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In this line-by-line reinvention of August Strindberg's classic MISS JULIE, writer and director Robert Cucuzza distills an essential tale of class and sexual power dynamics and transports it to modern-day Pittsburgh. Set during a failed car dealership's liquidation party, CATTYWAMPUS traces the rise and fall of Julie (Jillian Lauren), the owner's wife, as she tries to escape the flaccid clutch of her disinterested husband. She sets out to seduce the unsophisticated detailer, Donnie (D.J. Mendel), and gets much more than what she bargained for-a dance partner, a goofy playmate, a cuckold-maker, and a partner in crime. Determined that Donnie and his restored Ford Pinto are her escape hatch out of married misery, she makes a last ditch effort and gambles it all on his cracked plan to relocate to Florida. But in a world that is so economically out-of-whack, she finds that her dreams of escape are no match for what seems like a predetermined fate.

Multi-platinum pianist, songwriter and performer Jim Brickman has proven once again that he knows his way around a hit song. His latest single is a light-hearted Christmas song aptly named "Fa La La" and has made an impressive showing this week on the airwaves - landing at #16 on the AC Radio charts and at #13 on the Christmas Radio charts. The success in nothing new for Brickman who continues to take radio by storm with more charted hits than any other artist in his format (30) including "Valentine", "The Gift" and "Simple Things" just to name a few. Jim sailed past his A-list competition this week with the impressive chart placement - beating out the likes of Katy Perry and Rihanna for a spot in the Top 20 on the AC charts and acquiring more adds than teen sensation Justin Bieber. "Fa La La" was also the third most added song this week behind two songs by crooner Michael Buble. His brand new albums All is Calm and Romanza were released this month as Target exclusives and are available through the retailer nationwide or on iTunes.

Opera Idaho joins Ballet Idaho and Boise Philharmonic every year to produce the classic Christmas ballet The Nutcracker. Join us as Opera Idaho's Children's Choruses, led by Linda Berg, perform in this spirited masterpiece, and entertain with Christmas carols in the lobby of The Morrison Center.

Park Avenue Armory has announced an additional concert in the line-up for its second Tune-In Music Festival, featuring four artists whose critical thinking and output have influenced and been influenced by Philip Glass and whose eclectic offerings represent a wide range of musical styles and genres. The Armory's Tune-In Music Festival will be held February 23-26, 2012, featuring and co-curated by the iconic composer Philip Glass on the occasion of his 75th birthday. The Armory's soaring 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall, with its cathedral-like acoustics and informal character, will set the scene for a concert environment that is at once both immersive and intimate, erasing the confines and eliminating the formalities of traditional concert halls.

The Bushwick Starr and Van Cougar are set to present the world premiere of Gonna See a Movie Called Gunga Din.This new play draws from intimate, real-life interviews with United States veterans set against a vivid collage of physical movement culled from classic American war films. Van Cougar, a homegrown company of The Bushwick Starr, presents Gonna See a Movie Called Gunga Din to examine the distance between cinematic depictions of American soldiers and the reality of service men and women from the last century to current day.

AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH WHY? will be presented on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 7pm and 10pm at Florence Gould Hall 55 East 59th Street at Madison Avenue. The show is for all ages. Tickets are $20.

Set inside the racial tensions of 1940s Mississippi, THE RIVER WAS WHISKEY pulses with revenge and retribution. Some things demand to be remembered, whether we like it or not-especially if we love someone we shouldn't.

