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Spring has arrived and the The Ringwald is taking a break from the blood and the camp to bring Detroit the Michigan Premiere of the new one-man musical, Songs from an Unmade Bed. Opening Saturday, May 9th at 8PM, Songs from an Unmade Bed will play Saturdays ? Mondays for an exclusive four-week engagement ending on Monday, June 1st.

Women in Love, as adapted from the D. H. Lawrence novel of the same name and directed by Chuck DeLong, is a contemporized and Americanized love story about two sisters -Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen- and the respective men in their lives, best friends Rupert Birkin and Gerald Crich. The play details the sisters' struggles with romance, domesticity, and the challenges of being young independent strong-willed women in today's society. Frequently humorous, often bittersweet, and sometimes tragic, the story addresses themes of social class, rivalry, passion and love versus lust, art versus industry, as well as inner conflict and turmoil.

Get ready to rock! The Clark Hines Theater is going to pulsate with the pounding beats of hard rock and heavy metal April 24 as the Playhouse South Theatre presents ?April Armageddon,? a stage show spotlighting local bands Dear Lovely, TINJ, Final Analysis, and Sawed Off. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for the 7:30 show at the Clark Hines/Playhouse South Theatre, 3700 Far Hills Avenue, Kettering

From April 15 through May 11 the 21 actors, three directors and one playwright in the first class to earn their Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) since the school moved to Pace in the fall of 2006 are presenting the school?s noted Repertory Season. The school is the only MFA theatre program officially sanctioned by the Actors Studio, whose co-Presidents are Ellen Burstyn, Harvey Keitel and Al Pacino.

WriteGirl, the Los Angeles-based creative writing and mentoring organization, in partnership with the acclaimed Pasadena Playhouse is pleased to announce PlayWriteGirl, which will be held May 3 at the Pasadena Playhouse. From 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., more than 65 teen girls from Pasadena and beyond, along with their mentors, will participate in the workshop part of PlayWriteGirl. They will learn about monologue and scene-writing in sessions led by guest writers, including screenwriter Robin Swicord (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), screenwriter Gina Prince-Bythewood (Secret Life of Bees), producer Jennifer Crittenden (The New Adventures of Old Christine, Seinfeld), Martha Williamson and Jule Selbo (Touched by an Angel) and playwrights Laural Meade and Jennie Webb.

The Northwestern University Dance Program students will present ?Forward Shift,? a concert that celebrates the completion of the Class of 2009?s dance studies. Performances of the annual spring dance concert will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 21; 8 p.m. Friday, May 22; 8 p.m. Saturday, May 23; and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 24, in the Ballroom of the Marjorie Ward Marshall Dance Center, 10 Arts Circle Drive, on the University?s Evanston campus. The concert is open to the public.

Reddy or Not: a musical comedy tribute to Helen Reddy returns to New York (220 E. 4th Street) Monday, April 20 at 9:30pm. Get tickets for $19 (includes post-show reception). Proceeds benefit Transport Group Theatre Company.

Shipwrecked! is directed by Joel sass and will run from May 22 - June 28. It features Michael Booth, Emily Gunyou-Halaas, Stephen Cartmell, and Edwin Strout.

Second Story Group at The Lost Studio presents a World Premiere Play, Come Back, Little Horny, written by Laura Richardson and directed by Open Fist Theatre Company?s Artistic Director Martha Demson. Come Back, Little Horny will preview on Saturday, May 9 at 8pm; Sunday, May 10 at 4pm; Friday, May 15 at 8pm and will open on Saturday, May 16 at 8:00p.m. at the Lost Studio Theatre, 130 S. La Brea Ave. (between 1st and 2nd) in Hollywood. Come Back, Little Horny is scheduled to run for six weeks through Saturday, June 20. 2009.

The Topanga Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) celebrates its gala 30th anniversary with a concert of family fare to benefit programming at The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. Conductor Guido Lamell of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by musicians of the Los Angeles and Santa Monica Philharmonic Orchestras, and Theatricum artistic director Ellen Geer weaves theatrical magic into the music with selections from the upcoming Mainstage Repertory Season that includes Julius Caesar and Cymbeline by William Shakespeare, The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekov and The Miser by Moliere. The benefit performance to support the non-profit theater's repertory and education programs that entertain, inspire and educate thousands of Angelenos each year, will take place at Theatricum Botaniucm's rustic outdoor amphitheater in Topanga on Saturday, May 16 at 2:00 pm.

?Waa-Mu 2009: One for the Books,? Northwestern?s University?s 78th edition of the Waa-Mu show, will feature original songs, dances and comedy sketches based on the timeless tales of princesses, the adventures of Curious George, the trials of Holden Caulfield, and the poetry of e.e. cummings and Walt Whitman.

Immediately following the Sunday matinee performances of The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa, visiting scholars Jorge Huerta, Ph.D., Phil Esparza and Diane Rodriguez will lead three separate panel discussions based on their personal experiences working with Luis Valdez and El Teatro Campesino, and/or their subsequent work in Latino-identified theatre.

Two-time Tony Award® nominated Broadway favorite, Mamma Mia! star Carolee Carmello visited the daily lifestyle television show ?Better? to chat with host Audra Lowe about starring as ?Donna Sheridan? eight times a week at the Winter Garden Theatre and raising a family with her Broadway leading man husband, four-time Tony Award® nominee Gregg Edelman.

The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa, a comedy written by Luis Valdez, will be performed at the Milagro Theatre May 5 - May 30. The show is directed by Olga Sanchez and is sponsored by El Hispanic News. Admission is $20 - $22 depending on date; $16 for students and seniors any performance. All tickets are $14 for the May 7th preview performance. Tickets may be purchased from www.milagro.org or 503-236-7253.

Wood Street Galleries, a project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, presents ?Machine Improvisations,? with world-premiere performances and installations by Telcosystems of the Netherlands and other international artists. This special exhibition, guest curated by Telcosystems and Martijn van Boven, features three components: live improvisational performances on Friday, April 24, 2009; the world premiere of the installation ?12_Series? by Telcosystems; and video screenings by 10 international artists. The exhibition runs Friday, April 24, 2009, through Saturday, June 20, 2009.

Smuin Ballet, now celebrating its 15th Anniversary Season, will kick off Bay Area National Dance Week with an Open Studio on Friday, April 24 from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at City Ballet (32 Otis St., San Francisco). During this time, dance enthusiasts will get the rare opportunity to observe the Smuin Ballet company rehearse for their upcoming Spring Program (Friday, May 8 - Saturday, June 6). Admission for the Open Studio is free!

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is thrilled to announce the return of Laurel Massé to the Broadway at Birdland stage on Monday, April 27 at 7pm. Tickets cost $25 + $10 food/drink minimum (per person). Tickets can be purchased online at www.birdlandjazz.com or by calling 212.581.3080.

Through the artistry of music and movement, and the strength of lyrics that generate deep emotion, Caught in the Threshold is a performance piece shaped by an ensemble of actors, dancers, musicians and artists who, themselves, are at that ?threshold? of change.

New York City-based composer Tom Kochan and book-writer Yvonne Adrian will join the cast of Stage 1's Regional Premiere Production of Normal this Saturday for a special post-show talk-back.

As much of Ms. Griffin?s live routines come from her hysterical experiences backstage at award shows, she?s guaranteed to have some great material for when she arrives at Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre on June 12! Tickets for Kathy Griffin will sell out ? so get yours quickly before they?re gone!