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Rotary Club of Beijing's annual fundraising ball is this Saturday, May 28. 200 Rotarians and guests will gather to raise money for worthwhile projects in our Beijing home. Last year we raised 250,000 RMB.

Broadway's Sebastian Arcelus, who previously appeared onstage in ELF and JERSEY BOYS, is trying on a more serious, and non-singing role in A TIME TO KILL. The play is a Rupert Holmes' adaptation of a novel by John Grisham and will open today, May 22 at Arena Stage in Washington, DC, after previews which began on May 6.

Hush the Musical Review, a production from Charles Mandracchia & the Frizzi & Lazzi Musical Theatre Company, played five sold out Off-off Broadway at the Roy Arias Theatrs, NYC returns for an encore, two performance run at the world famous Triad Theatre, NYC. The show ran May 19th at 7pm and will play again May 26th at 7pm. Tickets are $15 plus 2 drink minimum.

The Candlelight Dinner Playhouse is accepting headshots and resumes for the role of Oliver Warbucks ('Daddy Warbucks') for its upcoming production of Annie Warbucks. All other roles have been cast through previous auditions. Please send an e-mail with your headshot and resume to dave@coloradocandlelight.com. All materials must be received by Friday, June 3, 2011 in order to be considered. Once we have received the headshots and resumes, we will contact the actors that we are interested in seeing for an in-person audition. Please make sure that your resumes include current contact information. No phone calls please.

Theatre Aspen recently put together a video showing the ceremony for the new theatre tent which was raised in a snow storm in Aspen, Colorado.

Chugg Entertainment today announces that pre-sale figures for the Rocket Man's first Hunter Valley show have been so impressive, that a second show is now confirmed for Sunday 4 December at Hope Estate.

Participating in Art Hong Kong is another step in Galerie Lelong artists' distinguished history in Asia and the Pacific Rim. Museum participation began with a 1937 Japanese exhibition on Surrealism which included the work of Joan Miró. Since the 60's, Miró's work has been presented in a number of monographic exhibitions in Japan. Alberto Giacometti's first monographic exhibition in Tokyo took place at the Minami Gallery in 1958, and Giacometti in Asia recently toured Japan and Singapore from 2007-08.

Westchester's John Treacy Egan, from the cast of Broadway's Sister Act, and Brad Oscar, Tony nominee for The Producers and currently in The Addams Family, will host an evening of song and tribute to honor Westchester theatrical director and composer George Puello.

Mustard Seed Theatre is launching a New Play Contest for scripts that relate to the theatre's mission of 'exploring our relationship with God and our ethical responsibility to the world.' The winning script or scripts will receive a staged reading on April 22 and 23, 2012.

St. Louis Actors' Studio concludes its fourth season, themed 'Angels and Demons,' with an evening that gets right to the heart of it. According to Mr. LaBute, these pieces were written '... to say something about love and life and betrayal and art and a number of other themes.... Each one for a different reason and for a different show or person or cause....along with some new material that is debuting here, these fragments of work have been performed in venues around the world but never before in this exciting combination. My task is to be true to my characters and to take my audience for a ride--I hope you all feel like that's the case when the curtain comes down (or the lights go out) and you've made it to the curtain call'

The Sheldon Art Galleries presents Colors of Hope: Artwork from the Children's Art Village in the AT&T Children's Gallery, a multi-media exhibit featuring artwork by children from around the world who are served by the Children's Art Village (CAV), on view through June 11, 2011. The artwork featured in the exhibit will be for sale starting today, and will continue through the end of the exhibit. Prices will begin at $50 per matted piece of artwork. Proceeds will benefit the work of the Children's Art Village and the education programs of the Sheldon Art Galleries . Contact Becky Gunter, Gallery coordinator and Education Manager, at the Sheldon Art Galleries with questions and inquiries during normal gallery hours.

West End Players Guild will hold auditions for the first three plays of its 2011-2012 season on Saturday, July 23, at 12 noon at the theatre in the Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 Union Boulevard (just north of Delmar).

Union Avenue Opera (UAO) prepares to raise the curtain on its 17th Festival Season. After great success with last season's local premiere of Tchaikovsky's psychological drama Pikovaya Dama (Queen of Spades), the comedic operetta Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan, and the romance of La fille du régiment (Daughter of the Regiment) by Donizetti, the company brings two well-loved operas and one local premiere to the stage at 733 North Union Boulevard: Puccini's Turandot, Rossini's La Cenerentola (Cinderella) and Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking.

The Sheldon Art Galleries presents Material Landscapes, June 17, 2011 through January 21, 2012 in the Bernoudy Gallery of Architecture. Please join us for a gallery opening reception on Friday, June 17 from 5 - 7 p.m.! Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon - 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, Noon - 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. Admission is free. For more information on the exhibition, visit the galleries' website at www.thesheldon.org/galleries.asp.

New Line Theatre, 'the Bad Boy of Musical Theatre,' opens the final show of its 20th anniversary season, the regional premiere of the massive cult hit, BARE, running June 2-25, 2011, at the Washington University South Campus Theatre (formerly CBC High School), 6501 Clayton Road, just east of Big Bend. Tickets are available through Metrotix, at 314-534-1111.

Actor Mark Harelik wanted to pay tribute to his Russian immigrant grandparents Haskell and Leah. So, based on his grandmother's photo album, he wrote a play, 'The Immigrant' subtitled, 'A Hamilton County Album. It is the true story about two Eastern European Jews who immigrated to a small Texas town in 1909.

'If a Guy did not have a Doll, who would holler on him?' Step right up, and bet your money as Family Musical Theatre opens their season with the musical comedy 'Guys and Dolls'. Based on a book by Damon Runyon, this 'fable of Broadway' captures the 1940s spirit of New York stereotypes: gamblers, entertainers, hopeless romantics and church-following missionaries. Popular tunes such as 'Adelaide's Lament', 'If I Were a Bell', and 'Luck Be a Lady' by Frank Loesser add color and insight to the characters. With multiple Tony Award Nominations, including Best Musical and Best Choreography, and a successful film make this musical on of Broadway's best successes. This is one show you will not want to miss this summer.

The Midnight Company will present the St. Louis premiere of Craig Wright's riotous theatre comedy MISTAKES WERE MADE, August 18 through September 3, At The Kranzberg Center, 501 N. Grand, with performances Thursdays and Fridays at 8 pm, and Saturdays at 7 and 9 pm.

2010 MAC Award winner, Tom Rocco, will be celebrating the release of his live-recording CD, 'My Big, Fat, Proposition 8 Wedding' with a show at The Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd St. between 5th and 6th Avenues) on Wednesday night, May 25th, at 7:00pm.

Marty Thomas, Jennifer DiNoia, and Russell Fisher headline FRIENDS FOR JAPAN, a benefit concert for Save The Children.