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First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83) will close its landmark 15th season with William Shakespeare's most controversial play, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.

Due to popular demand, Soho Rep, in association with John Adrian Selzer, extends the world premiere of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, the new version by playwright Annie Baker, directed by Sam Gold. The run will now go through July 22. The initial six-week run is sold out.

The Cabaret announces several changes to the fall season lineup. Tony Award winning Broadway and Disney star Susan Egan will replace Laura Benanti for the 2012 fundraiser; Glee & Spring Awakening's Jonathan Groff will replace Gavin Creel; and local performer Brenda Williams will replace Everett Greene in the holiday show "Martinis and Mistletoe."

The first Warner Theatre International Playwright Festival will take place in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre July 12-14, 2012 at 8pm each evening.

Celebration Theatre has announced that the final show of its 2011-2012 Season will be a very limited run of Noel Coward's classic comedy, DESIGN FOR LIVING, directed by Brian Schnipper (Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays). DESIGN FOR LIVING will open on Friday, July 13 and will perform through Saturday, August 25 at Celebration Theatre, 7051B Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood.

This exhibition showcases some 80 prints and artists' books the Museum has acquired over the past two years, and reveals how an art collection is always a work in progress. On view for the first time at MoMA, these seminal works in the history of printmaking span more than a century, from 1888 to 2011, with some contextualized by related works already in the collection.

On Saturday 14 July (4.30pm, 5pm and 5.30pm), Dundee Dance Partnership and Dundee Rep Creative Learning will come together for the first time to take you on 'a 90 minute journey through Dundee City Centre inspired by the rich history of dance in the city.'

DreamArts today announced that Ben Kelly will be performing with 60 members for thousands of people attending SouthWestFest Gala Day on Saturday 23 June 2012.

Legendary broadcaster and comedian Al Murray has been lined for the Marshall Amps 50th Anniversary event at Wembley arena on Saturday 22nd September 2012. The Pub Landlord will be swapping his bar stool for a drum stool when he appears at the event as a compere. Al will join rock n roll's biggest stars to celebrate the life and work of revolutionary amp pioneer Jim Marshall OBE.

The multi award-winning THEATRE TRIBE today announced that its LA premiere of the 2004 Kaufman and Hart award-winning play, THE SLEEPER, written by acclaimed playwright Catherine Butterfield ("Grimm") and directed by Ovation Award-winner Stuart Rogers (The Long Christmas Ride Home, Recent Tragic Events) is EXTENDING through Saturday, July 28 at Theatre Tribe, 5267 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival presents Multiple Plotchanalities, described as one woman's comedic and poignant journey into adulthood. Leslie Collins directs comedienne Dina Plotch in her own unique biographical comedy. Multiple Plotchanalities will run at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, in New York City for six performances, July 18-August 3, 2012.

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today that two students in the SpotLight Musical Theatre Program, Emily Nies from White Bear Lake High School and Daniel Piering from Wayzata High School, were selected to represent Minnesota at the National High School Musical Theatre "Jimmy" Awards to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 25, 2012 at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City.

Tribeca Film announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to Kim Nguyen's award winning War Witch (Rebelle), a powerfully poignant film shot in the Congo with an exceptional lead performance by Rachel Mwanza, a newcomer who was discovered on the streets of Kinshasa. In her very first acting role, Mwanza has already garnered critical acclaim for her astounding performance winning the Silver Bear- Best actress award at the Berlin Film Festival, where the film made its world premiere in competition, as well as the Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film Award at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film took home the "Founders Award" for best narrative feature at Tribeca, where it made its North American premiere.

Conductor Albert-George Schram and the Columbus Symphony open this season with Teddy Bears' Picnic, a program filled with familiar tunes and sing-a-longs for the whole family. Children are encouraged to 'bring their favorite teddy bear to cuddle while enjoying fun and furry music.'

Arden Theatre Company presents the inaugural production for The Writers' Room, an innovative playwright residency program, with Women in Jep by Wendy MacLeod.

Cirque du Soleil is back in Boston with its big top production TOTEM, opening tonight for a limited engagement under the blue-and-yellow Big Top at the Marine Industrial Park.

When the aspiring Broadway bound musical NATIONAL PASTIME opens at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, it will have baseball memorabilia decorating the lobby.

Featuring Tony-nominated Broadway star Ann Hampton Callaway (SWING!), this one-night-only concert will also include performances from Tony-nominated composer and lyricist Craig Carnelia, Grammy-nominated composer and lyricist Andrew Lippa, Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Lari White, emerging songwriters from the 2012 Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project and an appearance by the great Johnny Mercer himself through audio and video recollections where he reveals the writers who most inspired his prolific career. The concert wraps the 2012 Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project at Northwestern University.

The Opera Company of Philadelphia, in collaboration with Gotham Chamber Opera and Music-Theatre Group in New York, announces that composer Missy Mazzoli has been selected as its second Composer In Residence (CIR).

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts has a new art installation in its lobby, Possibilities by Waseem Touma.