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The award-winning Beatles concert, Rain: A Tribute To The Beatles, makes its debut in an electrifying Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation at the Balboa Theatre, April 21-26, 2009. In a show the Denver Post calls ?the next best thing to seeing The Beatles, Rain boasts a repertoire of nearly 200 Beatlemaniac favorites, ranging from such beloved songs as ?Yesterday? and ?Hey Jude? to classic hits including ?Revolution? and ?Come Together.?

Opening in Village Players Performing Arts Center's Blackbox Theatre, Alfred Uhry?s Pulitzer-winning play, Driving Miss Daisy, runs April 3-April 19, 2009. Under the direction of the Village Players Theatre?s Artist Director, Carl O?cchipinti, this charming play tells the story of the relationship between an elderly Southern Jewish widow and her African-American chauffeur. Over their twenty five years together, spanning 1948-1973, their friendship evolves as they face aging and complex social issues of the time. Written by Alfred Uhry, he won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work.

Alan Gilbert, who will become Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in September 2009, returns to New York to lead two weeks of programs with the Orchestra. The first series of concerts ? Thursday, April 30, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2, and 8:00 p.m., and Tuesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. will comprise Dvorák?s The Golden Spinning Wheel; Saint-Saëns?s Violin Concerto No. 3, with Joshua Bell as soloist; and Martin's Symphony No. 4.

Local artist Everett Ward of the Carnegie Arts Center has received honorable mention in the ?Hand-Pulled Prints XIV? juried exhibition in San Antonio, Texas. The exhibition is to be held at the StoneMetal Press Printing Center in Texas from May 1 through May 31, 2009. The piece entered and accepted is titled ?Light and Shadow #2?. Mr. Ward creates detailed realistic images in Lithography. The process is time intensive and requires mastered skills in lithography techniques. He has taught and worked at the Carnegie Arts Center for many years and has received several such recognitions through the years.

Studio 42, one of the theatre community's more inventive organizations, presented the American premiere of British wunderkind/playwright Andrew Muir's sensational 'Gaugleprixtown' on March 22nd at The Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street).

Today, even as it celebrates sending another show to Broadway, Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced a new season of adventurous plays for local theatre lovers. Tony Taccone, artistic director of the Tony Award-winning company, revealed five bold shows selected for the upcoming year. His ambitious agenda for the 2009/10 season includes three world premieres: a compelling script commissioned from Naomi Iizuka, a captivating new collaboration from Lisa Kron and Leigh Silverman, and the debut of a beautiful musical from Matthew Sweet and Todd Almond. The Theatre?s 42nd season also includes a West Coast premiere by Tony Kushner, the Bay Area?s introduction to Aurélia?s Oratorio, and two plays to be named at a later date. Best of all, the cost of a subscription to Berkeley Rep will not increase this year, meaning that some seats for these shows can be snatched up at the 1998 price!

The original cast of The Old Vic?s critically acclaimed revival of Alan Ayckbourn?s comedy trilogy, The Norman Conquests, began rehearsal today in London. Director Matthew Warchus flew to London following last night?s opening of his production of God of Carnage to direct his Norman Conquests company. The Norman Conquests begins previews on Tuesday, April 7 on Broadway, prior to opening on Thursday, April 23 at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue).

Theatre at the Center, recognized for bringing exciting, fun and educational productions and opportunities, announces a special musical theater workshop geared towards children ages 8 through 11. From start to finish, children will learn all aspects of putting on a musical, from auditioning to designing to performing. Theatre at the Center (1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana) will close the workshop with a special sports musical, Get In The Game, featuring the hard work of all of the students. Space is filling up quickly so early registration is highly recommended.

Here's what we've got coming up at Boulder Theater as of March 23. All shows are on sale now unless otherwise noted.

Vortex Theater Company (Joshua Randall, Artistic Director) is set to present A Midsummer Nightmare, an off-season haunted house running May 22 June 13, 2009 at the Sanford Meisner Theater (164 Eleventh Avenue, between 22/23). The event will run 7:00pm-11:00pm Wednesday Sunday and tickets are $6 at the door. A limited number of online ?Advanced VIP? tickets, which enable holders to jump to the front of the line, are $12 and are available at www.theatermania.com.

