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Jon Nicholls, Executive Producer, 2012 Helpmann Awards® Ceremony today announced that Cirque du Soleil will perform at the annual awards ceremony to be presented at the Sydney Opera House on Monday 24 September.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse play reading series presents Theresa Rebeck's 'The Understudy,' Monday, Sept. 10, at 7:00 PM. The evening is free; beverages will be available for purchase.

Charity Hope Valentine, with a shoulder bag and a heart tattooed on her left arm, works as a dancer-for-hire in a Times Square Dance Hall but longs for love.

Tony-nominated producer Jeff Britton (THE ME NOBODY KNOWS) is set to present WHAT THE BABE SAID and JOINT RETURN, two one-act plays by Martin Halpern, in early 2013, starring Tony Award-nominee Tony Lo Bianco (A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, HIZZONER!). Tony-nominated director John Tillinger (LOOT, LOVE LETTERS) is set to direct the production at an Off-Broadway venue to be announced.

Berkshire Theatre Group and Artistic Director/CEO Kate Maguire has announced that Governor Deval L. Patrick will preside as Honorary Chair of 2012's Made in the Berkshires arts' Festival, to be held this year over the Columbus Day weekend. Made in the Berkshires is sponsored by Kate & Hans Morris and Morris House Antiques & Interiors LLC.

CAPA presents Ballet Hispanico at 8pm on Saturday, September 29, at the Capitol Theatre (77 S. High St.). Tickets are $19.50-$34 at the Ohio Theatre Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase tickets by phone, please call (614) 469-0939 or (800) 745-3000. Students between the ages of 13-19 may purchase $5 PNC Arts Alive All Access tickets while available.

The Grand Theatre's new "Backstage at The Grand" Concert Series will kick off on September 13 by presenting "Songs of Peggy Lee" performed by Erica Hansen.

Since its first appearance at the Royal Court Theatre in June 1973, The Rocky Horror Show has been performed worldwide for nearly 40 years in over 20 countries and has been translated into more than 10 languages. To celebrate its 40th anniversary, a fresh new production is back for a year-long UK National adventure, heading to New Wimbledon Theatre from Mon 21 - Sat 26 January 2013.

Classical music superstar Lang Lang returns to Pacific Symphony for a one-night-only special event, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

The 16th annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival is less than two weeks away.

Now in its third year, the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia will call for the best ideas for the arts in Philadelphia Sept. 17 - Oct. 15. The $9 million initiative from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation seeks the most innovative cultural ideas to engage and enrich Philadelphia's neighborhoods.

Robert Kelly has been winning over audiences for the last 18 years. In addition to clubs and colleges nationwide, Kelly has traveled across the country in the 'Tourgasm Live' tour with Dane Cook and Gary Gulman. He is a regular on the Opie and Anthony radio show and has performed at the 'Just For Laughs Festival' in Montreal (2008 and 2010). He has also appeared at the South Beach Comedy Festival, HBO's Comedy Festival (Las Vegas), and the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival (Aspen 2007). In 2009, he performed for over 1 million people in 80 arenas across the country as a feature on Dane Cook's, 'Isolated Incident Tour.'

Andy Hendrickson is a New York City based comedian and writer.

New Paradise Laboratories (NPL), an experimental performance ensemble, will debut its newest work, 27, at Philadelphia's 2012 Live Arts Fringe Festival. NPL creates innovative projects in a variety of media. 27 marks the debut of a new company of NPL performer-collaborators, as well as a return to the organization's muscular stylistic roots.

Music Theatre of Connecticut School of Performing Arts, located in Westport, is currently registering for the fall term, which begins Monday, September 10. MTC offers classes for students ages 4 and up, and is also accepting registration for the student production of the hit musical 'Annie,' which will be performed at the legendary Westport Country Playhouse. Classes will take place at Music Theatre of Connecticut, convenietntly located in downtown Westport at 246 Post Road East. To learn more about classes, meet the faculty and to register, visit www.musictheatreofct.com or or call 203.454.3883.

Due to a change in programming, the North Carolina Symphony's performance of "Carmina Burana" will be broadcast tonight on WUNC 91.5FM, beginning at 10pm. The program was previously limited to online streaming only.

Dancing with the Stars competitor Margaret Cho brings her brand new comedy tour, Mother, to the DuPont Theatre (www.duponttheatre.com) in Wilmington, DE for one night only on Tuesday, October 9th at 7:30pm.

Bend in the Road, a new family musical based on Anne of Green Gables, has been set for a limited engagement at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre (upstairs at The Pasadena Playhouse) in Pasadena.

Z2 Entertainment will present Collie Budz at the Fox Theatre on Friday, November 9th. Tickets go on sale Thursday, August 30th for $20.00 in advance and $25.00 day of show.

The WhiteListed Theatre Company is set to present the U.S. and English-language premiere of Biljana Sbrljanovi?'s acclaimed play Belgrade Trilogy, which will have a limited run at the 4th Street Theatre from September 7th thru September 22nd.