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The Boiler Room Theatre (in The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road, Bldg Six, Franklin) continues its 10th Anniversary season with the Nashville original musical comedy from the creators of the wildly successful 'McBeth! The Musical.' This hysterical musical adaptation of Dickens' novel 'A Tale of Two Cities' pokes fun at shows such as Les Miserables, My Fair Lady, Oliver, and others. Starring Megan (Murphy) Chambers, Stephen Henry, Lisa Gillespie, Dan McGeachy, Phil Perry, Scott Rice, Laura Thomas Sonn and Lane Wright. Directed by Jamey Green with choreography by Lauri Gregoire.

Dixie's Tupperware Party, the hilarious show starring Dixie Longate rolls into Mason Street Warehouse for a strictly limited engagement of 14 performances July 21 - August 1.

A rare opportunity to catch award-winning Dublin-born actor, singer, writer, musician, presenter, director, choreographer Morgan Crowley in an intimate solo cabaret at the legendary Feinstein's Series at the Regency Loews Hotel on Park Avenue.

The Grammy-nominated a cappella quintet Toxic Audio returns to Maine State Music Theatre to perform their repertoire of new sounds and old favorites. The fantastic phonic five will take the Pickard Theater stage on the campus of Bowdoin College on Monday, July 26 at 7:30pm. Tickets range from $17-$30 and can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 207-725-8769 or by visiting the MSMT website at www.msmt.org.

Inspired by Joe Cino and his Caffe Cino-one of the original birthplaces of Off-Off-Broadway theatre and early home to such writers as Doric Wilson, Robert Patrick, John Guare, Sam Shepard, Lanford Wilson, and William M. Hoffman-New York Innovative Theater Award winning company Rising Phoenix Rep has commissioned sixteen playwrights to write new, full-length plays for the Seventh Street Small Stage, the intimate back room space at Jimmy's No. 43 in the East Village, where the company has produced critically-acclaimed and award winning productions for the past four years.

Ke$ha, one of the hottest pop stars on the planet, made sure the party didn't stop the second she walked into Vegas' hottest adult pool: Moorea Beach Club at Mandalay Bay! Sponsored by Grey Goose, the first stop for the singer/songwriter was the red carpet where Ke$ha, wearing a black bathing suit, jean shorts, a red feather hair accessory, Ray Ban sunglasses, Chanel heels, and a colorful paint-on tattoo on both arms, posed for photos and conducted interviews. Dozens of fans lined the carpet as they waited to catch a glimpse and get a photo of the 'Your Love Is My Drug' singer.

According to the LA Times, character actor James Gammon died surrounded by family in his daughter's home in Costa Mesa where he and wife Nancy had been living. He died from cancer of the adrenal glands and the liver on Friday at the age of 70.

Renowned pianists Tzimon Barto and Shai Wosner will perform at Ravinia this week in place of Christoph Eschenbach, who is suffering from tendonitis. Barto will accompany baritone Matthias Goerne in the July 22 Martin Theatre recital that is to include Schumann's Liederkreis song cycle and Brahms's Four Serious Songs. Wosner will perform Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488 in a July 23 Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert that also features hits from Bernstein's Candide-conducted as planned by John Axelrod.

First Run Theatre continues with it's highly successful playwriting workshops with Dr. David Crespy.

Open Mic Mondays, which creators call 'a weekly celebration of rising talent in the heart of Off-Broadway,' will celebrate its 3rd anniversary on Monday, July 19th at 10pm at The Time Out New York Lounge at New World Stages. Tony and Emmy nominee John Tartaglia will co-host the evening, along with Open Mic Monday's host Colleen Harris and accompanist Michael James Roy. Audience members are encouraged to bring sheet music, or borrow from the collection on hand, and share their talent Off-Broadway.

Award nominee Jennifer Damiano will play her final performance as Natalie in the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Next to Normal on Sunday, July 18 at 7:30p.m. Tony Award winner Alice Ripley and two-time Tony Award nominee Brian D'Arcy James will also play their final performances.

Who Wants Cake? is delighted to announce the dates for their production of Douglas Carter Beane's hilarious play The Little Dog Laughed. Opening August 7th at Ferndale's Ringwald Theatre for an exclusive four-week engagement, this charming show is just what's needed to combat the end of summer blues.

According to HollywoodNews.com, Will Smith is set to star in 'The Legend of Cain,' a vampire movie based on the Bible's warring brothers story about Cain and Abel.

In a recent Mail Online article, author Cole Moreton writes about a visit with Andrew Lloyd Webber during which he discussed his long career as well as why he's teaming up with Tim Rice again after 34 years.

The Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bartholomew's continues with a service featuring Josef Rheinberger's Messe in F for men's voices on Sunday, August 1 at 11 am.