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Jersey Boys Las Vegas, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, celebrates its first anniversary on The Las Vegas Strip at the Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino Sunday, May 3.

Native Voices at the Autry continues its cycle of play development with its annual Playwrights Retreat and Festival of New Plays featuring top theater professionals serving as mentors to established and aspiring Native American playwrights. The program greatly increases the field of Native writers and brings greater visibility to Native theater.

This May 17th, Jet City Improv celebrates its 17th anniversary of providing Seattle with fast, funny improv. In addition to the show, there will be prizes and drink specials. Tickets are 2 for $17.

Lee Summers continues his open ended run of Winds of Change ? Monday, May 11th at 9:30pm at The Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street (between Broadway & Columbus). Winds of Change, will feature standards, pop, R&B and Broadway, along with original songs by Summers.

NCM Fathom and ?Forever Plaid? Productions (FPP) partner to present one of Off-Broadway?s most popular and critically acclaimed musicals, ?Forever Plaid.? This event will feature a Live introduction by the original cast, including Daniel Reichart, Larry Raben, Stan Chandler, David Engle, Stuart Ross and under the musical direction of David Snyder will be followed by a pre-taped performance of the musical, ?Forever Plaid?. The night will conclude with a Live ?bouncing ball? sing-a-long with the cast and theatre audiences. This event will be entertaining for people of all ages - One night only ? Thursday, July 9th.

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is set to present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat May 8 & 9, 2009. The show will be presented by the students of the Theatre's Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA) and Directed by Lissa Birder with Musical Direction by Betty Saunders.

Civic Theatre of Allentown is offering the following ticket promotions for its production of Genesius, a new musical opening on Friday, May 8th and running through Sunday, May 17th at Civic?s 19th Street Theatre.

Due to unforeseeable circumstances Nora Dunn will not be able to perform in the staged benefit reading of Sunset Boulevard on May 15. Replacing Ms. Dunn will be Scott Bradley of the Scooty and Jojo show.

The Rose Theater is presenting a special performance of Charlotte?s Web for families with a member diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. Because feedback from parents has suggested that it can be a challenge to take children with Autism to entertainment venues, Autism Action Partnership has made it possible for The Rose to offer one performance each season exclusively for families touched by the developmental disability.

The New Jersey Repertory Company located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch is proud to present the world-premiere of The Housewives of Mannheim a compelling new comic-drama by Alan Brody. The play centers around four women living in an apartment building in Brooklyn in 1944, during World War II.

Award winning actor-writer Eric Bogosian will read excerpts from and sign copies of his new novel Perforated Heart this Tuesday, May 5 at 7pm at Barnes & Noble Union Square (33 East 17th Street). Tuesday also marks the publication date of the novel which is published by Simon and Schuster.

A San Francisco native who has taken New York by storm, an established New York Diva, two irresistible cabaret concerts, one unforgettable day and one beautiful venue. Such is the recipe that Bay Area Cabaret has created for the send-off of its most successful season to date. Bay Area Cabaret concludes its 5th season on Sunday, May 17 at 2pm with Judy Butterfield followed by a 5pm performance by Ann Hampton Callaway; both shows are at the Marines Memorial Club Commandants Room (609 Sutter Street@ Mason). Individual tickets to these shows are available at www.bayareacabaret.org or City Box Office (415) 392-4400. Tickets to Ms. Callaway?s show are $45 general admission/$40 for subscribers. Judy Butterfield tickets are $35 general admission/$20 for subscribers and Callaway ticketholders.

Boxcar Theatre announces the final performance venues for their upcoming production of Euripides? Ion. Performed as part of Boxcar Theatre?s Free Theatre Initiative, all nine performances are free of charge to all audiences. Featuring three Boxcar company members, Peter Matthews (also one of the Artistic Directors of Boxcar), Stephanie Maysonave, and Sarah Savage, Ion pushes all three actors to test their limits as they all share all seven characters.

The weather's not the only thing that's been heating up the Altarena Playhouse lately. Final rehearsals for our production of Tennessee Williams' white-hot drama A Streetcar Named Desire are underway, and it looks like there will be more than a few sparks onstage when the show opens next Friday, May 8th and runs until June 7th. Tickets for this Sue Trigg-directed show cast $20 (general admission), and $17 (students under 18 and seniors 62+). Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.altarena.org/ or by phone at 510-523-1552 (1:00 - 6:00pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays).

The Traveling Jewish Theatre just added some new dates to the production of The Floating Light Bulb by Woody Allen. The play runs until Sunday, May 24. The have also teamed up with Coffee Bar for a package deal of dinner and a show.

San Jose Repertory Theatre is proud to conclude its 2008-2009 season with the smash hit The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The Tony® award-winning musical comedy ? one of Broadways most talked about hits ? is in attendance at San Jose Rep. This hilarious tale of six adolescent outsiders vying for the Spelling Bee title is directed by Timothy Near. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee begins previews on May 9, opens on May 15 and closes June 7.

23 Elephants proudly presents The Unspeakable Act, a hilariously twisted fairytale you won?t be telling your children anytime soon. Inspired by an ancient Japanese fairytale, The Unspeakable Act follows an empress on her journey of sexual discovery with an unlikely lover: a hermit-monk turned demonic sex stud. Through the use of improvisation, dance and 80?s music 23 Elephants has created a show rife with physical comedy and throbbing with innuendo.

Jazz singer Diane Schuur comes to The Rrazz Room at The Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, San Francisco CA. with a brand new show for a five day run, opening May 20 through May 24. Performances are at 8 PM with the Sunday, May 24 show at 7 PM. Tickets are $45-$49.50, and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or by calling 866 468 3399.

The Dramatists Guild of America announces the deadline to select the next group of young writers to participate in the Dramatists Guild Fellowship Program. The deadline for submissions to the 2009-1010 Fellowship program is Friday, May 9, 2009. Application requirements can be found on the Dramatists Guild website, www.dramatistsguild.com.

Theatre Works is set to present Tom Dudzick's Over the Tavern. This Connie Anderson-directed show will be performed May 15 at 8:00pm, May 16 at 8:00pm, May 17 at 2:00pm, May 22 at 8:00pm, May 23 at 8:00pm, and May 24 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $18 (general admission) and $15 for seniors 62 and older and children 12 and under. A season subscription costs $48 (just $12 per show).