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Fine Lines: American Drawings from the Brooklyn Museum, the first exhibition presented in the newly renovated Robert E. Blum Gallery on the first floor, presents a selection of more than a hundred rarely seen drawings and sketchbooks produced between 1768 and 1945 from the Brooklyn Museum's exceptional collection. The exhibition will feature the work of more than seventy artists, including John Singleton Copley, Stuart Davis, Thomas Eakins, William Glackens, Marsden Hartley, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Eastman Johnson, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Singer Sargent, and Benjamin West. Among the works on display will be Gaston Lachaise's Back of a Nude Woman (1929), Winslow Homer's Two Girls in Field (1871), and William Merritt Chase's Shinnecock Hills (circa 1895). Investigating the place of drawing within the broader history of American art before 1945, Fine Lines showcases a variety of subjects, styles, and practices and demonstrates the variety and vitality of the graphic arts in America across nearly two centuries.

16th Street Theater and Teatro Vista announce the extension of their Jeff-Recommended Empanada for a Dream written and performed by Juan Francisco Villa and directed by Alex Levy thru Saturday, March 23 at North Berwyn Park District's 16th Street Theater, 6420 16th Street in Berwyn. Empanada for a Dream is the second show in 16th Street's Season Six 2013: The American Dream.

Natasha Leggero is an actress and comedian who can be seen regularly on E!'s top rated show Chelsea Lately and Burning Love. She played Amber in He's Just Not That Into You and was the judge on NBC's Last Comic Standing which led to her landing the role of Emma in NBC's Free Agents. She also stars in Comedy Central's new hit animated series Ugly Americans as well as Nick Swardson's Pretend Time which has just been picked up for a second season. She played various deviants for 3 seasons of Reno 911 and has starred in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Samantha Who?, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Life and Times of Tim, Worst Week, Til Death and The Sarah Silverman Program.

The historic Palace Theatre in downtown Manchester is proud to continue its Citizens Bank 2012-2013 Performing Arts Series with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat opening on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 7:30 pm. The show runs through Saturday, April 6, 2013 with performances at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm.

Beck Center Dance Education will present the light-hearted comedic ballet, Coppelia, March 16 and 17, 2013 featuring the Beck Center Dance Workshop and select dancers. Performances are 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16 and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, March 17 in the Recital Hall of the Music-Armory Building at Beck Center for the Arts. Tickets are now on sale and seating is limited.

Wendy Beckett's new play, LOVE THERAPY will open at the DR2 Theatre (101 East 15th Street) on Monday, April 29th. Directed by Evan Bergman, LOVE THERAPY is the fourth in a series of ten of Ms. Beckett's plays that will be brought across the pacific from Australia by Pascal Productions. Previews begin on Saturday, April 20th at 8PM. For tickets, please visit Telecharge.com or call (212) 239-6200.

With a score of jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues, the European premiere of THE COLOR PURPLE will be directed by John Doyle (Road Show at the Menier Chocolate Factory), adapted for the stage by Pulitzer Prize and Tony award winner Marsha Norman, with music and lyrics by Grammy award winners Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray.

New York's Rattlestick Playwrights Theater announces the Los Angeles premiere of the critically-acclaimed play Slipping, written and directedby Daniel Talbott, which will begin previews Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Elephant Stages' Lillian Theatre. The five-week limited engagement opens on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 7:00pm and runs through Sunday, May 5, 2013. Considered one of off-Broadway's most respected companies, the OBIE Award-winning Rattlestick is proud to be presenting its first Los Angeles production. A coming-of-age story, Slipping features Seth Numrich (Broadway's War Horse, Golden Boy), in the lead role of Eli, a gay high school senior. Elephant Stages' Lillian Theatre is located at 1076 Lillian Way, Los Angeles, CA 90038. For venue information, please call 323-962-0046. For additional information, please visit www.Rattlestick.org/rattlestick-LA.

Cleveland-based French Baroque specialists Les Délices make their Miller debut, recreating the opulent sound world of a 1750s Paris salon. Featuring works that pushed the boundaries of harmony and technical virtuosity, the program revels in the decadence of the era while embracing the Enlightenment values of individuality, originality, and experimentation. Les Délices deftly makes accessible little-known works by Philidor, Dauvergne, Mondonville, and Rameau.

