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A new production of Brian Friel's highly popular masterpiece Philadelphia, Here I Come! is being produced by Noel Pearson, and will play the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin from March 10th 2010 for a limited season.

The Children's Playhouse of Maryland has announced the rescheduled performance dates for Beth Tfiloh High School's Anything Goes and Notre Dame Prep Middle School's Seussical, Jr.

Untitled Theater Company #61 invites you to take a journey to the dark side of a tormented psyche in RUDOLF II, an intimate drama of delusion, science and sexual experimentation. Written by Edward Einhorn and directed by Henry Akona, the play will have its world premiere at the Bohemian National Hall, introducing the newly renovated Czech theater and cultural space, once the home of the Manhattan Theater Club.

Rising Action Theatre has announced a discount on tickets for their production of Reefer Madness. Those who buy tickets before February 28th for Thursday, Friday and Sunday performances using the code 'reefer' will be privy to $28.

The Adelaide Fringe Theatre Festival is looking for the Biggest Adelaide Fringe Fan - are you it? Take a photo of yourself in Fringe wear or showing that you are a Fringe fanatic.

The Drilling Company Theatre welcomes Reverie Productions for its second annual festival of new play development, WET INK, including a workshop production of URGE FOR GOING by Mona Mansour, directed by Tania Inessa Kirkman. The festival also includes MONDAY NIGHT SEX, a night of steamy one-acts from Reverie's writers lab, as well as staged readings of new plays by Michael Bettencourt, Fengar Gael, Katharine Clark Gray, and Laura Marks.

Fuel produces fresh work for adventurous people by inspiring artists. The spring programme includes a diverse range of work for audiences aged 5+ happening in venues small and large, rural and urban, throughout the UK and beyond. Upcoming events include Simple Girl, Kursk, and MUST: The Inside Story.

The genre-defying string quartet Brooklyn Rider deftly employs creative programming and exciting collaborations to illuminate music in fresh ways and invite their audiences into a shared experience. Uniquely capable of addressing a wide and inclusive range of music, they are as willing to explore the world of Haydn and Debussy as they are in the music of our time. They have performed in venues as varied as Joe's Pub in NYC, the Todai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan, and the San Francisco Jazz Festival.

The Walt Disney Concert Hall presents Bajofondo featuring Gustavo Santaolalla and Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas on May 14, 2010 at 8pm.

American Stage Theatre Company continues its cabaret series in the Susan R. Hough cabaret space with BUSKER'S BREW featuring Nicholas J. White, running February 26 and 27 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., February 28 at 6 p.m., March 5 and 6 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. and March 7 at 6 p.m. Ticket prices to all performances are 'Pay-What-You-Can' at the door.

Opening on March 3rd and limited to a one week run, Hart House Theatre presents the Toronto Premiere of a solo performance that pays tribute to one of Canada's greatest writers - Robertson Davies: The Peeled I.

The critically acclaimed open mic series, Big Night Out is bigger and better than ever! Billed as a delicious gathering for the musical community, Big Night Out is a unique and supportive environment for performers and composers of all backgrounds to come together and perform the music that they love. Created by The Fabulous Jennifer Wren, who made her cabaret debut in 2006 with her revue Love, Rainbows and All at Don't Tell Mama, and resident Musical Director William 'Bill' Zeffiro, singers have been encouraged to try out new material, sing the roles that they aspire to play, sing the roles they will never play, or just show off for the joy of it.

Following overwhelmingly positive feedback and interest over the past three years, the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) expands its 2010 Arts Education programs to include a plethora of opportunities for kids of all ages ranging from six to 17. New to the roster this year is the Drama Desk Award-winning TADA! Youth Theater, a stellar musical theatre program perfect for honing the singing, dancing, and acting skills of our future Broadway stars. In addition, SOPAC continues to offer its popular classes and educational opportunities: ArtWorks, a performing arts industry training and leadership program; Lydia Johnson Dance Classes, a weekly dance class program teaching the technique of ballet and choreography; and School Time Performances, an educational resource for students and teachers of regional public and private schools, offering performances that complement the New Jersey State learning curriculum.

The Fisher Landau Center for the Arts has announced their exhibitions on view through March 29th 2010, including FIVE DECADES OF PASSION. Part Two: The Founding of the Center and WE ARE THE WORLD: Figures & Portraits.

Concerts for the week of February 21st include George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, TWIZTID with Blaze and Kung Fu Vampire, Godfrey Townsend Band's George Harrison tribute HERE COMES THE SUN, DJ Tour Launch Party, Zep Fest V with Kashmir, Tainted Love, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Michael Patrick's Ring of Fire Band's Birthday Tribute to Johnny Cash.

The Off-Broadway premiere of LOOKING FOR BILLY HAINES, a new comedy with dance by Suzanne Brockmann and Will McCabe, with music by Barry Singer, will begin performances Thursday, March 11th at the Lion Theatre on Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street), with Opening Night set for March 25th. The limited engagement is set to run through May 22nd.

Toronto's Teatron Theatre presents the Canadian premiere of Janece Shaffer's Bluish March 3, 2010 through March 14th.

Following End of the Rainbow, Royal & Derngate's Addicted to You season continues with the stage premiere of a new version of My Zinc Bed created by David Hare especially for the Royal & Derngate, which takes to the Royal stage from Friday 26 February to Saturday 13 and Honest by Northampton playwright DC Moore, which will be performed in the Mailcoach pub, adjacent to the theatre, at 6.30pm, before each evening's performance of My Zinc Bed.

DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center is only the second theater in the region to offer its customers Audience Rewards®, a new national loyalty program for arts fans that allows them to earn points redeemable for show tickets and other great show memorabilia and merchandise.

The Flea Theater presents Jeremy Bloom's production of LA BOHEME (SPOKEN), based on La bohème by Giacomo Puccini, adapted by Brian Rady, conceived and directed by Jeremy Bloom. LA BOHEME (SPOKEN) will play a 1-week limited engagement at The Flea Theater (41 White Street, New York, NY 10013). Performances begin Wednesday, March 10th through Saturday, March 13th.