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Vineyard Theatre will present its 5th annual Paula Vogel Playwriting Award to emerging playwright Erika Sheffer, author of the play RUSSIAN TRANSPORT, it has been announced by Vineyard Theatre's Artistic Director Douglas Aibel and Co-Artistic Director Sarah Stern.

PromaxBDA announced today that renowned actress and comedienne Betty White will be the recipient of its PromaxBDA Lifetime Achievement Award at The Conference 2012, June 12-14 in Los Angeles.

Producing Artistic Director Michael Menendian and Co-Artistic Director JoAnn Montemurro announce Raven Theatre's 30th anniversary 2012/2013 season, which includes The Big Knife by Clifford Odets, Boy Gets Girl, by Chicago playwright, Rebecca Gilman; A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller and Brighton Beach Memoirs (rights pending) by Neil Simon.

Access Theater continues its encore engagement of Bedlam's critically acclaimed revival of George Bernard Shaw's rarely produced 1923 masterpiece SAINT JOAN.

After nine years of serving as Associate Artistic Director at the Savannah Music Festival (SMF), violinist Daniel Hope's contract has been extended for three more years beginning in FY 2013. Mr. Hope's contributions to chamber music programming at SMF have helped bring the organization international notoriety as one of America's most distinctive cross-genre festivals.

A $1 million pledge has been made for the exclusive naming rights of the Cambridge Performing Arts Complex.

Allyce Beasley and Lynne Wintersteller began rehearsals today as two college roommates, best friends for life, who re-unite thirty years later in Revisiting Wildfire by Kari Floren, directed by Eve Brandstein.

Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in downtown Pittsfield, under the leadership of Artistic Director, Julianne Boyd, and Managing Director, Tristan Wilson, will welcome back Shakina Nayfack, BSC's Drama League Directing Fellow from last season. Shakina has been appointed Associate Producer of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (formerly Stage 2).

Improv troupe, EIGHT IS NEVER ENOUGH (www.eightimprov.biz), is offering Comedy Classes for Kids and Teens at the Broadway Comedy Club (318 West 53rd St, New York, NY 10019). Saturdays in June (9, 16, 23, and 30) students will learn to play classic theater games as well as write and perform original stand-up comedy routines. Tickets for the classes ($20/week or $60/month) are available via Ovationtix (866-811-4111).

Rachel Potter will celebrate the release of her debut country EP, 'Live the Dream,' at Joe's Pub on May 13.

WICKED visited the Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Fans had the opportunity to spin the WICKED Wheel of Fortune, take their photo in Oz and pick up some fun giveaways. There was also a performance of 'The Wizard and I.' Check it out below!

The Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks; Artistic Director, Roger T. Danforth) have announced the exceptional stage directors who have been selected as the 2012 Fellows of The Drama League Directors Project: Knud Adams, Amy Claussen, Vesselin Dimov, Shana Gozansky, Jess Jung, Swaine Kaui, Jesse Jou, David Mendizábal, Cat Miller, Patrick Walsh, and Christopher Windom.

RECALL, written by Eliza Clark, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt, and produced by Stephen Stout. Performances begin Friday, June 8th at 8pm, at the Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009. Opening night is set for Tuesday, June 12th at 7pm. The show must close Saturday, July 7th. Tickets are $25 general admission and may be purchased at Ovationtix or by calling 212.352.3101.

7th MONARCH, a new play by Jim Henry, featuring Tony Award winner Michael Rupert, is set to play an Off-Broadway limited engagement at Theatre Row's Acorn Theatre June 12th through September 9th. Opening night is Sunday, June 24th. In addition to Michael Rupert, the cast of 7th MONARCH features Michael Cullen, Gretchen Hall, Leslie Hendrix and Matthew Humphreys, under the direction of Scott C. Embler.

On Monday May 14, 2012, the League of Professional Theatre Women presents The Legacy Project, a celebration of Pioneering Women Producers, at the Martin E. Segal Theatre, The Graduate Center at the City University of New York (365 Fifth Avenue). Scheduled for the day after Mother's Day, this event will be an all-day tribute to the foremothers of the American stage.

My Little Pony - Friendship Is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding is coming to DVD on August 7, 2012 from Shout! Factory in collaboration with Hasbro Studios.My Little Pony - Friendship Is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding is coming to DVD on August 7, 2012 from Shout! Factory in collaboration with Hasbro Studios. My Little Pony - Friendship Is Magic: Royal Pony Wedding features 5 episodes that every pony will love, including "A Canterlot Wedding, Part 1," "A Canterlot Wedding, Part 2," "Hearts And Hooves Day," "Sweet & Elite," and "The Best Night Ever." Bonus features will include a coloring sheet and more! Girls can also act out imaginative stories of their own with delightful MY LITTLE PONY wedding-themed figures, play-sets, and vehicles from Hasbro.

Cirque du Soleil returns to Boston with TOTEM, its latest big top production. Written and directed by Robert Lepage, TOTEM opens in Boston on June 10, 2012 for a limited engagement under the blue and yellow Grand Chapiteau (big top) located at Boston's Marine Industrial Park.

For more than four decades, Daphne Sheldrick has devoted her life to rescuing orphaned animals in East Africa and preparing them for return to the wild on her elephant orphanage near Nairobi, Kenya.

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre announces its 2012 Season, the Twelfth Annual Performance Season from June 21-23, 2012 at 7:30pm at New York Live Arts, 219 W. 19th Street, NYC. The season will feature the World Premiere of Detour. Tickets are $30 at the door/$24 in advance ($27 at the door/$22 in advance for Live Arts members, students, and seniors) and will be available at www.newyorklivearts.org or by phone at (212) 924-0077.

Azuka Theatre is holding their second gala celebration in honor of a visionary in the theatre community. At their first gala, they honored former Azuka Board President and Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Vice President for External Affairs Michael Norris. This year they are honoring local actor and philanthropist Lenny Haas.