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New York's GOTHAM BURLESQUE will welcome international burlesque superstar Dirty Martini as the headliner for the first summer show taking place on Saturday, May 5th at 10PM at The Triad on the Upper West Side.

Fells Point Corner Theatre presents on its Sokal Stage 10x10 2012, starting on April 13th and running through the 29th.

Cirque du Soleil returns to Houston with a new big top touring show KOOZA. The critically acclaimed production opens on Thursday, July 26 for a limited engagement under the white Big Top at Sam Houston Race Park.

As part of Shattered Globe Theatre's 20th Anniversary Season, the Stage 773 resident company will present the Midwest premiere of HER NAKED SKIN by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, directed by Artistic Director Roger Smart, playing May 1 - June 3, 2012 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago.

The planning is well underway for The Ringwald's 3rd Annual Gay Play Series (GPS). With their largest submission pool yet (175), they are winnowing down scripts for production. On Sunday, April 22 at 4:00PM, The Ringwald will host an informational GPS meeting for anyone who is interested in directing a short play as part of this year's festival.

Robert Spano is set to conduct the world premiere of DIFFERENT RIVER at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra May 10th-12th.

On Sunday, April 22, 2012, Time Out Lounge at New World Stages will play host to "By Your Side," a musical showcase featuring singer/songwriter Drew Overcash.

Patrick Healy, New York Times reporter on the theater beat, is set to return to THEATER TALK in an all-new interview about the contentious SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK lawsuit between the show's producers and its ousted director Julie Taymor. He also helps begin THEATER TALK's coverage of the 2012 Tony Award competition by speculating about the Best Musical race between NEWSIES and ONCE.

GRAMMYS on The Hill honorees include U.S. Representative Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and eight-time GRAMMY winner John Mayer. The event will be hosted by NBC News correspondent Luke Russert with special guests including folk/rock artist Donovan, blues legend and six-time GRAMMY winner Buddy Guy, Cheap Trick lead guitarist Rick Nielsen, songwriter Monty Powell (Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, Martina McBride), Secretary of Health and Human Services Sec. Kathleen Sebelius,Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow, and Recording Academy Chair Emeritus and five-time GRAMMY winner Jimmy Jam, and musical surprises.

Park Square Theatre offers its first Neil Simon play, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, a semi-autobiographical romp behind the scenes at the fictional 1950s "Max Prince Show," starting June 1st. The comedy writers work to outshine each other while Max worries about the network executives and the future of his television show.

Burning Coal Theatre Company will close its 15th season with the world premiere of Jude the Obscure, Parts 1 & 2 by Ian Finley, with music and lyrics by Thomas Hardy, Bruce Benedict, Jerome Davis and Jonathan Fitts. The production will run April 12 - May 5, 2012 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC.

In a rare occurrence, 18 Asian actors bring the colorful 2010 Newbery Honors winner WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON by Grace Lin to life beginning April 27 at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.

Drew Carey, stand-up comic, producer, writer and host of "The Price is Right," will bring "Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza" back to the Hollywood Theatre at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino May 24 - 27.

On Thursday, April 26th the Abbey Pub (3420 W. Grace) will host an All-Star jam called Full Court Press. This will be the second time this event will take place. This isn't your normal "jam night".

Following its sell-out run at Jermyn Street Theatre in January, THE ART OF CONCEALMENT comes to Riverside Studios this May.

Traverse Theatre Company is set to stage an immersive, live theatre event inspired by the Occupy Movement, DEMOS by Tim Price. Directed by newly appointed Associate Director, Hamish Pirie, this one-off production marks the first Traverse project by the director, who joins the Theatre for a nine-month residency.

The popular kids' book series BUSYTOWN, is set to be the source for the Children's Theatre of Charlotte's latest musical BUSYTOWN.

Jane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic Director, today announced the programming for the 46th season of the Mostly Mozart Festival, which runs from July 28 - August 25, 2012. Spanning seven venues, the Festival will offer more than 37 events including concerts, dance, visual art, film, pre-concert recitals, late-night performances, lectures, and bird-watching tours through Central Park, a special accompaniment to this summer's birdsong theme.

The producers of An Evening of Dirty Dancing have announced the casting of the winner of Channel 4‘s Musicality Matthew Goodgame who will be joined on stage by West End leading lady and Coronation Street actress, Rachael Wooding at the Beck Theatre Hayes on April 26th, Lowther Pavilion on May 4th, The Elgiva Chesham on June 1st & Fairfield Halls Croydon on June 8th.

La MaMa will continue its MONDAY NIGHTS AT LA MAMA series, a signature program of the company's 50th anniversary Homecoming season, on Monday, April 23 at 8 p.m. at the Ellen Stewart Theater (66 E. 4 St.) with an evening featuring two of La MaMa's most celebrated artists in conversation -- director Andrei Serban and actor F. Murray Abraham.