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American Voices will be hosting its first YES Academy program devoted entirely to hip hop. Taking place in Kota Kinabalu (KK) on the island of Borneo, YES Hip Hop KK will offer youth in Borneo classes on hip hop, breakdancing, DJing, beatboxing, graphic design and community leadership.

Houston Grand Opera today announced a new commission, New Arrivals. Based on the real life story of Houstonian Yani Rose Keo, who escaped certain death by the guerilla group, Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, the libretto is by renowned playwright, Catherine Filloux and score is by American composer, John Glover.

North/South Consonance, Inc. continues its 32nd consecutive season of free-admission concerts on Tuesday evening June 5, 2012 when the acclaimed North/South Chamber Orchestra performs four works by three generations of composers originally from Latin America but who reached their artistic maturity while living in the US. The concert will start at 8 PM and will take place at the auditorium of Christ & St. Stephen's Church (120 West 69th St - between Broadway and Columbus) in New York City. Admission is free - no tickets needed.

The works of the late, iconoclastic downtown theatre star, Warhol favorite and trailblazer of 'glitter rock,' Jackie Curtis will be featured in the dynamic new revue JUKEBOX JACKIE -- conceived and directed by Tony Award winner Scott Wittman and featuring the leading lights of today's downtown scene -- being given its world-premiere production by La MaMa at the Ellen Stewart Theatre (66 E. 4 St.) currently in previews prior to its official press opening Wednesday, May 30.

Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic give the world premiere of LA Phil Creative Chair John Adams' LA Phil-commissioned The Gospel According to the Other Mary, Thursday and Friday, May 31 and June 1, at 8 pm, and Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3, at 2 pm, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The latest of Adams' large-scale works is a full-evening oratorio and features the Los Angeles Master Chorale and six soloists: mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor, contralto Tamara Mumford, tenor Russell Thomas and countertenors Daniel Bubeck, Brian Cummings and Nathan Medley.

Andrea Rosen Gallery today announced the performance schedule for Josiah McElheny's Some thoughts about the abstract body.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday June 1, 2, and 3rd, JRG Masterclasses will be presenting a weekend-long masterclass series focusing on music and theatre. This 5 session weekend will cover the gamut from audition technique, to acting through song, to musicality, choreography, and vocal styles.

For the final installment of Greenwich House Music School's 26th annual North River Music Series, pianist and GHMS faculty member Taka Kigawa will perform an evening of prized John Cage works, including selections from Cage's monumental Etudes Australes, on Thursday, June 7th in the school's Renee Weiler Concert Hall. This occasion will also mark Mr. Kigawa's first solo concert at Greenwich House Music School.

The one and only William Shatner, one of the most recognizable actors in the world, is coming to the Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora Friday, January 4, 2013 at 8 pm to perform his hit one-man show that premiered on Broadway and is touring the country: SHATNER'S WORLD: We Just Live In It.

Robert Daws will play Prime Minister Jim Hacker alongside Michael Simkins as Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby in the triumphant return of Yes, Prime Minister to the West End. Bringing politics back to Whitehall, the popular political comedy will begin an open-ended run at Trafalgar Studios - formerly the Whitehall Theatre, on 6 June 2012.

Today, Paramount announced it is extending Route 66 beyond its original June 10 closing date, and putting the popular jukebox musical on cruise control for a nice long summer ride through August 19.

Mayor Brian P. Stack & Board of Commissioners will present 'Life to a Guaracha Beat,' a tribute to the legendary Hermanas Marquez on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Union City Performing Arts Center, 2500 Kennedy Boulevard. Admission is free.

The Guthrie Theater's Level Four Lobby will be home to the Midsummer Mischief Dance Partyon Saturday, June 23, 2012, from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. as part of the Guthrie Theater Costume Ball. The public (ages 18+) is invited to dress creatively-from Hamlet to Elvis, from Hedda Gabler to The Hunger Games-and enjoy an evening of music and enchantment at this red carpet event.

Barbicide is described as 'a tasty noirish revenge play of interwoven monologues, underscoring the consequences of coincidence and fate. Imagine if Jack Kerouac, Jim Thompson & Mario Puzo were to pen a mind-blowing riff of Sweeney Todd, seen through the eyes of a dysfunctional barbershop-quartet.'

Music-Theatre Group has announced a special interview with Diane Paulus and Randy Weiner, to be moderated by Thomas Schumacher (Producer and President, Disney Theatrical Group) on Thursday, June 7th at the Dimenna Center for Classical Music (450 W. 37th Street between 9th and 10th) at 7:30 p.m.

Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' Mamma Mia!, the hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center August 2012. Performances begin on Tuesday, August 21 and run through Sunday, August 26 at the Fox Cities P.A.C.

Dancap Productions and Etobicoke School for the Arts continued their WEST SIDE STORY collaboration with a master dance class taught by cast members on Thursday, May 24. View photos below!

Beginning today, NPR opens Cabinet of Wonders, a new series for public radio featuring the best of the acclaimed New York variety show which finds leading novelists, musicians and comedians each performing as part of a rare showcase of talent. After all, the time is right for a little variety.

Calvary Hospital's 29th Annual Awards Gala will take place on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at The Pierre in New York City. The evening's proceeds will benefit Calvary Hospital.

Serenbe Playhouse opens its third season, "A Season of Dreams" with a world premiere adaptation of Alice in Wonderland- a most curious dream written by Rachel Teagle. Directed by Serenbe Playhouse founder and artistic director Brian Clowdus, Alice in Wonderland- a most curious dream is described as 'a dazzling and intrepid adventure that will entertain children and adults alike.'