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Summer is officially over, but that doesn't mean the end of independent events from Rooftop Films. Next Tuesday, October 11th, Rooftop Films, New York Magazine and the Andaz Salon Series will present an exclusive FREE screening of Joshua Gross' debut Feature, World's Best Dad. Enjoy complimentary snacks and spirits and join brothers Miles and Matt as they ride across America on a mission to steal their dead father's remains, build a home-made rocket, travel to the Nevada desert and blast his ashes into space.

HOWL! Arts Project and TWEED Music Series present REMEMBER: THE SONGS OF HARRY NILSSON - a tribute to one of the latter 20th Century's greatest singer/songwriters -- on Wednesday, October 12 at 8:00pm at Theatre 80 (80 St. Marks Place) in Manhattan, as part of HOWL! ARTS PROJECT 2011. Carol Lipnik curates the evening directed by Kevin Malony, with musical direction by Charly Roth.

The Renegade Company proudly presents the Philadelphia premiere of Jessica Dickey's riveting one-woman show The Amish Project. Throughout the piece we hear the story of a school shooting in an Amish community in Central Pennsylvania, told from the perspective of seven individuals linked to the event.

The Frederick theatre scene will be rockin' this Halloween as Way Off Broadway and Stock•ing Productions team up to bring the cult classic The Rocky Horror Show to the stage for a special Halloween presentation. The limited engagement will have performances on Sunday, October 30th and Monday, October 31st.

Columbia University School of the Arts' Theatre Arts Program will introduce two bold new productions, directed by renowned Romanian actors and stage directors (and Columbia faculty) Ursula and Nikolaus Wolcz, and developed in collaboration with of this year's graduating class of MFA student actors. Schnitzler's La Ronde and Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream will be presented in repertory at The Riverside Theatre from October 18 through 28.

Psittacus Productions, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit theater and multimedia company, announced today that the critically acclaimed 'CYCLOPS: A ROCK OPERA,' is extending due to popular demand. The final performance at NYMF will be Sunday October 9th at 11pm, at the 47th Street Theatre in midtown Manhattan. Featuring an original score of 24 genre-bending songs written by Jayson Landon Marcus and Benjamin Sherman, 'CYCLOPS' is a fast-paced, rock n' roll musical re-imagining of the only surviving Greek Satyr Play, the story of Odysseus' encounter with the monstrous Cyclops, and his adventures with the loud and crude rock band The Satyrs.

It's time to clear out the clutter and spruce up the fall wardrobe because The Style Network is launching an all-new 'Makeover Monday' with 'Clean House New York,' a spin-off of its popular home makeover series, and the return of the hit fashion intervention show 'How Do I Look?' on Monday, October 17.

Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International Film Festival & Screenplay Competiton was a huge success! Shriekfest took place on Sept 29-Oct 2nd at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the hit musical now playing at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), announced today that Eric Stang will assume the role of Jerry Lee Lewis starting Monday, October 17.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presents Alt-Cabaret Spectacular: Going Underground with Adam Feldman at Ars Nova (511 W. 54th Street) on October 11th at 7:30pm and 10:00pm.

Broadway luminary, Seth Rudetsky, returns to Chicago with his hilarious one-man-show Deconstructing Broadway, featuring video and audio clips of memorable and hilarious musical theater moments.

Thousands of students at dozens of middle and high schools in the Miami Valley are getting exposure to theatre and modern history at the same time this month, thanks to the Theatre in Context program of The Human Race Theatre and Muse Machine.

Following the side-splitting debut of their brand new show In The Middle Of No One at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival earlier this year and hot on the heels of sell out runs at Soho Theatre and The Edinburgh Festival and a UK tour, The Pajama Men make their West End debut this Winter.

DreamWorks Theatricals and NETworks Presentations, LLC. are pleased to announce that SHREK THE MUSICAL, with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire and music by Jeanine Tesori, will play Bass Performance Hall, for eight performances only, Nov. 8-13, 2011. Performing Arts Fort Worth is presenting SHREK THE MUSICAL'S Fort Worth debut. Tickets start at $22 and are on sale NOW at www.basshall.com.

Through her albums, incessant touring and various guest appearances and collaborations, Regina has developed into a distinctly diverse musical personality.

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) has announced that the Box Office is now open for its production of Bye Bye Bieber, an original musical spoof, to be performed Saturday, October 22nd at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, Horace Mann Middle School, 224 Oak St. in Franklin.

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will hold open auditions for its holiday musical Humbug! on Saturday, October 15th starting at 1:00 p.m., at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts, 38 Main Street.

On October 6th, 2011, the Provincetown Theater company will continue to enrich its legacy of debuting vital new American plays with the world premiere of Myra Slotnick's profoundly moving new drama The Weight of Water.

Award-winning comedian Rita Rudner began her show business career on stage in the national company of Zorba with Chita Rivera and John Raitt at the tender age of fifteen. After appearing in several Broadway shows, including Follies and Mack and Mabel, Rita made her last pre-comedian Broadway appearance in 1980 as Lily St. Regis in Annie.

Celebrate the holidays in Millennium Park, when Caroling at Cloud Gate returns on Friday evenings from November 25 through December 16, 2011 at 6 p.m. during the holiday season. This free program, presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, in partnership with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture, showcases Chicago choral groups and invites visitors to participate in a holiday sing-along.