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Opera Theater of Connecticut, the state's oldest professional opera company, held its 15th Amici Vocal Competition on Saturday, May 12, 2012, which featured some of the Connecticut's finest young opera singers in the intimate setting of the Andrews Memorial Theater in Clinton.

Our Lady J presents Beauty As God(dess), a concert 'celebrating the aesthetic of the Divine. Continuing her previously explored themes of non-traditional, post-religious forms of worship, Our Lady J and special guests perform songs honoring the ever-present, yet mostly unacknowledged modern deity : BEAUTY itself. Is there anything more valued in our 21st Century society? Is there anything more sacred and desired?'

The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation today announced that in addition to the scholarships and prizes awarded to the top eleven finalist acts at the 2nd Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Showcase Competition on April 27th at The Fabulous Fox Theatre, the eighteen teens will be performing at various events over the summer/fall.

Cover art has been released for Scott Alan's newest CD, which was recorded live in April at Birdland. The two-disc recording, which is simply titled 'Live,' will be released physically and digitally June 26 via iTunes, CDbaby, Amazon, Dress Circle and everywhere digital music is available.

Matt Doyle will release his second EP, "Constant," on June 12, 2012, on the heels of a successful debut last year with "Daylight." To celebrate the release, Doyle will play a special album release concert at Joe's Pub on Monday, July 2, 2012 at 9:30pm.

Warner Bros. Records today announced that it has signed Jake and Jamin Orrall, aka JEFF The Brotherhood, to its roster. Described as 'latter-day pioneers of the Nashville rock scene, the duo is known for its rockin' live shows, prolific recorded output, relentless work and touring schedule, as well as its family-owned, super cool, vinyl-centered record label, Infinity Cat Recordings, which has been a pillar of support for Nashville bands since 2002 with over 70 releases to date.'

Pea Green Solutions today announced the promotion of its Art Director, Marco Barreto, an MFA graduate of the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, to the position of Creative Director.

The Village Gate's Old-Fashioned Piano Party will play its last hurrah on Sunday, May 20, 9PM at The Gallery at le Poisson Rouge. The musical theatre themed open-mic night, created by Kevin Michael Murphy with music direction by Caleb Hoyer, has been delighting New York nightlife every Sunday night since October 2010. Over that time notable guests have included Kate Shindle, Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk, Adam Gown, Jason Michael Snow, Russell Fischer, and Jay Armstrong Johnson.

Tonight on American Idol, former finalist Adam Lambert performed along with Lisa Marie Presley, but most importantly, we found out who would be vying for the title of 'American Idol!' Find out which two made it to the final round now!

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today the spring 2012 SpotLight Musical Theatre Program honorees from among 56 Minnesota high schools, the most ever participating in the SpotLight Program.

WICKED will go on sale to the public on Saturday, May 19 at 7 a.m.; tickets will be exclusively available at the box office from 7 to 10 a.m. on-site at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts at 361 Symphony Park Avenue in Las Vegas. Beginning at 10 a.m., any remaining tickets will be available for purchase online at www.TheSmithCenter.com or by phone at 702-749-2000. There is an 8-ticket limit per patron.

The Guthrie Theater today announced casting for the Shapiro & Smith Dance production of ANYTOWN-featuring the music of legendary singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band Members Patti Scialfa and Soozie Tyrell.

Summer at Hedgerow Theatre usually means it's time for a Ray Cooney farce. The theatre, which is currently producing Yasmina Reza's comedy, 'Art' through June 17, will bring Cooney's 'Not Now, Darling' to its stage for a July 5 to Aug. 12 run.

The Contradictions of Fair Hope, the directorial debut of S. Epatha Merkerson and Rockell Metcalf, is a powerful portrait of one of the nation's last surviving benevolent societies-a self-help group formed after Emancipation to help freed slaves take care of the sick, feed the hungry and bury the dead.

Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley Theatre's production of the Michael Frayn's Noises Off.

The first major museum retrospective devoted to contemporary artist and photographer Carrie Mae Weems - described as 'one of today's most eloquent and respected interpreters of the African American experience' - opens on September 21, 2012, at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee. Some 225 photographs, installations, and videos, selected from more than fifteen museums and private collections, offer an unprecedented survey of Weems's thirty-year involvement with issues of race, gender, and class.

The Chicago Premiere of Gruesome Playground Injuries, from 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph, will run July 5 - August 5, 2012, at the Chopin Theatre Downstairs, 1543 West Division, Chicago, IL. Directed by Rasaka Theatre Company's Artistic Director Lavina Jadhwani, press opening is Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 8 PM. For tickets and more information, visit www.rasakatheatre.com.

Firecat Projects and 16th Street Theater present Nickel History: The Nation of Heat, written and performed by Tony Fitzpatrick with Stan Klein July 19-August 5 in Steppenwolf's Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted with a press opening of Thursday, July 19 at 8 p.m. Adapted and directed by 16th Street artistic director Ann Filmer, Nickel History features film and video art by Kristin Reeves, music by John Rice and Anna Fermin. Singer-songwriter Joe Pug is a guest performer on opening night.

Translated by Richard Wilbur, the show performs this weekend and next at Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center (KVPAC) by Encore Players, Katy's premier community theatre.

During the month of June, The Robert G. Reim Theatre in Kirkwood will feel less like a theatre, and more like a Harlem jazz club in the 1930s, when STAGES ST. LOUIS presents the Tony Award-winning musical revue, Ain't Misbehavin'.