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Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 24th Season with Bob Merrill and George Abbott's NEW GIRL IN TOWN - a Tony-nominated musical based on Eugene O'Neill's ANNA CHRISTIE - with previews set to begin July 18, prior to an official press opening July 26 at Off-Broadway's award-winning Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street).

The Manatee Players' Board of Directors elected three new Board Members at its annual membership meeting on Thursday June 21.

Brimmer Street Theatre Company has announced it will present the world premiere of All Your Hard Work by Miles Brandman, directed by Michael Matthews, at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood, with performances beginning on Thursday, July 19. Opening night is set for Saturday, July 21 at 8:00. All Your Hard Work will play a strictly limited engagement through August 25.

The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival will celebrate its fifth anniversary October 11 - 14, 2012. To date the Festival has raised over $5 million to help fight hunger with the Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry® campaign. An array of new and returning parties, seminars, wine dinners, brunches, and more one-of-a-kind events has been planned for this year's celebration.

On June 9th, crowds gathered at Zilker Hillside Theater for a free performance from the Austin Civic Orchestra. "The History of the March" was the subject of the evening. Verdi and Beethoven were on the program. There was even a bit of John Williams and his "Raiders of the Lost Ark" anthem. A guest conductor was also slated to appear. However, who the guest conductor was would not be known until the end of the performance.

Check out NEWSIES' 'Santa Fe,' performed by Jeremy Jordan with composer Alan Menken at the piano, below!

Beck Center for the Arts presents Legally Blonde The Musical on the Mackey Main Stage, July 6 through August 12, 2012. This award-winning Broadway hit musical is based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the MGM major motion picture, Legally Blonde which starred Reese Witherspoon.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and Clare Cook Dance Theater present SHOW ME REAL, a dance-theater piece glorifying the everyday girl who dreams of 'making it' as a performer - whether it's 1920 or 2012.

Additional performers have been announced for Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, the annual benefit concert of the New York Civil Liberties Union (the state-affiliate of the ACLU), which will be presented Monday, July 23 at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts.

This year's international Arlyn Award for Outstanding Design in Puppet Theatre is being presented to Jonathan Storey, for his production "Jack Pratchard." The award ceremony will take place on 7th July 2012 at Little Angel Theatre's summer party.

Kentwood Players was founded in 1949 by Jan and Arky Marcom. At the end of each Kentwood Players season, all Kentwood Players members in good standing who have seen all six shows vote by secret ballot and then the group presents our annual Marcom Masque Awards to the winners in each category at an entertainment-filled dinner ceremony.

The poems of Robert Service, the famous "Bard of the Yukon," are set to music and used as inspiration in the world premiere of the new musical Wanderlust. A Festival commission, which is written and directed by Morris Panych with music and orchestration by Marek Norman, Wanderlust started previews on June 20 at the Tom Patterson Theatre.

Beginning October 24, Tommy Steele will return to the West End once again headlining SCROOGE, with direction from Bob Tomson and design from Paul Farnsworth. Whatsonstage.com reports today that the show is booking through January 5.

The New Theatre Project has announced that one additional performance of The Mute Quire will have to be added to the schedule in order to accommodate the overflowing crowds. An additional performance on Thursday, June 28 at 8 pm has been planned and will be a completely pay-what-you-can show. "Only have $1 - we want you! Have $100? Well how could we say no?" says Artistic Director Keith Paul Medelis.

Vital Theatre Company, the award-winning theatre company and producer of the long running family show PINKALICIOUS, THE MUSICAL, and HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality children's entertainment, have announced ANGELINA BALLERINA™ THE MUSICAL with book and lyrics by Susan DiLallo, music by Ben Morss and directed and choreographed by Sam Viverito, is based on the famous dancing mouseling and her friends created by Katharine Holabird and illustrated by Helen Craig, will have performances at The Riverside Theatre.

On July 13, the Linden String Quartet, the 2011-12 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence, closes out its residency at Caramoor with a concert in the Spanish Courtyard at 8:00pm.

Steling's Upstairs at the Federal will feature Chelsea Emma Franko (Winner, LA's Next Great Stage Star 2012); Gordon Goodman (Parade; The Grand Tour; Das Barbecue; Charlie, Shenandoah); Kim Huber (Broadway: Belle, Beauty & The Beast; Betty Schaeffer, Sunset Boulevard); Dennis Kyle (Reprise's They're Playing Our Song; Rooster in Annie, Theater Aspen); Jane Noseworthy (Reprise: Carrie, Carousel; Rosanna, Cyrano; Hope, Urinetown) with Music Director: Shelly Markham and Special Guest: Andrea Marcovicci on July 1.

The circus heads to the public library on Tuesday, July 10 for an exciting workshop teaching circus tricks as inspired by literature. The event is part of the inaugural series "A Moment of…LOUD," co-presented this summer by the New York Public Library (NYPL) and Souleo Enterprises LLC. A Moment of…LOUD invites New Yorkers to get LOUD in the library as normally quiet libraries throughout New York City are transformed into pop-up performance/workshop spaces.

Broadway to Main Street has announced the following upcoming events, including appearances from Emily Bergl, Mary Testa, Marc Kudisch and more.

The highly-anticipated Free Summer Concert Series is back on the Upper West Side, heating up Lincoln Square this July and August with outdoor concerts at Richard Tucker Park. Music lovers are invited to bring lunch, join friends and enjoy performances by a diverse mix of New York City's most talented and eclectic musicians and singers. Plus, in addition to great music, YogaWorks will be holding free restorative stretch sessions in between music sets for people looking for a lunch time cool down.