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Spin Master Ltd. is turning Times Square from ordinary into extraordinary on Thursday, August 9, with the launch of its Rowdy, Shouty, Chic fashion doll line, La Dee Da (TM), a stunning fashion doll line where everyday things inspire unexpected fashions.

Josiah Theatre Works has announced the world premiere drama musical SANGIN' THE TEARS AWAY, inspired by Natalie Cole. The musical will officially kick off Josiah Theatre Works' 4th Anniversary Season. Free samples of the all new unisex fragrance, 'Exclusively Yours,' will be available at the opening of SANGIN' THE TEARS AWAY, written and directed by Nickolas Long III. Become a part of the exciting 4th Anniversary Gala 2012-2013 Play Season.

After making its world premiere at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in February 2012, Rogue Artists Ensemble's production of Zen Shorts, based on Zen Shorts and Zen Ghosts by Jon J. Muth, adapted for the stage by Elizabeth Wong with Rogue Artists Ensemble and directed by Sean Cawelti and John Norbori, returns for a free two-day run at Culver City's Ivy Substation. Using their signatureHyper-theatrical style combining puppetry, music, video projections and innovative prop design, theaward-winning Rogue Artists Ensemble brings this popular book's lovable characters and beautiful storiesto life on stage.

Broadway Concerts Direct proudly presents a NEW MUSIC SALON in Teaneck, NJ: SARAH RICE & FRIENDS, Friday 8/17 at 7:30PM (doors open at 7:00pm). The concert stars Sarah Rice (original Johanna, SWEENEY TODD, 2011 MAC Award, 2010 Bistro Award), David Vernon (International Recording Artist), and special guests Celia Berk & Rich Flanders (SHENANDOAH, ANNIE 2, Will Rogers Cowboy Award, Best Song), Joanna Morton Gray, and other special surprise guests. Featuring Matthew Martin Ward on piano, Jim Russell on recorder, Jonathan Russell on jazz violin, and Eve Weiss on classical guitar.

Celebrated British songwriting duo George Stiles and Anthony Drewe will be joining Tim McArthur live on Resonance 104.4FM this Friday at 12pm for a very special edition of The Curtain Up Show.

The Ivoryton Playhouse continues the tradition of Friday morning children's shows with some familiar stories and some new. Here is an enchanting collection of classic tales - Little Red Riding Hood, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Princess and the Pea, and Hans Christian Anderson's All's Well That Ends Well. Watch the wonder and magic of live theatre cast its spell on very young viewers as they journey into the imaginary world of Little Red Riding Hood and other Once Upon A Time favorites.

Samuel French Inc. Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival announces the 40 semi-finalists for its 37th annual season. Chosen from over nine hundred submissions by playwriting workshops, university theatre programs, and professional companies both in the U.S. and abroad, these 40 plays will be presented October 23rd-27th with finals on Sunday October 28th at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row (410 W. 42nd Street). Out of these plays, six finalists will be chosen by the Samuel French, Inc. editorial staff to receive publication and licensing contracts.

Internationally known pianist Diana Fanning joins the faculty from Point CounterPoint, the classical music school on Lake Dunmore, to present The Constance Holden Memorial Concert at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater on July 31 at 7:30 pm.

Elastic City will continue its 2012 season with a rich series of participatory walks and experiential workshops (aka ways) by emerging and renowned artists this fall.

Silk Road Rising presents three staged readings of Shane Sakhrani's new play THE DOCTOR IS INDIAN, directed by Anish Jethmalani, and featuring Minita Ghandi, Puja Mohindra, Kelly O'Sullivan, Anita Chandwaney, Dipika Cherala, Behzad Dabu, Neal Dandade, Kamal Hans, and Khurram Mozaffar.

As millions of viewers across America tuned in to watch the season finale of the new HBO hit 'Girls,' they were also given a small taste of Abby Bernstein's musical talents with her song "Spend the Night" closing the series' first season. Bernstein is ready to give her fans more with the debut of her sophomore album, Talk in Tongues, releasing August 7th.

The Canadian Opera Company hosts its second annual Ensemble Studio Competition on November 29, 2012 in the intimate Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The Ensemble Studio Competition is the final round of national auditions for the COC Ensemble Studio, Canada's premier training program for young opera professionals. On November 29, Canada's finest young opera singers will compete in front of a public audience for four cash prizes and the offer of a coveted position in the 2013/2014 Ensemble Studio.

TriArts Sharon Playhouse, under the leadership of Executive Director Alice Bemand, continues its 2012 summer season with the heavenly musical hit ALTAR BOYZ from July 20 through July 29.

The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival continues its 14th season on July 29 with the award-winning Jupiter String Quartet. The 7:30 pm concert will be held in the Louis C. Jones Center at The Farmers' Museum. They will perform works by Haydn, Bartok and Mendelssohn.