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Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, will present an extraordinary pre-show discussion and performance event exploring the healing power of the arts and the connections that have been discovered between art and medicine, in conjunction with the company's production of Moliere's classic The Imaginary Invalid, at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare on Saturday, October 27th. Commencing at 6:15 p.m. with a pre-show discussion featuring experts in the disciplines of Art Therapy, Neurology, Holistic Coaching and Dance in the Hanna Theatre's Salon, the event will culminate with a performance of Great Lakes Theater's main stage production of The Imaginary Invalid at 7:30 p.m. as part of GLT's Classics and Conversations audience engagement series.

Mies Julie was the hands-down, must-see hit and Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award-winner at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Building upon a rich history of importing standout Edinburgh productions and major international companies to America in recent years, St. Ann's Warehouse (Artistic Director, Susan Feldman; Executive Director, Andrew D. Hamingson) will present this American Premiere (and the Baxter Theatre Centre's American debut), which adapts the August Strindberg classic to post-apartheid South Africa. Performances will take place November 8 - December 2, marking the official opening of the new St. Ann's Warehouse at 29 Jay Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn.

SHN today announced the return engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. The musical will make its much-anticipated return to San Francisco at the SHN Curran Theatre on March 9, 2013. JERSEY BOYS replaces the previously postponed World Premiere of DINER on the SHN 2012-2013 Season. Tickets for the return of JERSEY BOYS go on sale Friday, October 26 at 10 a.m.

The Dance Cartel and The Breslin join forces to present OntheFloor, which performs at Liberty Hall at the Ace Hotel New York. Fusing a rigorous artistic approach with the vibrant social nature of dance, OntheFloor features innovative choreography supported by live musicians, video art, DJ, full bar, and snacks. Performances are every Tuesday at 9pm through December 18 at Liberty Hall at the Ace Hotel New York, 20 W. 29th Street. Tickets are $20 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/248944.

Following two sold-out runs, the innovative young company The Assembly Theater Project presents a return engagement of the critically acclaimed production home/sick from November 1-18, 2012 at The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton Street, NYC. Tickets are $18 and can be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com or by phone at 1-800-838-3006. Performance schedule is Wednesdays through Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm; Sunday, November 11 at 7pm; Sunday, November 4 and Sunday, November 18 at 5pm.

Witches, vampires and goblins are having a spooktacularly good time at Theater Works with the family friendly Boo! A Halloween Spooktacular puppet show! The lights are off and the stage is set for a special Halloween treat as audiences follow Denny, Kenny, and Penny as they encounter witches, a sad ghost, and a sparkling vampire on Halloween night. Done entirely in black light the puppets, stage and YOU glow in the dark creating a fun and thrilling adventure for the whole family. Ideal for children ages 3 and up each performance features an interactive talk back session. Opening on Saturday, October 13th, Boo! A Halloween Spooktacular runs until October 27th. Tickets are on sale now for $6/person.

Pinkalicous is coming to Laguna!

Vineyard Theatre (Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director and Sarah Stern, Co-Artistic Director) will open its 30th Anniversary season with the world premiere production of CHECKERS, a new play by Academy Award nominee Douglas McGrath (Emma, Infamous, Bullets Over Broadway), directed by Terry Kinney (Reasons To Be Pretty, After Ashley). CHECKERS begins performances on Friday, October 12, 2012 at The Vineyard (108 E. 15 St., between Irving Place and Union Square East). Opening Night is Wednesday, October 31st. Tickets can be purchased by calling The Vineyard box office at 212-353-0303 or online at www.vineyardtheatre.org.

One of the most gifted and celebrated percussion ensembles in the world, The Royal Drummers and Dancers of Burundi return to Houston for one night only, Friday, Nov. 9, at 8 p.m., presented by Society for the Performing Arts.

Trustus Theatre will bring acclaimed director Sharon Graci of Charleston's PURE Theatre to the Capital City to direct the moving and Outer Critics Award-winning Next Fall. The show opens on the Thigpen Main Stage Friday October 26th, 2012 at 8:00pm and runs through Saturday November 10th, 2012.

3K Pictures announces today that veteran sales agent Mimi Steinbauer and her company Radiant Films International is handling all worldwide rights excluding North America to director Sam Kadi's debut drama THE CITIZEN. Previously, Steinbauer has handled international sales on titles such as Academy Award winning THE HURT LOCKER, GHOSTRIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE 3D, BLUE VALENTINE and the box office phenomenon LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy. THE CITIZEN was produced by Kadi, Chris Wyatt (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE) and Alan Noel Vega, with Ameer Kabour executive producing. The film is currently scheduled to screen for distributors at the upcoming American Film Market after the international premiere at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival on October 14th.

On Monday, November 5th at 9:30pm at the Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street, Rhonda Ross, the only daughter of legendary superstar Diana Ross and business mogul Berry Gordy, performs refreshing, emotive, jazz-inspired songs demonstrating 'the apple don't fall far from the tree.' The evening will feature jazz and gospel pianist, Damien Sneed.

Bayou City Concert Musicals will present the 2012 Kim Hupp Award to Gerald Blaise LaBita, founder and producing director of Theater LaB Houston, at a luncheon at the Ensemble Theatre, 3535 Main, on Friday, November 2, 2012. The luncheon will be begin at 11:30 a.m.

Anna Kustera Gallery, in collaboration with Kravets/Wehby Gallery, has announced the opening of I DREAD TO THINK, an exhibition of new works by Nina Chanel Abney.

American tenor Ric Furman will sing the role of Florestan in Seattle Opera's production of Beethoven's Fidelio at the matinee performance on Sunday, October 14, 2012, replacing the originally announced singer, Clifton Forbis.

Disney today announced a significant new paper policy that applies to the company's extensive operations and those of its licensees, and means they will be eliminating paper connected to the destruction of endangered forests and animals.

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography returns for its fourth season at the Triad Theater (158 West 72 Street) with its new edition Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter, Monday, October 22 at 7pm.

The Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division presents its fall musical, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 8-Saturday, November 10, and Thursday, November 15-Saturday, November 17, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, November 11, at Smothers Theatre on Pepperdine's Malibu campus.

ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE/LA is introducing a new performance space: "The Speakeasy." Located at their Atwater Village Theatre home, "The Speakeasy" will open with two world premiere comedies about relationships: the rolling world premiere of THE FISHERMAN'S WIFE, written by Steve Yockey and directed by Gates McFadden, which was originally produced in 2012 by Impact Theatre in Berkeley with EST/LA and the world premiere of DOESN'T ANYONE KNOW WHAT A PANCREAS IS?, written by Carole Real and directed by Jenny O'Hara. THE FISHERMAN'S WIFE will preview on Wednesday, October 24 and will open on Thursday, October 25 and will perform through Saturday, November 24 and DOESN'T ANYONE KNOW WHAT A PANCREAS IS? will preview Tuesday, October 30 and will open on Wednesday October 31 at Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave. in Los Angeles, 90039.

Smuin Ballet returns with THE CHRISTMAS BALLET, making its annual return with 'a perfect gift for audience members of all ages.'