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Open Door Studios proudly presents the premiere of its Holiday Dance Production, 'Grinch.' The ballet will play for four performances only, from December 11 to 13, at the Carolina Actors Studio Theatre.

Carolina Actors Studio Theatre will present A TUNA CHRISTMAS at the McGolhon Theatre from December 3rd through the 13th.

Porchlight Music Theatre will present its 2nd annual one-night-only Holiday Sing-a-Long concert on Sunday, December 6th at 6:00pm at Theatre Building Chicago, located at 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Audience members of all ages are encouraged to attend, where they'll be invited to sing-a-long as favorite holiday songs are performed by a cast of some of the finest musical talent in Chicago.

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASE, opens in Milwaukee on February 23-28 presented by Broadway Across America-Milwaukee and the Marcus Center as part of the Time Warner Cable Broadway at the Marcus Center Series. Tickets will go on sale at NOON on December 6.

Individual tickets will go on sale Friday, December 4 at 10 a.m. for August: Osage County. The 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play will return for a limited engagement February 2 - 14, 2010 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph).

The New York Philharmonic today launched Alan Gilbert: The Inaugural Season iTunes Pass, a groundbreaking new digital music series available exclusively on the iTunes Store.

After sold-out performances at The Joyce Theater in September, GROOVALOO, the dance musical is back in New York by popular demand and will play off-Broadway at The Union Square Theatre (100 E. 17th Street) beginning December 1st with the official opening scheduled for December 8th. Since the Joyce engagement, GROOVALOO has been reinvented by its creators for its return off-Broadway. Big League Productions Inc. is producing.

Believe it or not, it's been 15 years since RIVERDANCE first stomped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe. Now, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance returns to where it was first introduced to American audiences...the famed Radio City Music Hall, to play 8 farewell performances March 17th through the 21st, 2010.

This holiday season, The Des Moines Playhouse presents the blockbuster Broadway musical and family favorite 'Annie,' with performances from Dec. 11-27.

Charles Bush and Julie Halston will perform together for one performance only at the Victory Gardens Theatre on December 7th at 7:30pm.

On Nov. 21-24, radio stations banded together to raise funds and awareness for WHY (World Hunger Year) during its annual Hungerthon. As of Nov. 25, $535,198 was raised to help WHY fight hunger and poverty in the U.S. at a time when hunger is dramatically on the rise.

The New England Center for the Performing Arts has announced a partnership with Whole Foods of Bellingham, MA. Performers from the Franklin School for the Performing Arts will participate in their Elegant Evening Holiday Celebration on Monday, November 30th.

The Franklin Performing Arts Company is pleased to announce the cast for its original Holiday Musical, Humbug! More than 200 professional and local amateur singers and dancers will participate in FPAC's new adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol which runs for 3 performances December 19 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 and December 20th at 2 pm at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, 224 Oak Street in Franklin.

'RENT' fans around the world have a new chance to re-experience the show with some one-of-a-kind experiences - dinner with the stars, a walk-on role in the show and a guitar made especially for the tour. These opportunities are being made possible through the theatrical industry's semiannual fundraising campaign to benefit the national nonprofit organization Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Magic Circle has announced auditions for Plaza Suite by Neil Simon. The show will be directed by Steve Gold, and audition dates are Monday, November 30 and Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00 PM at Tower Theatre. The show rehearses December 7, 2009 - January 21, 2010, and runs January 22 - February 20, 2010.

City Theatre announces auditions for The Old Cemetery Plays: Local Playwrights Project. This event includes 8 short plays over two evenings by Sacramento playwrights. Auditions will be Monday, November 23 from 7:30 to 10:30 pm and Tuesday, November 24 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm at the Art Court Theatre Sacramento City College.

On Saturday and Sunday, December 12 and 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., thousands of music lovers and holiday shoppers will converge on the Mesa Arts Center campus as it transforms into a free holiday festival of the arts.

Winners will be announced at what is considered to be the grandest of all events for Wellington City's vibrant arts community, the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards to be held at the St James Theatre, December 6, 2009.

1944 - the year of D-Day but the war is not yet over. Each year there has been hope that the end is in sight. There are still many stories to be told - tales of heroism and remorse, pain and joy. Tapestry Theatre Company revisits that year in America's history with an updated script, new music and arrangements, presented by many cast and band members from past years of the Christmas from Home series, joined by several performers new to the Tapestry stage.

Falcon Theatre will presents IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO DRAMA from December 4 through December 13. This this holiday classic was first presented at Falcon in December of 2008.