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Westport Country Playhouse announces a $100,000 "Theater Worth Supporting" Challenge that asks ticket buyers, subscribers, and others in the community to raise an equivalent sum between now and November 3, coinciding with the run of the current production, "A Raisin in the Sun," the landmark drama written by Lorraine Hansberry and directed by Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad. The Challenge donors, Maureen and Edwin Schloss of Darien, have requested that their call to action be matched specifically by new and increased gifts.

If you saw the blockbuster movie The Amazing Spiderman, you may remember Michael Barra as the thuggish T-Bone; if you saw the blockbuster musical HAIRSPRAY at the Ivoryton Playhouse this summer then you certainly won't forget his performance as the larger than life mother, Edna Turnblad. Well, Edna is back with a few friends for a night of big laughs to support the Ivoryton Village Alliance Holiday Celebration - the Ivoryton Illuminations - on Saturday, October 20th at the Ivoryton Playhouse.

Centenary Stage Company would like to thank the volunteers from Ernst & Young (Corporate Office Secaucus, NJ) for their help in building the set for the main stage production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. Along with CSC's own technical director, Tom Fagerholm, the volunteers also worked under the guidance of Bob Phillips, most well known for his work as set designers for Sesame Street. The volunteers helped with the set painting, construction and took on other jobs that were vital in the final outcome of the set.

Paul Hendrickson, author of the award-winning bestseller "Hemingway's Boat," will read from his work and discuss his craft at 7 p.m., Thursday, November 1, at Fairfield University's Barone Campus Center Oak Room. Free and open to the public, the event is part of the Inspired Writer Series and is presented by the MFA in Creative Writing Program and the Department of English.

aturday, October 20, 2012, Amalgamate Dance Company will present its 7th bi-annual Artist Series, AAS7. Featuring the work of eighteen dynamic choreographers, this is a performance series you won't want to miss. The two performances beginning at 7pm and 9pm will take place at Bridge for Dance, 2726 Broadway, 3rd Floor, NYC.

Mermaid Theatre brings kid favorite A Brown Bear, A Caterpillar and A Moon: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle to The Colonial Theatre on October 28 at 2pm.

It's the Halloween season, and Molotov Theatre Group, America's second-oldest Grand Guignol theatre, has taken theatre fundraising to weird new heights with the latest version of its "iScream" smarphone app for the iPhone and Google Android devices.

Stages Theatre Company (STC) will present the world premiere adaptation of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" which opens Oct. 12 in the Hopkins Jaycees Studio located in the Hopkins Center for the Arts.

Ashley Chico - The 16-year-old Fort Hamilton High School student gained great acclaim as a leading performer in Teen Idol - has been dancing since she was five and singing since eighth grade. With J's New Dance Center, she toured locally in dance productions at festivals and community centers. She even sang solos at these festivals. Her first professional singing came in 2009 when she joined the Young Artists Program of Genesis Repertory. It was with that youth program that she appeared in Alice in Wonderland, Alice through the Looking Glass, and Peter Pan. As an original member of Bay Ridge Voice, Ashley hopes to cultivate her talents even more. She is even discussing recording her music in the near future.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET) has announced the national release of the CD Cast Recording of Glimpses of the Moon featuring the cast and musicians from the Theatre's 2011 production. The release is being celebrated with a private party on Saturday, October 27th.

Soprano prodigy Jackie Evancho includes a stop in Denver in her national tour across North America coinciding with the release of her recent album Songs from the Silver Screen. Her one-night-only performance with the Colorado Symphony is Monday, November 5 at 7:30 pm at Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex.

Television and movie legend William Shatner brings his one man show SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT to The Palace Theatre in Stamford on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 8:00 PM. This tour follows a three week run earlier this year at Broadway's Music Box Theatre from February 14 - March 4 and a successful tour of 15 cities across the U.S. Tickets are on sale now. The 2012-2013 season is made possible through the generosity of SCA's Season Sponsors Seaboard Properties, Inc. and The Whittingham Family.

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures will honor Ballet Hispanico founder Tina Ramirez at the 2012 NALAC Conference in Philadelphia, PA at the Loews Hotel. In recognition of her award, Ballet Hispanico will present Ms. Ramirez with a performance of A Verme at the conference on Friday, October 19, 2012 at 8:00pm at the Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA.

Winding up an ambitious, critically-acclaimed 2012 season of Broadway musicals, DOMA Theatre Company presents the only Tony Award-winning musical ever to proclaim, "It sucks to be us." Sesame Street meets South Park when Richard Israel teams up with musical director Chris Raymond, choreographer Angela Todaro and puppet master Libby Letlow to direct Avenue Q for a limited run, Nov. 9 through Dec. 16, at the intimate MET Theatre in Hollywood.

Lookingglass Theatre Company announces a four week extension of Metamorphoses, based on the myths of Ovid from a translation by David Slavitt, written and directed by Ensemble Member Mary Zimmerman. The revival production, coinciding with the 10th Anniversary of the Broadway production, is now playing through December 16, 2012, at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson.

It was announced today (October 10th 2012) that world renowned Tokyo String Quartet members Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith are to join the Colburn Conservatory of Music as directors of the school's string chamber music program.

The Chicago theater community provides thrills and chills for the 2012 Halloween season. From faithful adaptations of creepy classics to playful musical parodies, there is something for everyone during the spookiest time of year. The complete Halloween Theater Guide with additional details about each production can be found at ChicagoPlays.com.

Kate Sullivan Gibbens, with license from the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, has announced a one-night-only reading of "8," Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the downtown Crest Theater.

As the CAP21 Theatre Company celebrates their 20th Anniversary, Executive Artistic Director, Frank Ventura and Artistic Director, Eliza Ventura have announced CAP21's 2012-2013 ambitious "Season of New Work", which promises to further develop at least 20 new musicals in the coming year through various programming that the Theatre Company offers. Additionally the upcoming year will include two Off-Off Broadway productions: Maiden Voyage (working title) by musical team Michelle Elliott and Danny Larsen and Recount (working title), a co-production with Rescue Agreement. Both productions are being developed through CAP21 programs and resources.

Dr. Frank N. Furter and his wacky entourage return to New Hope, PA when The Rocky Horror Show comes to the New Hope Arts Center this month. The first week of performances is scheduled for Friday, October 19 at 11:59 pm, Saturday, October 20 at 9 pm and 11:59 pm and Sunday, October 21 at 9 pm. A second weekend of performances will take place on Friday, October 26, Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28. Tickets are $22 online and $25 at the door. The New Hope Arts Center seats 130 so purchasing tickets in advance is highly suggested.