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Celebrate Brooklyn! today announced its lineup for this year, which begins June 5 with a free concert by reggae icon Jimmy Cliff.

Breakin' Convention, the critically acclaimed festival of hip hop dance theatre, pops and locks its way into the Lyceum Theatre from Friday 25 - Saturday 26 May, with more jaw-dropping performances from local and international artists.

ASHANI DANCES DEBUT SEASON will play June 1 at 8pm, June 2 at 2pm and 8pm, and June 3 at 2pm at the Erickson Theatre, 1524 Harvard Ave Seattle. The four performances will be Subway Stories: Dances on the A, For Christine with Love, Union, and Neo-Funk Ballet (James Brown)!.

Tickets go on sale this week for performances in Minneapolis by Norah Jones on October 7 and Straight No Chaser on November 17.

A soccer ball autographed by LA Galaxy soccer star David Beckham will be among the Silent Auction Items at i-ACT's Fundraiser and Exhibit, "One Strong Kick," to be held in a private home in Manhattan Beach on Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 6:30 - 1:0:00 p.m.

Nashville artist Giro Gabayoyo's work, FristFridays, received the largest number of votes in the Frist Center for the Visual Arts' first online exhibition of local artists' work selected from the To See As Artists See the Frist contest on Facebook. Inspired by the exhibition To See as Artists See: American Art from The Phillips Collection, which was on view in the Ingram Gallery through May 6, local artists submitted their work to be voted on via Facebook "likes;" the submissions chosen as finalists will remain on exhibition in an online gallery on the Frist Center's website and Facebook page through July 31, 2012.

Russell Brand will perform a one-night-only show A NIGHT OF SPONTANEOUS COMEDY on Sunday 13 May 2012 at 8pm at the Lyric Hammersmith.

La Muse Venale, Inc. presents Robert L. Hecker's Honestly Abe, a musical tale of dreams, possibilities and heartbreak, shining a light on a little-known early chapter in the life of President Abraham Lincoln. Check out this making of video for the soundtrack. Filmed at Premier Studios in Manhatten, it features interviews with the creative team, technical staff and musicians behind the scenes.

ollowing a staggering 1,200+ solo appearances at the London Palladium, Des O'Connor is set to star at the world renowned venue for the very first time in a stage musical. He will take over the iconic role of The Wizard in Andrew Lloyd Webber's reimagining of THE WIZARD OF OZ, presented by Bill Kenwright and The Really Useful Group, from Tuesday 22 May to the show's final season, booking through 2 September.

CHICAGO, the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards® including Best Musical Revival, will return to Los Angeles at the Pantages Theatre for a strictly limited two-week engagement May 15 - 27, 2012. After her critically-acclaimed debut as "Roxie Hart" on Broadway and in London's West End, Christie Brinkley, one of the world's most successful supermodels, will make her highly-anticipated Los Angeles debut this spring as she reprises her killer role in this six-time Tony Award-winning musical smash hit when it plays the Pantages Theatre. Also starring in CHICAGO is television and film personality John O'Hurley as "Billy Flynn".

San Francisco's African-American Shakespeare Company has announced the lineup for its 18th season. The season marks African-American Shakespeare Company's third season under the artistic leadership of acclaimed actor and director L. Peter Callender. The season opens in December with an enchanting holiday production of CINDERELLA; this new take on the timeless fairytale has become a seasonal favorite for families and children of all ages. The season continues in March with William Shakespeare's quintessential comedy MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Closing the season in April is Tennessee Williams's Pulitzer Prize-winning CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Productions will be staged at the Buriel Clay Theater at the African American Art & Culture Complex in San Francisco. Subscriptions for the 2012-13 season go on sale May 12.

Chocolate abounds at Theater Works with the production of Willy Wonka Kids. Willy Wonka shares his riddles, rattles, and sweet fiddle-faddles with 5 kids who win a contest by finding the precious golden tickets in Roald Dahl's classic. This Kids Alive! At Theater Works production is sponsored by Cerreta Candy Company of Glendale and three lucky winners at each performance will receive VIP passes for a tour and chocolate pizza-making workshop. (And everyone will receive a sample of their FAMOUS mint chocolate). Willy Wonka runs May 31st - June 3rd in the Gyder Theater and tickets are $8 / person.

In conjunction with the 2012 Presidential Election, no fewer than 44 theatres, colleges, and high schools from all over the country will produce 44 Plays for 44 Presidents as part of the Plays for Presidents Festival 2012. The Festival will culminate in simultaneous election night events and an online composite video production of 44 Plays for 44 Presidents made up of contributions from all 44 productions. Productions have been confirmed at venues ranging from Geva Theatre Center to Little Rock Central High School, slotting the show in 22 different states.

Stage Door Records in association with David Essex have announced the digital release of select theatrical titles from David Essex's musical back catalogue including MUTINY! and FRIENDS. On May 13th, 2012 the following titles will be made available for digital download on iTunes, Amazon, eMusic and other digital e-tailers in all worldwide territories.

Tom Hanks will make his Broadway Debut in LUCKY GUY by Nora Ephron, according to Michael Riedel of the New York Post. The play, previously titled Stories About McAlary, centers on the life of the late New York Post and Daily News columnist Mike McAlary. A full production of the revised script directed by George C. Wolfe is slated for a limited run at the Shubrt theater in January.

Stephen Sondheim's musical masterpiece, Sweeney Todd, stars Olivier Award winner Michael Ball as the infamous demon barber of Fleet Street and Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton as his devoted accomplice Mrs. Lovett. Following sell-out success at Chichester Festival Theatre, the production transferred to London's West End on 10 March, 2012 for a limited season only, and must end on 22 September, 2012. Comedian Jason Manford will join the company as "Italian" barber Pirelli for four weeks in July this year, covering for Robert Burt, who is scheduled to sing at Glyndebourne Festival 2012.

In preparation for it's opening at the Arts Theatre on May 18, the team of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD have released this video trailer, featuring one of the songs from the show.

RUBICON THEATRE continues the company's 14th season May 24 with August Wilson's powerful and poignant drama GEM OF THE OCEAN (first preview May 16).

Single Carrot Theatre will closes it's 5th season with an exploration of the mythology and mystery of sexuality. FOOT OF WATER, plays June 8th - July 8th , 2012 with previews June 6th and June 7th.

Yuio Mishima's THE BLACK LIZARD: A THRILLING EROTIC GROTESQUE MYSTERY begins $5 special previews starting tonight - May 8, 9, 10 at 8PM. Containing nudity and only reccomended for adults, the show opens May 11 and will play untill June 2 on Thursdays at 7:30 and Friday and Saturday at 8:00.