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The one-night-only concert Hello Gorgeous! A Salute to the Streisand Songbook, presented by Scott Nevins and Joe Lodato and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will take place on Friday, October 12.

On the eve of his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., cools down in a lonely Memphis hotel room after delivering the speech of a lifetime - when an unexpected visit from a feisty, young hotel maid pushes King into a confrontation with his doubts, fears and haunting premonitions. A soul-stirring hit in London and on Broadway, The Mountaintop's humorous, magical storytelling fuses theatricality with spirituality to reach a summit that will leave audiences breathless. The Mountaintop is written by playwright Katori Hall and will be directed by Rep Artistic Associate May Adrales, who returns to The Rep after directing last season's critically-acclaimed production of Yellowman. The Mountaintop runs in The Rep's Stiemke Studio from September 26 - November 4, and opens Friday, September 28.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company for My Fair Lady, directed by Artistic Director Molly Smith.

David Zwirner will participate in this year's ArtRio (Warehouse 3, Booth 7C/8D), the gallery's inaugural year at the fair and its first major presentation in South America.

Materializing 'Six Years': Lucy R. Lippard and the Emergence of Conceptual Art, the first exhibition to explore the impact of the feminist writer, curator, and activist Lucy R. Lippard on the Conceptual art movement, will be on view at the Brooklyn Museum September 14, 2012, through February 3, 2013. Using Lippard's influential 1973 book Six Years, which catalogued and described the emergence of Conceptual art in the late sixties and early seventies, as a critical and chronological framework, the exhibition illustrates the dynamics of Lippard's key role in redefining how exhibitions were created, viewed, and critiqued during that era of transition.

Broadway In Chicago has announced the upcoming 2013 spring season line-up.

On Thursday, September 20th at 8 pm, Ballets with a Twist will dance at XL Cabaret to benefit the True Colors Fund, an organization co-founded by music, style and cultural icon Cyndi Lauper in support of equality for all and to bring an end to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth homelessness. The nightclub has donated its cabaret space for the event, and Lauper will be on hand for an intimate performance of "True Colors."

The Theatre School at DePaul University's Showcase Series of Contemporary Plays and Classics presents SPRING AWAKENING, book & lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik, based on the play by Wedekind, with musical direction by Mark Elliot, and directed by Damon Kiely. This rock musical premieres on Friday, September 28, and runs through Sunday, October 7, 2012, at DePaul's historic Merle Reskin Theatre. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. Previews are on September 26 and 27, at 7:30 PM.

NETworks Presentations, LLC and Blue Man Productions have announced a new theatrical touring production of Blue Man Group will visit the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center from October 9-14, 2012.

Judy Craymer, MBE has announced support for The Theatres Trust with a donation of £125,000 to its Theatres Protection Fund, matching the Fund's opening donation by The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation.

Rockers Anonymous returns to The Underground Lounge for its sixth engagement entitled ROCKERS ANONYMOUS: Back to the BaSIX.

Silk Road Rising announces the release of The Balancing Arab, an online video play written by Jamil Khoury and directed by Anne Jacques. The Balancing Arab runs 15 minutes, and is available for free online viewing on the Silk Road Rising web site at www.silkroadrising.org.

Described as 'a new spin on the children's classic Alice in Wonderland, the all-new contemporary musical Through the Looking Glass will premiere on October 12 and bring to life eye-popping sets, costumes, black light theatre, magic and puppets.'

Tongue in Cheek Theater Productions will present Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Our Town, for eight performances this October. The play is a love story between Emily and George, and a love letter to small town life in America.

On September 22, following force/collision's 8:00pm performance of the world premiere of Shape by Erik Ehn, there will be a talkback featuring the playwright (Maria Kizito, The Saint Plays), Daphne Brooks ("Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom"), Randy Gener (American Theatre Magazine, Critical Stages) and John Moletress (Founding Director, force/collision). The discussion will begin approximately at 9:10pm in the Sprenger Theatre at Atlas Performing Arts Center located at 1333 H Street NE in Washington, D.C. The audience will have a chance to ask questions of the panelists regarding the production of Shape and their work. Tickets for the production of Shape may be purchased through the Atlas box office at 202-399-7993 or atlasarts.org.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Columbus as part of the Fifth Third Bank Broadway series. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Palace Theatre October 9-14.

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., which is launching the 2013 line of Ninja(TM) motorcycles in a unique all day motorcycling fest in New York's Times Square area Thursday, is giving back something to the host city. The company, based in Southern California, is providing two of the newest Ninjas to City Harvest, which will auction the iconic sportbikes at its major Bid Against Hunger fundraiser on October 16th, here in New York.

The Guthrie Theater today announced "Discover Shakespeare," a video contest for ages 14-18 tied into the Guthrie WorldStage presentation of Propeller's production of Twelfth Night running from February 27-April 6, 2013. The contest will begin September 14, with a submission period ending December 31 and a winner announced in February, 2013. The winning entrant's school will receive a video camera courtesy of National Camera Exchange.

Simon Chandler (Bernard/Terence), Rachel Finnegan (Halina/Betty/Margaret), Natasha Gordon (Connie), Ryan Kiggell (Charles), Ferdinand Kingsley (Casmir/Henry), Charlotte Lucas (Ellen), and Eugene O'Hare (Pierre) join the previously announced Adrian Lester (Ira Aldridge) to complete the cast for Red Velvet. Written by Lolita Chakrabarti, and directed by the Tricycle's Artistic Director, Indhu Rubasingham, Red Velvet runs from 11 October - 24 November, with press night on 16 October.

Blue Man Group, the international entertainment phenomenon, will join the star-studded lineup of guest performers on the two-hour season finale of NBC's top-rated show "America's Got Talent" on Thursday, September 13 from 8 - 10 p.m. ET. The Blue Men will perform "Shake Your Euphemism," a wildly popular song that incorporates dozens of alternate words for derriere, and that is featured in all Blue Man Group productions worldwide. The final remaining six contestants selected from thousands of hopefuls will bring out all the stops one last time, as they compete in front of judges Howard Stern, Howie Mandel, Sharon Osbourne and hostNick Cannon for their final chance at the $1 million prize and a headlining show in Las Vegas. The grand finale will also feature performances by Justin Bieber, Green Day and NE-YO.