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The Long View Theater Company presents Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Zindel's AND MS. REARDON DRINKS A LITTLE, directed by Jeff Woodbridge. Performances began June 21st at The Shell Theater (300 West 43rd Street) in Manhattan. Check out phtoos from the production below!

Beckett meets Stoppard in this fish-out-of-water comedy of two stranded souls, lost in a strange desert, searching for identity, purpose, and reality. Plus, it seems they've driven their truck right into a war zone and now find themselves in a definite pickle.

For two weeks in July and August, 2012, East Hampton Studio will transform into America's first pop-up dance studio, as the hottest choreographers from Hollywood and Broadway hit the Hamptons for Dance House USA. Dancers of all levels will work with the best of the best to identify their "X-factor" through full days of classes, workshops, rehearsals, live nightly events, and collaboration with star choreographers, including Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba and Smash choreographer Josh Bergasse.

The perfect location for the world premiere of I-DJ is the Gregg Barrios Theater at The Overtime. What better way to start out in a new location than to have the first show authored by the namesake for one of The Overtime's Theaters? In appreciation of his generous donation, the larger theater inside The Overtime will be named the Gregg Barrios Theater.

Jackie Evancho performed a very special concert to an audience of government officials and more than 100,000 members of the public at the opening of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia's Palace Square on June 20. A Bouquet of Opera was an event billed as a symbol of unity and equality with artists from Russia, the US and Asia sharing the stage. Jackie performed with Russia's Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Korea's Sumi Jo, two of the world's biggest opera stars. Jackie performed both classical and crossover songs, including 'O Mio Babbino Caro,' 'The Prayer,' and 'Con te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)' as a duet with Sumi Jo.

DANCE PARTY+ SPECTACLE with a hint of CIRCUS, SEXY & COMEDY set to a STEAMPUNK ambiance = an exhilarating night out. Los Angeles' award-winning art collective Rogue Artists Ensemble presents the party of the year: Rogue Fool Fest 2 at Depict Inc Warehouse on July 20 starting @ 9 pm.

T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre held a memorial service for former student Roxi Sorina on what would have been the young woman's 22nd birthday, June 21, 2012. While walking home in the early hours on May 24, 2012, Sorina was killed in a hit and run accident by a dump truck in Union Square.

Two hilarious comedy shows, Fancy! A Southern Gothic Camp Parable and The Teddy Teddy Show premiere together at the Cavern Club Celebrity Theater for two performances only on July 10th and July 17th at 8 p.m.

TACA is pleased to announce that three inaugural grants totaling $100,000 will be awarded from the first round of applications to the TACA Donna Wilhelm Family New Works Fund.

he 11th Annual UCP of NYC Golf Tournament and Celebrity Dinner will be held on Monday, July 23, 2011 at Brae Burn Country Club and Century Golf Clubs in Westchester County, New York. The annual tournament attracts over 200 golfers from the tri-state area for a fun day of golf and entertainment. All proceeds from the event support the vital programs provided by UCP of NYC to thousands of New Yorkers with disabilities and their families.

Since their formation in 1995, Tallahassee natives Scott Stapp (vocals), Mark Tremonti (guitar), Brian Marshall (bass) and Scott Phillips (drums), better known as Creed, have gone on to be one of the most successful bands in rock history; selling close to thirty-five million albums and millions of concert tickets.

THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL (NYMF) and PRISON DANCER LIVE, LLC. is pleased to announce Romeo Candido and Carmen De Jesus' PRISON DANCER, music supervised by Alexander Rovang, and directed by Jenn Rapp. PRISON DANCER will play a limited engagement at Off-Broadway's Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036). Performances begin Friday, Jul 20th, 2012 at 8:00 pm and continue through Saturday, Jul 28th, 2012 at 9:00 pm. Press are invited Sunday, Jul 22nd, 2012 at 3:00 pm and any subsequent performance.

Theatre Aspen begins its 29th summer season with the Tony Award-winning musical comedy Avenue Q, on June 25th, followed by the musical How I Became a Pirate, based on the beloved children's book by Melinda Long (July 10th - Aug 18th) and the film noir thriller The 39 Steps (July 25th - Aug 18th).

GLORIOUS SONGS, a moving story of love and redemption and a robust, seaside setting have kept Carousel among the most beloved American musicals ever created.

The Rhino Theatre, in collaboration with The Wonderfun Magic & Costume Shop is proud to present our first-ever 'WONDERFUN MAGIC SHOW' This family-friendly evening of wonder and amazement will feature magicians Scott Morley, Bob Delaney, Anthony Ferrer, and Wayne Houchin, performing some of their favorite tricks and illusions. The combined experience of these 4 magicians is extensive from performing with Chris Angel to working venues like the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. Their tricks and illusions span from beloved tricks with rabbits and birds to escaping while strapped in regulation strait jackets and suspended 80 feet in the air.

On Thursday June 27, new experimental feature film InContact will hold a special preview screening in New York. Examining the new nature of relationships in our internet-centered, voyeuristic culture, InContact is the first feature film by well-known video installation artist Ann Oren. Part of Anthology Film Archives' NewFilmmakers Series, the screening will be preceded by a wine reception and followed by an audience Q&A session with the filmmaker.

Softly, deftly, music shall caress you…hear it, feel it secretly possess you… Three powerhouse voices from Broadway's longest-running musical, "The Phantom of the Opera," join Pacific Symphony to deliver a revue of Broadway favorites for "The Three Phantoms-Broadway's Biggest Hits!," the second concert of the Symphony's Summer Festival 2012, sponsored by Hoag. Led by Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman, the orchestra accompanies Craig Schulman, Ted Keegan and Gary Mauer -three extraordinary performers who have all played the title role of the Phantom-in the soaring melodies from Andrew Lloyd Webber's phenomenon, plus blockbusters from other shows that made them stars. Singing songs from the golden age of Broadway to the musical spectaculars of today, the Phantoms perform classics from "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Guys and Dolls," "Kiss Me Kate," "My Fair Lady," "Les Miserables," "Jekyll & Hyde," "Man of La Mancha," "Most Happy Fella" and more-all backed by the lush and expansive sounds of the full symphony orchestra.

Brian Conley and Lesley Joseph, today weighed anchor and set sail for Britain's biggest pantomime at Birmingham Hippodrome. Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates runs at the UK's most popular theatre from Saturday 15 December 2012 to Sunday 27 January 2013.

The American Tap Dance Foundation (ATDF) presents Tap City, the preeminent annual tap dance festival of the world. This is the quintessential celebration of our collective American heritage - virtues that are certainly evident in tap's hometown, New York City. Tap City 2012 offers hundreds of master classes and courses with internationally renowned teachers, expansive adult, pre-professional, teen and youth training programs, awards and numerous diverse premiere performances and city-wide events.

Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles (Jim Hodgson, Director of DSALA) announced today that Lucha VaVOOM, Lynda Kay, The Watson Twins, The Section Quartet and Arthur Benjamin - Mathemagician join the lineup for the 3rd annual fundraising event TWENTYWONDER, A Carnival of the Mind at the Doll Factory (1910 West Temple Street) on Saturday, July 7. Presented by DSALA and hosted again by the famed L.A. Derby Dolls, the evening will be a bursting expo of art, science, music and comedy, plus an all-star roller derby bout featuring the L.A. Derby Dolls vs. the San Diego Derby Dolls. Proceeds will benefit DSALA's efforts to support those born with Trisomy 21/Down syndrome living in greater Los Angeles.