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Get ready for a Horror-bly good time Richmond, Firehouse Theatre Project's summer spectacle The Rocky Horror Show runs July 19 - August 19, 2012.

Have you ever had a string of bad luck and wondered if perhaps it wasn't just bad luck? On Sunday, June 24, at 1 p.m., Rosemary Feterik will present 'Malocchio: The Truth about 'The Evil Eye.' In an enlightening look at the misconceptions about this Italian folk tradition, Ms. Feterik will discuss beliefs related to the "evil eye" -how it happens, and what can be done to protect against it. Discussion, input and questions are welcome, and a demonstration will be performed.

On Saturday, June 23, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts opens its 67th annual Summer Music Festival with an evening of Mendelssohn. Celebrated violinist Gil Shaham opens the program with Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64.

Martina McBride, who has already kicked off the first of several intimate theatre performances across the country as part of her ONE NIGHT tour, will appear at the legendary Beacon Theatre on Thursday, October 25 at 8PM.

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, (www.usdan.com), will present the 9th annual Usdan University, the popular one-day summer arts camp experience for grownups, on Sunday July 15, 2012 from 9 AM to 2:30 PM.

TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, launches its 43rd season with the world premiere of UPRIGHT GRAND, a play with live music by acclaimed playwright Laura Schellhardt (Auctioning the Ainsleys). A hit at last year's New Works Festival, this tender and intelligent portrait of the complex relationship between a father and daughter will be helmed by TheatreWorks New Works Director Meredith McDonough. Dan Hiatt will star as aging songwriter "Pops," with Renata Friedman as "Kiddo" and Brett Ryback as "The Accompanist." UPRIGHT GRAND plays July 11 - August 10, 2011 (press opening July 14) at TheatreWorks at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto. For tickets ($24-$73) and information the public may call (650) 463-1960 or visit www.theatreworks.org.

A combination of grand and modern operas will be performed during Indianapolis Opera's 37th season, at both Clowes Memorial Hall and the Frank and Katrina Basile Opera Center. From Akhnaten, a new partnership with the Indiana University Opera Theater, to Amahl and the Night Visitors, a new holiday tradition, to the eerie story of The Flying Dutchman, this season's lineup offers something for everyone.

On Monday, June 25, 2012, the band fun. will be the headlining musical act at "Trevor Live" presented by Audi of America, Pfizer and Wells Fargo at Chelsea Piers (Pier 60) in New York.

Ray of Light Theatre (www.rayoflighttheatre.com), San Francisco's inimitable non-profit musical theatre company, is pleased to present Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller Sweeney Todd to San Francisco. Haunting, sinister and darkly funny, Sweeney Todd is armed to give you the creeps in a way most musicals can't. You'll learn about this sordid character, watch as his sanity crumbles and sit agape as he begins a closely-shaved killing spree that leaves the residents of Fleet Street both terrified and well-fed. Featuring a talented cast of local performers and a live, on-stage orchestra.

The Greenville premiere of Disney's THE LION KING opens tonight, Thursday, June 14 at 7:30pm at the Peace Center for a limited engagement of four weeks through Sunday, July 8. In Greenville, THE LION KING plays Tuesday through Thursday evenings at 7:30pm, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm, Sunday evenings at 6:30pm, Saturday matinees at 2:00pm and Sunday matinees at 1:00pm. There will be a 7:30pm performance on Monday, July 2 and a 2:00pm matinee performance on Thursday, July 5. There will not be a performance on Wednesday, July 4.

THEATER TALK dices and dissects the recent Tony Awards and CBS telecast with panelists Patrick Pacheco of the Los Angeles Times, Michael Musto of The Village Voice, and Jesse Green of New York magazine joining series co-hosts Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins the day after the annual event.

"My Man is a Loser," the comedy starring Michael Rapaport (The Sixth Day, Hitch) and Bryan Callen (The Hangover, Old School), has announced that Emmy-nominated actor and producer John Stamos will join the film in a leading role. Rounding out the comedy's cast of supporting characters are Tika Sumpter (Gossip Girl, Sparkle, The Game), Kathy Searle and Heidi Armbruster.

The Utah Symphony will make a rare visit to Utah County for a performance at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre in Orem on Monday, June 25 @ 8pm. The concert, called "Under the Stars…and the Stripes" features a program full of patriotic and pop favorites. General admission tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for children (age 3-11), students (w/ID) and seniors (age 65+). Patrons can bring a blanket or rent a chair for $1.00. Reserved seating areas with a chair range from $14-20.

HALEY SELMON (A Midsummer Night's Dream at Stratford-Upon-Avon), ASHLEY LANYON (The Boy Friend at Lyric Arts Mainstage), RYAN OVERBERG (Hairspray National Tour, The Big Gay Musical), JENNA SCHOEN (Broadway.tv's Next Broadway Star), BRANDON TIMMONS (Curtains at the Boston Conservatory), BART MATHER (The Donkey Show at A.R.T., Matchmaker… at NYMF), MERYN BECKETT (Jesus Christ Superstar at The Curtis Theatre) and ALESSANDRA VAGANEK (Sweet Charity at the Boston Conservatory) will star in JASON SLAVICK and CASSANDRA MARSH's LE CABARET GRIMM in the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

The Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre is looking for the next 'Signature Idol,' with the return of the very popular Signature Idol Competition being held during this year's annual Open House on August 4th.

Broadway star and recording artist Shoshana Bean (Wicked, Hairspray) has announced the production of her sophomore album.

On Thursday 12 July a cast of local school children will take to the Crucible stage alongside acclaimed jazz singer Cleveland Watkiss in Shadowball, a compelling jazz opera about baseball, and the culmination of a groundbreaking education project by the Hackney Music Development Trust (HMDT).

REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL is pleased to announce the installation of Figaro's Simultext® Captioning System at Repertorio's Gramercy Arts Theater (138 East 27th Street in Manhattan, NY). With the new system, every seat in the theatre will have a display screen showing the dialogue of the performance in English and Spanish. The system will debut at Repertorio's upcoming show, Probation. The installation was made possible by public funds secured by New York State Senator Liz Krueger.

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) today announced the completion of the 40,000-square-foot, seven-story BAM Richard B. Fisher Building, named in honor of longtime friend and BAM Endowment Trust Chairman Richard B. Fisher (1936-2004).

Theatrical Outfit is today announced The Adventures of High John the Conqueror, and evening of stories written and directed by Rob Cleveland. July 25 - August 12, 2012 at the Balzer Theater at Herren's. Starring Rob Cleveland and Eric Little.