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Rock Hill Community Theatre will hold auditions for Ron Hutchinson's MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS August 2, 3 and 4 at 7:00 p.m. The auditions will be held at the Rock Hill Community Theatre, located at 240 E Black Street, Rock Hill, SC.

While U2 travels around Europe on the first leg of their 360 Tour, director David O'Reilly has released the band's latest music video for I'll Go Crazy, If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight. Film fans might recognize O'Reilly for his short film, Please Say Something, which earned him the Golden Bear at the 2009 Berlinale. The director also earned some Internet credibility for his Octocat videos...

The two lead characters are cast, joining Mark Curry and Jeffrey Holland

Rock Hill Community Theatre will hold auditions for Ron Hutchinson's MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS August 2, 3 and 4 at 7:00 p.m. The auditions will be held at the Rock Hill Community Theatre, located at 240 E Black Street, Rock Hill, SC.

Victoria Theatre Association and The Human Race Theatre Company announced today that Lanford Wilson's Tally's Folly will be replaced on the 2009-2010 Miami Valley and Good Samaritan Hospitals Broadway Series, with the humorous and witty Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Huchinson, May 11-23, 2010 in the historic Victoria Theatre.

The critically acclaimed Cinnabar Theater and 6th Street Playhouse co-production of Ted Swindley's musical, Always, Patsy Cline returns to the Cinnabar Theater in Petaluma for an encore presentation. This musical pays tribute to Pasty Cline (who epitomized the country music sound in the late 1950s and ' 60s) in a true story told with humor, emotion, music and a little audience interaction.

Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company will open its 15th anniversary season on October 24, 2009. For the past 14 years the Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company (MJTC) has been igniting your mind by touching your heart with acclaimed regional premiere productions such as Old Wicked Songs, The Magic Dreidels, Rose, Family Secrets, Miklat, Women Before a Glass, Parade, and 2.5 Minute Ride. In our 15th anniversary season, 2009-2010, we continue the tradition of excellence and thought provoking theater.

The Purple Rose Theatre Company is proud to announce their production of the World Premiere comedy Wake by Carey Crim this summer. The production will enjoy an eleven-week engagement from Thursday, June 18 through Saturday, August 29, 2009.

Arden Theatre Company presents The Seafarer by Conor McPherson May 14 through June14, 2009. Broadway's recent Tony Awarding-winning hit features a collection of misfits playing poker on Christmas Eve in Ireland. A group of men, tied loosely together by their affiliation with misfortune, spend a boozy night playing poker.

Fern Kershon and Orange Thought Productions will present Heart of the City, a new play by Eric Lane, directed by Martha Banta, featuring Eliza Foss, Scott Kerns, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Martin LaPlatney, Melissa Miller and Mark Setlock. Performances will begin Thursday June 11th at the Theatre at 30th Street, for a limited engagement.

Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, proudly announces the sixth and final production of its upcoming 2009/2010 Season, as well as additional casting. Presented at the theater company's home at 416 West 42nd Street, the new production will be: A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK - the World Premiere of a new play by Playwrights Horizons alumna Kia Corthron (Breath, Boom at Playwrights Horizons, Force Continuum), directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew (Durango at The Public). A co-production with The Play Company (Kate Loewald, Founding Producer) and Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director).

Fern Kershon and Orange Thought Productions today announced that Eliza Foss, Scott Kerns, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Martin LaPlatney, Melissa Miller and Mark Setlock would comprise the cast of their new production, Heart of the City, a new play by Eric Lane, directed by Martha Banta.

The Purple Rose Theatre Company is proud to announce their production of the World Premiere comedy Wake by Carey Crim this summer. The production will enjoy an eleven-week engagement from Thursday, June 18 through Saturday, August 29, 2009.

Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment, today announced that DIVORCE! THE MUSICAL has been extended again by popular demand through May 17, 2009, at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre (6539 Santa Monica Blvd.). The world premiere production features music, lyrics and book by 2008 Frederick Loewe Award-winner Erin Kamler (Runway 69 at New Dramatists).

Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment, today announced that Divorce! The Musical will have an open-ended run at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre (6539 Santa Monica Blvd.). The world premiere production, now in its fourth smash month, features music, lyrics and book by 2008 Frederick Loewe Award-winner Erin Kamler (Runway 69 at New Dramatists). Multi award-winning director Rick Sparks (They Shoot Horses, Don?t They?) directs and musical stage this comedy about one couple?s hellish journey to un-tie the knot. Divorce! The Musical also features musical direction and arrangements by Ovation Award-winner David O (Ubu Roi and Jason Robert Brown?s 13).

Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment, announced today that DIVORCE! THE MUSICAL has been extended by popular demand through April 26, 2009, at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre (6539 Santa Monica Blvd.). The world premiere production features music, lyrics and book by 2008 Frederick Loewe Award-winner Erin Kamler (Runway 69 at New Dramatists).

La Mirada Theater announces their 2009 - 2010 season of shows.This season, the company will offer its subscribers and audiences six unforgettable theatrical events: from the hilarious Southern gem, Steel Magnolias starring the inimitable Cathy Rigby; to the music and legacy of famed '50s legend Buddy Holly in Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story; you will drop in on the making of the classic movie epic, 'Gone With The Wind' - that almost wasn't made in Moonlight and Magnolias; then test your spelling prowess in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; finally, enjoy a not so quiet Dinner with Friends and then get patriotic with Tony Orlando's tribute to the Stars and Stripes in 'Let's Salute America!'

Arden Theatre Company presents The Seafarer by Conor McPherson May 14 through June14, 2009. Broadway's recent Tony Awarding-winning hit features a collection of misfits playing poker on Christmas Eve in Ireland. A group of men, tied loosely together by their affiliation with misfortune, spend a boozy night playing poker.

Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment, today announced that DIVORCE! THE MUSICAL has been extended again by popular demand through May 17, 2009, at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre (6539 Santa Monica Blvd.). The world premiere production features music, lyrics and book by 2008 Frederick Loewe Award-winner Erin Kamler (Runway 69 at New Dramatists).

Rick Culbertson, in association with Lynn Marks and Paradox Entertainment, today announced that DIVORCE! THE MUSICAL has been extended again by popular demand through May 17, 2009, at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre (6539 Santa Monica Blvd.). The world premiere production features music, lyrics and book by 2008 Frederick Loewe Award-winner Erin Kamler (Runway 69 at New Dramatists).