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For the last seven years Jamie Morris' twisted version, MOMMIE QUEEREST, has had sold-out audiences across the country rethinking the oft-quoted tale with the simple premise, 'What if Joan had really been a man all those years?' Told by an all male cast of four, MOMMIE QUEEREST entertains the notion that Crawford was actually a man in drag, a fact she hid from her fans, her children, and the world. Even when Christina finds out, takes revenge, and writes 'Daddy Dearest' it's Joan who still has the last laugh.

THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION tells the story of two Catholic sisters whose faith is rocked after a visit from a young evangelist. To fight back, the women invite the missionary and their unsuspecting parish priest to a truly devilish dinner party, where they stage a theological showdown in this all-out questioning of faith and belief.

Miami's Mad Cat Theatre Company has been committed to creating an alternate theatrical universe for eleven years now by specializing in their own brand of irreverent and always evolving, never arriving original plays. Now Mad Cat is continuing that tradition with the Miami Light Project which is presenting So My Grandmother Died, Blah Blah Blah at the new Light Box at Goldman Warehouse located at 404 NW 26th Street in the Wynwood Art Gallery District in Miami.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County presents the Miami premiere of STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG, a madcap comedy show, for adults only, featuring a motley crew of Henson puppets (the Miskreant Puppets) sharing the stage with improv comedians. A creation of Henson Alternative, the one-of-a-kind live stage comedy is the brainchild of Academy Award-winning puppeteer, director, producer, and writer Brian Henson and actor and improvisational master Patrick Bristow. STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG opens the Adrienne Arsht Center's 2011-2012 Comedy Planet series in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House for one night only on October 9, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

The sixty-minute show features an eclectic array of music all sung in Whitney's smooth jazz style. Whitney has been singing and entertaining since she was five years old. At the age of 13 she decided she was going to be a jazz singer and since then she has traveled the world with a song in her heart and a microphone in hand. The chanteuse will highlight stories of love, life, and friendship through her favorite Broadway Show Tunes and the Great American Songbook. The show will feature James W. Crumbly, Jr. on piano and guest vocalist Natalie Symons.

Award-winning Mosaic Theatre opens its 11th Season with the Southeast U.S. premiere of Side Effects, an intense, beautiful play which is a harrowing and unique journey, expertly plotted by playwright Michael Weller, author of Loose Ends, Fifty Words and the seminal masterpiece Moonchildren.

KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season A Sizzling Line Up of Smash Broadway Hits, Comedy Giants and Rock, Pop & Classical Music Superstars Joshua Bell, Chris Botti, Cleveland Orchestra, Larry King, Kings of Salsa, Patti LaBelle, Larry the Cable Guy, Huey Lewis & The News, Matisyahu, Dennis Miller, Bernadette Peters, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman, Diana Krall, Martin Short, Wanda Sykes, & THE ADDAMS FAMILY, DAMN YANKEES, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, FOREVER TANGO, HAIR, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, LES MISÉRABLES, MAMMA MIA!, MY FAIR LADY, SOUTH PACIFIC And So Much More!

The show follows the classic love story of a young couple. While out together running some errands and enjoying their newly-engaged bliss, the sweethearts unwittingly stumble into a full-fledged zombie attack. What follows is a musically accompanied account of the skin crawling, zombie fighting, brain craving mayhem and a true testament to the couple's 'Undying Love.' Named Creative Loafing Readers' Pick for Best Theater Premiere & Best Play in Atlanta, The Promethean Theatre is the first theatre outside of Dad's Garage to produce this play.

Six Years is the poignant and powerful drama that tracks the marriage of Phil and Meredith Granger, in five separate scenes, each separated by six years, beginning at the end of WWII and ending with the Vietnam War. We see them first deal with the aftermath of war, transition to a tremendous business success and continue forward dealing with their son in the Vietnam era. Mr. White's razor sharp script illuminates an understanding of marriage reminiscent of the classic American writers Arthur Miller and Eugene O'Neil.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF (OST) continues its 2011-2012 Signature Series with Yasmina Reza's 2009 Tony Award-winning play, GOD OF CARNAGE, playing October 12 through November 13, 2011 on the Goldman Stage. Under the direction of Orlando Shakes Associate Director of New Play Development, Mark Routhier, two high-strung couples battle each other in a hilarious 90-minute brawl hailed as a 'four-way prize fight' by The New York Times.

