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As Hurricane Sandy touches down on the east coast, more closures are being announced in addition to the previously reported Broadway shows and events. The Public has just announced via Twitter that all performances for tomorrow, October 30, are cancelled in addition to the previously announced closings for October 28 and 29.

The Four Bitchin' Babes -- described as 'those hilariously talented gals who brought you the witty babes, boys and Botox of Hormonal Imbalance and Diva Nation' -- couldn't let another holiday season fly by without musically tackling the mayhem and malls of Christmas and Hanukah.

As the presidential tour de force reaches its final week, Capitol Steps will be at the Van Wezel to provide their comic interpretation of what some might call a tour de farce! After 30 years of touring, the political humorists have truly perfected the art of satire. If you're looking for a great way to have a healthy laugh at our glorious political system, then look no further. The song and dance parody of our esteemed presidential hopefuls will be sure to lighten your spirits before heading to the voting booth next week.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that its main building on Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, as well as its branch museum in Fort Tryon Park, The Cloisters, will be closed to the public on Tuesday, October 30, because of Hurricane Sandy.

MotorCity Casino Hotel has announced Eddie Griffin, live at Sound Board on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 8:00pm.

HN and Producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announced today that the award-winning musical MARY POPPINS will play a special limited engagement at the SHN Orpheum Theatre May 8 - 12, 2013. Tickets go on public sale Thursday, November 1.

Candy canes, carols, and the Cake Boss! Celebrate the holidays this season with America's favorite baker, Buddy Valastro, at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh, PA on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.

The New York Times reports today that America Ferrera will headline the season opener, BETHANY. Laura Marks's world premiere dark comedy exploring the limits of morality, Bethany, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, will run January 11 through February 17. Set in an American exurb wiped out by foreclosures, a financially-strapped single mother discovers just how far she'll go to regain what she has lost.

In honor of the Hard Rock's 13th Annual Pinktober™ campaign., rockstar artist Michael Godard will donate a special breast cancer tribute piece to be auctioned off with proceeds going to breast cancer research.

Theatrical Outfit ihas announced The Gifts of the Magi, a holiday musical by Mark St. Germain, based on the classic O. Henry story. Music by Randy Courts and lyrics by Mark St. Germain and Randy Courts. November 29 - December 23, 2012 at the Balzer Theater at Herren's. Directed by Heidi Cline McKerley. Musical Direction by S. Renee Clark. Choreography by Jeff McKerley.

The music scene in Middlebury is jumping. Two Brothers Tavern, 51 Main and Town Hall Theater offer a wide range of music every week of the year. And now the town has its own recording studio.

Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) presents Tea with Clara on Sunday, December 2, from 4-6 p.m. at the school's new satellite facility in downtown Hudson, located in the historic Odd Fellows Building at 14 Main Street. The family-friendly holiday event features high tea and sweets as the story of The Nutcracker is brought to life with narration, music and dance.

Writers' Theatre continues its season with the Midwest premiere of The Letters by John W. Lowell, directed by Kimberly Senior. The production runs November 13, 2012 - March 3, 2013 and will be performed at Books on Vernon - 664 Vernon Ave, Glencoe. Press Openings are Wednesday, November 28 and Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 7:30pm.

Theatres are usually dark on Monday nights, but several times each year Berkeley Repertory Theatre makes them glow with Page to Stage, a series of talks that engage brilliant guests in sparkling conversation. Today, the Tony Award-winning theatre announced that noted theatre journalist Chad Jones will moderate a chat with Tony Award-winning director Mary Zimmerman at a free event on November 12. From Metamorphoses to The Arabian Nights, audiences have embraced Zimmerman's enchanting adaptations of epic tales. Now they can peek behind the scenes of The White Snake as it begins performances at Berkeley Rep.

- The final stop for a national "Raise the Praise" tour of a Christian boy band is the concept for the next production in the Next Stage at Theatre Memphis November 2 - 18. The show will be reprised January 11 - 20, 2013. The musical satire, Altar Boyz, features characters Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham as they perform to save souls and keep count of the unsaved in the audience.

B. Someday Productions' presents the first show of its 2012-13 season of "Comedies about things that aren't funny" with PROBLEM CHILD by Canadian playwright, George F Walker. PROBLEM CHILD is part of the SUBURBAN MOTEL series by Walker, six plays all taking place in the same seedy motel room. Dates for the production run November 1-17, 2012. Ticket prices are $10.00 for Student/Artists, $20.00 for General Admission. Walking Fish Theatre is located at 2509 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19125. Tickets can be purchased online at www.walkingfishtheatre.com at no extra charge for the purchaser, or at the door.

The Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston brings back its annual holiday revue Christmas Time, now in its 30th season, for 10 performances only December 7-16 at the Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington Street, Waltham. This singing and dancing spectacular has become a beloved annual tradition for thousands of families of all ages throughout the Greater Boston area and New England.

Raleigh Little Theatre's production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever opens this Friday, November 2, 2012 running through Sunday, November 18.

Final casting is announced today for the London production of Seussical at the Arts Theatre.

Today the full cast is announced for Phyllida Lloyd's all female production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The cast are Jade Anouka (Calpurnia/Metellus Cimber), Frances Barber (Julius Caesar), Ishia Bennison (Casca), Helen Cripps (Cinna the Poet), Clare Dunne (Portia/Octavius Caesar), Jen Joseph (Trebonius), Charlotte Josephine (Lucius), Jenny Jules (Cassius), Cush Jumbo (Mark Antony), Irene Ketikidi (Dardanius), Carrie Rock (Soothsayer), Carolina Valdes (Cinna/ Volumnius), Harriet Walter (Brutus) and Danielle Ward (Clitus).