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The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), in association with Extra-Ordinary Productions, present the new musical POPart: The Musical with Book & Lyrics by Daryl Lisa Fazio, and Music by Aaron McAllister, directed by Chad Larabee with music direction by Andrew Smithson and choreography by DJ Gray.

Mike Farrell and Jim Parrack have been set to star in the first production of The Blank Theatre Company's 20th anniversary season, the Los Angeles premiere of Terre Haute by Edmund White. Directed by Kirsten Sanderson, Terre Haute will begin preview performances on Saturday, October 2, 2010 and is set to open on Saturday, October 9 at 8pm. The engagement will run through Sunday, November 14.

The 3rd SF Filipino American Jazz Festival premieres October 10 at Yoshi's in San Francisco's jazz district. Headlining this year's festival is pianist and singer Primo Kim, joined by his special guest vocalist, Jo Canion. Also on the bill are Tokyo-based singer and recording artist, Charito, and Sandra Lim Viray, jazz vocalist from Manila.

One of Broadway's most hilarious shows, Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls has been described as the perfect musical comedy. It is based primarily on the Damon Runyone short story 'The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown,' which describes the unlikely romance between a pure-at-heart urban missionary and a slick Broadway gambler. The show's second romantic storyline involves Nathan Detroit and Miss Adelaide, who have been engaged for fourteen years! Guys and Dolls is chock full of some of the greatest showtunes in Broadway History such as; ' Sit Down Your Rockin'The Boat', 'If I were a Bell', Sue Me' and the hilarious 'Adelaide's Lament'. No one will want to be left out of the fun which overflows in Guys and Dolls.

The Great Lakes Theater Festival presents Oscar Wilde's AN IDEAL HUSBAND playing thru October 30 with direction by Sari Ketter.

Exploding from the city that never sleeps comes Rouge Coquette, a sexy, sophisticated new show brought to you by the hottest names in Burlesque!

The Award winning series Cabaret Cares returns October 18th at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Cabaret Cares is a monthly cabaret series the raises awareness and funds for Help Is On The Way Today. A non for profit that helps and assists children and young adults living with HIV and AIDS. Cabaret Cares has raised and distributed over $50,000 in the first five years.

This brand new weekly open mic night premieres October 3rd and is highly recommended for show-tune lovers, Broadway enthusiasts, 'Gleeks', fans of Charles Nelson Reilly, and anyone who ever wanted to do their own dream ballet. Come join us and pay homage to the old Village Gate, a nightclub/theater that opened in the late 50's and premiered a number of Off-Broadway shows, including Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, in 1968!

Bassist Eleonore Oppenheim (www.eleonoreoppenheim.com) and sound artist Lesley Flanigan (www.lesleyflanigan.com) will perform as part of Music at First (www.musicatfirstsite.com) on Friday, October 8th, 2010 at 7:30pm. This new music series is held at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, located at 124 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights. Tickets are $10 at the door. Contact musicatfirst@gmail.com for more info. Directions are at www.fpcbrooklyn.org.

History Theatre and the Brave New Workshop have teamed up to tell the outrageous life story of Dudley Riggs, a fourth-generation circus kid who founded the Brave New Workshop in 1958. Told in the fast-paced, ensemble-driven, sketch comedy style of the Brave New Workshop, Dudley: Rigged for Laughter! pays tribute to the man and the remarkable legacy of comedy he built starting with a storefront, some newspapers, and a lot of pluck.

TOMORROW MORNING will run at the Landor Theatre, Clapham, from Tuesday 12th October to Saturday 13th November.

The Ford's Theatre 2010-2011 season opens with 'Sabrina Fair' by Samuel A. Taylor, October 1-24, 2010. Stephen Rayne ('The Heavens Are Hung In Black') returns to directs this delightful modern twist on the Cinderella story. The production features Susan Heyward as Sabrina with Todd Gearhart and Tom Story as the charming Larrabee brothers. Additional casting includes John Dow as Linus Larrabee, Sr., Helen Hedman as Maude Larrabee, Kimberly Schraf as Julia, and Craig Wallace as Fairchild.

The Ruckus Theater is making some noise by producing a world-premiere musical during its second season in Chicago: Escape from the Haltsburg Boys Choir, book by Aaron Dean, music by Jason Rico, lyrics by Aaron Dean and Jason Rico, directed by Tympanic Theatre Artistic Director Daniel Caffrey. Led by an ensemble cast of twelve, Escape... is a coming-of-age story in the tradition of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The Chocolate War and, most closely, Stand By Me.

Kate Chao 4th Grade Student at Marquez Charter Elementary School 'Plumy' - WATER & POWER

On September 7, Ellen DeGeneres made an appearance in Broadway's PROMISES, PROMISES alongside Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes. In the video below, DeGeneres visits backstage at the Broadway Theatre before her big debut. DeGeneres visited Chenoweth's dressing room where she met her dog, Maddie before being joined by Sean Hayes to practice breathing exercises with Hayes. DeGeneres then took the stage with the rest of the PROMISES, PROMISES cast to practice her singing.

Another group of U.S. performers has arrived in Tokyo, Japan to begin Harmony Japan's 8th annual Disney on Classic concert tour. This year's concert features seven American singers, the world-renowned Tokyo Philarmonic Orchestra, and music from Disney's animated classic Beauty and the Beast as well as selections from The Lady & the Tramp, Mulan, as well as a suite from the 2010 Disney film The Prince of Persia. The 2010 cast, led by director Tony Clements, includes Broadway's Carey Anderson, Kate Margaret McCann, Jen Zappola, Chad Coudriet, Michael Di Liberto, and Norman Moses. Brad Kelley conducts the Tokyo Philharmonic 'Neverland' Orchestra.

Stetson University and The Athens Theatre present 'The Stetson Opera Theatre OPERA GALA,' featuring the finest singers from Stetson University's School of Music on Friday, October 8 at 7:30 PM.

After a recent standing-room-only performances at the famed Gardenia in Los Angeles, Pat Whiteman reprises her new cabaret act 'The Mood I'm In' with one performance only on Saturday, October 9th at Arthur Newman Theatre in The Joslyn Center Theater in Palm Desert. Broadway's Jason Graae directed Ms. Whiteman's act, which is part of the Les Michaels Cabaret Concert Series, which has been running here since July and will continue through December. Cabaret Scenes Magazine calls Pat's show: 'the perfect cabaret show and a powerful, evocative singer with enough acting chops to convey a range of varied emotions in any song.'

This powerful two-hander reunites actors John Bach and Mel Dodge with director Stephanie McKellar-Smith, the team behind the acclaimed production of Blackbird at the Court Theatre in Christchurch. A witty and compelling tale of redemption, family secrets and memory loss, this is a bold and exciting play from one of New Zealands' freshest and most promising young writers. Don't miss this stunning world premiere!

Weekend movie box office estimates: September 24-September 26, 2010.