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Violet Productions will present Pageant Princess, directed by Shaun Peknic, as part of the 4th Annual Planet Connections Theater Festivity. The Festivity will take place May 30th through June 24th at The Theatres at 45 Bleeker Street in New York City.

Ben Vereen returns to The RRazz Room to with his show 'Steppin' Out with Ben Vereen,' a high energy tribute to the music of Broadway, along with musical selections made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. Audiences can expect to hear classics such as 'Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries,' 'Mr. Bojangles' and 'Defying Gravity.' Well known to theatre audiences for his Tony Award and Drama Desk winning performance in Pippin, Vereen has also appeared on Broadway in Wicked, Chicago, Fosse and Jelly's Last Jam. He is currently celebrating the release of his CD 'Steppin' Out Live.'

National Asian Artists Project will present a fully staged reading of Rodgers and Hammerstein's CAROUSEL on Monday, June 4th at 7:30pm. This one-night only benefit will take place at The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd Street at 9th Ave in New York City. Directed by Baayork Lee (Broadway's A Chorus Line), the performance will feature an all Asian-American cast of professionals.

RadioTheatre's production of The Naughty Victorians, which was originally scheduled to play The Triad Theater June 7 & 28 is now moving to Horse Trade Theater Group's Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery) June 9, 14, 15, 16, 22, & 23 and July 12, 13, 14, & 19 at 8pm. Tickets ($20) are available online at www.horseTRADE.info or by calling SmartTix at 212 868-4444.

The New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), presented in association with COMEDY CENTRAL, today announced its 2012 dates, with the five-day laugh fest kicking off on Wednesday, November 7 through Sunday, November 11.

Aurora Theatre's summer performance schedule moves to Wednesday with shows at 10 AM and 11:30 AM beginning on May 30 featuring six shows over the following seven weeks. (Note: There is no show July 4.) Aurora Children's Playhouse: Summer Edition welcomes local families to attend, and offers special group rates for churches, camps and day cares to bus in groups.

beyondDANCE, part of beyondEDUCATION AT bergenPAC, will be presenting their annual end of year dance concert on Sunday, June 10th.

The ninth annual Bard SummerScape presents The Imaginary Invalid ("Le malade imaginaire," 1673), a classic comedy of manners by Moliere, France's undisputed master of the genre.

Actor and comedian David Brenner brings his take on news of the day to the Suncoast Showroom, June 9 and 10.

Under the direction of Lab Director Matthew Acheson, participating artists and their collaborators met weekly over several months to develop projects, share puppetry elements and other design and technical ideas, discuss plot structure and character development, and work on narrative.

On Monday night, NYC raised much needed funds for this temporary 'home away from home' for pediatric cancer patients and their families. Held at the Waldorf=Astoria, the 20th Annual Gala Event surpassed its goal to raise nearly $3.5 million. ABC-TV broadcast personality Barbara Walters was at the helm of the evening's festivities for the second year in a row.

Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions and NETworks Presentations, LLC bring the multi-award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center from June 19 to June 24. Based on the international smash-hit film and featuring music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling and direction by Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot the Musical has earned critical acclaim around the world and was the winner of ten 2009 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

In celebration of 20 years of creating and performing original multimedia works in and from Pittsburgh, Squonk Opera will be doing 20 free shows all around Pittsburgh this summer, more local shows than they've ever done in a season. They will premiere this next creation - GO Roadshow- at the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival with shows on June 8, 9 and 10.

Justin Blalock, starting left guard for the Atlanta Falcons, will partner with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as a spokesman for music education during its "When I Play Music" campaign for music education. Mr. Blalock, who grew up playing tuba at his school, and continues to play drums and guitar, recognizes the impact of both music education and sports on children. He is dedicated to giving back to the youth of Atlanta, and this partnership will unite the educational mission of the Atlanta Symphony with Mr. Blalock's commitment to raise awareness of the benefits of music and sports in the lives of kids.

On Saturday, July 28th, 2012, from 2pm - 5pm in the afternoon, the Lilac will host Tribeca's first-ever children's literary festival: Books Ahoy! a literary celebration for little mermaids and pirates.

Following the fervent reception of their previous tour in summer/fall of 2010, GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriters Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs are hitting the road again this summer as "The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue." The Dukes will launch their nationwide "Rhythm Revue" on June 20th at 8 p.m. in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Tickets are on sale now through MetroTix and are $65, $60, $45 & $40.

InViolet Repertory Theater presents the World Premiere of THIS IS FICTION by Megan Hart. Richard Masur stars in this dramedy directed by Shelley Butler. Performances run June 12 - 30 at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street between 7th Avenue & Hudson Streets).6/

Chuck Singleton has been named the general manager of WFUV, New York's Rock and Roots station (90.7 FM, www.wfuv.org) licensed to Fordham University. Singleton, currently the station's interim general manager and veteran program director, will hold the permanent position as of July 1, 2012. He assumed the interim post in June 2011.

Bloomington Civic Theatre (BCT) is pleased to announce its 2012-2013 season, featuring 5 musicals and three plays. On the Schneider Theater stage, BCT presents 42nd Street, Sunday In The Park With George, Cabaret and On The Town.

Bloomington Theatre and Art Center (BTAC) today announced the tap dancing musical 42nd Street. This Bloomington Civic Theatre (BCT) production will run August 17 - September 16, 2012. 42nd Street will be directed and choreographed by Michael Matthew Ferrell, with music direction by Anita Ruth. The cast of 24 includes Larissa Gritti as 'Peggy', C. Ryan Shipley as 'Billy', Michael Fischetti as 'Julian Marsh', and Bonnie Erickson as 'Dorothy Brock'.