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Broadway performers Lisa Brescia, Memphis' Chad Kimball, Andrew Samonsky and more have been confirmed to perform in Not The Same: The Music & Lyrics of Bobby Cronin on March 28th at the Metropolitan Room.

The Barbican Centre today announced the 2010-11 Great Performers programme: space exploration, serial killers, the return of Sellars and three operas based on a 38,736 line poem launch the Barbican's classical music season.

Williamstown Theatre Festival (Nicholas Martin, Artistic Director) announced today that Terry Kinney (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; reasons to be pretty) will direct a production of Lanford Wilson's modern classic Fifth of July, which will play the WTF Main Stage from August 11 - 22, 2010. A co-production with Bay Street Theatre, this gentle comic drama from Wilson's beloved Talley Trilogy will be the final Main Stage production of the season.

The Wilma Theater announced the four plays that will make up its upcoming 2010 - 2011 season as it celebrated the World Premiere opening night of Language Rooms on Wednesday March 10, 2010.

Tonight, March 11th, the Cornelia Street Cafe presents Gnu Vox: Lori Perez CD Release and a spoken word performance by Eve Packer (words) and Stephanie Stone (piano).

Two Brooklyn opera companies, AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) and OPERA ON TAP, will present the fourth installment of its Opera Grows in Brooklyn series, an evening of three 30-minute opera scenes and songs. The program will feature mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer singing Absynth, a futuristic monodrama made up of newly-commissioned electronic songs from composers Nico Muhly, Andrew Staniland, and others; Clint Borzoni's new one-act opera Margot Alone in the Light, based on a Ray Bradbury short story; and Dreams of Pure Spirit: Songs of Tom Cipullo with the composer at the piano. The show will be held on Friday, April 16 at 8pm at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood. Tickets are $20 ($15 for students/seniors) at www.galapagosartspace.com.

Expect to be impressed when UF's premiere co-ed a cappella group takes to the stage Thursday, March 25 and Sunday, March 28 at the Squitieri Studio Theatre. This student-run group will dazzle audiences with their award-winning talent and dedication to their music.

This Stage Limited is delighted to announce three upcoming dates for its new piano bar event Show Off! Show Off!, which had its debut on 6 March 2010 at Cafe Koha, is inspired by the piano bars of New York City. The next three dates for Show Off! will be Saturday 27 March 2010, Friday 16 April 2010 and Saturday 29 May 2010, at Cafe Koha in Covent Garden. The doors will open at 8 p.m. each night, with the live music starting at 9 p.m. Food an drink will be available from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. each night.

Tonight, March 11, the Iridium Jazz Club is hosting a concert with Pucho Brown and His Latin Soul Brothers.

It's the final weeks to catch NEWSical The Musical before their two month hiatus. The show shares a venue with the Puerto Rican Travelling Theater who will be using the space for April and May. NEWSical will play its final performance Sunday, March 21st and is scheduled to re-open in June.

Aspire Communications, Inc. has announced that Reni Mimura, a Japanese Cosplay Singer in NY, will host the Japanese 'Maid' Show on March 21st at Top Tunes in New York City.

Rover Dramawerks has announced audition dates for its production of Edward Albee's Everything in the Garden. Auditions will take place Monday, March 29 and Tuesday, March 30 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Callbacks will be Wednesday, March 31.

The newly-formed CitizensConstitutionalCongress.com today received official endorsement from 'The Last American Band,' with the release of their new anthem, 'How Stupid Do They Think We Are?'

The Marvelous Wonderettes' Christina DeCicco and BAWDY's, Jesse Luttrell have been added as special guests in the upcoming concert, Larry Hamilton: Channel Surfing! Hamilton, who was last seen at Joe's Pub with Our Lady J's Gospel of Dolly, will return to the Laurie Beechman for a second go-round, with tunes from the television and movie screens. Channel Surfing will play one performance only on March 21 at 9:30PM. The concert will also feature 'The Channel Surfing Singers': Geoff Kidwell (Rated:RSO), Mark Mozingo (The Hidden Sky), Anich D'Jae, Tatiana Henderson, Michael Jones, Ryan Scott Lathan, Jennifer Mintzer, JB Reed, Robin Rothman, Rachel Smith, Justin Stratton, and Robert Teasdale. Percy Rodriguez (drums) and Marvelous Wonderettes' Brandon Sturiale (piano) will accompany the evening.

By popular demand, a sixth performance has been added to Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family engagement at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, May 6 at 8:00 p.m.

This spring, Crip Slam will feature video excerpts from Mickee Faust's The Gimp Parade. Following will be an interactive discussion with Carrie Sandahl, one of the Gimp Parade's original creators, about these wild pieces and the importance of humor and satire in disability culture.

The Boston Theater Community presents a one-night only concert to benefit Doctors Without Borders and its relief efforts in Haiti.

Evanston's Next Theatre Company continues its 29th season with the second offering in their Dark Night Series. Magical Exploding Boy by Chicago-based writer and performer Dean Evans begins Friday, March 26 at Evanston's Noyes Cultural Arts Center.

Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson and Board Chairman Warren Spector officially launched the GOING PUBLIC Capital Campaign on Tuesday, March 9 at a ceremonial groundbreaking event attended by more than 150 people including, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin, and Board Members Gail Papp, Liev Schreiber and Sam Waterston.

Broadway Impact has announced its upcoming events for this spring, including a series of post-show discussions and talkbacks to foster discussion on gay and lesbian rights. Events include TalkOUT and the ING NYC marathon among other scheduled discussions.