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Lifeline Theatre KidSeries presents the world premiere musical adaptation 'The Last of the Dragons,' based on the classic fantasy story by Edith Nesbit; adapted by David Bareford; music by Mikhail Fiksel; lyrics by Mikhail Fiksel, Kyle Hamman and Alex Balestrieri; and directed by Lifeline Artistic Director Dorothy Milne.

As we celebrate Christmas and await the New Year, here's a new audio interpretation of 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry, written and recorded by local DC actors and designers who make up The Audible Group. It is Christmas Eve, 1935. In a small apartment in the H Street NE neighborhood of Washington, DC where James and Della Young, a young couple who, though rich in love, but down to their last pennies, still manage to give each other the perfect gift. It will fill you - from head to mistletoe - with the holiday spirit. Listen here

Teatro101, responsible for last summer's successful production of The Little Dog Laughed, presents its first musical VIOLET, opening January 7, 2010 in Baltimore, MD.

Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen were the honorees for this year's Kennedy Center Honors and eminent artist friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C. last night (Dec. 6) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 32ND ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 29 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with Caroline Kennedy as host for the seventh consecutive year.

Lifeline Theatre KidSeries presents the world premiere musical adaptation 'The Last of the Dragons,' based on the classic fantasy story by Edith Nesbit, adapted by David Bareford, music by Mikhail Fiksel, and directed by Lifeline Artistic Director Dorothy Milne.

Rogers Park's award-winning Lifeline Theatre continues bringing educational opportunities to children

Not to be confused with the opera by Giuseppe Verdi, AIDA the musical by Elton John and Tim Rice is yet another spin on the popular 'Romeo and Juliet' theme of star-crossed lovers.

Cleverly written, witty, engaging, and not in any way connected to reality, The Little Dog Laughed is about as deep as the nursery rhyme from which the play gets its title. However, if you can suspend your disbelief, it's an entertaining bit of whimsy.

Their story unfolds this month at the Mobtown Theater with The Little Dog Laughed, a hilarious commentary on ambition, deceit and the price of dreams. The Little Dog Laughed is the first production for the newly formed Teatro101.

Culture Project has announced that 'Blueprint for Accountability,' a thought-provoking new monthly series that gathers the world's foremost political experts and today's most visionary artists in a series combining the best of investigative journalism with the best of the performing arts, will launch Sunday, May 31, 2009, at 7:00pm at The Times Center with its inaugural presentation, 'Working the Dark Side.'

Culture Project has announced that 'Blueprint for Accountability,' a thought-provoking new monthly series that gathers the world's foremost political experts and today's most visionary artists in a series combining the best of investigative journalism with the best of the performing arts, will launch Sunday, May 31, 2009, at 7:00pm at The Times Center with its inaugural presentation, 'Working the Dark Side.'

The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre mounts an entertaining new production of the Stephen Sondheim classic, about a murderous barber and his meat pie-baking partner in crime.

SPOTLIGHTERS Theatre presents The Tale of Sweeney Todd don't miss the Mayhem - Madness - Murder --- and MEAT PIES!! March 20 - April 19, 2009, Friday & Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm, One Thursday Performance - April 16, at 8pm Join us on Opening Night - Friday, March 20th - and enjoy a post performance reception with cast & creative team.

SPOTLIGHTERS Theatre presents The Tale of Sweeney Todd don't miss the Mayhem - Madness - Murder --- and MEAT PIES!! March 20 - April 19, 2009, Friday & Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm, One Thursday Performance - April 16, at 8pm Join us on Opening Night - Friday, March 20th - and enjoy a post performance reception with cast & creative team.

From the writer of Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo comes a sidesplitting comedy of mistaken identities and harebrained schemes. Theatre at the Center presents the Chicago area premiere of Leading Ladies, running February 19 through March 22 at 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana. Press opening will be February 26.

Lifeline Theatre continues its 26th anniversary MainStage season with the world premiere adaptation of Ron Hansen's contemporary bestseller 'Mariette in Ecstasy,' adapted by Lifeline ensemble member Christina Calvit, directed by Lifeline ensemble member Elise Kauzlaric.

From the writer of Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo comes a sidesplitting comedy of mistaken identities and harebrained schemes. Theatre at the Center presents the Chicago area premiere of Leading Ladies, running February 19 through March 22 at 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana. Press opening will be February 26. Larry Wyatt and Geoff Rice star as two English Shakespearean actors who find themselves down and out, performing 'Scenes from Shakespeare' on the Moose Lodge Circuit in1950's Amish Pennsylvania.