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Rebel Wilson will co-star in the movie musical Pitch Perfect, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Pitch Perfect features a script by Kay Cannon and will be directed by Tony Award winner Jason Moore.

In November, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will open at La Jolla Playhouse with Des McAnuff directing. However, no plans are confirmed on it's expected move to Broadway, according to Sign On San Diego.

The U.K. touring production of CHESS, featuring a company of actor-musicians playing their own accompaniment, is set to open at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre Sept. 24. The production will officially open on September 28 and run through Oct. 30 before opening in London's West End.

Constantine Maroulis, star of ROCK OF AGES and former finalist on American Idol, joined Fisher-Price and Disney Consumer Products to perform at D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif. Maroulis' concert introduced the new Rock Star Mickey interactive feature plush. Maroulis performed on stage with Mickey Mouse. The two have also teamed up for the Rock Star Mickey TV commercial, which is set to air Sept. 6.

Olympic gymnast, Cathy Rigby, will once again take flight in her Tony nominated and Emmy Award winning role as the boy who won't grow up, Peter Pan.

Amongst the cast will be Artistic Director David Hutchinson who returns to the stage following a period working behind the scenes as director and producer. Hutchinson will play young schoolboy Roger, and will be accompanied by a number of recently graduated actors from some of the leading drama schools in the UK.

Tony Award and Golden Globe winning actress, Julie Newmar, offers what she hopes will be the perfect little 'how to' book to place on the bedside table - 'The Conscious Catwoman Explains Life on Earth.'

Nisei Week Cultural Exhibitions Week Two will take place from Saturday, 08.20 - Sunday, 08.21.11 from 10am-5pm. Celebrate the 71st Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival with cultural exhibitions at the JACCC! For the second weekend of the festival, August 20-21, the JACCC will be filled with exhibitions ranging from bonsai to Japanese calligraphy, sashiko embroidery to Japanese dolls, and more! See below for the exhibitions list and location:

MTV News announced today that platinum recording artist and Emmy Award-winning actress Selena Gomez will kick off the biggest night in music as the celebrity host for the '2011 VMA Pre-Show' on Sunday, August 28 at 8pm (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT.) Gomez will be reporting breaking news and interviewing her peers alongside MTV News correspondents Sway, Jim Cantiello and James Montgomery Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording artist Cobra Starship will perform their smash hit, 'You Make Me Feel... (Featuring Sabi) ' off their soon to be released new album NIGHT SHADES (out August 29th), LIVE during the VMA pre-show. Additionally, viewers will be fist-pumping as the 'Jersey Shore' invades the VMA Black Carpet as an exclusive new season teaser airs.

Southwest Shakespeare Company to open its 18th season with Titus mAndronicus, opening on September 9th in Mesa, AZ.

Rising Stars series, this year featuring six concerts in the fall of 2011 and spring of 2012, bringing the brightest stars of the next generation of professional classical musiciansto Ravinia. All concerts take place in the festival's most intimate performance space, the indoor 450-seat Bennett Gordon Hall, which continues to showcase successful recitals and chamber music concerts during the summer. This season's series features pianist Giles Vonsattel (Oct. 1, 2011); violinist Bella Hristova (Oct. 15, 2011); the Linden String Quartet (Nov. 5, 2011); pianist Daria Rabotkina (Nov. 19, 2011); Musicians from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute (April 7, 2012); and vocal ensemble Calmus (April 28, 2012).

The Skirball Cultural Center presents the West Coast debut of Water, a visually stunning work by celebrated interdisciplinary choreographer/dancers Eiko & Koma, on Friday, September 9, and Sunday, September 11. Co-commissioned by the Lincoln Center for the Arts and the Skirball, the work is inspired by mourning rituals from around the globe. It will be mounted at the Skirball to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Admission to the performances is free.

On September 1st at 8pm, The Nuyorican Poets Cafe will honor Mr. John Leguizamo with a lifetime achievement award.

Lehmann Maupin Gallery presents More Than Everything on view 15 September - 29 October, 2011 at 201 Chrystie Street.

The Music Theatre Company will present The 48 Hour Musicals: Bizarre Book Titles, four fifteen-minute musicals written and rehearsed in 48 hours. The musicals are by Will Buck, Matt Boresi, Emma Caywood, Jess Godwin Keith Harrison and Peter Hillard and will be directed by Alan Paul with Music Direction by Kory Danielson and Choreography by Katie Spelman & Zach Zube.

Deep Dish Theater Company invites you to join a lively, informal discussion of Erik Larson's In the Garden of Beasts, Monday, September 12, at 7 p.m. at Flyleaf Books.

Square Peg Concerts is proud to present Tim Minchin at the Boulder Theater on Sunday, October 9th, 2011. Tickets go on sale Friday August 19th for $25.00 Reserved and $30.00 Gold Circle. Tickets will increase by $3.00 the day of the show.

The Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC), 2011 IT Award Nominee for last season's The Human Comedy, announces their 11th Season featuring Ashlin Halfnight's A Hard Wall at High Speed and the musical The Secret Garden. Reflecting on the past ten years and with an eagerness for the upcoming year, Artistic Director Tom Wojtunik says, 'I am thrilled that in our 11th Season APAC will be producing primarily new work, as we begin to move away from our acclaimed revival productions into an arena of premieres and workshops.'

The Tony winning Best Musical City of Angels by Cy Coleman makes a rare appearance at the opening of Hillbarn Theatre's 71st Season in Foster City September 1st through 25th. Friday, September 2, opening night, will feature a Gala champagne reception provided by Chef Bill Chow after the show. For tickets or information, call 650.349.6411 or visit www.HillbarnTheatre.org.

FUNNY GIRL, the 1964 musical that helped raise Barbra Streisand to stardom, will receive a revival next spring starring 'Six Feet Under' star Lauren Ambrose in Streisand's original role of Fanny Brice.