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Based on the best selling novel by the author of The Chosen, My Name is Asher Lev, a new play by Aaron Posner, begins performances at the Westside Theatre (407 W. 43rd Street) on November 8, and opening night is set for November 28. Mark Nelson and Jenny Bacon have joined the cast as Asher Lev's parents, Aryeh and Rivkeh.

Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, Fairfield County's award-winning professional theatre company, opens their 2012/2013 Season with the area premiere of 'Next to Normal.' This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical runs October 19-November 4 at MTC Studio Theatre in Westport.

The Pasadena Playhouseand Lythgoe Family Productions' A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS features Ariana Grande (Nickelodeon's "Victorious") as "Snow White," Curt Hansen (Next to Normal) as 'Snow White's Prince,' an on-screen appearance by Neil Patrick Harris as "The Magic Mirror" and Charlene Tilton ("Dallas") as "The Wicked Queen."

Randy Gener, the New York-based editor, writer and artist, joins the country's first-ever recipients of the 2012 Filipino-American Heritage Achievement Awards. This national U.S. recognition honors Filipino Americans who, in the estimation of the Los Angeles Filipino Association of City Employees (LAFACE), 'helped shape the last 425 years of Fil-Ams in United States.'

Rick Dildine, Executive Director of Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, will direct this year's production of "Twelfth Night," it was announced today. The show will be presented from May 24 to June 16 at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park.

Let's do the Time Warp Again! Surfside ushers in the Halloween season with the notorious rock-and-roll musical tribute to 1950s sci-fi/horror B-movies, back for its ELEVENTH straight year, directed by Nick Henn. Ythe enjoyment of this delightfully skewed movie 'will be amplified by a shadow cast of highly trained, costumed hecklers guaranteed to thrill you, chill you, AND... fulfill you.'

Fractured family dynamics mirror divisions in a rural Colorado town balancing jobs and economic survival against the risk to long term water needs and health in THE GREAT DIVIDE, ripped from current headlines and inspired by Henrik Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People."

Multi-Grammy winning Latin superstar and social activist Gilberto Gil returns to Texas Performing Arts with a six-piece backing ensemble for an evening that pays homage to baião music pioneer Luiz Gonzaga, October 30 at Bass Concert Hall.

The 2012-13 season of The Met: Live in HD opera series opens at the Peterborough Players theatre on October 13, at 1:00 pm, with Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love). The Metropolitan Opera will simulcast 12 operas on Saturday afternoons via satellite and high definition equipment onto a large screen at the Players' intimate 250-seat theatre.

ollowing Adele's premiere of her latest recording 'Skyfall,' the official theme song to the upcoming 007 adventure of the same name, globally via her official site (http://adele.tv) at 0:07 BST/London time October 5th, the track is now available to purchase as a download at iTunes (http://smarturl.it/AdeleSkyfall). October 5th marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Dr. No, and thus the James Bond film franchise, and will be celebrated as Global James Bond Day.

Graham Nash has helped shape the world around him through ideas, innovations, and influential works of art for more than four decades. A legendary singer-songwriter, Nash is also an internationally renowned photographer and digital imaging pioneer whose work is represented-by a classic 1969 portrait of David Crosby-in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. The Art of Graham Nash, an exhibition featuring a broad range of Nash's works, opens at New York City's ACA Galleries on October 11. The gallery will host an artist's reception on Thursday, October 18 from 5-8 pm. The show-comprising 50 of Nash's photographic images, several politically themed photo assemblages and original pastel pieces-runs through October 27. ACA Galleries is located at (529 West 20th Street, 5th floor, NYC, 10011. Tel 212-206-8080 www.acagalleries.com)

Key arts and civil rights agencies in Seattle, King County and Washington State will join forces to present Arts & Social Change, a regional symposium, Oct. 12 and 13, at Seattle Center. The event addresses the role that the arts can play in creating awareness, inspiring understanding and developing policies to addess social change.

La MaMa E.T.C. presents the World Premiere of Triple Shadow's new theater production, 2 FROM THE SEA, composed of two solo adaptations of plays whose themes are based on stories of the sea: Holiday Memory by Dylan Thomas, performed by Seamus Maynard, and Riders to the Sea by John Millington Synge, performed by Mari Andrejco. Both are directed by Beth Skinner and feature live music composed and performed by Edward Herbst. Lighting design is by Bessie and Drama Desk-winner Paul Clay (RENT), and scenic design is by Obie Award-winner Jun Maeda. The three-week season runs October 18 through November 4 at La MaMa E.T.C., 74 East 4th Street, NYC.

Due to popular demand, a second night has been added to Billy Connolly's New York engagement at The Beacon Theatre.

Provenance Center announces "The Art of the Bra" - A Women's Art Workshop in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Wednesday, October 24 from 6:00 - 9:00 PM at Provenance Center, 165 State Street, Suite 102, New London, CT. Women of all ages are invited to attend and tell their story. Bring a bra or two that you would like to decorate to be part of an installation as part of the Sexuality in Contemporary Society Exhibit at Provenance Center to open on October 27, 2012. Art supplies will be provided, but you are welcome to bring additional supplies as well. Please join us to continue celebrating "women's strength, leadership, beauty and healing."

For The Record: Scorsese will begin previews tonight at Rockwell: Table & Stage. Martin Scorsese is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers of all time. This latest installment of the "For The Record" series will explore the themes Scorsese typically underlines in his work such as Italian American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, machismo, and modern crime, using signature songs and iconic scenes from the movies of the acclaimed director. This live, music concert will feature Scorsese's GoodFellas, The Departed, Gangs Of New York, The Aviator, Casino and many more.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced today updated casting for the 24th Annual Festival of New Musicals and for the Songwriters Showcase that Tony nominee Nancy Opel and Tony winner and NAMT alum Joe DiPietro (O. Henry's Lovers '98) will host as part of the Festival on Friday, October 12 from 1:20-2:30pm at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).

The Keegan Theatre presents Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning play All My Sons, opening November 3, 2012 at the Church Street Theater in Washington, DC.

Single Carrot Theatre's sixth season opens with Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? by Caryl Churchill. The show will perform on MICA's campus from October 5th - October 21st at Falvey Hall in the Brown Center (1301 W. Mount Royal Ave Baltimore MD 21217) and at the new auditorium in Studio Center (113 W. North Ave Baltimore MD 21201). Opening night on October 5th will be held at MICA's Falvey Hall with show time at 8:00pm.

Everyman Theatre will be the recipient of the prestigious "Downtown Baltimore Award" from the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. The award will be presented to the theatre company on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore's 2012 Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will take place from 5:30 to 8:00 PM and Hopkins Plaza.