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Following four sold-out runs, The Flea Theater is proud to announce Cycle 5 of #serials@theflea, the raucous late night play competition featuring The Bats and some of NYC's hottest young playwrights.

Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) will present once again the joyous holiday celebration A CELTIC CHRISTMAS with Irish Balladeer Danny O' Flaherty and Friends at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre (177 Sala Ave. in Westwego). This celebration of the Christmas spirit is on stage for two performances only Saturday, Decmeber 17 at 7:30PM and Sunday, December 18 at 2PM.

Following four sold-out runs, The Flea Theater is proud to announce Cycle 5 of #serials@theflea, the raucous late night play competition featuring The Bats and some of NYC's hottest young playwrights.

Tony® Award nominee Cathy Rigby takes flight in an all new production of PETER PAN! Discover the magic all over again of this two time Emmy Award winning and two-time Tony® Award nominated production. PETER PAN returns to The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts November 22-27 as part of The Bushnell Broadway Series co-sponsored by Travelers and Webster Bank. Ticket prices begin at $17 and are currently on sale at The Bushnell Box Office, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, online at www.bushnell.org or by calling (860) 987-5900. Discounts for groups of 10 or more are available by calling (860) 987-5959.

The Civil Wars are set to play Friday, January 13 at 8 p.m. at the Brown Theatre.

Dance Theatre of Tennessee brings the sparkling magic of the season to life with its version of The Nutcracker, which will be presented to audiences in four Middle Tennessee in the coming weeks. Highlighted by Tchaikovsky's brilliant score, the irresistible story of young Clara, a special gift and her fanciful dream to a world of sugary confections has charmed generations, Dance Theatre of Tennessee brings the endearing and enduring holiday classic to life this season with brand new sets and costumes. As part of its mission of bringing ballet to the people, Dance Theatre of Tennessee brings 'The Nutcracker' to four Middle Tennessee counties: Sumner, Dickson, Montgomery and Rutherford.

We opened! The final week of previews reminds me of that Paul Valéry quote (that is also attributed to about 100 other people): A poem is never finished, only abandoned in despair.

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum presents Maurizio Cattelan: All, the first retrospective of the internationally acclaimed artist's work, from November 4, 2011, to January 22, 2012. Hailed simultaneously as a provocateur, prankster, and tragic poet of our times, Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960) has created some of the most unforgettable images in recent contemporary art. His source materials range widely, from popular culture, history, and organized religion to a meditation on the self that is at once humorous and profound.

PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh, presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Symphony and Broadway Across America, proudly announces the 2011/2012 season. PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh, one of the city's premier entertainment series, is sponsored by The PNC Foundation. This season presents an exceptional array of live entertainment on the Cultural District's world-class stages.

Merging the vanguard of Polish theatre artists with America's most innovative contemporary music composers, Mozart's Sister tells the story of the keyboard virtuoso, composer, and child prodigy in her own right - Nannerl Mozart. This other Mozart toured throughout Europe, performing side by side with her brother Amadeus, to equal acclaim. Yet none of her compositions have survived and today hardly anyone knows she existed. Using Nannerl's own letters and those of her family, the performance investigates how this female prodigy, this Mozart, faded from the world - and whether this loss was inevitable.

In these troubled times, Barbara Walters shares advice with viewers that's worth listening to from four self-made, out-of-the-box creators and thinkers who made it big the old fashioned way - by creating products that people want.

In these troubled times, Barbara Walters shares advice with viewers that's worth listening to from four self-made, out-of-the-box creators and thinkers who made it big the old fashioned way - by creating products that people want.

'Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as...as a FIDDLER ON THE ROOF,' announces Tevye, a humble milkman from the Russian village of Anatevka. And so begins a tale of love and laughter, devotion and defiance...and changing traditions.

Following three sold-out runs, The Flea Theater is set to announce Cycles 4 and 5 of #serials@theflea, the raucous late-night play competition featuring The Bats and some of NYC's hottest young playwrights.

The Second Annual United Solo, the world's largest solo theatre festival, opens on October 20, 2011 at Theatre ROW on 42nd Street in Manhattan.

'Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as...as a FIDDLER ON THE ROOF,' announces Tevye, a humble milkman from the Russian village of Anatevka. And so begins a tale of love and laughter, devotion and defiance...and changing traditions.

Following three sold-out runs, The Flea Theater is set to announce Cycles 4 and 5 of #serials@theflea, the raucous late-night play competition featuring The Bats and some of NYC's hottest young playwrights.