In THE SECRET GARDEN, Ten-year-old orphan Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle Archibald Craven, a man who's given up on life after the death of his wife Lily. Mary uncovers the mystery of Lily's long-abandoned secret garden and unlocks the door to happiness for herself and her uncle.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Carey Perloff announced that an evening of short plays by modernist master Samuel Beckett replaces Twelfth Night for the 2011-12 season. The evening includes ENDGAME, Beckett's timeless rumination on the end of life, featuring two-time Tony Award winner and A.C.T. favorite Bill Irwin, who was recently hailed by The New York Times as 'an actor deeply steeped in the traditions of clowns, according to both the commedia dell'arte and Samuel Beckett,' and PLAY featuring A.C.T. core acting company members René Augesen, Anthony Fusco, and Omozé Idehenre. A longtime Bay Area favorite as one of the founders of the Pickle Family Circus, Irwin returns to A.C.T. after stealing the hearts of the Bay Area audiences last season as the loveable title character in Moliére's SCAPIN, which he also adapted and directed. Perloff, who has previously directed Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT at A.C.T. and will helm the production, said: 'It was in Endgame that Beckett famously wrote: 'nothing is funnier than unhappiness.' And I cannot think of a more consummate artist than Bill Irwin to demonstrate that fact, undertaking the lead role of Hamm in this astonishing play. Endgame is a play Bill and I have wanted to do together for many years; when the opportunity suddenly presented itself to do it this season, we could not say no. I am thrilled to present Endgame in tandem with a comic gem from 1963 called PLAY, which will give our core company a chance to shine a spotlight on a hilarious tale of marriage and adultery that represents a very different side of Beckett's oeuvre. I hope that this Beckett pairing will add a rich chapter to A.C.T.'s explorations of the great modernists, Beckett and Pinter.' Endgame and Play play May 9-June 3, 2012, at the American Conservatory Theater (415 Geary Street, San Francisco). Press night is Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at 8 p.m. Tickets (starting at $10) are available by calling A.C.T. Ticket Services at 415.749.2228 or at www.act-sf.org.

Jay Hunter Morris will sing the role of Siegfried in SIEGFRIED on April 21 matinee and April 30, 2012, and in GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG on May 3, 2012. He replaces Gary Lehman who has withdrawn due to illness.

Halls are being decked in Madison, NJ for SOMETHING MERRY THIS WAY COMES, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's newest addition to an exciting season of productions and special one-night events. This winter holiday event will take place on Monday, December 12, at 7:30pm at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue in Madison. Tickets are $32 and can be purchased online at www.ShakespeareNJ.org or by phone by calling the Shakespeare Theatre box office at 973-408-5600.

The Farmington players will bring Charles Dickens' classic ghost story to life in a whole new way December 2nd - 18th. This fresh approach to A CHRISTMAS CAROL, finds Dickens himself hosting a Christmas Eve party in 1843 for friends and family. They ask him to tell a story, but he refuses to work. So, if they are to be entertained they will have to improvise their own tale.

Once again Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston will be collecting toys for the Waltham High School Student Santa Program at each performance of 'Christmas Time' December 3 through 11. Patrons wishing to donate are asked to bring new, unwrapped toys suitable for boys and girls ages 6 months to 10 years. Students from Waltham High School will be present to collect donations in the Robinson Theatre lobby before each show.

The Skidmore College Department of Theater is pleased to announce its Fall 2011 mainstage production, PASSION PLAY by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Carolyn Anderson. Performances are November 18-20 and December 1-4. All shows are in the Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater at 7:30pm except Sunday matinees at 2:00pm.

Luna Stage presents the world premiere of a new bilingual holiday celebration for the entire family. MI CASA, TU CASA previews on December 1 at 7:30pm, opens on December 2 and runs through December 18. Performance times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm. The performance on Sunday December 4 at 3pm will be followed by a talkback with the show's co-creators. Tickets are on sale now, $25 for adults, $10 for children 12 and younger, and can be purchased in person, on the phone at 973-395-5551, or on the Luna Stage website: www.lunastage.org.

The Boston Irish Tourism Association (BITA) released its Travel & Culture Guide (fall/winter issue) of Irish cultural activities in Massachusetts.

At 8:00AM on Friday, November 18, 2011, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) raises the curtain on its 8th annual Backstage Treasures...and More! - an online auction that supports CAA's arts education programs. Once again, CAA is partnering with Bidding for Good, Inc. - the leading online auction platform for nonprofit and school fundraising - to bring the auction to its bidders and donors. Presenting Sponsors for Backstage Treasures and More are Lenox Wealth Management and Arthur Murray Cincinnati.

THE SHOEMAKER'S HOLIDAY by Thomas Dekker will be presented Monday November 28 at 7:30pm.

A fresh and innovative adaptation of Langston Hughes' Black Nativity. The birth of Jesus Christ is played with the birth of Jazz. It's thunder meeting Lightning.

Register for 2012 Spring Classes at the Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center!