William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that the university will host a live performance by the famous spoken word artist Abyss on Thursday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the university's Belk Dining Hall. In addition to Abyss, UpRite Lions, a hip hop vocal group that formed in 2008, will perform at the event. Students of William Peace University will have the chance to perform alongside Abyss and UpRite Lions as they recite their own poetry and musical talents. Following the performance, a meet and greet with the artists will held.

This morning, the highly anticipated artist lineup for the 31st annual 99.5 WYCD Downtown Hoedown, presented by Ram Trucks, Coors Light and Coca Cola, was officially announced on The All New Dr. Don Morning Show featuring some of country's greatest superstars including Jake Owen, Uncle Kracker, Joe Nichols and Craig Morgan. The weekend-long event will once again turn the expansive grounds surrounding Comerica Park into county music central from Friday, May 31 through Sunday, June 2. Last year's 30th anniversary event marked a tremendous milestone for Detroit's original country music must-see summer event with its debut move to Comerica Park.

HAIR: a celebration of peace and love!, the 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival directed by Diane Paulus, will play Concord's Capitol Center for the Arts for one night only on Wednesday, April 17, at 7:30pm. Tickets for HAIR are available now and can be purchased by phone at 603-225-1111, at the Capitol Center Box Office, located at 44 South Main Street, and online at ccanh.com.

Northpoint Learning Academy student Jason Bartley won the Judges' Choice Award for The Writer's Block while Grand Canyon School student Hailey Gaebel won the Audience Choice Award for The Inner Monster at the 3rd Annual Young Playwrights Festival (YPF) hosted by the Prescott Center for the Arts (PCA) on March 3.

The King's Theatre is gearing up for what will be an extraordinary morning when tickets for the globally phenomenal musical Wicked go on sale to the public for its Scottish Premiere. We are anticipating quite a buzz around tickets going on sale at the Box Office on Friday morning, considering what's been happening around the country so far. Additional box office terminals are being set up, extra staff have been recruited and the theatre will open two hours earlier than normal.

The Charlotte improvisational theatre group, the Chuckleheads, return to the Ballantyne Art Center,11318 North Community House Road, Suite 303, Charlotte, proudly present their Kiss Us We're Irish Happy St. Patrick's Eve Comedy Improv Musical Variety Extravaganza Starring the O'Chuckleheads on Saturday, March 16 at 8p.

BrightSide Theatre has announced The BrightSide Theatre Youth Project which is designed to provide a professional and educational learning experience for grade school to high school students aged 8-18 interested in exploring musical theater. In this program, children work directly with professional directors, musical directors, choreographers, designers, and artists to develop their own theatrical skills. (The staff has/currently works with professional theatres including, Paramount Arts Center, First Folio, Chicago Shakespeare, Broadway in Chicago, Drury Lane Oak Brook.)

Amanda McBroom has been called 'the greatest cabaret performer of her generation, an urban poet who writes like an angel and has a voice to match.' Her name first came to the attention of the music public when Bette Midler's version of Amanda's song 'The Rose' hit number one all over the world. But it was Amanda's performance of her own songs on the Golden Globes, the Grammy awards, and the Tonight Show that launched her career as a singer as well as a songwriter. Her songs have been recorded by the likes of Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Judy Collins, Barbara Cook, Harry Belafonte, Betty Buckley, The Manhattan Transfer, and Donny Osmond.

BrightSide Theatre continues its Second Season with the entertaining Modern Masterpiece and Tony Award winning comedy "God of Carnage" by Yasmina Reza, and translated by Christopher Hampton.

Last August, the Baltimore Playwrights Festival produced Passport, a new play by local playwright Kevin Kostic. Critically acclaimed, the piece told the story of an international aid worker trapped in a hotel room during the violent 2007 Kenyan election that left over 1,100 people dead and 600,000 displaced.

Burning Coal Theatre Company's 'Wait Till You See This' series and Mortall Coile Theatre Company presents Adam Rapp's Nocturne, directed by Dana Marks, and featuring Jesse Gephart. Nocturne will run March 14th-24th, 2013 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm (March 14-16, 21-23) and Sundays at 2 pm (March 17th and 24th.) All tickets are $10. For reservations and information, please call 919-438-3955 or visit www.burningcoal.org.