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i-ACT, a South Bay-based non-profit grassroots activist organization, will present a fundraising event and exhibit entitled, "ONE STRONG KICK," benefiting The 2012 Darfur United All-Refugee Soccer Team from Darfur, Sudan, which will compete for the coveted Nelson Mandela Trophy in the 2012 Viva World Cup to be held in Iraqi Kurdistan from June 5 - 9, 2012. The fundraising event will be held at a private residence in Manhattan Beach, CA on Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 6:30 - 10:00 p.m.

Burning Coal's Jude the Obscure, Parts 1 & 2 by Ian Finley, Jon Fitts and Bruce Benedict has entered its final week. Remaining performances are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday afternoon at 2 pm. Part 1 runs Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon. Part 2 runs Friday and Saturday evening.

The Wizard of Oz, the spectacular musical that has captured the hearts of people all over the world, is being presented by the OBC Theater at The Grove Theatre, opening Friday, May 4th at 7:29 pm. Featuring the classic songs, 'Over the Rainbow,' 'Ding Dong the Witch is Dead' and 'If I only had a Brain' along with the beloved characters, Dorothy, Toto, the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and Scarecrow, and the citizens of Munchkinland, the Emerald City and the Haunted Forest, this production of The Wizard of Oz is directed by Amanda Kalkanis and choreographed by Michael Milligan, with set and costumes designed by Nancy Gettinger.

The world's most famous nanny returns to Los Angeles for four weeks only with MARY POPPINS. Featuring the irresistible story and unforgettable songs from one of the most popular Disney films of all time, plus brand-new breathtaking dance numbers and spectacular stage-craft, Mary Poppins will begin previews on August 9 (2pm and 7.30pm) and open August 10 (7.20pm) through September 2 at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012.

TheatreSquared today announced the lineup for the 2012 Arkansas New Play Festival, the theatre's fourth annual celebration of new works for the stage. The festival will feature staged reading performances of four professional plays, a showcase of ten-minute plays by Arkansas high school students, and Northwest Arkansas's sixth annual 24-Hour Play-Off. In partnership with the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, T2's lineup of new works will also be presented at Oxford American Magazine's new venue in Little Rock (1300 Main Street, May 17-18). The lineup of events in Northwest Arkansas will take place at Walton Arts Center's Nadine Baum Studios (505 W. Spring St., Fayetteville). Each new play reading will be followed by a conversation with the playwright, director and cast.

LIBRA 6 PRODUCTIONS is presenting SILENCE...., an original play by Herand Markarian, directed by Kevin Thompson and starring Lorraine Serabian from May 11 to 24. Previews open this week on the 4th of May.

A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN, Jake Ehrenreich's acclaimed comedy and musical memoir, returns to Off-Broadway on Wednesday, May 2nd at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Theater (120 West 46th Street) following its North American Tour. John Huberth directs the show.

Ibrahim Maalouf will be performing on June 21, 2012 at Drom and as part of Make Music New York at the French Consulate.

William Burdett-Coutts, the artistic director of Assembly Theatre, the organisation which ran Fringe shows at the Assembly Rooms before moving to George Square due to the building's refurbishment in 2010, has suggested that Assembly Fringe is 'passing off'. As previously reported in BroadwayWorld, the Assembly Fringe will be running shows in the Assembly Rooms this year from July onwards.

Pighog Press will host this double reading with Brendan Cleary and Sarah Jackson at the Redroaster Coffee House, 1d St James's Street, Brighton, BN2 1RE at 7.30pm for 8pm on the 25th of May.

Now celebrating its 20th Anniversary, The Blank Theatre's Nationwide Young Playwrights Festival has chosen 12 plays by young playwrights, aged 9 -19, from nine different states. These plays will be presented by professional actors and directors in this year's festival at The Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood, May 31 - June 24.

In a Celebration of Harold Pinter, Julian Sands performs a warm and expertly crafted tribute to Nobel Laureate, Harold Pinter, directed by John Malkovich at the Royce Gallery, San Francisco, May 11-19.

SITTERS STUDIO PRODUCTIONS will produce the NYC premiere of 'HELP WANTED: PIRATES' at the MAGNET THEATRE starting May 19th. The production, with book and lyrics by CHRIS WIDNEY and music by J. SEBASTIAN FABAL, is a new musical for children performed by adults. This interactive children's musical is directed by MARY CATHERINE BURKE, choreographed by JEN LITTLEFIELD with musical direction by ANDREW WHEELER.

On Saturday, May 19, 2012, The Broadway Comedy Club in NYC will host the "Makin' Whoopie Comedy Show - Sex & the City Style." It is the first time the event travels to NYC featuring six funny ladies, burlesque dancers, and a singer doing a special rendition of the song Makin' Whoopee. There have been several other Makin' Whoopie Comedy Shows that sold out in DC and Easton, MD. The event will benefit Women In Need (WIN), a NY-based non-profit that provides shelter to homeless women and their children as well as the tools to lead independent lives.

The Players Guild of Leonia has announced their production The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare at The Players Guild of Leonia Civil War Drill Hall Theater, 130 Grand Avenue, Leonia, NJ. on May 4th through May 20th. The show is directed by Ray Yucis with Assistant Director Linda Taub.

Tampa Wrights 1: One-Act Plays by Tampa Playwrights opens on Thursday, May 3rd and plays Thursdays through Sundays until May 20th at the Silver Meteor Gallery in Ybor City. Presented by TRT2, Tampa Repertory Theatre's incubator company, the evening includes five short plays by four playwrights: "Apart Together," by Megan Lamasney; "Something Old," by Amanda Buck; "The Imaginary Man," by Landon Green; and "Almost Like Croatia" and "Wait," both by Sheila Cowley.

Rockers Anonymous returned to The Underground Lounge for its fourth installment entitled Rockers Anonymous: Southern Comfort on April 16th. Check out the photo coverage of the concert below, featuring a taste of Southern Rock n' Roll as performed by the Rockers Anonymous band, Stirfry Massacre, and a selection of rock and pop talent from the New York Musical Theatre scene.

TADA! YOUTH THEATER will present, in conjunction with the now playing world premiere musical UP TO YOU, IT'S UP TO YOU, a open forum event on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 11am to discuss bullying through leadership, moderated by Miss New York Kaitlin Monte, featuring an special opening number from BROADWAY SINGS FOR PRIDE. The event is free and parents and kids are especially encouraged to attend. Miss New York Kaitlin Monte has spent the year engaging discussion in schools and working with State Senator Klein to create legislative reform.

Israel Musicals has announced a production of Frankly, Sinatra.., starring the Broadway Rabbi Yisrael Lutnick, in Givatayim (June 6), Herzliya (June 21) and Jerusalem (June 24).

Check out these photos of Greg Abbott, Harold Dershimer, Adam Ferguson, Brendan Ferrell, Drew Fitzsimmons, Logan Hannig, Irene Georgerian, Rocky Miller, Emma Parkinson, Katherina Prenovost, Jason Thomas, Joe West, and Marcus Wynn in the El Segundo Playhouse's production of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Christopher Sergel. The show will run from May 10 through May 20, 2012 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm with Sunday matinees at 2:00pm in the 850-seat El Segundo Performing Arts Center, located at 640 Main Street in downtown El Segundo, CA 90245. The production is directed by Douglas Bilitch, produced by James A. Blackman III and Ricki McKissock by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing.