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Two spectacular singers headline the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein wartime story of star-crossed lovers

Dust off those lawn chairs and picnic baskets and head out to one of three Orange County neighborhoods for Pacific Symphony's 2013 Target Symphony in the Cities (SITC) concert series-free summer evenings of outdoor music and entertainment. Playing familiar and well-loved tunes by Shostakovich, Massenet, Strauss (Jr. and Sr.!) and American legends John Williams, Leonard Bernstein and John Phillip Sousa, the Symphony also performs alongside the family friendly doo-wop group, the Alley Cats and guest violinist Kotaro Tsutsumi! Target returns for the ninth year as the title sponsor of this popular event, which attracts thousands of people annually, many of whom bring friends and families and make it a full experience.

Unless the host is particularly warm, funny, and charismatic (think Dana Lorge and her new monthly vehicle at the Metropolitan Room) or the show is a way to champion a good cause (like Joseph Macchia's Cabaret Cares events), for the most part cabaret variety shows are clunky affairs which can be too long, too rambling, give too much time to average talent or not enough of a showcase to outstanding talent. I ran into one of the rare exceptions last month (April 23) in the form of the The Concerts for City Greens' First Annual Gala & 2012 Songwriting Contest Finale, a variety show at the Laurie Beechman Theatre that served as a fund raiser for the launch of a new non-profit called Music and Art for Green which will incorporate Concerts for City Greens within its umbrella.

The 2013-2014 season marks the start of a new vision for Florida Grand Opera (FGO) with provocative repertoire curated by Susan T. Danis, the company's General Director and CEO. With an unyielding commitment to bringing the highest artistic product to South Florida and limited availability of such productions, FGO has decided to postpone Tristan & Isolde for one season and present Jules Massenet's Thaïs in its place during the 2013-2014 season.

Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of the DoubleTree by Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok in Thailand. Located in Sukhumvit, Bangkok's main lifestyle, entertainment and residential district, the DoubleTree by Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok is Hilton Worldwide's 100th property in Asia Pacific and the first DoubleTree by Hilton branded property in Bangkok.

The Brooklyn Philharmonic announced today that it is returning to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) as part of a revised Spring season for the first time in three years.

If there is anything children cherish more than their earliest memories, it has to be their childhood friends. Thanks to "Zuly Playing in the Backyard," a humorous, heartwarming new app from LivoBooks, children learn the priceless value of friendship through the magical story of Zuly and her fluffy bunny, Kiko.

The Boston College Theatre Department continues its 2012-2013 season with The Arabian Nights, Mary Zimmerman's adaptation of the ancient Arabic tales. Directed by BC Associate Professor of Theatre John Houchin, the production will be presented on the mainstage of the University's Robsham Theater Arts Center from November 15 through 18.

Actress Leandra Ramm, one of the stars of 'A for Adultery,' a dramatic musical based on Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter,' has announced her appearance on Lifetime's new series 'My Life is a Lifetime Movie', scheduled to premiere tonight, October 17 at 10PM ET.

Actress Leandra Ramm, one of the stars of 'A for Adultery,' a dramatic musical based on Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter,' has announced her appearance on Lifetime's new series 'My Life is a Lifetime Movie', scheduled to premiere October 17 at 10PM ET.

'A for Adultery,' a dramatic musical based on Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter' by veteran composer/playwright Paul Dick, will be presented tonight, September 14 to 30, 2012 by Passajj Productions at Little Times Square Theatre (of Roy Arias Studios & Theatres,) 300 W 43rd Street (4 fl.), Manhattan, directed by Marlene Thorn Taber.

Porchlight Theatre Company presents an outdoor production of Timberlake Wertenbaker's OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD at the Redwood Amphitheatre located at the Marin Art & Garden Center in Ross.

'A for Adultery,' a dramatic musical based on Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter' by veteran composer/playwright Paul Dick, will be presented September 14 to 30, 2012 by Passajj Productions at Little Times Square Theatre (of Roy Arias Studios & Theatres,) 300 W 43rd Street (4 fl.), Manhattan, directed by Marlene Thorn Taber.

Porchlight Theatre Company presents an outdoor production of Timberlake Wertenbaker's OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD at the Redwood Amphitheatre located at the Marin Art & Garden Center in Ross.

Opera San José General Director Irene Dalis has announced the results of the Sixth Annual Irene Dalis Vocal Competition held May 19, 2012 at the California Theatrein downtown San José.

Rodgers and Hammerstein designed the ending to reduce you to tears, and they knew what they were doing. Resist, even at this excellent revival,and think about the conundrums of race, class and gender that that lie just beneath the surface.

San Rafael's beautiful Falkirk Mansion / Falkirk Cultural Center serves as a haunting backdrop when the award-winning Porchlight Theatre Company players and their colleagues from the Bay Area theatrical community present dramatizations of classic stories of the macabre written by American writers Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving and William Faulkner.

The Gallery Players presents Little Shop of Horrors. Directed and Choreographed by Joe Barros (2011 NYIT Award nominee, Outstanding Production of a Musical, TGP'S Reefer Madness) and produced by Regina Gatti, Little Shop of Horrors opens at Park Slope's The Gallery Players Saturday October 22.

The Gallery Players presents Little Shop of Horrors. Directed and Choreographed by Joe Barros (2011 NYIT Award nominee, Outstanding Production of a Musical, TGP'S Reefer Madness) and produced by Regina Gatti, Little Shop of Horrors opens at Park Slope's The Gallery Players Saturday October 22.

San Rafael's beautiful Falkirk Mansion / Falkirk Cultural Center serves as a haunting backdrop when the award-winning Porchlight Theatre Company players and their colleagues from the Bay Area theatrical community present dramatizations of classic stories of the macabre written by American writers Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving and William Faulkner.

The Gallery Players announces cast and crew for its fall production of Little Shop of Horrors.

The Gallery Players announces cast and crew for its fall production of Little Shop of Horrors. Directed and Choreographed by Joe Barros (2011 NYIT Award nominee, Outstanding Production of a Musical, TGP'S Reefer Madness) and produced by Regina Gatti, Little Shop of Horrors opens at Park Slope's The Gallery Players Saturday October 22.

On August 18, 2011, inside the newly built Strings Music Pavilion in Steamboat Springs, CO, Emerald City Opera (ECO)'s production of Johann Strauss Jr's most beloved operetta, Die Fledermaus, sold out to a packed audience, becoming the most successful production of the 2011 season.

El musical Avenue Q llegó el pasado viernes al Teatro Arriaga de Bilbao, donde estará hasta el próximo 4 de septiembre. El elenco de la gira está formado por Julián Fontalvo, Inma Mira, Angel Padilla, Leo Rivera, Thais Curiá, Mayka Sitte, Noemí Gallego Isabel Malavia y Antonio Garde. El musical visitará próximamente ciudades como Logroño (Teatro Bretón, del 8 al 11 de septiembre), Valencia (Teatro Olimpia, del 14 de septiembre al 16 de octubre) y Barcelona (Teatro Arteria Paral·lel, del 20 de octubre al 20 de noviembre).

La actriz ha querido compartir con los lectores de BroadwayWorld Spain sus impresiones acerca de Avenue Q, el musical en el que actualmente participa, y sobre su nominación a los Premios del Teatro Musical por su interpretación de Kate Monster.