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One of the University of Pittsburgh's most renowned alumni-the special Academy Award-honored dancer, director, choreographer, actor, and singer Gene Kelly-will be the focus of Pitt's Gene Kelly Centennial Celebration at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Seventh-Floor Auditorium of Pitt's Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Ave., Oakland.

America's Oldest Continuing Summer Chamber Music Festival, Music Mountain has released its end-of-season statistics and is happy to report a 7% attendance increase for its acclaimed string quartet concerts up from the previous year. The 83rd season saw the fourth consecutive year of increased attendance to its nationally recognized schedule featuring 16 world class chamber concerts. From 2009, Music Mountain's attendance has increased 14.6% and revenue has increased 25%.

Sundance Institute today announced the six projects selected for the New Frontier Story Lab that will take place from October 21-26 at the Sundance Resort in Utah. Inspired by New Frontier at the Sundance Film Festival and built on the Sundance Institute Lab model, the Lab is supporting projects that use technology to deepen story and engage audiences.

Audiences are invited to discover the magic of the two-time Emmy Award winning and two-time Tony Award nominated production: Cathy Rigby is PETER PAN! Families and fans have their chance to 'fly' into the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts for this magical production running November 20 -25, 2012. Tickets are on sale now at www.broadwaysanjose.com or by calling 408-792-4111; prices range from $20-$75 per ticket.

Washington National Opera (WNO) presents American soprano Angela Meade in recital on Saturday, November 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Accompanied by Bradley Moore on piano, Ms. Meade will perform a diverse selection of opera arias and lieder. In a special preview of her spring 2013 performances at WNO, the program will include Norma's famous aria "Casta Diva." This one-time-only performance is sold out.

THEN, ONE NIGHT is the first arts project residency for Chicago Lab, a new program under development at Jonny Stax Presents. These residencies are full-term engagements to support arts creators throughout the creation process of a new idea from inception to realization. Through this residency, lab mentors have supported Lacy Katherine Campbell's THEN, ONE NIGHT through strategic and business planning, documentation and evaluation, clarity and encouragement, and artistic feedback. Jonny Stax Presents also brokered space for rehearsal and presentation with their Lab partners at Teatro Luna, North Shore Baptist Church, and Stage 773.

The Theatre Project presents the World Premiere Off-Broadway production of Barbicide at The Players Theatre. The new play, written by Sean Pomposello and directed by Christian Amato, will run for a Limited Engagement October 4 through November 3.

Aurora Theatre Company founding Artistic Director Barbara Oliver returns to the company for its 21st season to direct WILDER TIMES, a collection of one-act plays by Thornton Wilder. Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and playwright, and former Berkeley resident, Thornton Wilder is best known for his full length play Our Town, but he was also an accomplished master of the short play form, specifically creating shorter works to be staged in spaces such as Aurora's, with the audience seated on three sides of the action or in the round.

TheatreWorks will be presenting an exhibition by Maria Jose Arjona from 28 September to 13 October 2012. The exhibition is part of Theatrework's aim to present innovative and engaging visual artist that has yet to be seen in Singapore, helping to connect Singapore artists with the international arts community. Below are the details.

Wagner College Theatre will open the 2012-13 Stage One studio theater season with Frank Wedekind's "Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy." Written and set in 1890 Germany, the controversial play criticizes the sexually oppressive culture of the time.

Gene & Shelley Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University (Enlow Hall) presents its third concert season featuring Joshua Bell in recital with Sam Haywood. This one-night-only concert will be performed in the intimate Enlow Hall on Sunday, November 4 at 3 p.m.

MSG Entertainment and Live Nation will welcome Sarah Brightman to Radio City Music Hall on Friday, February 8, 2013. Global recording artist and world's bestselling soprano, Sarah Brightman announces her "Dreamchaser" World Tour, in support of her highly anticipated new album "Dreamchaser," which will be released on January 22, 2013.

"Krapp's Last Tape," Samuel Beckett's searing meditation on the choices made in a lifetime, directed by the Gate Theatre Dublin's Director, Michael Colgan, opens at the Center Theatre Group/ Kirk Doulgas Theatre October 10, 2012, at 8 p.m. The Gate Theatre Dublin's production has one preview on October 9 at 8 p.m.; performances continue through November 4.

Janet Brenner and Michael Coco will present Fiction in Photographs, a new musical featuring the music and lyrics of Dan Mills, conceived and directed by Randy Redd, and featuring the photography of Sasha Israel. Three free presentations, open to the public, will be offered at the New World Stages/Stage 1 (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Wednesday October 10th (4pm), Thursday October 11th (7pm) and Friday October 12th (7pm).

Comedian and actress, Sandra Bernhard, performs at The Colonial Theatre on October 20 at 8pm.

The William & Eva Fox Foundation and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, are pleased to announce the seventh round of Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship recipients. The program is designed to support actors' professional and artistic development, to enrich relationships between actors and nonprofit theatres and to ensure continued professional commitment to live theatre. Funded by the Fox Foundation and administered by TCG, the fellowship is one of only a few programs of its kind for actors in the country.

A sell-out in 2010, Park Square Theatre brings 2 Pianos 4 Hands, the delightful play about two piano whiz kids with stars in their eyes, back to the stage for the holidays December 5-30, 2012. A side-splitting celebration of dreaming of greatness, 2 Pianos 4 Hands is a perfect show for the entire family, children ages 11 and older.

Prepare ye for Actors' Playhouse's 25th Anniversary as the company kicks off its celebratory 2012-2013 Season with the hit Broadway musical Godspell. Based on The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Godspell remains one of the most popular rock musicals of all time. Messages of love, generosity, and joy are presented in song, dance, and all forms of theatrical play in this exuberant, rocking, rolling, and riveting production playing from October 10 through November 4 at the Miracle Theatre.

Theatre Puget Sound (TPS) has announced R. Hamilton Wright as the 2012 recipient of the Gregory A. Falls Sustained Achievement Award. The committee of prior recipients has selected Mr. Wright, choosing to honor his dedication to the Seattle theatre community. This award along with 14 others will be presented at the 4th Annual Gregory Awards being held at A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 7:30pm.

TACT/The Actors Company Theatre (Scott Alan Evans, Cynthia Harris and Jenn Thompson, Co-Artistic Directors), the critically acclaimed and Drama Desk nominated Off-Broadway company "dedicated to presenting neglected or rarely produced plays of literary merit," has scheduled a post performance discussion with the production design team and cast of Brian Friel's Lovers, the first play of the company's 20th Anniversary Season, on Thursday, October 4th following the 7:30 p.m. performance. The designers will each share their thoughts on their concept for the show and how they collaborated with the director to bring his vision to the stage. The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions of the design team and cast. The discussion will be moderated by Scott Alan Evans, Co-Artistic Director of TACT.