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McCarter Theatre Center has announced that the 2012 Sallie B. Goodman Artists' Retreat will take place from June 7through June 16.

As a former Dance Spirit magazine cover girl, after 6 seasons of kicking with The Radio City Rockettes, Keltie Colleen wrote ROCKETTES, ROCKSTARS AND ROCKBOTTOM, giving readers an inside look to the struggles and issues that all performers deal with in their careers and relationships.

FOOLS has an eager young teacher, a beautiful - but dimwitted - girl, several kooky villagers, and an ancient curse. This comic fable takes the audience to Kulyenchikov, a Ukrainian town plagued by a scorned lover's curse. Leon, the unknowing hero, answers an ad requesting a teacher, only to discover that the entire town is under a 200-year-old curse of chronic stupidity. He learns that he has exactly 24 hours to break the curse or else he will become a fool himself. Faced with this dilemma, a hysterical tale of stupidity, love, and human nature unfolds in quintessential Simon style.

The Music Box Theatre, Chicago's year round film festival located at 3733 N. Southport Avenue, is proud to present limited engagement screenings of two National Theatre of Great Britain hits this summer: the 2012 multiple Tony Award-nominatedOne Man Two Guvnors, featuring the current Broadway cast that transferred from the National, and Danny Boyle's smash hit stage production of Frankenstein, starring Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch, who alternate in the roles of The Creature and Victor Frankenstein.

National Theatre Live continues its third season with encore screenings of Academy Award winner Danny Boyle's production of FRANKENSTEIN, starring 2012 Olivier "Best Actor" Award Winner Benedict Cumberbatch & Jonny Lee Miller.

This past February, the Paramount announced to its nearly 13,000 inaugural Broadway series subscribers the four musicals on tap for the theater's second Broadway season: Grease (Sept. 12-Oct. 7, 2012), Annie (Nov. 21-Dec. 30, 2012), The Music Man (Jan. 16-Feb. 3, 2013) and Fiddler on the Roof (Mar. 6-24, 2013).

In June, Goodman Theatre presents four free staged readings developed as part of the Playwrights Unit, the Goodman's season-long residency program for playwrights who meet once a month to discuss their plays in progress.

Robert Lepage's acclaimed new production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, will air on Great Performances at the Met, September 11-14 in primetime each night on PBS stations (check local listings), as a major television event.

Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein today announced that award-winning playwright and director Adam Rapp will direct Sam Shepard's True West in Actors Theatre's 2012-13 Season.True West will run in the Bingham Theatre aspart of the Brown-Forman Series, November 13-December 9, 2012. Press opening is slated for November 16, 2012.

Pumpkin Theatre announces its 45th Anniversary Season: A Celebration of Imagination. The new season will celebrate creativity and imagination.

Vassar & New York Stage and Film has announced casting highlights for the 28th annual Powerhouse Theater season (June 22-July 29, 2012) and the schedule for Readings Festival 1 (June 22-24).

WaterTower Theatre today announced casting details for Smokey Joe's Cafe which opens Monday, July 23, 2012. The ensemble cast includes Steve Barcus, Feleceia Benton, Chimberly Carter Byrom, Walter Cunningham, Maurice Johnson, Laura Lites, Calvin Roberts, Courtney Sikora and Akron Watson.

Midwest New Musicals presents North Shore Rhythms and Blues, the 2012 Mini-Musicals Project on Sunday, July 22, 3:00 PM at the McGaw YMCA Children's Center Auditorium at 1420 Maple (at Lake) in Evanston. Tickets for the general public are $10 at the Light Opera Works box office: (847) 920-5360 or at the door.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) will present the high-stepping musical Yankee Doodle Dandy from July 17 - 22, 2012 at 8:15 p.m. each night. This production recounts the life of the first giant of American musical theatre, George M. Cohan, and marks TUTS' 45th summer of free musicals at Miller Outdoor Theatre (6000 Hermann Park Drive). A dynamic showbiz saga, Yankee Doodle Dandy offers an intimate portrayal of the trials and tribulations of "the man who owned Broadway."

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Hershey Theatre. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage from Tuesday, July 24 through Sunday, July 29.

Sherpa Concerts presents Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams, Friday, June 15 at 8:00 PM in the historic Victoria Theatre. Tickets are on sale now at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, located in the Wintergarden of the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, by phone at (937) 228-3630, (888) 228-3630 or online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the James Tolin Memorial Fund (JTMF) by going back to the show that started it all - Paul Rudnick's "Jeffrey."

On June 7th, at the fourth annual Cultural Access Network Awards, three organizations and one individual will be honored for their leadership, innovation and commitment to increasing access to the arts for people with disabilities.

NiteLite Promotions will present the host of The Late Late Show, Craig Ferguson, live at The Chicago Theatre on Thursday, November 15th at 7:30pm. Craig Ferguson sold out two shows at The Chicago Theatre in May of 2010. Tickets will go on-sale to the general public Friday, June 8, 2012 at 10:00am (CST).

Galerie Lelong will present Stretching Painting, an exhibition featuring the work of ten artists who engage 'supporting' elements of painting, such as the frame, the wall, stretchers and hanging devices, as critical components of their work.