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Two of Philadelphia's veteran theatre hotshots have joined forces to bring Brat Productions back to its creative roots. Founding artistic director Madi Distefano returns in her original role, with Brat veteran Lee Ann Etzold by her side.

Playwright Radha Blank, currently represented Off-Broadway with the Classical Theatre of Harlem/Hip-Hop Theater Festival's production of SEED, was presented with the 2011 Helen Merrill Award in Playwrighting.

GLEE, the genre-defying new musical comedy series, follows an optimistic teacher who - against all odds and a malicious cheerleading coach - attempts to save McKinley High's Glee Club from obscurity while helping a group of aspiring underdogs realize their true star potential. The series airs on FOX on Tuesdays - check out what's up ahead for next week in this new promo!

Next Broadway Star Quarterfinals will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 between 6-8pm at the McDonald's store on 220 West 42nd Street, New York. Broadway.tv has joined forces with McDonald's 42nd Street store, in hosting the biggest talent competition Broadway has ever seen.

The Dance COLEctive (TDC), under the direction of award-winning choreographer and teacher Margi Cole, is preparing for its 16th season of performances and residencies.

Judy Garland is spending the evening with some of her her favorite gal pals! Those dropping by will be Mae West, Liza Minnelli, Tallulah Bankhead, Katherine Hepburn and Peter Mac! The show has acclaimed Tribute Artist Peter Mac performing all roles as the iconic ladies of yester year.

The Atlanta Symphony Associates, the volunteer group of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, will host its second annual Bravo! Casino Night on Friday, October 21, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. at Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead.

Variously described by critics as magnificent, mesmerizing and magical and favorably compared to Nina Simone, Peggy Lee and Edith Piaf, Barb Jungr has, in recent years, built a formidable reputation on the international cabaret stage. With her stunningly evocative interpretations of songs from what she champions as the ‘Great New American Songbook' (includes, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Jacques Brel, Bruce Springsteen and many more), Barb has taken the art of cabaret singing and imbued it with new vitality and relevance for the 21st century.

Southern Rep announces auditions for the third play in our 2011-2012 Mainstage Season, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE by Tennessee Williams, directed by Jason Kirkpatrick, produced in collaboration with InSideOut Productions.

Cameron Schmitz's most recent series of paintings and drawings is inspired by the Brattleboro Retreat Trails and back roads of Vermont. These new paintings and drawings illustrate her interest in an energetic use of mark making, color and movement. Rhythmic dashes of paint, graphic lines and painterly strokes evoke a meditative and embodied sense of place, both familiar and dreamlike.

Cabaret Theatre today announced its second show of the season: Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose.

David Gordon has the rare gift of slyly slipping profound commentary into what appears a wacky good time. Example: 'DANCING HENRY FIVE,' which will be revived after four years at Peak Performances, October 6-9. Using physical staging, movie, music and select bits of Shakespeare's own language, this severely condensed version (from five hours to one hour) of the Bard's anti-war play takes on contemporary relevance through its veiled, and sometimes not-so-veiled, allusions to present day politics, love and war, proving some things never change.

Immortalized on stage and screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty duke, this classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and mute Helen Keller. The Miracle Worker dramatizes the volatile relationship between the lonely teacher and her charge.

The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater has a fun 'Trick and Treat' on stage this October. The Brewster Sisters seem so sweet... but their elderberry wine (the treat) packs a real punch (that would be the trick). In Arsenic and Old Lace - opening October 21st.

'The Concerts at Tudor City Greens' wraps up its fourth season of free outdoor concerts on Wednesday October 5, at 6:30pm. (Rain date: Thursday October 6 at 6:30pm.) 'Trust the Wind,' features a mix of prominent performers from Broadway and cabaret, including the singers Eric Michael Gillett, Tanya Moberly, Cookie Stark, and Kenneth Gartman, and the stars of the popular Scott Siegel series 'Eleven O'Clock Numbers' -- Carole J. Bufford, Christina Bianco, and Scott Coulter.

Blue Hill Troupe, Ltd. (www.bht.org), the only musical theater group in New York City to donate its net proceeds to charity, launches its 88th season with the musical farce A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. With a score by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, Forum will run from October 28 through November 5, 2011 at Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street.

Imagination Theater today announced auditions for Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Little Red Riding Hood. Auditions will be held at the theater October 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with call backs at noon. The show is being directed by Lori Whittle.

On Friday, November 4th, Saturday, November 5th and Sunday, November 6th, Nina Ananiashvili, one of the world's greatest Prima Ballerinas, will return to perform with 13 dancers from State Ballet of Georgia in a program that will include three ballets all choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) and Classical KUSC 91.5 FM have partnered for an eight-week broadcast series that features concerts from LACO's 2010-11 Orchestral Series at the Alex Theatre and UCLA's Royce Hall as well as its Baroque Conversations series at Zipper Concert Hall.

After finalizing the financial records for Seattle Shakespeare Company's 20th anniversary season, Managing Director John Bradshaw announced today that the company finished its 10th year in a row with a balanced budget.