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Producers Randy Taradash, Paul Boskind and Martian Entertainment, and Gregory Rae announced today that tickets are now on sale for the original musical BARE, beginning previews Off-Broadway at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) on Monday, November 19, 2012. Opening Night is set for Sunday, December 9, 2012.

When fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill comes marching into town, you know there's going to be trouble right here in River City. His goal is to con the good townspeople out of their money, but Marian the Librarian has other plans.

New London Maritime Society starts summer with a special Celebration of Four Exhibitions on Thursday, July 5, 2012, from 5 to 8 PM. The evening is really a Summer Block Party, with openings down Bank Street -- at the Hygienic, Expressiones and next door, at Studio 33. The four exhibitions include two shows about contemporary boat builders: ingenious small boats by David McCulloch, of Old Lyme, displayed in our new Pop-Up gallery (across the street in the former Modern Electric space); and Edward Hellenbrecht's photographs, which document the building of a cutting-edge racing sailboat, a GP-26; the photos will be shown at the Custom House.

Hirsch, a powerful new one-man show about the life of Canadian theatre legend and former Festival Artistic Director John Hirsch, begins previews at the Studio Theatre on June 20.

The Gene & Shelley Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University announces the third concert season with a line-up of 12 performances featuring today's leading musicians and legends of our time in classical, jazz, pop and world music.

Lamplighters open their 60th Season with Gilbert & Sullivan's greatest hit The Mikado. A playful tale set in a make-believe Japanese town where flirting is a capital offence, The Mikado is actually a satire on Victorian British society.

The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with Texas State University-San Marcos, is offering the inaugural Texas Musical Theatre Workshop. This unique program brings New York's Broadway talent to Texas, serving as an incubator for the development of new musicals by professional artists. The creative team of Giant Steps: An Urbean Musical has been invited to include their new musical as part of the workshop this year.

Olney Theatre Center expands their free Summer Shakespeare offerings beginning with the National Players' production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare…[Abridged] by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfieldon July 27 and 28 at 8:00 pm on The Root Family Stage.

Lot in Life Productions and Egads! Theatre Company, in association with the Midtown International Theatre Festival present the New York premiere of THANK YOU NOTES: Headed to Heaven with Flat Jimmy Fallon by playwright Vicki Vodrey (HANKY PANKY, 2011 Midtown International Theatre Festival - nominated for three MITF Awards including Outstanding New Play) and directed by Steven Eubank (Artistic Director, Egads! Theatre Company - Voted Kansas City's Best Local Theatre Company 2011) as part of the thirteenth annual Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 W. 36th Street) with performances Mon, July 30th at 6pm; Wed, August 1st at 6pm; Fri, August 3rd at 9:15pm and Sat, August 4th at 8pm.

'Will Rogers' U.S.A.' will be presented at the DC Capital Fringe Festival July 12-29.

Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 24th Season with Bob Merrill and George Abbott's NEW GIRL IN TOWN - a Tony-nominated musical based on Eugene O'Neill's ANNA CHRISTIE - with previews set to begin July 18, prior to an official press opening July 26 at Off-Broadway's award-winning Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).

The Manatee Players' Board of Directors elected three new Board Members at its annual membership meeting on Thursday June 21.

Brimmer Street Theatre Company has announced it will present the world premiere of All Your Hard Work by Miles Brandman, directed by Michael Matthews, at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood, with performances beginning on Thursday, July 19. Opening night is set for Saturday, July 21 at 8:00. All Your Hard Work will play a strictly limited engagement through August 25.

The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival will celebrate its fifth anniversary October 11 - 14, 2012. To date the Festival has raised over $5 million to help fight hunger with the Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry® campaign. An array of new and returning parties, seminars, wine dinners, brunches, and more one-of-a-kind events has been planned for this year's celebration.

On June 9th, crowds gathered at Zilker Hillside Theater for a free performance from the Austin Civic Orchestra. "The History of the March" was the subject of the evening. Verdi and Beethoven were on the program. There was even a bit of John Williams and his "Raiders of the Lost Ark" anthem. A guest conductor was also slated to appear. However, who the guest conductor was would not be known until the end of the performance.

Check out NEWSIES' 'Santa Fe,' performed by Jeremy Jordan with composer Alan Menken at the piano, below!

Beck Center for the Arts presents Legally Blonde The Musical on the Mackey Main Stage, July 6 through August 12, 2012. This award-winning Broadway hit musical is based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the MGM major motion picture, Legally Blonde which starred Reese Witherspoon.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and Clare Cook Dance Theater present SHOW ME REAL, a dance-theater piece glorifying the everyday girl who dreams of 'making it' as a performer - whether it's 1920 or 2012.

Additional performers have been announced for Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, the annual benefit concert of the New York Civil Liberties Union (the state-affiliate of the ACLU), which will be presented Monday, July 23 at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts.

This year's international Arlyn Award for Outstanding Design in Puppet Theatre is being presented to Jonathan Storey, for his production "Jack Pratchard." The award ceremony will take place on 7th July 2012 at Little Angel Theatre's summer party.