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Along with previously announced Michael Ball, also starring in the U.K. Tour of Hairspray will be Laurie Scarth, Liam Doyle, and Danny Bayne. The tour begins at the Cardriff Millenium Centre and will begin March 30th, immediately following its West End closing. The tour is scheduled to run through January 2011 with stops in Glasgow, Southampton, Wolverhampton, Leeds, Manchester, Plymouth, Liverpool, Sunderland, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Birmingham, Bradford and Edinburgh. For a full schedule or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.hairspraythemusical.co.uk.

The Vail International Dance Festival has annouced the schedule for its summer program. The 22 year old event runs from July 27th to August 10th and includes performances by Savion Glover, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company and more. Under the direction of Damian Woetzel, the event will feature three premieres and 11 performances. Nestled in the Colorado Rockies, the Vail International Dance Festival is heralded as a treasured summer dance event. Tickets go on sale February 12th at 11AM and can be purchased at www.vaildance.org/vaildance/.

After a vote on Monday evening, the Stratford Town Council has rejected a developer's plan to renovate the Shakespeare Theater in Stratford Connecticut. The 1,500 seat theater has been closed for over two decades, and was to be reopened by Bill Hanney, producer of the Theatre by the Sea in Matunuck, R.I.

Andrea Marcovicci is set to bring her most-requested show, I'll Be Seeing You . . . Love Songs of WWII, to the Janet and Ray Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza on March 13th. The performance will include music direction by Shelly Markham and feautured songs by Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer, and Jule Styne. For tickets, call 800-745-3000 (Ticketmaster) or 805-449-2787 (Box Office) or visit www.civicartsplaza.com.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced its annual MARCH MADNESS events. Featuring everything from Debbie Reynolds to Ed Asner as FDR; Journey to Abbey Road, there is something for everyone in a month full of musical events and theatrical entertainment.

Beginning May 11th, Sandy Duncan will star in Creating Claire, written by Joe DiPetro. David Saint will direct the production which will run through June 6th at George Street Playhouse.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tim Robbins and Peter Sarsgaard will be joining Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming Green Lantern film. Based on the DC Comics superhero, the movie will be directed by Martin Campbell and is set to begin filming in New Orleans in March.

Beginning March 26th, the Generic Theater will be performing Crispin Whittell's Darwin in Malibu at the Scope Theater. Pefromances will take place every Friday and Saturday at 8PM and Sundays at 2:30PM until April 18th. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students.

The Little Theatre of Norfolk will be presenting 12 Angry Men, adapted by Sherman Sergel and based on the Emmy award-winning television movie by Reginald Rose. With direction by Scott Rollins, performances will take place March 5th-21st, Thursdays-Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 2:30PM.

The Denton Community Theatre in Texas has announce auditions for their April 9th-25th run of Cinderella- the beloved fairy tale told with music and song. Auditions will take place February 7th-9th by appointment only, and will require that the auditinee prepare two upbeat songs (sheet music is required). Auditionees should come with a resume, headshot, and all conflicts. Those wishing to audition should call the director, Sharon Veselic, at 817-460-8320, between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm, Monday thru Friday to schedule an appointment.

The Denton Community Theatre in Texas has announce auditions for their April 9th-25th run of Cinderella- the beloved fairy tale told with music and song. Auditions will take place February 7th-9th by appointment only, and will require that the auditinee prepare two upbeat songs (sheet music is required). Auditionees should come with a resume, headshot, and all conflicts. Those wishing to audition should call the director, Sharon Veselic, at 817-460-8320, between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm, Monday thru Friday to schedule an appointment.

Vermont Theatre Company's production of 'Waiting for Godot' will play its last show on February 7th at 3:00pm.

The Denton Community Theatre in Texas has announce auditions for their April 9th-25th run of Cinderella- the beloved fairy tale told with music and song. Auditions will take place February 7th-9th by appointment only, and will require that the auditinee prepare two upbeat songs (sheet music is required). Auditionees should come with a resume, headshot, and all conflicts. Those wishing to audition should call the director, Sharon Veselic, at 817-460-8320, between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm, Monday thru Friday to schedule an appointment.

Broadway San Diego has just announced its 2010-2011 season. Broadway San Diego is a part of the nationally recognized Nederlander Producing Company of America - one of the country's largest and most experienced operators of live theater. The upcoming season is as follows:

Friday and Saturday's performances of Two Rooms have been cancelled due to the severe weather. On Sunday February 7th a decision will be made by 10am regarding possible cancellation of the performances for that day. The box office will contact ticket-holders as soon as possible regarding exchanges. For updates, visit www.everymantheatre.org.

Following his acclaimed run of Emergency in 2008, Obie and Ovation Award winner Daniel Beaty returns to the Geffen Playhosue with his new show Through the Night, which runs in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater from March 16 to April 4. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, Through the Night is a new piece on family, community and the power of possibility.

Beginning February 3rd, The Balboa Park Puppet Theatre will be presenting Chu Chu the Dragon, inspired by two Asian folk tales. The performance is appropriate for children ages 3-10 and based off of Millie Paterson's Weaver's Tales. Shows take February 3rd-14th on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10AM and 11:30AM and Saturdays and Sundays at 11AM, 1PM and 2:30PM. For additional information, visit www.balboaparkpuppets.com.

Santa Barbara City College Theatre Group will be presenting a student showcase production of The Suicide, a dark comedy written by Nikolai Erdman and translated by John Freedman. The production is directed by Katie Laris and will take place beginning March 11th at the Interim Theatre of SBCC West Campus (800 block of Cliff Drive).

Tony Award Winning composer and lyricist William Finn will speak at Kean University on March 1st at 3:30 in the University Center Little Theatre, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ, as part of the 2010 Premiere Stages Artists Series. Premiere Stages, the professional theatre in residence at Kean invites the public to this candid conversation about writing and composing for Broadway.

The Middlebury Community Players will present an expanded version of Noel Coward's 'Still Life' at Town Hall Theater from February 18 through the 21st. The piece was originally written to be included in Coward's cycle of short plays 'Tonight at 8:30.' However, in 1945 Coward joined forces with film director David Lean to create the full length, heart rending love story, 'Brief Encounter.' For MCP's production, director Joann Langrock has adapted scenes from the film to the original one-act, taking her cue from the recent British revival of a staged version of 'Brief Encounter' currently touring the United States.