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In her first solo exhibition in New York, Z Behl will debut a site-specific environment that will alter and engage the entire 7Eleven Gallery Space. "Battle for Lagniappe" will be on view through March 25th, 2012.

Challenged by the traditional images of women in the music-industry, Carole King, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, and Laura Nyro explored territory outside the accepted confines of pop music. These prolific singer/songwriters paved the way for women in music, art, and life. Their music is the core of Back to the Garden, a concert style song cycle that honors the stories, music, and history of these women.

The new musical adaptation of ROCKY is set to open in Germany in 2012 prior to a Broadway run in 2013; the cast for the developmental lab featured Andy Karl as Rocky, Glenn Flesher as Pauly and Tricia Paoluccio as Adrienne. Check out the behind the scenes video below!

Connecting Creativity: A Trans-Atlantic Co-production will feature several monologues written by Irish playwrights for American actors as well as recorded performance of the Irish company performing monologues written just for them by company members of The New Theatre Project in Michigan.

After sell-out seasons of FAT SWAN at the Seymour Centre Sydney and at the Spigeltent in Melbourne, Natalie Portly is back - but this time she has brought with her a couple of new friends.

Ambassador Theatre Group's Creative Learning Department in the West End has teamed up with the University of the Third Age (U3A), a lifelong learning co-operative for those aged 60+, to present a day of workshops at the Piccadilly Theatre in London.

The Joffrey Ballet's long list of "firsts" includes being the first dance company to perform at the White House at Jacqueline Kennedy's invitation, the first to appear on television, the first American company to visit Russia, the first classical dance company to go multi-media, the first to commission a rock 'n' roll ballet, the first and only dance company to appear on the cover of Time magazine, and the first company to have had a major motion picture based on it, Robert Altman's The Company. Catch one of today's leading ballet companies at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Thurs. March 29, 2012 at 8 PM.

Academy Award winner Kathy Bates will guest star as the ghost of Charlie Harper, on TWO AND A HALF MEN, Monday, April 30 (9:00-9:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. After Alan suffers a minor heart attack, Charlie's ghost (Bates) will pay a visit to his hospital bedside.

Days of Wine and Roses, a drama by JP Miller made famous by the 1962 film starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick, is coming to The Schoolhouse Theater March 1 through March 25. Days of Wine and Roses is an intense dramatic portrayal of a young couple and their struggles with alcohol addiction.

The educational tasting series, "The Art of" closes out its second year with "The Art of Corsair Distillery" on Thursday, April 5th at 6:00 p.m. at the historic War Memorial Auditorium.

Damn Yankees is headed to The 5th Avenue Theatre! This musical comedy is the story of an aging baseball fan who makes a deal with the Devil so his beloved hometown team can beat the Yankees in the race for the pennant. From the songwriting team of The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees is filled with hit songs including "Two Lost Souls" and the sultry favorite, "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets." The Paper Mill Playhouse production will slide into Seattle this April. The creative team includes direction by Mark S. Hoebee (Paper Mill's Producing Artistic Director), music direction by Ben Whiteley, and choreography by Denis Michael Jones.

An all-new exclusive Angry Birds short film, 'Angry Birds Space' lands on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons on Wednesday, March 21, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) during SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon and Power Rangers Samurai on Nicktoons.

Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) announced an extensive U.S. summer tour today, beginning in early June and continuing through the end of September. The CSN U.S. Summer Tour stops in Providence at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 8P.

BAD HEAD, a comedy horror shlockfest, is the brainchild of John Tomasello, the creator of SANTA CLAUS VS. THE MARTIANS. Embracing his love of bad science fiction films of a bygone era, Tomasello has developed another sendup of horror staples. This time his attention has turned from Santa's workshop to the mad scientist's lab, where heads are rolling, a monster is on the loose, and even Hitler's head stops by for a visit.

Performing works by Inhyun Kim, Ashley Fu-Tsun Wang, Marco Stroppa, Kurtag, Messaien, Ligeti, Debussy, and Schumann, pianist Jenny Q. Chai makes her Carnegie Hall debut at Zankel Hall on Thursday, April 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 ($15 for students) and will be available beginning February 19th at www.carnegiehall.org, at the Carnegie Hall Box office at 57th street and 7th avenue in New York City (which is also the location of the venue), or by calling 212 247 7800.

"Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as… a FIDDLER ON THE ROOF," announces Tevye, a humble milkman from the Russian village of Anatevka. And so begins a tale of love and laughter, devotion and defiance and changing traditions in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, at the Orpheum Theater April 24-29. The Tony Award®-winning musical will be presented by Omaha Performing Arts as part of its Broadway series.

On April 28, Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents its ONSTAGE gala! Actress Rita Moreno hosts an evening at the Four Seasons San Francisco, featuring a gourmet dinner, wines and spirits, and an opportunity to bid on getaways and culinary adventures.

The South Camden Theatre Company, a nonprofit professional theatre organization located in Camden, New Jersey announces its eighth season titled "Home in Waterfront South" featuring works written by Clifford Odets, August Wilson, Joseph M. Paprzycki and Eugene O'Neill. Opening the season October 26 - November 11 is "Indoor Picnic" a play set in Camden, New Jersey from the 1960's to the 1990's. The play is written by South Camden Theatre Company's producing artistic director Joseph M. Paprzycki and directed by Ray Croce. Starting January 18 - 20, 2013 is a special three show workshop production of the newly discovered "Exorcism: A Play in One Act" written by Eugene O'Neil and directed by Joseph M. Paprzycki. The work of Clifford Odets returns to our stage in "Awake and Sing" directed by Christopher 'Jumbo' Schimpf. The production will run from February 8 - 24. The season will close with August Wilson's "Radio Golf", directed by Connie Norwood the production will run from April 19 - May 5, 2013.

World-renowned performer and contemporary composer, Yanni brings his world-class orchestra to Bass Concert Hall, Friday, August 17. Tickets for Yanni go on sale Friday, March 23 at 10 a.m., at the following authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall ticket office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at livenation.com or TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

Open Fall Registration for new students and families begins Monday, April 2 at Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA). Advanced Fall Registration for currently enrolled FSPA students begins Monday, March 26 and runs for one week prior to open enrollment. Registration is also ongoing for all summer programs, including one-week camps, a two-week SummerStage musical theater program, and a full roster of dance classes, voice classes, and private voice and instrumental lessons. Prospective students and families are encouraged to visit the school, tour the facilities and try a complimentary class.