Mosaic Theatre, the award-winning professional Equity theatre at American Heritage launches its Eleventh Anniversary Season with Michael Weller's critically acclaimed drama Side Effects (September 15 - October 9), a provocative companion piece to Fifty Words by the author of Loose Ends and Moonchildren. Side Effects is 'one of the best plays of the year,' raves the Times Square Chronicle, 'a play that is a must see!'

PARABLE by Ryan Hill Directed by Alex Gonzalez Featuring Samantha Bangs Juan Espinosa Jeffrey Winthrop W.D.J.D - 'What Did Jesus Do?'

The Kennedy Center's Partners in Education team of Broward County Cultural Division, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, and the School Board of Broward County, FL. present the eighth annual conference on arts integration- 21st Century Arts: Learning in New Ways, on Wednesday, August 17, 2011. The conference will be held at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave in Fort Lauderdale, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and will include a series of welcome and keynote speakers, followed by separate breakout sessions for School Board of Broward County Arts Teachers, and one from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. for Independent Teaching Artists.

The Boca Raton Theatre Guild will start its season off with star power: Karen Stephens will reprise her award-winning (Best Actress 2011 - New Times Best of Award) performance in Sarah Jones' Tony Award winning Broadway show Bridge and Tunnel.

THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION tells the story of two Catholic sisters whose faith is rocked after a visit from a young evangelist. To fight back, the women invite the missionary and their unsuspecting parish priest to a truly devilish dinner party, where they stage a theological showdown in this all-out questioning of faith and belief.

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County presents the Miami premiere of STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG, a madcap comedy show, for adults only, featuring a motley crew of Henson puppets (the Miskreant Puppets) sharing the stage with improv comedians. A creation of Henson Alternative, the one-of-a-kind live stage comedy is the brainchild of Academy Award-winning puppeteer, director, producer, and writer Brian Henson and actor and improvisational master Patrick Bristow. STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG opens the Adrienne Arsht Center's 2011-2012 Comedy Planet series in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House for one night only on October 9, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season A Sizzling Line Up of Smash Broadway Hits, Comedy Giants and Rock, Pop & Classical Music Superstars Joshua Bell, Chris Botti, Cleveland Orchestra, Larry King, Kings of Salsa, Patti LaBelle, Larry the Cable Guy, Huey Lewis & The News, Matisyahu, Dennis Miller, Bernadette Peters, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman, Diana Krall, Martin Short, Wanda Sykes, & THE ADDAMS FAMILY, DAMN YANKEES, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, FOREVER TANGO, HAIR, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, LES MISÉRABLES, MAMMA MIA!, MY FAIR LADY, SOUTH PACIFIC And So Much More!

For the last seven years Jamie Morris' twisted version, MOMMIE QUEEREST, has had sold-out audiences across the country rethinking the oft-quoted tale with the simple premise, 'What if Joan had really been a man all those years?' Told by an all male cast of four, MOMMIE QUEEREST entertains the notion that Crawford was actually a man in drag, a fact she hid from her fans, her children, and the world. Even when Christina finds out, takes revenge, and writes 'Daddy Dearest' it's Joan who still has the last laugh.

Miami's Mad Cat Theatre Company has been committed to creating an alternate theatrical universe for eleven years now by specializing in their own brand of irreverent and always evolving, never arriving original plays. Now Mad Cat is continuing that tradition with the Miami Light Project which is presenting So My Grandmother Died, Blah Blah Blah at the new Light Box at Goldman Warehouse located at 404 NW 26th Street in the Wynwood Art Gallery District in Miami.

Scheduled headliners at the beautiful Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center include singers Clint Holmes and Jack Jones, the side-splitting Capitol Steps and the familiar sounds of The Beatlemaniacs. Classical music fans will relish Bravo Amici and the Florida Grand Opera Young Artists, Broadway buffs will bop along with Five Guys Named Moe and, everyone will love the popular 'pianist to the presidents,' David Osborne.