Playwrights Horizons production of DETROIT, the New York premiere of the much-heralded new play by Obie Award winner Lisa D'Amour.

The West End stage show Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain temporarily leaves the Garrick Theatre this weekend, Saturday 1st September, to embark on a Middle East tour to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Shajah. The production then returns to the Garrick on Saturday 27th October 2012, running through to January 6th 2013.