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Buck Creek Players, the award-winning all volunteer community theater on Indianapolis' southeast side, is set to honor the memory of Jack Peek with the third biannual Buck Creek Players Play-A-Part Fundraiser production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic Broadway musical, The Sound of Music.

New York City Center's 2009-10 season begins on September 22 with the sixth annual Fall for Dance Festival, featuring 20 companies in 10 nights of dance for only $10 per ticket. The season also includes the third season of acclaimed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's dance company Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company and premieres by resident companies Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Paul Taylor Dance Company.

Greater Tuna is neither a recipe nor a fish story. It is the fictional panorama of the third smallest town in Texas and every twitch and twang is right on target. All of Tuna's inhabitants - male and female, young and old, crazed and half-crazed - are played by a remarkable pair of actors and quick-change artists named David Eller and Michael Genevie on the historic stage of the Abbeville Opera House.

Stay cool in the air-conditioned Victoria Theatre while watching two of Hollywood's blazing hot leading men, Paul Newman and Robert Redford, as Victoria Theatre Association and Heidelberg Distributing Company present the third film of the Michelob Ultra Cool Film Series, The Sting, July 17-19, 2009 at the historic Victoria Theatre in downtown Dayton.

Maine State Music Theatre's third show of the 2009 season is the delightfully deceptive 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.' This Tony Award winning musical is based on the film of the same name and includes music and lyrics by David Yazbek, composer and lyricist of 'The Full Monty', and a book by Jeffrey Lane. In addition to the familiar story line, the musical boasts witty lyrics with a side of harmless adult humor.

Main Street Theater will open its 2009-2010 MainStage season with the English-language premiere of a new adaptation of Isabel Allende's best-selling novel, The House of the Spirits, on September 10, 2009 and running through October 11.

Who Wants Cake? is pleased to announce its line-up of productions for the upcoming 2009-2010 season. The third full season kicks off with two hit musicals (back-to-back), continues on with a holiday staple, includes a world premiere and, of course, men in women's clothing.

Maine State Music Theatre's third show of the 2009 season is the delightfully deceptive 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.' This Tony Award winning musical is based on the film of the same name and includes music and lyrics by David Yazbek, composer and lyricist of 'The Full Monty', and a book by Jeffrey Lane. In addition to the familiar story line, the musical boasts witty lyrics with a side of harmless adult humor.

Dancap Productions presents the Canadian Premiere of The Toxic Avenger opening at The Music Hall Halloween 2009.

Stay cool in the air-conditioned Victoria Theatre while watching two of Hollywood's blazing hot leading men, Paul Newman and Robert Redford, as Victoria Theatre Association and Heidelberg Distributing Company present the third film of the Michelob Ultra Cool Film Series, The Sting, July 17-19, 2009 at the historic Victoria Theatre in downtown Dayton.

'The Boychick Affair-The Bar Mitzvah of Harry Boychick' is making its New York City debut on July 4, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at The Times Square Arts Center. From the creator of the beloved off-Broadway smash-hit 'Grandma Sylvia's Funeral' and former star of the legendary 'Tony & Tina's Wedding,' 'The Boychick Affair' is a hilarious interactive comedy show that gives new meaning to the phrase 'dysfunctional family.'

West Virginia Public Theatre?s Founder and Executive Producer Ron Iannone has announced the line-up for the 2009 summer season, which runs June 23 through August 9, 2009. WVPT will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary Season and has, once again, lined up another summer filled with ?Broadway?s best? productions.

Main Street Theater will open its 2009-2010 MainStage season with the English-language premiere of a new adaptation of Isabel Allende's best-selling novel, The House of the Spirits, on September 10, 2009 and running through October 11.

Actor, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director and drag legend Charles Busch will take on the role of the irrepressible Lady Bracknell in the L.A. Theatre Works recording of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

BroadwayWorld Congratulates Karen Olivo, 2009 Tony Award Winner, 'Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical'

BroadwayWorld Congratulates Tim Hatley, 2009 Tony Award Winner, 'Best Costume Design of a Musical'

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).

'The Boychick Affair-The Bar Mitzvah of Harry Boychick' is making its New York City debut on July 4, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at The Times Square Arts Center. From the creator of the beloved off-Broadway smash-hit 'Grandma Sylvia's Funeral' and former star of the legendary 'Tony & Tina's Wedding,' 'The Boychick Affair' is a hilarious interactive comedy show that gives new meaning to the phrase 'dysfunctional family.'

Piece by Piece Productions and Rising Phoenix Repertory in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater will present the New York premiere of Slipping, written by Daniel Talbott and directed by Kirsten Kelly, beginning Tuesday, July 28 at 8pm at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 224 Waverly Place. The opening night is set for Tuesday, August 4 at 7pm.

Cape Rep Theatre begins its 2009 Daytime Children?s Shows with the beloved Pitter Patter Puppets and the Aherns and Flaherty Musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Anderson story The Emperor?s New Clothes.

Actor, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director and drag legend Charles Busch will take on the role of the irrepressible Lady Bracknell in the L.A. Theatre Works recording of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

Wendy Kesselman's 'The Black Monk', which ran Off-Broadway from November 30th, 2008 through January 3rd, 2009, featuring Austin Pendleton, Elon Rutberg, Julie Craig, and Scott Robertson - under the direction of Kevin Newbury and musical direction of Chris Berg (with cellist Arthur Cook), will be making an original cast recording on Monday, May 25th, 2009. The album will be produced/engineered by Grammy Award winner John Kilgore. It will be released online in the fall exclusively on iTunes, and a record deal is pending.

Frist Center Announces Their Calendar of Events: June 2009 Thursday, June 4 Gallery Talk: Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, 7 p.m. Projects, Buildings

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced complete casting and creative team today for FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 8 & 9), the final play of the 2008-2009 Public LAB season. Written by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Jo Bonney, FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS (PARTS 1, 8 & 9) will begin performances on Friday, June 5 and run through Sunday, June 28. Tickets are $10 for all performances and are on-sale now.

This classic comedy features two sweet old ladies... who poison lonely men as an act of charity. One of their nephews is a serial killer. Another thinks he's Teddy Roosevelt. The third just wants to marry his girl and keep his aunties safe from the Brooklyn Police Department. There are a slew of dead bodies buried in the cellar and another in the window seat. Because murder, insanity and family are very Dysfunctional.