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A CHRISTMAS CAROL in August? Beat the holi-daze ticket rush and get 50% off while it's hot!

Monica Huggins Dance Theatre presents Project Alice on July 31, August 1, August 7, and August 8 at 8pm. Ticket prices are $18 for adults, $12 for students, and $10 for children.

ANY OTHER NAME, a new play by George Brant, is coming to Premiere Stages at Kean University September 4 through 20, Thursday through Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm, and on Friday, September 18 at 3pm at the Zella Fry Theatre. Premiere Stages is a professional Equity company. ANY OTHER NAME was the winner of the 2009 Premiere Stages Play Festival.

Kim Nalley, internationally acclaimed vocalist, presents Billie Holiday's songbook in four performances at The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, from August 20-23. Kim will also perform two late shows with jazz organist Rhoda Scott on Aug 21 and 22. Her 'Heart of Lady Day' shows are at 8 PM, with the Sunday show at 7 PM.

The New York Public Library announces theatre related events for fall 2009, including exhibitions and public programs.

True Colors Cabaret, a new monthly cabaret show, hits Feinstein's at the Loews Regency, 'the nightclub of New York,' starting Monday, September 28. The next show will be Monday, October 26. All of the net proceeds from True Colors Cabaret support the True Colors Fund and Broadway Impact.

The Readers' Ensemble Company (Justin Flagg & Dana Iannuzzi, producers) continues its downtown Manhattan festival of staged readings of rarely performed works. Each piece depicts part of the Recession Cycle: Greed, Collapse, Revolution, and Rebirth. The company's goal is to reintegrate these forgotten masterpieces into the active dialogue on pop-culture and current events. A Q & A follows each performance.

KT Sullivan and City Hall Restaurant are set to launch an exciting new 'old time' cabaret venue, Kathleen Downey's Granite Room-'Neath the Sidewalks of New York. Events will be held four successive Thursdays, August 20 and 27, and September 3 and 10.

Kangagirl Productions Presents PIE-FACE! THE ADVENTURES OF ANITA BRYANT at the New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC as a production of The Present Company.

RABBIT HOLE ENSEMBLE, called 'one of the best ensemble performances in town' by nytheatre.com, is pleased to announce the world premiere of CANDIDE AMERICANA by STANTON WOOD, based on Voltaire's classic satire.

Muffin Man, a new musical by Camille Harris, is coming to the New York International Fringe Festival-FringeNYC 2009 as a production of the Present Company.

SARTA is launching a campaign this summer to provide local theatres with a team of volunteers to go and fix them up! Volunteers needed to paint, clean, and some minor manual labor. SARTA will provide lunch to all our volunteers at each site. If you're interested in volunteering please email us at sarta@sarta.com or visit our website www.sarta.com/volunteer.htm.

West Sacramento Community Theater is looking for one or more scripts for our 2009 Christmas program. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE FAMILY ORIENTED.

At the Sunday, August 16, workshop, two short plays will be read and discussed: Matt Hanf's 'You Can't Get a Decent Margarita at the North Pole,' and Bernie Goldberg's 'Your Cursing Days Are Over.'

Nakamoto Productions will hold two workshops, on August 1 and August 8.

Find out what happens after 'happily ever after' when Pittsburgh CLO presents Into the Woods. Once Upon a Time, a Baker and his wife embarked on a quest to break a witch's spell. On their journey 'into the woods' they cross paths with Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella and a host of other hysterically flawed fairy tale characters.

Following the success of last year's inaugural program, Focus Features is accepting entries for a second year of its Africa First Program through Monday, August 17th (please note newly extended deadline).

Join Orange County Performing Arts Center on Monday, August 3 on the Center's community plaza for this summer's FINAL presentation of Free for All Movie Mondays -- 'Mamma Mia!'

The Jungle Theater presents MARY'S WEDDING by Stephen Massicotte from September 18 through October 25, Tuesday through Sunday. MARY'S WEDDING is directed and designed by Joel Sass.

Jazz at The Jungle! 'The Songwriter Series' Part 1 will star Connie Evingson on Saturday, September 20 with two shows. The early show will take place from 4:30-6:30 and the evening show will be held 7:30-9:00. Evingson will be performing songs by Peggy Lee and The Beatles.