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Drawing from his real-life experiences growing up in New Jersey, Bill Bellamy brings his clever comic routine to the Suncoast Showroom, February 9 and 10.

Theatre Exile will present the third show of their 16th season with the Philadelphia premiere of The North Plan by Jason Wells. Directed by Exile's own Joe Canuso, of South Philadelphia, and featuring veteran Philadelphia actors Madi Distefano, Dan Hodge, Robert DaPonte, Aimé Donna Kelly, Carl Granieri and Mark Cairns. The North Plan will run from February 13 to March 3, with the official press opening on February 16 at 8pm.

Koch (US, 2012, 95 min.) will receive its New York City premiere at the New York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater on Thursday, January 10 at 6 pm and Sunday, January 13 at 3:30 pm. Ed Koch will participate in the Q&A session following the January 13 screening. Neil Barsky, director of the film, will appear at the Q&A session after the January 10 screening. The 22nd annual New York Jewish Film Festival, presented by The Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center from January 9 to 24, 2013, includes 45 features and shorts from 9 countries.

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, the longest operating performance venue in lower Manhattan, proudly presents We're Going on a Bear Hunt performing on Saturday, February 9 at 1:30PM. We're Going on a Bear Hunt is a part of BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center's Family Theater Season, featuring plays, musicals, puppetry, concerts and dance for all ages.

As part of the many free events leading up to Pioneer Theatre Company's production of Clybourne Park, PTC and the Salt Lake City Public Library present a live staged reading of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry on Tuesday, January 29, 2013.

IAMA Theatre Company (Becca Wolff, Artistic Director) has announced a limited engagement of Sixty Miles to Silver Lake, written by Dan LeFranc and directed by Wolff, at Hollywood's Lounge Theatre. There will be one lower-priced preview performance on Friday, February 1 at 8pm, and opening night is set for Saturday, February 2 at 8:00. Sixty Miles from Silver Lake will play a limited engagement through March 10 only.

Deaf West Theatre will honor retired founding artistic director Ed Waterstreet at a gala fundraising event on Saturday, February 9. "The Dream Must Go On!" will take place at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City beginning at 7:00 pm.

Heather Henderson recently accepted the position of Managing Director with Abingdon Theatre Company, now in its 20th Season of developing and producing new plays by American playwrights, announces Artistic Director Jan Buttram. For the past 18 months, Ms. Henderson served as Abingdon's Director of Development. She replaces Samuel J. Bellinger who recently became Director of Finance at Second Stage Theatre. Mr. Bellinger served as Abingdon's Managing Director for 19 years and will continue to serve on Abingdon's Board of Directors. Prior to joining Abingdon's staff, Ms. Henderson had a multi-faceted career in the financial sector, spending the bulk of her time sitting on a foreign exchange trading floor as a representative of the Private Banking Group for Citibank, working predominantly with Latin American clientele. She also served as a team member of UBS Financial Services, managing assets that ran the gamut from retail to ultra high net worth individuals. She also worked with high net worth families creating customized tax efficient wealth management strategies to meet their special needs, utilizing long-term focus and advising clients in proper estate and tax planning. Prior to joining UBS, she was a Financial Advisor for Merrill Lynch.

Seacoast Repertory Theatre and PAPA Youth Mainstage presents it's all youth production of RENT: School Edition. After the smashing success of PAPA's 2012 youth season, it was the decision of Miles Burns and Grady O'Neil to bring back the youth Mainstage shows to Seacoast Rep. The obvious choice for the youth directors, was RENT: School Edition (a teen friendly version of the smash Broadway musical) as it speaks to so many of the young actors involved in the program.

Come celebrate the first year of Shadowbox Live's newest variety of productions with The Best of Stage 2, opening Wednesday, January 23rd at The Shadowbox Live Building, 503 S. Front Street.

