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The Theater Project will present its holiday production of "It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play" on Saturday, November 30, 2013.

The Stage is transformed into a 1940s radio studio, where six actors gather to perform the holiday classic as a live radio play on Christmas Eve. This captivating holiday treat brings the spirit of the season to life right before your eyes (and ears). The ensemble becomes the characters, stepping into the iconic scenes that have warmed hearts and souls for generations.

We are in the final rehearsals for THEATRE THREE's thirtieth production of A Christmas Carol. The production opens this Saturday, November 16, at 8 p.m. It is the first of the forty-nine performances that will play on THEATRE THREE's Mainstage.

Heading up north to the cabin is such an integral part of life in Minnesota. The tranquility and seclusion of the woods offers an excellent escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Even though Ernest Thompson's 1978 play 'On Golden Pond' is set in Maine there is a natural connection with the ambience of Minnesota's lake country. In fact, the dialogue for Yellow Tree Theatre's production has been tweaked to reflect taking place in Northern Minnesota.

Jason Kao Hwang's Burning Bridge will play on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 4 PM at the historic Flushing Town Hall.

Lucky Disaster: The Music & Lyrics of Drew Gasparini and Zoe Sarnak with the words of The Write Teacher(s) will play on Sunday, September 29th at Don't Tell Mama at 4PM. Seating begins at 3:30PM.

'If music be the food of love, play on!' And 'play on' we will! Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Play House presents Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. With original period blues, country and folk music enhancing the Mississippi Delta setting, you'll enjoy Shakespeare's hilarious romp of mismatched love and mistaken identities as you've never seen it.

The producers of Tennessee Williams' The Two-Character Play starring Tony Award winner Amanda Plummer (Agnes of God, Pulp Fiction,Hunger Games: Catching Fire) and Academy Award nominee Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Deadwood), now playing throughSeptember 29th at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), are pleased to welcome Rob Sedgwick and Elize (Lisi) Russell to the company. The pair will perform the roles usually played by Mr. Dourif and Ms. Plummer at the Monday, September 9 and Wednesday, September 11 (matinee & evening) performances, while Mr. Dourif is out of town attending a funeral of a close relative who recently passed away.

Hudson Village Theatre is excited to welcome Norm Foster, Canada's most-produced playwright, from today, July 24 to 28 as he stars in his newest play On a First Name Basis.

Out rapper and singer/songwriter, Solomon celebrates the release of his latest single, 'The Way We Were' with a new artistic lyric video on VEVO. One year after premiering his single, 'Life Goes On...' with Out Magazine and spending countless weeks on the front of iTunes Dance page, the artist reinvents himself once again by jumping genres and crafting a heartfelt song. The single, a play on the 1973 Sydney Pollack film starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford of the same title, featuring interpolations from the film, was featured last week on Rdio's New Music Weekly page. While Solomon has always been an open book, 'The Way We Were' blows the door wide open to his personal life and upcoming debut album.

Mother Falcon is set to play on Friday, September 27, 8 p.m. at the Bomhard Theater as part of the Kentucky Center's Idea Festival. Tickets are $25, reserved seating, fees apply.

Hudson Village Theatre is excited to welcome Norm Foster, Canada's most-produced playwright, from July 24 to 28 as he stars in his newest play On a First Name Basis.

Tchaikovsky is a play about one man's struggle to find acceptance and felicity in his life. It will play the American Theatre Of Actors - Chernuchin Theatre, August 29th through September 1st at 8pm with a matinee on Sunday at 2pm.

If you're aged 16 to 29, you can get $25 tickets for great seats at countless performances throughout the 2013 Stratford Festival season with their 'Play On' program. Click below to watch the promo!

Phosphorescent will play on September 25, 2013 at 8:00 PM at The Neptune (All Ages / Bar w/ ID).

Harvey Fierstein has written Tony nominated musicals for the past two seasons, and according to an interview with the Observer, there is a play on the way for next spring. A still-untitled new play will come to Broadway in Spring 2014. He told the Observerer: 'I wrote the role for myself, but it's an ensemble piece, a cast of nine. I would like to play it, but I think I hurt A Catered Affair by being in it. I think I threw the balance off because I was the playwright-and I actually wrote that role for Joel Grey, too. It's an ensemble so the focus should not be on my character.'

The White Mandingos will play on Friday June 14 at 7 pm at the New Museum Theater.

Two Door Cinema Club with special guests St. Lucia and Peace will play on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 9:00PM at The Neptune (All Ages / Bar w/ ID).

PinnWorth Productions presents the humorous and touching play "On Golden Pond" at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Performances are Fridays, June 14 and 21 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, June 15 and 22 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, June 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on June 14.

After seeing the Horizon Theatre's new play on its sold-out opening night, I wouldn't have been surprised if it had opened with, 'This is the story of six friends picked to read a book and have their discussions taped to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real... 'The Book Club Play'.' This new comedy by Atlanta-native Karen Zacarias, which runs through June 23rd, hysterically explores how literature can impact readers, especially when they are being filmed by a world-famous documentary filmmaker.

The San Francisco Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) concludes its fourth season of the Sandbox Series of new plays in alliance with theNational New Play Network (NNPN) to present the 'Rolling World Premiere' of Grounded by George Brant. The one-woman play will be directed by Susannah Martin and feature Lauren English*. The San Francisco Playhouse is proud to host the first production for this year's 'Rolling World Premiere.'

On the next episode of ABC's MODERN FAMILY titled 'Games People Play' - Phil gets a brand new RV with high hopes of going on a fun family road trip, and Claire decides to let him learn the hard way why this will likely be a terrible idea. Get a sneak peek below!

The NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN), the country's alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, announces its 37th Rolling World Premiere: George Brant's Grounded will receive three productions through the Network's Continued Life of New Plays Fund in the 2013/14 season. Grounded will begin its Rolling World Premiere at the San Francisco Playhouse (San Francisco, CA, August - September, 2013), followed by performances at Borderlands Theater (Tucson, AZ, September - October, 2013) and Unicorn Theatre (January - February, 2014). Grounded won the 2012 Smith Prize for a new play on American political themes.

JOE'S PUB will welcome Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins return to their stage for an ongoing series BRING ON THE MEN tonight, March 24th, 2013 at 9:30 PM. Best known for her celebrated roles in Caroline, or Change and Jelly's Last Jam, Tonya made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Merrily We Roll Along. Broadway audiences have also delighted in her performances in Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Play On!, The Wild Party and Radio Golf, while television audiences know her from As The World Turns, All My Children and Army Wives and 24.

Southern Discomfort, the newest addition to the SoHo Playhouse's (15 Vandam Street, NYC) eclectic Off-Broadway lineup, will begin performances on Monday, March 25. Written in the Southern Gothic tradition of Flannery O'Connor and Carson McCullers, Elisabeth Gray's Southern Discomfort is a comedic exploration of loneliness and the drastic measures people take to overcome it. Southern Discomfort, presented by New Umbrella, has an opening night set for April 1, and will play on Monday nights until May 27.