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The soul troubadour whose frank, socially conscious ruminations on life continue to challenge popular notions of what modern soul music can look and sound like: a raw storyteller for the people wearing a guitar and a toothpick-chewing smirk; a wide-eyed, intense soul brother in a crazy-fly get-up singing about bedraggled love in the land of Lost Angeles - he's all of that, but wiser now while still wearing poetic license on his skin like a battle scar. The Atlanta native has always stood his own creative ground ever since he first holed himself up in his bedroom to record The Headphone Masterpiece, armed with his DIY musical arsenal: a drum machine, an array of instruments, a dusty four-track cassette recorder and a giant pair of headphones to block out the world. The result was an unvarnished collection of songs - 36 in total, which alchemized his love of a multitude of styles: classic rock, rhythm and blues, pop, punk and gospel music.

Peggy Baker Dance Projects will present Stereophonic, a mixed bill of five multi-dimensional contemporary dance works choreographed by legendary dance artist Peggy Baker, including three world premieres, and re-interpretations of two landmark solos. This stunning evening features acclaimed pianist John Kameel Farah and a company of exquisite dancers - Peggy Baker, Sarah Fregeau, Benjamin Kamino, Sean Ling, Sahara Morimoto, Andrea Nann - and runs Wednesday, February 27 -- Sunday, March 3 at the Betty Oliphant Theatre.

The DQT Theater (the Dramatic Question Theater), the multicultural, multigenerational theater company, kicks off its fourth season with a series of special engagement productions for the 2013. This January DQT member Allen Davis will premiere his new production, The Barplay Quintet.

Victory Gardens Theater announces The Warriors for Newtown, a benefit to support the Sandy Hook Elementary Victims Relief Fund. The evening will include a one-night-only reading of The Warriors by Evan Linder, conceived by Mary Hollis Inboden with contributions by Sarah Gitenstein, Wes Needham, Whit Nelson, Nicole Pellegrino and Michael Peters, followed by a community conversation. Kimberly Senior will direct the benefit reading. The Warriors for Newtown will be held on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the Victory Gardens Zacek McVay Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, in the heart of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.

The Tony-nominated stars of THE BOOK OF MORMON's OBC, Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad, recently reunited for a video on Funny or Die, finding out that they have a lot in common - maybe too much. Check it out below!

Riverside Theatre's Simply Amazing Season continues with the Broadway smash musical hit, Funny Girl. Nominated for eight Tony Awards including Best Musical Best Lead Actor and Actress and Best Original Score, the show was an immediate hit with audiences with an inspiring and beloved score including classic favorites 'Don't Rain on My Parade,' 'I'm the Greatest Star,' 'The Music That Makes Me Dance' and the iconic hit, 'People. Funny Girl performs on the Stark Stage from January 10 through 27, 2013 and is presented through the courtesy Riverside Theatre's Patron Producers.

As part of Hyatt Community Grants, a philanthropic program that empowers Hyatt associates to guide charitable giving, Hyatt Regency O'Hare announced today that it has awarded Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action with a $12,500 grant to further the organization's efforts in promoting community development in the Chicago metropolitan area and empowering people through education, training and supportive services.

Bay Street Theatre is pleased to announce the January lineup of after school classes. Theater Arts Class & Showcase will be held on Wednesdays, beginning January 16, 2013 from 4:15-5:45 pm for 8-12 year olds; and 6:15-7:45 pm for teenagers. Sing The Song! Vocal Performance and Live Concert will be held on Thursdays, beginning January 17, 2013 from 4:15-5:45 pm for 8-12 year olds; and 6:15-7:45 pm for teenagers. The cost is $275 per person, per class. Both classes are taught by professional actor/singer Susan Galardi.

The Boston premiere of Lo-Fi Lowdown, a double bill of epic old-timey proportions, comes to Oberon (2 Arrow Street Cambridge, MA) for one night only. This 1940's themed cabaret/radio show plays on Sunday, January 27th at 7pm. Tickets ($18) are available at the door and online.

The Barrow Group Acting Studio announces the New York premiere of Save Me at The Barrow Group Studio Theatre, January 18, 2013 thru February 10, 2013. Written by award-winning playwright Stefanie Zadravec, Save Me was named "Best New Play" at the Baltimore Playwrights Festival and was the recipient of the Phoenix Theatre's National Playwriting Competition.

Bay Street Theatre has announced GIRLS NIGHT OUT, on Thursday, January 17 at 6:30 pm. Join hosts Diana de Castro, Emma Jacobs, Barbara Kushner, Summer Loucheim and Susie Sabin for a night of pampering and partying! Tickets are $25 per person available at the door, and include one drink of your choice and one raffle ticket good for entry into any of the evening's many raffles.

January 1 marks the start of a new year and ImprovBoston is starting the new year with big laughs. After a wildly successful debut in 2012, 100 New England comedians will be telling their first joke of the year over two shows at the theatre. The first show is at 7 p.m. and the second show is at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $10. ImprovBoston is located at 40 Prospect Street. Tickets are available online at www.improvboston.com.

Oscar Season is in full swing; the big, end-of-year releases are hitting theaters and nominations voting began Monday. From now until the awards ceremony on February 24, the film world is abuzz with Oscar predictions. The Music Box Theatre takes this opportunity to take a look at some past award winners and see how this year's crop stacks up! Oscar-Winning Filmsmatinee series features a roster of movies that have racked up at least three Academy Awards apiece. Oscar-Winning Films show weekends, December 29, 2012-February 24, 2013, 11:30 a.m. at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. Tickets are $7.25 at the box office.

Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, professional Theatre in Residence at the Oakes Center in Summit, will present the New Jersey premiere of Julia Cho's Off-Broadway hit, The Language Archive. This comedy of the heart explores the mysterious language of love, which often fails when it is needed most. Recently produced at both the Roundabout in New York and South Coast Rep in California, The Language Archive plays January 25 through February 10.

Pratt Fine Arts Center will welcome Susan Clifford Jamroski as its Development Director in January 2013. Jamroski joins Pratt with over 20 years experience as a development professional for grassroots and international organizations, most recently she spent seven years as Major Gifts Officer for Seattle University.

Cincinnati's premiere fundraiser returns in early 2013 when the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) presents "A Moveable Feast!" The festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, and this year's "Feast" celebrates the theme "A Star is Born."

On December 31st 2012, the Seattle Theatre Group (STG) is launching a new web initiative, STGtv, our online channel for all things behind-the-scenes. What you will find on STGtv are interviews with artists, show rehearsal clips, video highlights from some of our most treasured community programs and more. This is our way of extending the experience in our theatres for our fans, friends, and community.

Two-Way Mirror is a sexually charged, semi-autobiographical play about Miller's relationship with his one-time wife, the legendary Marilyn Monroe and consists of two parts - Elegy for a Lady and Some Kind of Love Story. Two compelling man-woman relationships presented in the unique style of one of America's greatest writers!

Imagination Theater has announced the British Farce, Run for Your Wife, opening Friday, February 15 and running through Sunday, March 3. Shows are at 7:00 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays with matinees at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays.

Pretty Yende will make her Met debut as Countess Adèle in this season's performances of Rossini's Le Comte Ory, replacing Nino Machaidze, who is ill.