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On Friday, April 16 the Rainbow Troupe will present a staged reading of an hour long theatrical version of THE WIZARD OF OZ. The performance will take place in the Bruno Walter Auditorium in the Library of Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

The English National Opera will team up with Punchdrunk to co-produce THE DUCHESS OF MALFI, Torsten Rasch's opera, in its world premiere. The production will be site-specific and take place at Great Eastern Quady in London's Royal Albert Basin. Performances will begin on July 13.

Tony Award winning actress Anika Noni Rose will perform in a concert reading of THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall. The reading will take place at 7:30 PM on April 3 at the Independence Community College as a part of the William Inge Theatre Festival. Chay Yew will direct.

In 2009-10, Centerstage decided to take the plunge and try something that, though they had been pondering it for years, was totally new. The result has been a season of nonstop, almost unprecedented stylistic diversity. And a heck of a lot of activity. On our two stages, by season's end, they'll have hosted 14 different performances, running the gamut from intimate cabarets to a rollicking special-engagement holiday show to a three-week festival of readings (coming in April), alongside six fully staged theatrical productions. If you saw even half of what was put on this year, you saw a season of theater like few in Baltimore's history.

Due to popular demand and several sold-out performances, Miracle Theatre Group is pleased to announce an additional opportunity to see 'How the García Girls Lost their Accents' at 2:00 p.m., Saturday April 17, 2010. Tickets for this matinee are $22 ($16 for students/seniors) from 503-236-7253 or www.milagro.org.

In 1999, a terrifying new form of wheat stem rust disease - spotted in Uganda and dubbed 'UG99' - began to destroy the world's harvest of wheat, the staff of life, 22% of humanity's calories. It moved from Africa up the Arabian Peninsula; now it's threatening India and Pakistan. Next stop, China, Ukraine, France, Kansas.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center and the New Jersey Youth Theatre (NJYT) announced audition dates for their summer musical collaboration on the Broadway-changing, Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning rock musical, RENT.

THE LITTLE HUT by André Roussin and adapted by Nancy Mitford will play The Greenwich Theatre April 20-24, The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre April 26-May 1, the Theatre Royal May 4-May 8, and the Rose Theatre May 10-15.

The theater company Polybe + Seats is proud to announce its spring 2010 production of A THOUSAND THOUSAND SLIMY THINGS. Conceived and directed by Artistic Director Jessica Brater and written by Company Member Katya Schapiro with the company, the production will have a limited engagement of 9 performances only at the Waterfront Museum and Showboat Barge (290 Conover Street at Pier 44) in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Open online registration for the Barn Players' 'Barn Junior' summer series youth production of A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, KIDS opens on April 1st.

Denton Community Theatre is thrilled to present the classic Cinderella, music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Directed by Sharon Veselic with music direction by Ray Staniszewski, and choreography by Kris Walters, this production will bring the magical fairy tale to life on the Campus stage.

Now celebrating eleven glorious years of girls, glitz and glamour across the country, the record-breaking smash hit musical CHICAGO is back in town and its pure entertainment. Don't miss your chance to see one of Broadway's biggest hits, in Jacksonville May 21 - 23, 2010 at the Times Union Center's Moran Theater for five performances only.

The Open Stage of Harrisburg Education Department has announced the names of its 2010 'Women Who Care.' Initiated in 2000, the WWC program honors women who have demonstrated unselfish devotion to the Greater Harrisburg community and to the arts, including Open Stage. Awards are presented before each Friday night performance of the theatre's FLYING SOLO Festival, June 4 - 27.

Die Schauspiellegende Maria Becker kehrt anlässlich ihres 90. Geburtstags, der am 28. Januar mit einer grossen Gala im Pfauen gefeiert wurde, an das Schauspielhaus Zürich zurück: Der Publikumsliebling und ihr Sohn Benedict Freitag gastieren mit dem Erfolgsstück DAS MILLIONENHAUS am Freitag, den 9. April und Mittwoch, den 14. April in der Kammer.

Tony nominee Laura Bell Bundy will perform 'Giddy On Up,' a song from her upcoming album, at the Academy of Country Music Awards, according to a report from People.com. The ceremony will be held on April 18 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be hosted by Reba McEntire. The awards will be broadcast live on CBS.

Tony Award nominated actress Debbie Allen will direct the new musical TWIST at the Alliance Theatre from September 1 through October 3 as a part of the 2010-2011 season.

GLEE stars Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson) and Dianna Argon (Quinn Fabray) recently teamed up with Gossip Girl actress Jessica Szohr (Vanessa Abrams) for an ad campaign for clothing brand 'Op.' Others included in the campaign include R&B artist Cassie, '90210's' Trevor Donovan, and 'New Moon' and 'Eclipse' actor Alex Meraz.

The Springside Inn's new Broadway series will begin on March 36-27 with Keith Thompson's KOOKY TUNES, described as a 'special mélange of comic tales and tunes.' The cast for the production features Patrick DeGennaro, Vanessa A. Jones, Perry Payne, Jay Rogers and Thompson.

The 14th Street Playhouse's production of CHOICES will play its final show on March 27. CHOICES is a drama based on the decisions and directions we must take as we walk through the journey of life. We are all faced with choices, and the decision we make behind those choices impact our lives and touch the lives of those around us.

According to WENN, actress Amanda Seyfried admitted to starting rumors about a Mamma Mia! sequel being in the works, since she's eager to reprise the role of Sophie.