HarborFrost is coming to Sag Harbor Village on February 9! Come in from the cold as Bay Street Theatre welcomes all to keep cozy and warm from noon on. Whether it's after the plunge on the Long Wharf or before the big fireworks, Bay Street is the place you will want to be! In the lobby kids can warm up with hot chocolate while adults can enjoy a "cocoa-go-go", a delightful hot mixture of cocoa with a choice of a favorite liquor at the bar. After warming up kids can enjoy free cartoons on the big screen from 12-4pm and for those who want to just relax, cool music will be played in the lobby to chill out to for the rest of the afternoon. Return that evening for the MARDI GRAS BALL at 8 pm with the JOE LAURO's HOODOO LOUNGERS and GENE CASEY and the LONE SHARKS. Tickets $15 in advance; $25 at the door.

Emily Keeler, San Francisco Arts Education's Artistic Director, announced today that the San Francisco Arts Education Project's 2013 musical is Bells Are Ringing, the 1956 Broadway musical featuring music by Jule Styne and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Bells Are Ringing runs for eight performances beginning Saturday, February 16 through Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Eureka Theatre (215 Jackson Street, San Francisco). Tickets for the Players' Family Benefit Reception and Closing Day Party on Sunday, March 3 at 1:00 p.m. are $40 for general admission and $20 for student and senior admission. Ticket price includes drinks, hors d'oeuvres and dessert and benefits the San Francisco Arts Education Project. Tickets ($15 for students and seniors; $22 general admission) are available by calling City Box Office at 415.392.4400 or online at www.cityboxoffice.com.

International City Theatre (ICT) celebrates the opening production of its 28th season, Around the World in 80 Days, with a special offer. Season subscribers are invited to travel around the world gastronomically with 20% off at 28 Long Beach area restaurants featuring cuisine as varied as French, Italian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, Moroccan, Irish and American.

Florida Rep's Lunchbox Theatre Series presents Celeste Raspanti's I Never Saw Another Butterfly, an inspiring true story about children living in the Jewish Ghetto, Terezin, during the Holocaust.

Fox Valley Repertory opens their 2013 theater series with Joe DiPietro's comedic game of clue, full of twists, turns and deception in the comedy mystery, The Art of Murder. Directed by Jason W. Gerace, performances will take place at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage (4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL; box office 630-584-6342).

For its premiere show of the 2013 Season, TheatreWorks New Milford will debut award-winning playwright Christopher Durang's musical comedy, ADRIFT IN MACAO, with book and lyrics by Durang and music by Peter Melnick.

Working out of the Pinole Community Playhouse, the Pinole Players continue along their 27-year track as "the little theatre that could." Knowing audiences have cheered the steady stream of hit shows the Players have staged in their intimate 80-seat theater in Pinole.

It was announced today that, due to popular demand, Grammy Award-winning superstar Barry Manilow's hometown concert event, MANILOW ON BROADWAY, has added two additional weeks of performances and will now play through Saturday, February 23, 2013. The iconic performer will begin this limited Broadway engagement on Friday evening, January 18, 2013, at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street). Opening Night is set for Thursday, January 24, 2013.

The American Repertory Theater/Moscow Art Theater School Institute for Advanced Theater Training continues its 2012-13 Season with George Bernard Shaw's three one-act plays entitled The Pretense of Morality Around the World, directed by A.R.T. Institute director Scott Zigler. The production runs January 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, and 26 at 7:30pm at Experimental Theater of the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge.

'SING OUT, RAISE HOPE,' a benefit concert featuring the nation's premier vocal groups and Broadway star CHRISTINE EBERSOLE, will take place on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at The Town Hall in New York City. Presented by the Association of Yale Alumni and the Yale Whiffenpoofs Alumni Association the evening will benefit The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (www.pedaids.org). The Yale Whiffenpoofs,the NYU N'Harmonics, The Young People's Chorus of New York City-- and special guest Broadway Legend Christine Ebersole - will perform a cappella and choral renditions of American jazz classics, contemporary pop-hits, holiday favorites, and more.