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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. The production is directed and choreographed by multiple Jeff Award winner Kevin Bellie, who previously served as Artistic Director at Circle Theatre.

The Gift Card Drive-Thru sponsored by Premier Landscaping returns to PlayhouseSquare for the second straight year this December 19, 2012 from 8am-6pm, open curbside along Euclid Avenue in front of the theaters. Skip the last-minute mall frenzy and swing through the Gift Card Drive-Thru.

On January 5, Target First Saturday celebrates the exhibition Materializing 'Six Years,' exploring the defining impact of Lucy R. Lippard and her now classic book on the Conceptual art movement. The Museum's Target First Saturday event attracts thousands of visitors to free art and entertainment programs each month.

One family faces the music as Geva Theatre Center's 40th Anniversary Season continues with Next to Normal with music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and directed by Scott Schwartz. This landmark musical begins performances on January 8 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through February 10.

Rounding out the Marriott Theatre's 2012 season, MY ONE AND ONLY features an incomparable Gershwin score and thrilling dance. This captivating musical romance previews November 7, opens Wednesday, November 14 and runs through January 6 at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL. MY ONE AND ONLY will be directed and choreographed by Jeff Award winner Tammy Mader.

La MaMa will present The Fever, a gripping play by Wallace Shawn (My Dinner With André, Vanya on 42nd Street, and Grasses of A Thousand Colors), in a new production directed by Lars Norén, one of Sweden's most prominent playwrights/directors, and featuring acclaimed French-Romanian actress Simona Maicanescu. This powerful dramatic monologue, written between 1985 and 1990 but more relevant now than ever, is a fierce, forensic examination of social inequality and the links between the affluence many take for granted and the poverty and suffering that haunt the lives of millions.

FOCUS DANCE is a part of FOCUS 2013, the National Platform to promote American dance both abroad and nationally. The week-long platform presents performances of U.S.-based dance companies during the annual Arts Presenters Conference in New York City, and one of the largest gatherings of artists, dancers and dance professionals in the U.S. From January 8-14, 2013, four venues partner with Gotham Arts Exchange to present the artistic visions of five curators gathered to shape this year's edition:

Dress Circle has announced a CD Signing with John Owen-Jones on Thursday 20th December 2012 at 6.30pm. John will be at our store on Monmouth Street, London to sign copies of his recently released CD single ‘May Each Day.'

Surflight Theatre, under the leadership of Ken Myers, Executive Director, has announced the theater's 64th Season of 'Broadway at the Beach' - the theater's 2013 season of musicals and plays kicks off April 23 through May with a TBA musical revue, the Tony-winning comedy thriller Sleuth (May 7-19), The Boy Friend (May 24 - June 16), George M! (June 19 - July 7), Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific (July 10 - 28), You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (August 21 - September 8), Our Town (September 25 - October 6), and Irving Berlin's White Christmas (December 3 - 22).

Anthony Dean Griffey, a tenor internationally renowned for his portray of the title role of Britten's Peter Grimes, and Emalie Savoy, a 2011 George London Award winner who is one of New York's fastest rising young sopranos, perform the second George London Foundation Recital of the season with pianist Ken Noda on Sunday, January 13, 2013, at 4:30 PM at The Morgan Library & Museum. The George London Foundation Recital Series presents pairs of outstanding opera singers, many of whom were winners of a George London prize early in their careers or are recent George London Award recipients.

Goodspeed Musicals begins its 50th Anniversary Season with the announcement of a major new four-week residency program for musical theatre writers. The Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals is the first of its kind in the country as it is dedicated solely to the creation of new musicals. In partnership with the Johnny Mercer Foundation, Goodspeed will proudly offer established and emerging writers the unique opportunity to research, develop, and create new musicals.Michael Price, Executive Director of Goodspeed Musicals, says of the ground-breaking initiative, "Goodspeed Musicals' unique focus is musical theatre so it is fitting that we are finally able to realize the long-held dream of establishing a home for the creators of new musicals. Thanks in part to our expanded campus and our good fortune in finding such a perfect partner in the Johnny Mercer Foundation to help fund it, this safe haven for artists will launch in 2013."

