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THE MODERN STAGE is please to annoucne an additional 3 weeks for performances for 'MIRACLE DAY,' a new play written and directed by TOM SIME, Writer in Residence at 45 Bleecker in New York. This romantic comedy-drama is a bittersweet story about extreme happiness-and what comes after. The production features ADAM SMITH, KRISTINA OLSON, DAMIAN MAFFEI and MARCELLA GOHEEN. The action is interwoven with an original rock score composed and played live by VERN WOODHEAD and YANA DAVYDOVA of the Brooklyn band THE EPICURES. 'MIRACLE DAY' opens Monday, May 10th at 8:15pm and runs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8:15 pm through June 15th. All tickets are $21.50. For reser! vations call (212) 239-6200 or visit Telecharge.com. The 45 Bleecker Street Theatre is located at 45 Bleecker Street.

Jubilee Theatre continues the 2009-2010 season with the Southwest premiere of the drama by August Wilson, Gem of the Ocean. Over the past 20 years, Wilson had staked a legitimate claim to the title of the nation's most important dramatist winning two Pulitzers and a Tony. Previews for the production will begin May 28, and the production officially opens on June 4.

The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's production of Much Ado About Nothing is set to open at PFI Historic Park in Ellicott, City, MD on Friday, June 11th at 8pm. The production is directed by Ryan Whinnem and will run through July 11th.

The Music Theatre Company is hosting Fondue & You, an evening of music, season sneak peeks and delicious desserts. The evening is set for Monday, May 17th at 7:30pm.

B. Someday Productions of Kensington/Fishtown, in partnership with the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative and the United Way of Southeastern PA and the City of Philadelphia, present the culmination of a semester's work with students from Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School at two Public Performances on Thursday, May 27, 2010 from 4:00 & 6:00pm. The performances, entitled 'Of Mythic Proportions' was created from the 9th-12th grade student's personal stories about growing up in Kensington and how violence has become a part of their lives. The students will perform their work at Walking Fish Theatre, 2509 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125 for the community and the general public. In addition to the performance, there will be a short discussion raised by the topics in the stories, with a chance for the audience to interact with the performers. Following the workshop will be a reception with refreshments. The cost is free.

Leave the chariot at home & catch a train, bus or ferry to BEN HUR at no cost. BEN HUR ticket price includes major event integrated travel. Why go through the hassle of negotiating major event traffic in your ‘chariot' when someone else can do the driving for you?

Bailiwick Chicago's Executive Director Kevin Mayes announced a call for fashion designer submissions for the upcoming production of Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA, which will begin previews on July 1st at American Theatre Company. Bailiwick Chicago seeks four designers to create Egyptian-inspired gowns for the production's fashion show-themed musical number, 'My Strongest Suit.'

The New York Daily News is reporting that Bret Michaels' doctors expect the Poison frontman is likely to make a full recovery after suffering from a brain hemorrhage last week.

The Theatre School at DePaul University's New Playwrights Series Presents The World Premiere of THE CIVIC by Patrick B. McLean, Directed by Sandy Shinner.

Bluegrass great J.D. Crowe and the New South appear at Theater at Lime Kiln in Lexington on May 8th at 7:30pm. Crowe and the New South are among the most influential bluegrass bands of the past three decades, with a visionary sound that suggests both a rich past and a wide-open future.

The Ben Waltzer Group will play at the Cornelia Street Cafe tonight, April 30th, at 9:00 and 10:30pm.

This May a treat awaits for children, their families and friends - a fascinating dance show from France presented by La BaZooKa - MonStreS. This unique show was co-programmed by The Ark and Dublin Dance Festival and will be presented at The Ark for 3 days only (public and schools performances) from May 13th - 15th.

Trumpeter/author Randy Sandke, author of Where the Light and the Dark Folks Meet: Race and the Mythology, Politics and Business of Jazz (Scarecrow Press, 2010), has performed at festivals, clubs, and concerts around the world and has recorded over twenty albums as a leader as well.

Coinciding with the opening night of the Expo 2010 Shanghai, the Sacrifice partners (producers Toby Simkin, William Ong and authors Kenneth Clarke, Richard Daniels and Mark Troop) are pleased to announce the attachment of internationally renowned stage director, Bobby Garcia to direct the musical of Sacrifice. In addition to the feature film version, the musical is in development now to open in London's West End after an Asian workshop production.

Composer Andrew Lloyd-Webber has officially joined the long list of theater stars on Twitter. Andrew Lloyd Webber is the composer of The Likes of Us, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, By Jeeves, Evita, Variations and Tell Me on a Sunday combined as Song & Dance, Cats, Starlight Express, The Phantom of The Opera, Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle Down The Wind, The Beautiful Game and The Woman in White. He composed The film scores of Gumshoe and The Odessa File, and Requiem, a setting of The Latin Requiem Mass, for which he won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Composition. He has also produced in The West End and on Broadway, not only his own work, but The Olivier Award-winning plays La Bête and Daisy Pulls It Off.

According to Comingsoon.net, Academy Award-winner Bill Condon has officially signed on to direct The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. This will be the fourth film in the Twilight series based on the novels of the same name and will star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Melissa Rosenberg is currently writing the film's screenplay and Wyck Godfrey, Karen Rosenfelt and Twilight author Stephanie Meyer will produce the film.

According to Deadline.com, GLEE has officially become the highest-rated new scripted series of the season after last night's huge ratings. Deadline.com states that GLEE 'averaged a 5.3 rating/14 share among adults 18-49 after American Idol, flat from last week's heavily promoted Madonna episode.'

According to Deadline.com, Ambassador Theatre Group, Britain's largest theatre chain, is in negotiations with American regional theaters to create a 'Hollywood-style network.'

Executive Producer Lou Spisto has announced that due to unforeseen conflicts with Roger Rees' schedule, The Old Globe's upcoming production of What You Will has been replaced with Golda's Balcony starring four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh. Written by William Gibson and supervised by Scott Schwartz, Golda's Balcony earned Feldshuh a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress, and is the longest running one-woman show in Broadway history. Golda's Balcony will runin the Old Globe Theatre April 28 - May 30. Previews run April 28 - May 1. Opening night is Saturday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are currently available to subscribers only. Single tickets go on sale March 28 at 12:00 noon and can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office.

Billabong's 4th annual Design For Humanity benefit (www.designforhumanity.com), to be held on Thursday, June 10th, 2010, is heading to a new location set in the heart of legendary NY streets on the back lot of Paramount Studios in Hollywood. This massive fashion-music-art block party will feature two concert stages, DJ dance parties, a runway fashion show showcasing one of a kind Billabong bikinis, a custom art gallery in partnership with the Carmichael Gallery, live art installations, Hit+Run live t-shirt screen printing, food trucks, a VIP street, and much more.