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Tony nominee, Kate Baldwin, who is currently starring in 'I Do! I Do' at Westport Country Playhouse, will host the September 20th 'Monday Nights, New Voices' concert at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

The Beat Project presents DEAR HARVEY, written by Patricia Loughrey, with original music by Thomas Hodges, musical direction and orchestrations by Wayne Moore and directed by Anthony Frisina. DEAR HARVEY will open on Thursday, September 16 at 8pm and run through Sunday, October 10th at the Lee Strasberg Theatre, 7936 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood.

Hanson will be performing live at Mesa Arts Center in the second leg of their North American 'Shout It Out' tour on Tuesday, September 14th at 7PM. A Rocket to The Moon will open. Tickets are $32 and may be purchase via the Box Office at 480-644-6500 or visit www.mesaartscenter.com.

P.J.S. Exhibitions, an emerging and eclectic W. Village grassroots gallery (238 W. 14th between 7th & 8th Ave.) presents 'Visions of Variety,' a collection of donated works benefiting the not-for-profit organization, Art for Healing NYC. The exhibit, opening Thursday, September 16th and running through October 10th, 2010 includes mixed-media pieces of various sizes and subjects contributed by an array of artists, companies and estates. The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 11AM to 7PM.

New York native, keyboardist Greg Lewis performs at Teddy's Bar & Grill (96 Berry St., Brooklyn) on Wednesday, August 25th at 9PM. His CD, 'Organ Monk,' debuts on October 1st, which also feature Ron Jackson on guitar and Cindy Blackman on drums.

Indiana University photography Professor Jeffrey Wolin titled 'From All Sides: Portraits of American and Vietnamese War Veterans' at Lyon Septembre de la Photographie, an international biennial in Lyon, France, opening Sept. 9. The biennial will include the work of photographers from around the world, as well as performances by dancers in the evenings during the festival.

Mercury Baroque opens its 10th Season on October 9th with Exotique!, a special performance celebrating exotica in French Baroque music. The performance begins at 8:00pm in the Wortham Center, Cullen Theater and features the full Mercury Baroque orchestra, performing on period accurate instruments, under the direction of Maestro Antoine Plante. Pre-concert lecture with Dr. Yvonne Kendall begins at 7:15 in the Green Room. Tickets are between $20 and $55 and may be purchase by calling (713) 533-0080 or visiting Mercury's website at www.mercurybaroque.org.

Old Courthouse Theatre (49 Spring Street SW, Concord) will hold auditions for THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER on Monday, October 4th and Tuesday, October 5th from 6:30 to 8:30PM. The performances will be from December 2nd to December 19th.

The Blue Elephant Theatre (59a Bethwin Road) in Camberwell presents the world premiere of THE CAVE from Tuesday, October 19th to Saturday, November 6th. The play was written by Mervyn Peake and will be directed by Aaron Paterson.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, stage vet Norm Lewis joined the West End production of Les Miserables at the Queen's Theatre on July 5, 2010. See below for production stills of Lewis as Javert!

Through Line Productions, fresh from their Fringe hit SHADES OF GREY, present FAT PIG from September 9th to the 18th. The producation will be at Theatre Ste. Caterine (264 Ste. Catherine St. East). Show times are Tuesdays to Saturdays at 8PM and Saturday matinees at 2PM.

The Joe Iconis Rock and Roll Jamboree comes to the Laurie Beechman Theater for again on August 23rd, and 30th. All shows are at 9:30PM. Tickets are $10 and reservations can be made by calling (212) 695-6909.

The Flomenhaft Gallery (547 W. 27th St. Suite 200) present 'A Summer of Photography' from July 8th to August 20th. There will be an opening reception on July 8th from 6 pm to 8pm. an ambitious exhibit of photographs by the following artists: Keliy Anderson-Staley, Neil Folberg, Builder Levy, Rimma Gerlovina & Valeriy Gerlovin, and Carrie Mae Weems. More information can be found at www.flomenhaftgallery.com.

Cynthia-Reeves presents 'Sense of Place,' featuring the art of seven contemporary photographers. The exhibition opens on Thursday evening, June 24th, with a reception open to the public from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., and will run through August 20th. Please note that after the July 4th weekend, the gallery is open Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

The cast of YO GABBA GABBA! joins MGMT above the Radio City Music Hall's marquee after MGMT's two sold-out shows onon August 17 and 18.

Georgia Engel along with Michael Park will join the previously announced Linus Roache and Heather Burns in the World-Premiere of Will Eno's play MIDDLETOWN, which begins previews at Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) on October 13th with opening night set for Wednesday, November 3rd. Ken Rus Schmoll directs.

The North Shore Opera Hour will present a staged production of Peter Brook's adaptation of Bizet's opera Carmen on August 22 at 7:30pm at the Skokie Theatre. Brook's version captures the fundamental soul of Bizet's opera by focusing on the four main characters; Carmen, Don Jose, Micaela and Escamillo. 'La Tragédie de Carmen' won the 1984 special Tony Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre. The basic elements of this tragedy are still intact, offering familiar arias and duets.

Multi-talented comedian, actor, singer and writer Rodney Carrington returns to the Hollywood Theatre at MGM Grand December 6 - 11, performing at 10 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $79.95 A portion of each ticket sale will go to the Rodney Carrington Foundation which supports a variety of charities including the American Diabetes Association, The Day Spring Villa and the Little Lighthouse. Tickets can be purchased at any MGM Grand ticketing outlet, online at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 929-1111 or (702) 891-7777.

The New York Russian Jewish Youth Council (NYRJYC) kicks off the fall season on Thursday, September 2nd at 7PM with Eclectic Beat Box. The event will be at Soiree (199 Bowery St.) and features live musical performances, hip Israeli landscapes and some of the best bands the city has to offer. Tickets are $10; all proceeds from the event will go to benefit Sunrise Lake Camp, a residential summer camp in Cold Spring, New York that provides programming to children afflicted with cancer.