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Cirque de la Symphonie is a unique and elegant fusion of cirque and orchestra, adapting the stunning artistry of cirque with the majesty of a full symphony orchestra. The program will feature works from the world's greatest composers while showcasing some of the most accomplished veterans of exceptional cirque programs from across the globe, including aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen.

Masterworks Broadway will release a newly remastered version of Bye Bye Birdie - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, in conjunction with the film's 50th anniversary. Bye Bye Birdie opens a new chapter in the label's celebrated campaign to preserve the music of Broadway by entering the arena of film musical soundtracks. This new reissue of Bye Bye Birdie will include three bonus tracks and will be available on CD and via digital download January 8, 2013.

Aurora Theatre's Funny Fridays welcomes back the most popular comedy act in its six year history when the hilarious BlackTop Improv Group performs on January 18-19 at 7:15 & 9:15 PM. This January also marks the one year anniversary of comedienne Debra Cole as the host of the wildly popular club comedy series. This season Aurora Theatre expanded the Funny Fridays schedule with the introduction of Funny Fridays: Saturday Edition. This is an event not to be missed by anyone who appreciates live comedy.

Raising pointed questions about what makes us human, Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe presents the world's first full-scale robot-human theater production, Robot-Human Theater, a Seinendan Theater Company + Osaka University Robot Theater Project.

Prolific actor, playwright and screenwriter Charles Busch is set to star in The Peccadillo Theater Company's upcoming staged reading of Sidney Howard's 1926 play THE SILVER CORD Monday, January 14 at 7 PM at Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46 Street (between Ninth & Tenth Ave.) under the direction of OBIE Award winner Dan Wackerman. The entire cast will be announced early next week.

On Tuesday, January 15th, it's getting even dirtier, sexier, and funnier than usual at the Shadowbox Live building, 503 S. Front Street. Making a special stand-up appearance is the man Joan Rivers calls "The Second Funniest Woman in comedy": Tony Tripoli! (The show was originally scheduled for October 30th, 2012, but was postponed because of flight cancellations due to bad weather.)

Spies, secrets, and sensuality abound as Park Square Theatre presents the regional premiere of Liz Duffy Adams' stylish play OR, on stage February 22-March 17, 2013. A comedic romp set in 1666 Restoration England, OR, combines fact with fiction in a tale complete with secret agents, cross dressing, rhyming couplets, and lovers hiding in cupboards. Playwright Adams brilliantly weaves Elizabethan verse and clever transitions into modern prose, all in a style reminiscent of the film Shakespeare in Love.

Carly Sakolove, who is currently featured in the YouTube sensation "Les Miserables NYC Film Premiere," will return to The Duplex with her hilarious Broadway Diva impressions in January. Carly will appear for one night only in her show I HEAR VOICES. The show, written by Sakolove and Tony Award nominee Bill Russell, will play on January 25th at 9:30pm.

Broadway star, Shoshana Bean, takes the audience on a journey through the Streisand Songbook. From classic to contemporary, the show features her own interpretations of standards like 'Cry Me A River,' 'On A Clear Day' and "Don't Rain on My Parade." Like her idol Streisand, Shoshana began her career in New York in the off-Broadway revival of Godspell. She then went on to star in the Tony-Award winning original cast of Hairspray and eventually replaced Idina Menzel as Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked. Most recently Shoshana wowed listeners with her modern soulful stylings in her solo CD Superhero.

Motherlodge Live Arts Exchange returns to Joe's Pub at The Public for a special one-night-only fundraiser for the organization curated by Michael Arthur (Balthrop, Alabama, Joe's Pub and La Jolla Playhouse's archival artist) and Motherlodge founder Ray Rizzo (drummer with Dawn Landes, Corporal and others). Motherlodge is a touring, presenting organization that creates space, or "lodges" in different cities where artists from different geographic locations can share what they do and work together to create new interdisciplinary artworks. Motherlodge's 'A Fleetwood Mac Orgy' at Joe's Pub promises to be a cosmos-shattering night of Broadway and downtown performers colliding with rockers from Brooklyn and Kentucky. The fundraiser will help pay for promotion, production costs, gas and lodging for artists who will join for the Motherlodge in Louisville at the end of March. Tickets are on sale now at: http://www.joespub.com/

The first national tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical is coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis, MO, from January 29 through February 10.

The SAG Awards Red Carpet Bleacher Seat Auction, the second in a trio of online auctions benefitting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, begins today at 6:00 p.m. (PT) at sagawards.org/auction. Film and television fans will be able to bid on 135 bleacher seats, from which they'll see their favorite stars walk the SAG Awards' red carpet and have the opportunity to take pictures and request autographs. Special VIP positioning includes four front row seats across from the People.com platform, four across from the E! platform and four across from the wall of photographers, among others. The auction closes Sunday, January 13 at 6:00 p.m. (PT).

Mesa Arts Center is proud to welcome the George Benson Tribute to Nat King Cole with The Phoenix Symphony on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in the Ikeda Theater at 8 p.m. This elegant and beautiful orchestra show is a wonderful tribute to Nat King Cole and is now in its fourth year of touring. Tickets are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.

The Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport, begins its highly anticipated 2013 season with the exhilarating Broadway musical revue A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, running from January 16 through March 10, 2013. The press opening is Sunday, January 20 at 2 p.m. The Tony Award-nominated musical showcases Richard Rodgers' timeless music and the incomparable lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein. A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING is directed and choreographed by multiple Jeff Award winner Kevin Bellie, who previously served as Artistic Director at Circle Theatre.

Darling Nora enjoys a comfortable life with her family and loves her husband Torvald above all else. So much so, that she's risked a small lie in order to save his reputation and protect their cozy existence. When the truth worms its way out with a threat of blackmail, Nora begins to question her devotion and find herself forced into making a life-altering decision: honor her marriage or pursue her duty to herself.

Chicago Sinfonietta continues its milestone 25th Anniversary Season with its Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., celebrating the universal lessons of Dr. King with music from the American South to the African plains. Before 2013's special guest - Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone Eric Owens - takes the stage as a vocalist, he will first pick up the baton to make his debut as conductor. Led for a second year by Sinfonietta Music Director Mei-Ann Chen, the annual MLK concert has been a cherished Sinfonietta tradition since its founding in 1987 by Dr. Paul Freeman. The 2013 Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is presented at Wentz Concert Hall of North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Avenue in Naperville, Sunday, January 20 at 3 p.m. and at Orchestra Hall of Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, Monday, January 21 at 7:30 p.m. (the official MLK holiday). The Sinfonietta is proud to have Fifth Third Bank as the Lead Sponsor of this concert.

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore will host a special event recognizing the founding of CENTERSTAGE and the theater's 50th Anniversary on Monday, January 28, at 7 pm, at the Jewish Community Center Gordon Center for Performing Arts. The evening will feature performances from iconic plays from each decade of the theater's history, as well as historical recollections.

Some choices last more than a life time in Stephen Massicotte's THE CLOCKMAKER, which will make its Milwaukee premiere at Next Act Theatre this winter. THE CLOCKMAKER runs January 31 - February 24, 2013 at Next Act's new home, 255 S. Water St. in Walker's Point.

Great Music at St. Bart's will present The Nordic Choir from Luther College in Decorah, IA in concert on Tuesday, January 22 at 7:30 pm.

Barter Theatre has announced the hiring of Katherine Foreman as its new director of advancement. Foreman will lead a four-member advancement team responsible for fundraising through individual, corporate, foundation and grant support.