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Larry Minion began his theatre career at the age of eight, writing plays for assemblies at an experimental elementary school he was attending. He continued to write through his teens, having his plays presented in several New York City theatres.

Hailed by The New York Times as 'the master storyteller' and 'one of the finest solo performers of his generation,' Mike Daisey's extemporaneous monologues skewer, illuminate, and ultimately celebrate our world with equal parts humor and heart. Texas Performing Arts is proud to present Mike Daisey, performing the Texas premiere of his acclaimed monologue, The Last Cargo Cult, September 21-22 at the McCullough Theatre.

A Delicate Balance, by Edward Albee, opens on Saturday, September 25, at 3pm. the production is directed by Steve Scott, Artistic Associate, Goodman Theatre. The show features company members Brian Parry, Jacqueline Grandt, and Jan Ellen Graves with guest artists Millicent Hurley, Chuck Spencer, and Cece Klinger.

Raven Theatre opens the 2010-2011 season with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Michael Menendian. Opening is Sunday, October 17, at 7:00 p.m. at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark, with a reception following in the Raven lobby. Tickets and information are available at www.raventheatre.com or 773-338-2177.

This October, come face-to-face with evil. London, 1893: insanity is spreading like a red infection over the East End. Human ashes spill from an abandoned ship. Wild-eyed streetwalkers recite Shakespeare sonnets to feed their starving children, and mad killers send bloody notes to newspapers promising a flood of innocent victims. Through the dense fog in the dark streets of a dying city, stalks a force of monstrous evil, as a bloodied band of outsiders sacrifice all to save their country from an unspeakable fate. Redtwist Theatre presents DRACULA: A TRAGEDY, a new adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic horror novel that asks if justice can live in the same world as terror, and what happens to a country when its nightmares come to life. You are invited to enter Dracula's madhouse: you will see the teeth; you will smell the decay; you will feel the fear.

Recycled Percussion will host the Grand Opening of its power percussion show Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m. The founders of JUNK ROCK-a mixture of gritty assault on buckets, power tools, and other noise-related objects-push the sound limits with a revolutionary concept and an interactive twist never before experienced in Las Vegas.

New York Comedy Club 241 E. 24th St. (between 2nd & 3rd Ave. ) N.Y.,N.Y. 10010 N,R or 6 to 23rd St. 212-696-5233 www.newyorkcomedyclub.com

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & MC COY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT are thrilled to present Marilu Henner, who will be reprising her critically-acclaimed Broadway performance as Lee Green and Caroline Aaron will star as Marjorie Taub in a newly-revised version of Charles Busch's hilarious Broadway hit, THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE, directed by Jeff Maynard (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee). THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE will open October 1 and run through Sunday, October 17 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.

Broadway Comedy Club 318 W. 53rd, between 8th & 9th Ave. ( C or E to 50th St. ) N.Y., N.Y. 10019 212-757-2323 www.broadwaycomedyclub.com

Welcoming Twin Cities audiences back to the whimsical Kingdom of Didd, the Children's Theatre Company (CTC) kicks off its 45th Anniversary Season with the storied Dr. Seuss' The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.

Sinclair, Sam, and Stu discover the audience in their attic. Clearly, these quiet strangers are going to eat them, so they distract the hungry savages by telling them their grandfather's original fairytales. With these vivid, multi-media stories the siblings discover the answer to, 'are we still loved after the person who loved us is gone?'.

Jim Caruso is delighted to present Kate Pazakis and Megan Reinking in concert as part of the Broadway at Birdland series. The event will take place on Monday, September 27 at 7pm.

The Season 11 star-studded cast and their professional partners get ready to break in their dancing shoes on ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' for the long awaited two-hour season premiere, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Check out these rehearsal photos for the new contestants below.

VITAL VOX: A VOCAL FESTIVAL explores the myriad power of the human voice in its solo and ensemble forms across a multitude of genres. This three day festival is in its 2nd annual appearance and will occur on November 11, 12, and 13, 2010 at 8:30pm at the ISSUE Project Room at the Old American Can Factory, 232 3rd Street, in Brooklyn, NY. (F/G Subway to Carroll St or F/M/R to 9th St./4th Ave.) Tickets are $10 ($9 in advance) and can be purchased at www.issueprojectroom.org or by calling 718-330-0313. VITAL VOX (www.vitalvoxfest.com) celebrates composer-performers in the vocal arts who stretch and expand the voice in new and original ways, continuing a strong contemporary tradition developed in the United States.

Apple Core Theater Company is proud to announce their fall production, William M. Hoffman's As Is. One of the first plays to tackle the AIDS crisis in America, As Is returns to midtown for a limited, 16 performance engagement. Walter J. Hoffman (Associate Artistic Director, Apple Core) directs As Is at The Studio Theatre at Theatre Row, opening Thursday, October 14th.

JERSEY BOYS cast members made a special delivery to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas on Thursday, September 2 bringing nearly 3,000 pairs of shoes which were collected during the very successful 'Walk Like a Man' shoe drive in honor of their 1,000th show on August 28. The cast presented the shoes and spent time meeting the children of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas. In addition to the shoe donation, the Jersey Boys producers donated 1,000 pairs of socks to accompany to the shoes.

The Wayside Theatre Artist Director, Warner Crocker announced today that the T. Carter Fussell Awards recipients. Awards were presented to the individual winners from the local High School's prior to Thursday, September 2nd performance of 'Striking 12.' The following area High Schools participated in the T Carter Fussell Program 2009-2010 school year: James Wood High School, Sherando High School, Clarke County High School, Warren County High School, and Skyline High School.

After playing to sold out houses at The New York International Fringe Festival 2010 and winning Outstanding Playwright for James Asmus' haunting and hilarious script, The New Colony's Hearts Full Of Blood (previously called Calls To Blood) will now play the FringeNYC Encore Series September 9-14.

September is loaded with a variety of plays, readings, presentations and parties, starting with David Rambo's portrait of renowned advice columnist Ann Landers in The Lady With All the Answers. Also answering the big questions is ACT's new lecture series, InterACTions with 'The Physiology of Imagination and the Aesthetics of Stability' with historian Mott Greene. The popular Pinter Fortnightly series and Short Stories Live return, along with Seattle Dance Project's 2010-2011 season opener, Project Orpheus, based on the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. September also marks the return of ACT Out! Gala & Benefit, a fun filled night featuring the talents if UMO Ensemble, 'Awesome' and The Love Markets.

According to a report by Baz Bamigboye in Daily Mail Onlline, Jemima Rooper is set to star alongside Daniel Crossley in the upcoming production of Me and My Girl at Sheffield's Cubicle Theatre. Shows begin December 2. Jemima is currently starring in All My Sons at the Apollo Theatre.