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Casa Mañana kicks off the 2010 - 2011 Broadway at Casa Mañana season with the family-favorite musical, Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, September 11 - 19 at Casa Mañana Theatre. Tickets are on sale now.

Decca Records is pleased to announce the single release of 'If It Wasn't for Bad,' available August 24th on iTunes and all digital retailers. The highly anticipated single is the first to be made available from The Union, the collaborative album with Elton John and Leon Russell to be released October 19th in the U.S. on Decca (October 25th in the U.K. on Mercury Records.) The album marks the first time these iconic artists have worked together since 1970.

Rock and roll legend and Las Vegas' own Domenick Allen brings the beat to the Suncoast Showroom in It's All About The Music - October 2 and 3, each evening at 7:30 p.m. In It's All About The Music, audiences will experience the high-energy impact of the diverse music career of Domenick Allen. Backed by a nine-piece band, Allen will showcase several genres of music with his soaring vocals and virtuosity on a variety of musical instruments, including swing clarinet, jazz saxophone and guitar for the electrifying classic rock grand finale.

On Sunday, September 12, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn Literary Council and Brooklyn Tourism will host the fifth annual Brooklyn Book Festival. Each year, the Brooklyn Book Festival 'BoBi' award is given to an author who has made a broad impact on the field of literature. This year's recipient is John Ashbery, who will be honored at the Brooklyn Book Festival Gala Mingle on Saturday, September 11, 2010. The award was established in the Festival's second year. Previous BoBi recipients are Edwidge Danticat (2009), Walter Mosley (2008) and Paul Auster (2007). Ashbery will also participate in this year's Festival program, in an on-stage conversation with Paul Auster, Sunday, September 12.

With his West End debut quickly approaching, Jonathan Groff recently sat down with The Independent to talk about his upcoming role in Deathtrap, his involvement with GLEE, and everything in between.

VH1's five-time Emmy Award-nominated documentary series 'Behind The Music' returns with a brand new special episode featuring 'American Idol' winner and four-time Grammy Award nominee, Fantasia Barrino. Included in this episode, Fantasia will address the most recent events in her life in an interview that was taped on Saturday, August 21. Narrated by Jim Forbes, this 'Behind The Music' will give viewers an inside look into the personal and professional life of one of music's greatest vocalists. Along with interviews from Fantasia herself, the episode will feature stories from some of the people who know her best as well as never-before-seen footage. 'Behind The Music: Fantasia' premieres on Tuesday, August 24 at 9:00 PM.

Brilliant. Amazing. Award-winning. World-renowned. These are just a few of the superlatives that describe the burlesque stars of New York City. But have you ever wondered what insanity lies beneath all that talent, all that sexiness, all those beautiful outfits, all those clever concepts? In a world that allows performers to do almost anything they want, what will burlesque stars create when given the freedom to do absolutely anything they want?

The Ross Valley Players presents NOVEMBER by David Mamet. President Charles 'Chucky' Smith is nearing the end of his first term and dealing with the unfavorable prospects that he will be elected for a second term in David Mamet's 'November' - a political comedy about bad behavior in high places.

Theatre By The Sea owner and producer Bill Hanney, Producing Artistic Director Amiee Turner and Managing Producer Joel Kipper are pleased to announce that due to unprecedented popular demand, Keith Michael Johnson's enormously popular production, The Secret World of Bubbles will return for two performances on Saturday, September 4, 2010.

B Street Theatre presents Neat written by playwright/actress Charlayne Woodard. At B Street Theatre B3 Series, 2711 B Street, Sacramento, CA 95816. Peformances run September 4, 2010 through October 2, 2010. Previews are Saturday September 5 at 4:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m. For tickets, call 916.443.5300 or visit www.bstreettheatre.org.

The iconic songs of George and Ira Gershwin are celebrated at the Hollywood Bowl with an all-star lineup of special guests including Jason Mraz, Monica Mancini, BeBe Winans, Nancy Wilson and St. Vincent. They will be joined by an All-Star Big Band and strings featuring the Shelly Berg Trio, Gordon Goodwin, Arturo Sandoval, Tom Scott, and more. Classic favorites such as 'Summertime,' 'Someone to Watch Over Me,' and 'They Can't Take That Away From Me' take on a new twist with pop and jazz interpretations.

The Cotuit Center for the Arts will hold open auditions for Dark of the Moon, to run October 7-24, 2010. Dark of the Moon is a drama with music set in the Blue Ridge Mountains, based on a variant of 'The Ballad of Barbara Allen', with witches, conjurers, and God-fearing folk. Director Mary Arnault will be casting roles for all ages. Singers, dancers and musicians encouraged. Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Falmouth Rd (Route 28) in Cotuit.

Henry Mayhew, Chairman of the Board of The Laguna Playhouse, today announced that he has accepted the resignation of long-time Artistic Director Andrew Barnicle, who is leaving The Playhouse to pursue outside directing and other creative opportunities.

Brandywine Distillery Fire began as an attempt to destroy storytelling or an attempt to tell story in the way that Jackson Pollack paints landscapes. Playmakers Michael Gardner and Matthew Freeman (creators of When is A Clock and Notes from Underground) conjectured that to develop a theater work in the 'wrongest' way possible might be a liberating experience for artists and audiences alike. They proceeded with a series of workshops. In the workshops, they led a process of improvising a play from scratch. And failing. Deliberately. And writing it down. And failing further.

The full cast is set for the world premiere of the new musical 'Leap of Faith,' which will begin performances at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on September 11, 2010 and continue through October 24. The opening is scheduled for October 3.

Tim Robbins' new play Break the Whip is set to premiere at The Ivy Substation in Culver City. The show will be produced by the Actor's Gang, which was co-founded by Robbins. catsing has not yet een announced, but performances will begin on September 2.The play revolves around struggles of the three cultures of the Jamestown Colony- English settlers, African slaves, and Powatan Indians.

Hello, Dolly!, Hackmatack Playhouse's season finale, opened Wednesday with a packed house and a standing ovation. The applause continued after the show when the cast arrived at the opening night party at Uno Chicago Grill in Somersworth.

According to a report by Variety, Maggie Gyllenhall, Jonathan Pryce, Rupert Everett, and Hugh Dancy will al be starring in the upcoming indie flick 'Hysteria'. The film, which was written by Stephen Dyer and Jonah Lisa Dyer, will focus on the invention of the vibrator in Victorian Era England.

Executive Director Kim Renz announced today the first of three big music weekends at Theater at Lime Kiln from August 27th through September 24th.

Next to Normal, with music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, will be making its west coast premiere at the Ahmanson theatre in Los Angeles.With a thrilling contemporary score, 'Next to Normal' is an emotional powerhouse of a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other. The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical features original Broadway star Alice Ripley, who won the Tony for her performance.