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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents the national tour of Sister Act for two weeks in the Kennedy Center Opera House from October 29 to November 10, 2013. Nominated for five 2011 Tony Awards, Sister Act features an original score with music by multi-Academy, Grammy, and Golden Globe Award-winning composer Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaidand Enchanted), lyrics by Tony and Academy Award-nominee Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid), and a book by multi-Emmy Award winners Cheri and Bill Steinkellner ("Cheers") with additional book material by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane (Xanadu, The Little Dog Laughed).Directed on Broadway by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks (Guys and Dolls, A Funny Thing…Forum, Smokey Joe's Cafe), the production features choreography by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Anthony Van Laast (Mamma Mia, Bombay Dreams) and is based on the Touchstone Pictures motion picture Sister Act written by Joseph Howard. Press opening night is Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.

Producers Whoopi Goldberg, Stage Entertainment and Troika Entertainment have announced that the North American Tour of the five-time Tony Award nominated musical SISTER ACT will begin its second year of performances. The tour opened on October 2, 2012 at Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre and is still rocking the rafters across the country. SISTER ACT opened to stellar reviews and continues to receive them across the country.

Producers Whoopi Goldberg, Stage Entertainment and Troika Entertainment announce casting for the North American Tour of five-time Tony Award nominated musical SISTER ACT which plays The Buell Theatre September 24 through October 6 only. Tickets are on sale now at denvercenter.org.

The national tour of Dreamgirls, currently playing at the Capitol Theatre, is exceptionally well produced and performed. It is an experience that is not to be missed.

Close to flawless in its incredible staging and fantastic casting, the 2013 touring production of soul musical "Dreamgirls" boasts a dream cast that has audiences applauding throughout as actors display every vocal talent on parade.

A show that gets liberal audiences to cheer for someone who at first blush would seem like a future Ann Romney is doing something pretty canny.

The songbook of Jerry Leiber (1933-2011) and Mike Stoller (1933- ) is a natural for jukebox musical treatment, because it encompasses such variety that it requires little by way of setting to stay interesting. You don't need a plot, you don't need performers to talk or act, all you need is a band, some choreography and costumes, and some great singer/dancers, and you're there.

Teatro101, producer of recent hits The Wild, Party, Side Show, Violet, and The Little Dog Laughed, presents the Regional Premiere of Brooklyn: The Musical - a sidewalk fairytale about a young girl's quest for truth and love. The book, music, and lyrics - by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson - fills the stage with a mix of brash pop and some incredible soul. Come let our soulful street-corner singers and storytellers mesmerize and enchant you every step of the way. Limited-engagement will play at a new, special location: Baltimore Theatre Project.

Teatro101, producer of recent hits The Wild, Party, Side Show, Violet, and The Little Dog Laughed, presents the Regional Premiere of Brooklyn: The Musical - a sidewalk fairytale about a young girl's quest for truth and love. The book, music, and lyrics - by Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson - fills the stage with a mix of brash pop and some incredible soul. Come let our soulful street-corner singers and storytellers mesmerize and enchant you every step of the way. Limited-engagement will play at a new, special location: Baltimore Theatre Project.

Happy Holidays everyone! Come visit our Nation's Capital during the holiday season. It's such a beautiful time of the year here, with so many lights shimmering on the monuments, The Mall, and on The White House. As we await the first snow flakes, DC area theatres are chocked full of productions for the whole family filled with elves, reindeers, Santas, and Scrooges.

REVIEW: The movie comes to life in this spectacular, heartfelt production at Toby's Dinner Theatre of Baltimore!

REVIEW: The Tony-winning musical, La Cage Aux Folles, opens at Toby's Dinner Theatre of Baltimore with a dazzling production, beautiful acting, and even more beautiful girls.

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WHO: Toby's Dinner Theatre of Baltimore WHAT: Dreamgirls WHEN: Through November 18. Performance schedule varies, as do prices. INFORMATION: www.tobysdinnertheatre.com or 1-866-99TOBYS

WHO: ArtsCentric WHAT: Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA WHEN: Through July 8; Thursday at 11AM, Friday - Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 5PM INFORMATION: www.artscentric.org or call 443-870-3669

Updated 06/26/2007! Readers Write!