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Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist and harp player, Sandi Thom, will release her Rich Robinson (Black Crowes) produced new studio album "Flesh And Blood" on Monday Sept 17th.

Cahoots Productions will present the West End debut of Zelda, written and performed by Kelly Burke and directed by Robert F. Gross running at the Trafalgar Studios from 18 September to 4 October with press night on 19 September.

Magicians will descend upon Adelaide audiences for the first time at the Adelaide Festival Centre with The Illusionists exploding onto the Festival Theatre stage in a spectacular opening on New Year's Eve (31 December 2012) and running until 12 January 2013.

On September 14, The Sherman Playhouse will debut John Steinbeck's classic, award-winning piece OF MICE AND MEN. Curtain goes up at 8:00 p.m. for a four-week run.

Goodspeed Musicals celebrates summer fun in the groovy production The Bikinis a new musical beach party. This hip musical will now end its run on September 9 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., Goodspeed's home for developing new works.

Big Noise Theatre Company will open its 2012-13 season with the engaging rock-opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, opening September 28th and playing weekends through October 21, 2012. Performances will be held at Prairie Lakes Theatre in Des Plaines, IL. The production is directed by Stacey Flaster, and Robert Deason returns to Big Noise as the show's music director.

Actress and singer Claudia Lee has been cast in the Universal Pictures action film "Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall," based on the second volume of the popular "Kick-Ass" comic book series by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. Production is slated to begin in Toronto in September, before moving to London, under the direction of Jeff Wadlow ("Never Back Down," "Cry Wolf").

Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts.

Disney Theatrical Productions and Omaha Performing Arts announced today that tickets for the long-awaited return engagement of DISNEY'S THE LION KING will go on sale to the public on Monday, December 3. By popular demand, Disney's THE LION KING will return to Omaha for the first time since its triumphant premiere engagement in January, 2005, where the production played a five-week sold-out run. Omaha's most eagerly awaited return will once again leap onto the Orpheum Theater stage on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 for a limited four-week engagement through Sunday, April 7, 2013. The musical is part of the Omaha Performing Arts' Broadway Series.

The Chicago Neo-Futurists get presidential in 44 Plays for 44 Presidents. The show opens Saturday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

ONCE UPON A ROM COM: THE BILL PULLMAN STORY performs Wednesdays at 7:30pm, September 5 - October 31, 2012 at Gorilla Tango Theatre (1919 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago IL 60647). Tickets are $15; to purchase tickets visit www.gorillatango.com or call 773-598-4549.

The Concerts for City Greens, the free outdoor concert series that brings the sounds of music to the heart of Midtown, dedicates the fourth concert of this year's summer series to the singer-songwriter and actress Ann Hampton Callaway, on Wednesday September 12 at 6:30pm at Tudor City Greens.

Celebrated entertainer and Las Vegas legend Don Rickles brings his one-of-a-kind comedy back to The Orleans Showroom October 6 and 7.

Aurora Theatre Company founding Artistic Director Barbara Oliver returns to the company for its 21st season to directWILDER 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.

PULP SHAKESPEARE, a "Best of Fest" winner at the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Fest, has been selected to be presented in the 2012 FringeNYC Encores Series. Out of the 187 productions in this year's FringeNYC Festival, PULP SHAKESPEARE is one of just fifteen chosen for an encore performance. Performances begin September 19 at the Soho Playhouse.

Philadelphia's Inis Nua Theatre Company will present the Philadelphia premiere of David Harrower's A Slow Air, running October 2-21 at the Off-Broad Street Theater in the First Baptist Church (1636 Sansom Street). A Slow Air premiered at Tron Theatre in Glasgow before a successful run at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Eagle Theatre, located at 208 Vine Street in Hammonton, NJ, has released details of its 2013 season. This announcement comes on the heels of several recent successes, including the theatre's 18 Perry Award Nominations, as well as news of a major funding package from the Rural Development office of the United States Department of Agriculture.

The House Theatre of Chicago announced that Brian Frederick has come aboard as the company's new Managing Director, a role which has been vacant since 2010. The staff is further expanded with the recent addition of Chelsea Keenan as the Director of Audience Development and Company Member Chris Mathews as the Communications Manager. The House launches its 11th Season with Artistic Director Nathan Allen's first brand new work in over two years, The Iron Stag King: Part One.

Diversionary Theatre has announced the remaining line-up for it's 2012 'Diversionary Cabaret' series. After the wildly fun and successful test run, Diversionary Cabaret kicks into high gear with a great line-up of local and visiting musicians, stand-up comedians and limited run shows.

Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab (under the direction of Artistic Producer of the MTL William Finn, Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson) presents the seventh edition of Songs by Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists You Probably Don't Know But Should… will play Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1 at 8pm at Barrington Stage's Boyd-Quinson Mainstage, 30 Union Street.