Following a highly successful national tour, a new stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations will open in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre on Wednesday 6 February 2013, following previews from 1 February. Although it is Dickens's most popular novel (Guardian Poll 2012) and having previously had many incarnations, including as a film, a television drama and even a stage musical, this will be the first time there has ever been a production of GREAT EXPECTATIONS as a full-scale stage play in either the West End or on Broadway.

The Champagne Opening of the World Premiere of POSTCARDS by William Costanza will be Thursday, January 10th, 2013 at 8:30 PM at the Detroit Repertory Theatre. A Champagne Afterglow with the cast, crew and the playwright, who is flying in for his premiere, will follow this haunting love story and historical and timely reminder of our racist past. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 day of performance, the same price as all regular performances. Reservations may be made by calling the Box Office at (313) 868-1347, and more information may be found at www.detroitreptheatre.com.

Cornelia Götz singt die Königin der Nacht in 'Die Zauberflöte' am 30. Dezember 2012 anstelle von Albina Shagimuratova und gibt damit ihr Debüt im Haus am Ring. Am 3. und 5. Jänner 2013 ist Íride Martínez als Königin der Nacht zu erleben (Rollendebüt an der Wiener Staatsoper). Viktória Varga singt in allen drei Vorstellungen die Papagena anstelle von Valentina Nafornita und gibt damit ihr Rollendebüt im Haus am Ring.

The GRAMMY Foundation (www.grammyintheschools.com) announced today that 32 talented high school students from across the United States have been selected for positions in the 2013 GRAMMY Camp - Jazz Session (formerly known as GRAMMY Jazz Ensembles). Their selection launches them into the spotlight surrounding the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, and provides them with unparalleled opportunities to perform in front of some of music's biggest names. The students, representing 31 cities and 15 states, will travel to Los Angeles for a weeklong musical adventure under the direction of Justin DiCioccio of the Manhattan School of Music, Dr. Ron McCurdy of the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and Dr. Leila Heil of the University of Colorado, Boulder. This year, two members will comprise the GRAMMY in the Schools Media Team, and they will document the GRAMMY Week experience for a range of the GRAMMY Foundation's social media platforms. Many past members of the GRAMMY Camp - Jazz Session program go on to enjoy thriving performance careers, including singer/pianist Peter Cincotti (2001), two-time GRAMMY-nominated jazz pianist Gerald Clayton (2002), New York Philharmonic bassist David Grossman (1995), GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Brandon Heath (1994), saxophonist Grace Kelly (2008), and pianist Aaron Parks (2000).

The Museum of Modern Art marks the closing of its critically acclaimed exhibition Quay Brothers: On Deciphering the Pharmacist's Prescription for Lip-Reading Puppets with the United States premiere of the Quay Brothers' new film, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, presented in a special run on January 6 and 7, 2013, in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1. Commissioned by Russian-born French pianist Mikhail Rudy in affiliation with Cité de la musique in Paris, where it premiered last March, the film will be screened with live piano accompaniment by Rudy, performing the music of Czech composer Leo? Janáek. The screenings are presented as part of MoMA's The Contenders 2013 film series.

The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announces a unique Theatre Stimulus Program for its current (14th annual) season (including free wine and cheese).

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) seeks submissions for the 15th Annual TRU VOICES New Plays Reading Series (deadline January 18, 2013 for non-TRU members; January 25, 2013 for TRU members). TheTRU VOICES New Plays Reading Series is a unique series geared towards nurturing the producer-writer relationship, and is particularly interested in finding producers who are looking for opportunities to develop new works. Shows selected will receive staged readings to be presented in June of 2013. Each reading will be followed by a 'Dollars and Sense' panel discussion with prominent New York producers, general managers and artistic directors focusing on potential venues, marketing and budgeting of the work.

Boyd Gaming's six Las Vegas Locals properties will be offering a wide line-up of special New Year's Eve entertainment on the afternoon and evening of Monday, December 31.

Broadway Palm's 9th Annual Concert Series begins in January 2013. This season Broadway Palm is featuring six concerts, some returning favorites and some all new to the theatre. All Sunday concerts begin with dinner at 5:30pm and concert at 7pm, Monday concerts begin with dinner at 5:30pm and show at 7:30pm and the matinee concert begins with lunch at 11:45am and concert at 1:15pm. All concert tickets are $55 for dinner and the show and $35 for the show only.