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Vassar & New York Stage and Film has announced casting highlights for the 28th annual Powerhouse Theater season (June 22-July 29, 2012) and the schedule for Readings Festival 1 (June 22-24).

WaterTower Theatre today announced casting details for Smokey Joe's Cafe which opens Monday, July 23, 2012. The ensemble cast includes Steve Barcus, Feleceia Benton, Chimberly Carter Byrom, Walter Cunningham, Maurice Johnson, Laura Lites, Calvin Roberts, Courtney Sikora and Akron Watson.

Midwest New Musicals presents North Shore Rhythms and Blues, the 2012 Mini-Musicals Project on Sunday, July 22, 3:00 PM at the McGaw YMCA Children's Center Auditorium at 1420 Maple (at Lake) in Evanston. Tickets for the general public are $10 at the Light Opera Works box office: (847) 920-5360 or at the door.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) will present the high-stepping musical Yankee Doodle Dandy from July 17 - 22, 2012 at 8:15 p.m. each night. This production recounts the life of the first giant of American musical theatre, George M. Cohan, and marks TUTS' 45th summer of free musicals at Miller Outdoor Theatre (6000 Hermann Park Drive). A dynamic showbiz saga, Yankee Doodle Dandy offers an intimate portrayal of the trials and tribulations of "the man who owned Broadway."

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Hershey Theatre. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage from Tuesday, July 24 through Sunday, July 29.

Sherpa Concerts presents Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams, Friday, June 15 at 8:00 PM in the historic Victoria Theatre. Tickets are on sale now at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, located in the Wintergarden of the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, by phone at (937) 228-3630, (888) 228-3630 or online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the James Tolin Memorial Fund (JTMF) by going back to the show that started it all - Paul Rudnick's "Jeffrey."

On June 7th, at the fourth annual Cultural Access Network Awards, three organizations and one individual will be honored for their leadership, innovation and commitment to increasing access to the arts for people with disabilities.

NiteLite Promotions will present the host of The Late Late Show, Craig Ferguson, live at The Chicago Theatre on Thursday, November 15th at 7:30pm. Craig Ferguson sold out two shows at The Chicago Theatre in May of 2010. Tickets will go on-sale to the general public Friday, June 8, 2012 at 10:00am (CST).

Galerie Lelong will present Stretching Painting, an exhibition featuring the work of ten artists who engage 'supporting' elements of painting, such as the frame, the wall, stretchers and hanging devices, as critical components of their work.

Wolf Trap has announced the following additions to its summer 2012 schedule.

DSI will welcome The Iddy Biddy Teeny Tiny Sara Schaefer Stand-up Comedy Tour and the Pink Collar Comedy Tour on June 21. The first show is at 7:30 p.m. and the second show is at 9 p.m. Tickets to each show cost $10 All shows take place at DSI Comedy Theater, 200 N. Greensboro Street, located in the Carr Mill Mall between Elmo's and Southern Rail. Tickets are available online: www.DSIcomedytheater.com.

More than 20 years after its premiere, Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens are re-inventing their first musical with Tony-nominated director Thomas Kail (In the Heights, Lombardi, Magic/Bird), choreographer Bradley Rapier (So You Think You Can Dance, Jesus Christ Superstar) and new orchestrations by music director Lynne Shankel (Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Altar Boyz). View highlights of the production below!

In celebration of the Tony Season, the Tony Awards in partnership with Bloomingdale's will present a Tony Award Costume Exhibit, at Bloomingdale's in New York City.

Comedian and impressionist Rich Little has announced "Jimmy Stewart & Friends" has been extended at LVH - Las Vegas Hotel & Casino through July 4, 2012.

Target® Free Thursdays presents two exciting dance bands this June at the David Rubenstein Atrium.

For the first time, Playhouse On Park, in partnership with Bated Breath Theatre Company, invites aspiring and experienced writers to explore their talents in a special Playwriting Workshop with Michael Bradford.

Hennepin Theatre Trust today announced the election of three new members to its Board of Trustees. They are Daniel Pierce Bergin, Senior Producer and Partnership Manager for Twin Cities Public Television, Mark Marjala, Senior Director of Human Resources at Best Buy, Co., Inc. in Minneapolis and Tom Vitt, a partner in Dorsey and Whitney's Trial Department and Co-Chair of the IP Litigation Practice Group.

Robert Dubac brings his new one-man show FREE RANGE THINKINGto Act II Playhouse in Ambler this summer, from July 18-Aug. 12. Dubac's previous show, THE MALE INTELLECT: AN OXYMORON?, was a sold-out hit when it played at Act II last summer. Described as 'channeling Jon Stewart, Bill Maher and Mark Twain, FREE RANGE THINKING is fast-paced and loaded with thought-provoking humor.'

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the 2012 TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series. The three plays that will be presented are Foreclosure by Vincent Delaney, produced by Mondays Dark Theatre Company and Kenny Howard of The Broadway Consortium; Appendage by Derek Murphy, produced by Tweiss Productions (Sharon Weiss & Eileen B. Weiss); and The Sin Eater by Michael Bettencourt, produced by Block & Tackle Productions, Inc. and Elfin Frederick Vogel. The selected plays will be read on Mondays, June 4, 11, and 18 respectively, at 7pm at The Roy Arias Theatre, 300 W. 43rd Street, 5th Floor, Studio 500, NYC. Admission is FREE but reservations are required: email TRUStaff1@gmail.com or call 212-714-7628.