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Music Director Robert Spano will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of The Nature of Light, a clarinet concerto by Atlanta School of Composers member Michael Gandolfi, which was written for Principal Clarinet Laura Ardan. The program will also include Rimsky-Korsakov'sScheherazade and the Atlanta Symphony premiere of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 5 with pianist Juho Pohjonen. Tickets are $23-$67.

2013 is a landmark year for Seattle-based guitar virtuoso Andre Feriante; it's the 20th anniversary of Andre's beloved Valentines concert (15 years at Benaroya Hall). And for the first time in years, the concert will actually fall on Valentines Day! From 1994 to 1998 Andre moved from SAM to The Frye, to the Broadway Performance Hall for his Valentines Day concert; then in 1999, a few months after Benaroya Hall opened, Andre settled in at the Nordstrom Recital Hall. Benaroya Hall has been his Valentines Day concert home ever since. February 14, 2013 also marks the release of his new CD, Beatles Masquerade ($15), and features his classical and Spanish style guitar improvisations with Beatles motifs woven throughout.

Diablo Theatre Company's STARS 2000 Teen Theatre presents the musical comedy Avenue Q. Recommended for ages 13+. The show contains adult situations and language.

Surprise! The world didn't explode into nothingness on December 21, 2012, but improv comedy will be exploding off the stage at The Bovine Metropolis Theater in their annual "On The Spot" New Year's Eve celebration.

Performance Network Theatre is currently accepting applications for three young professionals to embark on the year-long Theatre Apprentice Program by sending an e-mail before March 31, 2013 to logan@performancenetwork.org (application guidelines are provided at performancenetwork.org).

New City Stage Company opened the Philadelphia of'RFK' by Jack Holmes on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 and then extended the show into November after 18 straight sold-out houses. Arguably the highest rated play performed in the greater Philadelphia area this fall, it has received rave reviews and was attended by the playwright as well as many other theatre professionals and producers. As a result, 'RFK' in being fully produced 2 more times within the next year by New City Stage Company.

Comedy often comes out of desperate circumstances. Laughter can follow as people try to change those circumstances by making better choices in life. That's the heart of Stephen Adly Guirgis' play The Motherf**ker with the Hat, the Broadway hit at South Coast Repertory Jan. 6-27. The production is directed by Michael John Garcés, artistic director at Cornerstone Theatre Company.

Due to an unforeseen scheduling change, Sarah Brightman's performance at the 2013 Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) Gala on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 7:30P has been cancelled. Ms. Brightman's concerts in Boston, MA at the Boston Opera House and in Hartford, CT at the Bushnell have been rescheduled; Ms. Brightman will perform in Boston on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 and in Hartford on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. Tickets that have been purchased for Ms. Brightman's performance at PPAC are not transferrable.

On Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013 at 8pm and Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 at 2pm,the Warner Theatre will welcome, once again, the irrepressible Moses Pendleton and the dazzling dancer-illusionists of Momix when they debut their newest show, Alchemia.

French composer Hector Berlioz knew he was taking on a monumental task when he chose Virgil's Aeneid as the basis for his opera, Les Troyens. The story of the aftermath of the Trojan War fueled a creative burst that resulted in an epic opera - so big and so expensive and so complicated that no theater would dare to produce it.

San Diego Musical Theatre announces the final production of their 2012 season Irving Berlin'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, December 13-23, 2012 (press opening on December 14) at the Birch North Park Theatre. Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaption features seventeen Irving Berlinsongs. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. Scroll down for photos from the show!

Let's Go Science plays at Jacksonville's Wilson Center for the Arts for two performances only on Saturday, January 19th at 1:30PM & 4:30PM! Tickets are $16.00 ($8.50 for children 12 and under) and are available at (904) 442-BWAY (2929) or www.artistseriesjax.org. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more at (904) 442-2947 or groupsales@fscj.edu.

Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27th year. Get a sneak peek at one of the defining numbers from the highly anticipated film with 'One Day More' below!

'TROUBLE MAN: HEAVY IS THE HEAD,' the new album from Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I., arrives in stores and online today. 'TROUBLE MAN: HEAVY IS THE HEAD' comes as the follow up to 2010's RIAA Gold-certified album, 'NO MERCY.' 'TROUBLE MAN: HEAVY IS THE HEAD' features 16 blockbuster tracks including collaborations with an array of music's A-listers from Lil Wayne, André 3000 and R. Kelly, to P!nk, CeeLo Green, A$AP Rocky, Meek Mill and Akon, with production from some of today's hottest producers including Pharrell, No I.D., Jazze Pha, T-Minus, Lil C, DJ Toomp and more.

Project Runway's Season 11 returns with a twist that throws 16 eager designers into a panic when they discover they will be participating in the series' first-ever TEAMS EDITION, premiering Thursday, January 24, at 9pm ET/PT.

The San Francisco Early Music Society's 2012-13 season resumes the first weekend of February with a concert by Music of the Spheres. The trio of Jeanne Johnson, Joanna Blendulf, and Yuko Tanaka will perform an early Valentine of French baroque music, spinning confections for violin, harpsichord, and viola da gamba, interspersed with thoughts on love by famous French authors. The program will include favorites by such giants of the age as Marin Marais, François Couperin, and Jean-Philippe Rameau as well as less familiar works by inspired musical pioneers Jean-Marie Leclair, Jean-Féry Rebel, and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre.

Producers Bob Boyett and The National Theatre of Great Britain are proud to announce full casting for the upcoming Orange County engagement of the 2011 Tony Award-winning Best Play, WAR HORSE. The company, comprised of more than 30 performers, includes Andrew Veenstra as Albert Narracott, Brian Keane as Arthur Narracott, Michael Wyatt Cox as Billy Narracott, Todd Cerveris as Ted Narracott, Angela Reed as Rose Narracott, Jason Loughlin as Lieutenant James Nicholls and Jason Alan Carvell as Private Schnabel.

This past weekend, LES MISERABLES star Hugh Jackman and Wife Deborra-Lee Furness stopped by the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood to catch the smash hit holiday favorite DONNY & MARIE - Christmas in Los Angeles!

The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, delves into the 2012-2013 Season with an intimate look at two lonely souls in Eugene O'Neill's Hughie. This two-man show by one of the most famous American playwrights will be directed by Broadway veteran Doug Hughes. The production runs at STC's Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW) from January 31-March 17, 2013.

Trinity Rep's Education Department has announced that they are still accepting enrollment for most levels of their Young Actors & Adult Winter Session - and that it's not too early to make your plans for the 2013 Young Actors Summer Institute.