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Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Michael Ritchie has set the 2012-2013 season at the CTG/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. In a season of contrasts - of surprising comedy and startling drama, the 2012-2013 season at the Kirk Douglas Theatre will include the magical and mystical hi-jinks of the CTG-commissioned "Elephant Room" by Trey Lyford, Geoff Sobelle and Steve Cuiffo; the acclaimed Gate Theatre Dublin production of the Beckett classic "Krapp's Last Tape" with one of Britain's greatest actors, John Hurt; the comic genius of The Second City with their unique, satirical twist on a Dickens's favorite - "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!" written by Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort; the world premiere of the otherworldly drama "The Nether" by the 2012 Susan Blackburn Smith prize-winning playwright Jennifer Haley; and the world premiere of the powerful boxing drama "The Royale" by Los Angeles playwright Marco Ramirez.

Listings For Thursday, June 7

Focus Features is donating an original costume from its acclaimed new movie Moonrise Kingdom, directed by Wes Anderson, to Variety the Children's Charity of New York for Variety New York's online auction which begins today via www.charitybuzz.com.

Listings For Thursday, June 7

Focus Features is donating an original costume from its acclaimed new movie Moonrise Kingdom, directed by Wes Anderson, to Variety the Children's Charity of New York for Variety New York's online auction which begins today via www.charitybuzz.com.

Hallmark Channel announces that internationally renowned actress Andie MacDowell is set to star in the two-hour pilot, CEDAR GROVE, which commences production in mid-June.

All summer and into the fall, Fox Valley Repertory presents beloved music, modern comedy, and staged readings of new plays never before seen on stage. The season includes: Theo Ubique's nostalgic musical revue, Some Enchanted Evening, the inquisitive innovation of Collider New Play Project, Heather Moran's musical story of Rosemary Clooney in Rosie! A Tribute..., FVR Youth Ensemble's return to Disney's High School Musical, Mike Toomey's multimedia comedic recollection of television in TV & Me, Chicago's finest improv troupe performing The Best of The Second City, and marriage, mermaids, and modern comedy in Sirens, at Pheasant Run Resort (4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL; 630-584-6342).

American director Wes Anderson has built colorful, beautifully realized worlds in his seven feature films, from his stunning debut Bottle Rocket to his latest Cannes Film Festival opening feature, Moonrise Kingdom. From today, May 18 through 27, 2012, Museum of the Moving Image will present a Wes Anderson retrospective including all of his features and the short Hotel Chevalier, as well as a special screening of Orson Welles's The Magnificent Ambersons-a film that inspired Anderson. Each screening in the series will open with a personal video introduction by Wes Anderson.

Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, presents the new "Laugh Out Loud Tour" from Chicago's legendary sketch comedy theatre, The Second City. Featuring some of the best sketches, songs and improvisations from The Second City's fifty-two year history, the "Laugh Out Loud Tour" will be performed on Friday, June 15 and Saturday, June 16 at 8 p.m.

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is kicking off its 10th anniversary season celebration with a spectacular lineup of outstanding concerts, plays, special events and more!

THE COMEDY AWARDS, the annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy, honored legendary comedian Don Rickles as the recipient of the prestigious 'Johnny Carson Award For Comedic Excellence' at this year's ceremony in April. 'The Daily Show's' Jon Stewart presented the prestigious award.

The Second City brings their Laugh Out Loud Tour to Providence for five shows June 7-9, 2012 at Trinity Rep's Dowling Theater. The Laugh Out Loud Tour features some of the best sketches, songs, and improvisations from The Second City's fifty-two year history. General Admission seats for The Second City are $30 and are on sale now at the Trinity Rep box office, 201 Washington Street, by phone at 401-351-4242 and online at www.trinityrep.com.

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is kicking off its 10th anniversary season celebration with a spectacular lineup of outstanding concerts, plays, special events and more!

Elizabeth Wilson, one of America's most successful career actors and a Theatre Hall of Famer, will be saluted with the Jerome Lawrence Award, in a small Kansas town that celebrates a hometown playwright.

The Second City, Chicago's sketch comedy theater, brings their Laugh Out Loud Tour to Providence for five shows June 7-9, 2012 at Trinity Rep's Dowling Theater. The Laugh Out Loud Tour features some of the best sketches, songs, and improvisations from The Second City's fifty-two year history.

THE COMEDY AWARDS, the annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy, announced today that legendary comedian Don Rickles will be honored as the recipient of the prestigious 'Johnny Carson Award For Comedic Excellence' at this year's ceremony. 'The Daily Show's' Jon Stewart will present him with the prestigious award.

CBS has announced its schedule of upcoming guests on THE LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN for the weeks of 3/28 - 4/10. The show airs Monday through Friday, 11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT on the CBS network.

The Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University will present Strategery: SNL's Remarkable Influence Over Politics Through Satire, with James Downey, recipient of the 2012 Louis P. and Evelyn Smith First Amendment Award, and moderator Bill Murray, on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the C. Walsh Theatre, 55 Temple Street, Boston.

Elizabeth Wilson, one of America's most successful career actors and a Theatre Hall of Famer, will be saluted with the Jerome Lawrence Award, in a small Kansas town that celebrates a hometown playwright.