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GIT ALONG LIL DOGGIES is described as 'a meditative, cowboy dance-drama about the spiritual imprint of the windswept landscape of the American west. In an impressionistic narrative drawn from a variety of sources, two outlaws on the trail of an old adversary take work as jewel thieves for a washed up brothel madam. In a chance encounter with a traveling magician, they locate their enemy and conjure the violent forces of nature through sex-magic to take revenge.'

The Hollywood Fringe Festival announced today the full slate of feature and short films to be presented at this year's Fringe [Film] event (see the full schedule below). All Fringe [Film] screenings will be hosted at the Elephant Studio (1076 Lillian Way) except for Opening Night on June 13th, when the day's films will be screened at the Fringe Central Mainstage (at Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd).

Elizabeth Stanley (Million Dollar Quartet, Company and Cry-Baby on Broadway, and an Inside Broadway alum from their past touring production of On the Town) will perform at Inside Broadway's 2012 Broadway Beacon Awards, being held at 6:00PM on Monday, June 4th, 2012 at the Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Broadway Hotel-Times Square at 145 West 44th Street.

Tonight is the official opening of Roundabout Theatre Company's new production of Simon Gray's The Common Pursuit, directed by Moises Kaufman. The Common Pursuit features Kristen Bush as 'Marigold,' Kieran Campion as 'Peter,' Josh Cooke as 'Stuart,' Jacob Fishel as 'Martin,' Tim McGeever as 'Humphry,' Lucas Near-Verbrugghe as 'Nick.'

Canal Park Playhouse and The TRUF will present the world premiere of SARAZAD AND THE MONSTER-KING, a re-imagining of the story of Scheherazade or The 1001 Arabian Nights, written by E. J. C. Calvert and directed by Justin Lauro

Lou Reed is the latest artist to be added to this year's Meltdown Festival at London's prestigious Southbank Centre. This year's festival is curated by Lou's friend and collaborator, Antony.

Composer Billy Butler and his band The Monster Makers are back again at Joe's Pub to celebrate their new EP from the Gay Bride of Frankenstein soundtrack.

Edward Hall's Propeller theatre company will bring their touring productions of Henry V and The Winter's Tale to Hampstead Theatre on London, for a three-week run this summer (3 - 21 July 2012, press day Friday 6 July).

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center with performances from May 30 - June 24. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, located in the Wintergarden of the Schuster Center, will have their names placed in a lottery drum; thirty minutes later, names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID when submitting their entry form, if chosen, when purchasing tickets.

Bombus and Berylline or the Bumblebee and the Hummingbird is described as 'an original work full of beautiful visuals, light-hearted music, and imaginative storytelling. The show is based on character concepts by company members Rachel Petrie and Ryan Lear, paintings from local visual artist Amy Crickenberger Oeth, and stories from children of all ages.'

Friday, June 1, Outlaugh 2012, an 8-night comedy festival featuring standup, sketches, short films, essays, improv and1-person shows, kicks off. America's first and continuing queer Comedy Festival, Outlaugh has previously presented such names as Lea DeLaria, Margaret Cho, and Bob Smith.

The Festival Theatre Foyer will play host to an exhibit of material from a new form of dance composition in the ChoreoCraft Exhibition, presented by Adelaide Festival Centre's Performing Arts Collection from 25 - 30 May.

On Monday 18 June, the QPAC Choir will present its first major public performance for 2012 - Pure Imagination: An evening of beautiful choral music in the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) Concert Hall.

American Leg is Josephine Meckseper's first exhibition in Canada. For this site-specific work, Meckseper has created eight self-contained window treatments in the Contemporary Art Gallery's street-front vitrines. Originally intended for retail, these window spaces will serve as ready-made structures for Meckseper's ongoing investigation into consumer society and archaeology of the present.

BAFTA LA, as part of its commitment to professional and community education, is once again bringing the Bard to Ladera Heights, reteaming with Washington Preparatory High School for a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream on June 9 and 10 at 3:30 pm at Ladera Height's Park located at 6027 Ladera Heights Boulevard in Los Angeles. Last year BAFTA LA's Education and Outreach Program partnered with Washington Preparatory High School to stage Shakespeare's classic, Romeo and Juliet.

Broadway/L.A. today announced that THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, will make its L.A. Premiere at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for a limited 2 week engagement from June 5 - 17.

The Philadelphia Orchestra Association (POA) and its wholly owned subsidiary, the Academy of Music, Inc. (AOM), today announced it has filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court its Plan of Reorganization (POR) and Disclosure Statement, signaling its organizational and financial preparedness to exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

After a record-breaking 132 million votes, the winner was crowned tonight on American Idol. Did the crown go to 16-year-old Jessica Sanchez or 21-year-old Phillip Phillips? Read on to find out!

The Festival celebrates 60 years of excellence with a special symposium that will feature influential theatre artists and intellectuals in discussion about how Shakespeare's work lends itself to a broad range of media, interpretations and settings. The event will be held at the Studio Theatre on June 2.

Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal welcomes Broadway's Faith Prince and Jason Graae Monday, June 11, 2012 for the Los Angeles debut of The Prince and The Showboy.