Margaret Jane Wray will sing the role of Santuzza in Mascagni?s Cavalleria Rusticana tonight, replacing Waltraud Meier, who is ill. Meier remains scheduled to sing on March 26. Wray made her Met debut in 1987 and is a graduate of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program and a Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions winner (1985). She has been heard at the Met as Sieglinde in Die Walküre and Ortrud in Lohengrin, among many other roles.

terraNOVA Collective is set to host an evening to benfit terraNOVA Collective Thursday, April 2 at DR2 Theatre and D-Lounge 103 East 15th Street. This extra special evening will begin with a Welcome Reception at 7pm in the DR2 Lobby with chocolate and desserts from some of New York?s finest bakeries including Magnolia Bakery & Tonnie?s. The Mainstage Performance will begin at 8pm in the DR2 Theatre. Performances will include Roger Bonair-Agard (HBO's Def Poetry Jam) and previews from the upcoming 2009 soloNOVA Arts Festival, including: Preston Martin (Fun Design with Svelte) and magician Jeff Grow (Creating Illusion). Concluding the performances, packages will be up for sale including tickets to some of the hottest Broadway shows as well as NY & NJ sporting events.

Menopause The Musical® will take to the stage of the Chace Theater at Trinity Rep June 5 ? August 2. The show has a 2 PM curtain time for all matinees and a 7:30 PM curtain time for all evening performances. Single tickets are priced at $45 and can be purchased by calling 401-351-4242, visiting the Trinity Rep box office at 201 Washington St. in Providence, or online at www.trinityrep.com. Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets for $40 per person, and can book now by calling Leann Heath at 401-521-1100 ext. 223 or e-mailing lheath@trinityrep.com. Groups of 50 or more qualify for a ticket price of $38.

Jason Donovan, Tony Sheldon, Oliver Thornton and Clive Carter lead the cast of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical, written by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott and directed by Simon Phillips, with Press Night on 23 March and Gala Night on 24 March 2009. Bookings are currently open for performances until 26 September 2009.

Audtions for Blithe Spirit are to take place tonight, Monday, March 23 from 7:00-9:30 pm at Pull-Tight Theatre building, 112 Second Ave. South in Franklin. Roles are available for 4 women ages 25 - 45 and 2 men ages 35 - 65. The role of ?Madame Arcati? has been cast. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Headshots and resumes helpful, but not required. Show dates are May 29 through June 13. The annual Youth Actor's Guild Scholarship Night is Monday, March 30th, at 7pm at the theatre. While we don't charge for admission, your generous donations will be appreciated. All donations go to the YAG Scholarship Fund, which creates scholarships for qualifying college-bound YAG seniors. For more information visit: http://www.pull-tight.com/.

Kitty Lunn will present her Infinity Dance Theater, a non-traditional company for dancers with and without disabilities, in new works by Peter Pucci, Heidi Latsky, Carla Vannucchi, and Ms. Lunn, along with an Infinity favorite by Robert Koval from the company's first season in 1995. Performances will be held May 28-31 at Joyce SoHo.

Aubrey Dan is pleased to present live onstage, the Canadian classic Anne of Green Gables - The Musical ? , a co-production between Dancap Productions Inc. and The Charlottetown Festival, P.E.I. Based on L.M. Montgomery?s popular novel, Canada?s longest-running musical and a most beloved export; Anne ? brings Montgomery?s pages to life onstage. It tells the story of freckle-faced Anne Shirley with her fiery temper, passion for melodrama and penchant for misadventures as she brings laughter, love and more than a little consternation to the village of Avonlea. Anne ? runs from May 7 to 24, 2009 at Toronto?s Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street (at Queen). Tickets are available now by phone at 416-644-3665 or online at dancaptickets.com and start as low as $25. Opening night is Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 7:30pm.

Ian Rickson will direct the European premiere of Jez Butterworth's Parlour Song which runs at the Almeida from 19 March - 9 May 2009 with press night on 26 March. Designs are by Jeremy Herbert, with lighting by Peter Mumford, sound by Paul Groothuis and music by Stephen Warbeck. Casting for Parlour Song will be announced shortly. Parlour Song is sponsored by Aspen Re.

Multi-platinum recording artist Yanni is set to go to Gainesville for his first U.S. tour in four years in support of his latest release Yanni Voices. Long known for his engaging and spectacular live performances, Yanni brings a new and exciting dimension to the show with the addition of four extraordinary vocal talents ? Nathan Pacheco, Chloe, Ender Thomas and Leslie Mills. The highly anticipated Yanni Voices will perform at the Stephen C. O?Connell Center Monday, April 13, 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices range from $30.50 - $95.

What is your greatest wish and how much of yourself will you sacrifice to get it? Norman Painter, an ace car salesman, asks himself this very question after he discovers a Muse named Olga living under his bed. When Olga decides she wants something in return for nurturing Norman?s flourishing career, things get nasty as she invades the confines of his home, work, and love life.