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'Celebrating Cool Hand Luke & the Gang' will gather new and longtime Camp friends for some big screen fun. The festivities will kick-off with highlights of Camp's growing services followed by a viewing of Cool Hand Luke.

In this bigger-than-life comedy, Calisto is a young and impulsive nobleman who's fallen madly in love with Melibea, the daughter of a rich businessman. But to win her over, the lovesick Calisto resorts to the less-than-pure magic of La Celestina, a bawdy sorceress whose scheming touches off a string of events with startling consequences. Dressed in Golden Age finery, this seriously funny critique of human nature remains as potent today as when it launched Spain's literary renaissance in 1499.

Due to Hurricane Sandy, the last day of performances for Henning Rübsam's SENSEDANCE were canceled. The new re-scheduled performances are this coming Sunday, January 20th, at 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm at Salvatore Capezio Theater at Peridance, 126 East 13th Street, NYC.. The company will present two premieres celebrating Henning's 21st year as founding artistic director of his ensemble. The premieres will include, 'obsession | calm' and 'Brahms Dances'. Also on the program will be a reprise of 'Petit Pas' as a tribute to the late Neil Armstrong, whose voice is featured in the work; and 'HALF-LIFE 102'. The Dancers for the season are: Cynthia Dragoni, Erin Ginn, Temple Kemezis, Maria Phegan, Jacqueline Stewart, Uthman Ebrahim, Oisín Monaghan, Juan Rodriguez, Matt Van, and Henning Rübsam.

Little Music School (LMS) students, ages 18 months to 6 years old, will perform piano recitals on Sunday, January 27 at 9:30 and 11 a.m. at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA). Performances will be held in the FSPA Recital Hall at 38 Main Street in Franklin and are free and open to the public.

The Albuquerque Film & Media Experience (AFME) at Nob Hill, June 3-9, 2013, is ready to take the Land of Enchantment to new levels with big programming and names that will make it one of the top movie festivals and destination events for the City of Albuquerque.

Melbourne Cabaret Festival hit show "Candice McQueen: Nasty!" starring London's Spanky is returning to tour Australia in February and March.

Four years after a brief rendezvous Annie and Patrick reunite at Heathrow Airport and discover how life-changing 36 hours can be.

In the dark days of 1987, the country was six years into the AIDS epidemic, a crisis that was still largely being ignored both by government officials and health organizations-until the sudden emergence of the activist group ACT UP in Greenwich Village, largely made up of HIV-positive participants who refused to die without a fight. Emboldened by the power of rebellion, they took on the challenges that public officials had ignored, raising awareness of the disease through a series of dramatic protests.

The Paul Taylor Dance Company (PTDC) is celebrating the 25th anniversaries of two of Paul Taylor's masterpieces -- Speaking in Tongues and Brandenburgs, both from 1988 - by offering $5.00 tickets for all seats for the Wednesday, March 6, performance at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center during its 2013 New York Season, March 5 - 24.

Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble's hit production of Cole Porter's Fifty Million Frenchmen returns to the New York stage this week, for seven performances only: Friday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. (preview); Saturday, Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m. (opening); Sunday, Jan. 20 at 4 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Jan. 27 at 4 p.m. (closing). The theatre is at 549 W. 52nd St., 3rd Floor, at 11th Ave., NY, NY 10019, subway C/E 50th St.

The Coterie Theatre and UMKC are coming together to dramatize one of the most inspiring stories of human decency in history, Number the Stars, opening January 25, 2013. Number the Stars is from the Newbery Medal award-winning book written by Lois Lowry.

Katy Visual and Performing Arts Center is competing for the first time at AACTFest with Encore Players' production of Approaching Lavendar by Julie Beckett Crutcher. The competition is this weekend in Beaumont, TX.

The Off Broadway Alliance will again sponsor 20at20, the bi-annual celebration of Off Broadway. The popular promotion, which begins January 22nd and continues through February 10th, makes $20 tickets for 40 Off Broadway plays and musicals available to theatre-goers twenty minutes prior to curtain. Now in its 7th year, 20at20 has become one of New York's most eagerly-anticipated promotions for budget-conscious theatre-goers.

Don't miss this world premiere, pre-New York workshop 'remake' of the outrageous, award-winning musical comedy, directed by the author. 'Some kids will do anything to get a part. Anything!'

The irrepressible Emmy Award-winning television star Vicki Lawrence, best known for her scene-stealing comedy on the legendary Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family, brings her crowd-pleasing "Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two Woman Show" to Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston on Sunday, February 17 at 2 p.m. In an exclusive Boston area engagement, Lawrence sings, shares stories, and unleashes the hilarious wit and wisdom of the character that made her famous, the cantankerous Thelma Harper, also known as Mama.

American Realness, which The New York Times says has established itself as 'spunky, smart' and 'a stronghold of forward-thinking, category-defying performance ,' opens tonight, taking over all three theaters at the Abrons Arts Center. Tickets are selling fast, so buy yours today.

Workshop Theater Company is pleased to announce the New York premiere production of LIGHTNING FROM HEAVEN by WorkShop Theater Company Artistic Director and award-winning playwright Scott C. Sickles's, LIGHTNING FROM HEAVEN, directed by Thomas Coté. LIGHTNING FROM HEAVEN will play a limited engagement on the Main Stage at WorkShop Theater (312 West 36th Street, 4th Floor). Performances of this love story begin on Valentine's Day Thursday, February 14 and continue through Saturday, March 9. Opening Night is Saturday, February 16 (8 pm). Press performances: Thursday, February 14, at 8 pm; Friday, February 15, at 8 pm; Saturday, February 16, at 3 pm; Saturday, February 16, at 8 pm.

One Night With Joan will also tour the UK to 9 theatres: Saturday 6 April, Royal & Derngate, Northampton; Sunday 7 April, The Swan, High?Wycombe; Tuesday 16 April, G Live, Guildford; Wednesday 17 April, Orchard Theatre, Dartford; Friday 19 April, The Anvil, Basingstoke; Saturday 20 April, Town Hall, Birmingham; Sunday 21 April, The Lowry, Salford; Tuesday 23 April, The Arena, St Albans; Wednesday 24 April, The Pavilion, Bournemouth.

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre opens its 2013-14 Season of Mystery & Romance with a bang in February with 'Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure' by Steven Dietz. The play, based on the original 1899 script by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle, won the 2007 Edgar Award for Best Mystery Play. Directed by Kendall Tieck, the play features an ensemble of Bay Area performers including Craig Dickerson as Sherlock Homes, Scott G. Hartman as Dr. Watson, Steve Schwartz as Moriarty, J. Geoffrey Colton as The King of Bohemia, Sarah Klaren as Irene Adler, Brian O'Connor as James Larrabee, Eve McElheney as Madge Larrabee and Bruce Kaplan as Sid Prince.

Katherine Ryan's comedy star is rapidly rising. She can regularly be seen on Channel 4's 8 Out Of 10 Cats as well as BBC's Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Mock The Week. She had the lead role as George in Campus (C4), was a regular in Episodes and recently appeared in Sky's Jack Dee's Don't Sit In The Front Row. Katherine also recently featured in Sky's John Bishop's Only Joking, as well as Dave's One Night Stand (with Angelos Epithemiou) and she was also part of Channel 4's ‘mash-up' night in the Deal Or No Deal 8 Out Of 10 Cats Special.