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The Media Theatre's Teen Ensemble will perform JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR July 13 to August 5 in a contemporary style production. Featuring a live rock band with music direction by the theatre's resident music director Tom Fosnocht, the show brings Webber's stage musical to a new generation and is directed by Jesse Cline.

Construction to improve the stage and floor of the historic outdoor Ford Amphitheatre is scheduled to begin in October 2012 immediately following the close of the Amphitheatre's current summer season.

A national spotlight shone on Los Angeles-based 24th Street Theatre at the 2012 TCG (Theatre Communications Group) National Conference in Boston when the 15-year-old theater was honored with the Peter Zeisler Memorial Award for"Outstanding Achievement In The American Theatre."

David Zwirner will present People Who Work Here, an exhibition in the gallery's 519 West 19th Street space. Comprising, as its title suggests, a group of artists who work at the gallery, the show is complementary to David Zwirner's main program, which features forty internationally acclaimed artists.

Berkshire Playwrights Lab announced the titles and directors of its next three staged readings of new plays. Release Point by Gino DiIorio, directed by Jeff Zinn will be presented on July 11; Apeshit (note: if unprintable, please spell it Apesh!t) by Philip Gerson, directed by Bob Jaffe on July 23; and Existing Privilege by James DeMarse, directed by Matthew Penn on August 8.

Westport Country Playhouse will stage Moliere's timeless comedy, "Tartuffe," featuring in the title role three-time Tony Award-nominee Marc Kudisch (Broadway's "9 to 5," "The Apple Tree," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "Assassins," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Bells Are Ringing," "The Wild Party," "The Scarlet Pimpernel (3.0)," "High Society," "Beauty and the Beast," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," and "A Minister's Wife."). David Kennedy, Playhouse associate artistic director, will helm the production playing July 17 through August 4. The work is translated by Richard Wilbur.

Koberet is returning to New York this summer as part of the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival. After storming downtown NYC venues Joe's Pub and (Le) Poisson Rouge, Andrew Kober moves back where he belongs - midtown Manhattan (just off Broadway) - with two performances at 7pm and 10:30pm on Monday, July 16 at the 45th Street Theatre.

Amphibian Stage Productions today announced that it would mount a new production of its 2003 hit The True History of the Tragic Life and Triumphant Death of Julia Pastrana, the Ugliest Woman in the World by Shaun Prendergast. This show will be the first in Amphibian's new home on South Main Street, running October 25 - November 18, 2012. Amphibian also announced that its previously scheduled fall show, Fiction, will be postponed until the 2013 season.

Nationally touring actor and vocalist Gia Mora brings her latest solo show, Sweethearts & Singletons, to The Coterie on Saturday, June 7, 2012. Show time is 8:30 p.m. The Coterie is located at 1755 N. Highland Ave. inside the Lowes Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.

The West End production of the 'dark and devilish comedy' CHICKEN has actor Cristian Solimeno joining the cast for the final week of its run at the Trafalgar Studio 2, from Monday 16 July until Saturday 21 July 2012.

Book of Mormon cast members Nic Rouleau, Will Blum, and Jason Michael Snow are set to perform on Monday, July 16 in MORMONS: A Musical Cabaret of Godly Proportions, a special benefit cabaret at Triad NYC. They will be joined by a host of Broadway performers singing musical theater songs for 'saints and sinners alike'. All proceeds will benefit the 2012 FringeNYC production of #MormonInChief, a new play by Matthew Greene.

An extremely rare genre painting from the viceroyalty of Peru and formerly in the collection of a descendant of the Peruvian counts of Guagui has been purchased by the Brooklyn Museum.

Vanessa Simmons announces the debut fashion show for her new line, Rose by Vanessa Jean, set to take place at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2013 in Miami, July 22, 2012. The fashion show event will be showcasing their highly anticipated swimwear collection for the very first time.

Three days of Shaw Festival summer openings start tonight at the Court House Theatre with Bernard Shaw's comedy The Millionairess.

Due to the extreme heat, the Columbus Symphony has cancelled Symph-o-ny-Doo-Dah, its Popcorn Pops concert for kids scheduled for Friday, July 6, in the interest of patron safety.

This July ImprovBoston is saying goodbye to the sketch group, The Dowry. The group, who just presented 500 Days of Summer, has decided to part ways and is going out with a bang. On Friday, July 27th at 10 p.m. they will take the stage for the final time. Tickets cost $18, $14 for students. Tickets are available online at www.improvboston.com or by phone at 617-576-1253.

Overtime Theater has released the following statement on I-DJ.

This is where your adventure begins. Great Urban Race will be coming to NYC for the fifth year in a row on Saturday, August 4, 2012.

The Hawaii Shakespeare Festival (HSF) returns to The ARTS at Marks Garage in the center of the vibrant downtown arts district with Cymbeline, opening July 20; Henry VIII, opening August 10; and Richard III, opening August 24. Each play runs two weekends. Free companion lectures are offered for each play.

The musical Fiddler on the Roof, is coming to Leddy Center, July 6-22. Dr. Paul Gustavson stars as Tevye. Well-known songs from this great show are, 'Tradition!', 'If I Were A Rich Man','Sunrise, Sunset', 'To Life!', 'Do You Love Me?', 'Now, I Have Everything', 'Wonder of Wonders', and many more.