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Due to inclement weather and safety concerns, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has canceled this evening's performance (Thursday, February 21 at 8 pm) of Sense and Sensibility on the Mainstage. Performances will resume at 8 pm on Friday, February 22.

Houston Chamber Choir presents What Sweeter Music with special guest, noted English conductor Simon Carrington, Saturday, March 2, 7:30pm at The Church of St. John the Divine (2450 River Oaks Blvd., Houston, TX) and Sunday, March 3 at 4:00 pm at the Imperial Arts, Center for the Arts (823 3rd Street, Rosenberg, TX). What Sweeter Music spans five centuries of British a cappella repertoire, from Lamentations of Jeremiah by Elizabethan composer Robert White, to Pete Townshend's Pinball Wizard from The Who's 1969 rock opera Tommy. Additional works include Bob Chilcott's (fellow former member of The King's Singers) Weather Report, and Benjamin Britten's settings of seven poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins, A.M.D.G (Ad majorem Dei gloriam).

Producers announced today that Ryan Silverman (Passion, The Phantom of the Opera) and Hannah Elless (Godspell, Mamma Mia!) will star as Richard Collier and Elise McKenna in Portland Center Stage's (PCS) upcoming world-premiere production of the new musical Somewhere in Time, based on the novel by renowned author Richard Matheson (I Am Legend, What Dreams May Come) and the subsequent hit film starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer.

Actress and comedian Nora Dunn will debut her new one-woman show Mythical Proportions at Chicago's Theater Wit later this year, Artistic Director Jeremy Wechsler confirmed today.

Stamford Center for the Arts brings back Irish music legends Paddy Moloney & The Chieftains on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 8 PM at Stamford's Palace Theatre. Opening acts include The Low Anthem, Sultans of String and Bagad New York. Tickets are on sale now at www.SCAlive.org. Six time Grammy winners, The Chieftains, are now recognized for bringing traditional Irish music to the world's attention.

Off-Center @ The Jones presents their latest collaboration, AUDIO KICKS, developed by Off-Center Curators Emily Tarquin and Charlie Miller, at The Jones March 1-2 & 8-9. Tickets may be purchased now, by calling 303.893.4100 or visiting www.denverOFFcenter.org/audio-kicks.

Million Dollar Quartet, now in its fifth year in Chicago, continues performances through September 1, 2013 with cast members Brandon Bennett (Elvis Presley), Shaun Whitley (Carl Perkins), Lance Lipinsky (Jerry Lee Lewis), Chris Damiano (Johnny Cash), Tim Decker (Sam Phillips), Whitney Kraus Jones (Dyanne), Marc Edelstein (Jay Perkins/Bass player) and Dan Leali (Fluke/Drummer). The Tony-nominated musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together legendary rock 'n' roll icons Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, celebrates its long run in Chicago, a multiple Tony-nominated New York run, a long-running London production, a newly-opened production in Las Vegas, and a national tour that kicked-off in October 2011.

Riccardo Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini will return to the Met March 4 for its first company performances since 1986.

Celebrated playwright and New Orleans native Ricky Graham will present the world premiere of his musical, "The Money Box," at Loyola University New Orleans in March. The production features music by Loyola alumnus Jefferson Turner '99 and lyrics by Graham and Sean Patterson.

'Somehow,' Galmont Ballet says, 'Frank Galvez was creating this ballet story on his mind since early age. Fifty years later he premieres his creation on stage, working his magic again in an unimaginable dance fantasy performed by young dancers with exquisite choreography, sumptuous music, stellar costumes, and colorful backdrops that will excite, engage, and challenge our audience. Galmont Ballet is celebrating a thrilling 10th Anniversary Season of Dance.'

New Brisbane contemporary company Casus will bring their 'breathtaking and fragile display of skills' to The Famous Spiegeltent for a two-week season from Tuesday March 5. The troupe will lift each other up by the jaw alone, create four person towers and use an egg to demonstrate their careful artistry showcasing the incredible strength and fragility of the human body.

From the producer of An Irish Christmas comes this Irish Hooley ("boisterous party")-pipes, flutes, harp, fiddle, bodhrans, dancing, singing, and storytelling-featuring the seven-piece band Slugger O'Toole and members of the superb Kerry Dance team, which includes dancers from Lord of the Dance, Riverdance and more. A second performance at 4 pm has been added to accommodate demand for this lively show.

Eight original short plays with eight different casts under the helm of a team of veteran directors will be presented on the Prescott Center for the Arts stage March 3 at 2 pm and 6 pm during the 3rd Annual Young Playwrights Festival.

The Country Playhouse will present Kimberly Akimbo by David Lindsay-Abaire in its Black Box venue for three weekends only, April 12 - 27. Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., with a Sunday matinee on April 21 at 2:00 p.m., plus a weeknight show on Thursday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m.

Portion Control Improv - an all female, improvisational team from Chicago-is presenting their improv show: When Thighs Touch at the Second City Donny's Skybox. When Thighs Touch runs every Thursday, March 14th through April 18th at 10:30pm.

Live Nation welcomes BRIAN REGAN to the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH on Thursday, April 4, at 7:30pm.

The hit musical revue, I Am What I Am, will be performed at Kalk Bay Theatre from 6 to 16 March.

Sarasota Opera held auditions for a dog that is needed for its upcoming production of the opera Of Mice and Men on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

The Tony Award winning Broadway show, Jersey Boys will premier at Hershey Theatre from Tuesday, March 26 through Sunday, March 3.

One very Wascally Wabbit is returning to the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts on Saturday, May 18, 2013 for two performances only of BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY!