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Two-time Emmy Award-winner Sally Struthers returns to the Ogunquit Playhouse for the premiere of Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 the Musical, August 22 through September 15. 9 to 5, the Musical is based on the hit movie about three office workers who plan to get even with their egotistical, lying and hypocritical boss. When their plan spins wildly out of control the situation becomes hilarious and the laughter is non-stop. The show features the blockbuster title song plus a jubilant score by multiple Grammy Award winner Dolly Parton that mixes Broadway and pop with Dolly's irresistible style. This sharp witty musical adventure is perfect for anyone who ever wanted to string up their boss!

Milwaukee Children's Choir has hired Marco Melendez as its new artistic director, beginning with the 2012-2013 season. Mr. Melendez, who showed exceptional musical talent when he began conducting at the age of fifteen, takes the reins as the choir's artistic director on Sept. 3, 2012 at the age of 27.

The Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bart's continues on Sunday, September 9 at 11 am with a service featuring Howells' An English Mass.

LAKEWAY - TexARTS will host a 'Taste of TexARTS' open house 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 18, 2012 to celebrate the kick off to the 2012-2013 Academy year.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced it will once again present its popular, annual benefit evening STORIES ON 5 STORIES.

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) opens Season 28 with the Rhode Island premiere of After the Revolution by rising American playwright Amy Herzog (4,000 Miles, Belleville). Gamm Artistic Director Tony Estrella directs Herzog's engrossing contemporary drama about a loving clan of leftist 'idealists'. At the center is the story of Emma Joseph (Diana Buirski) and her father, Ben (Jim O'Brien), whose close bond, built on shared politics, is shattered by a family revelation.

Gene Bruce, President of the South Bend Civic Theatre Board of Directors, has released the following statement.

Stamford Center for the Arts has announced Kathleen Madigan's "Gone Madigan" national theater tour is coming to the Palace Theatre in Stamford on Saturday, September 15th at 8 PM, sponsored by the WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. This will be the opening show of SCA's 2012-2013 Season celebrating the 85th Anniversary of the Palace Theatre, sponsored by Seaboard Management Properties. Tickets are on sale now.

The 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical MEMPHIS played its final performance on Broadway on August 5, 2012, after 30 previews and 1,166 regular performances. MEMPHIS opened on October 19, 2009 at Broadway's Shubert Theatre (225 W. 44th Street), having begun previews on September 23rd. The tour cast of MEMPHIS, which is currently playing around the country, saluted the Broadway company with a rendition of 'Walking in Memphis.' See it below!

The lineup includes Allison Blackwell (Porgy & Bess), Garett Hawe (Newsies), Carly Hughes (Ghost), Stephen Mark Lukas (Book of Mormon), Corey Mach (Godspell), Matthew Marks (Book of Mormon), Julia Mattison (Godspell), Jack Scott (Newsies), Julius Thomas III (Porgy & Bess), and Laurie Veldheer (Newsies), and more! Check out Brendon Stimson and Jeremy Jordan (Newsies), Jen Noble and Caissie Levy (Ghost) and Constantine Rousouli and Richard Fleeshman (Ghost) preparing for the show below!

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that David Chase's NOT FADE AWAY will make its World Premiere on Saturday, October 6 as the Centerpiece Gala selection for the 50th New York Film Festival (September 28-October 14).

Longtime fundraising professional Paul Bessire has been appointed Deputy Director for Development at the Brooklyn Museum following an intensive search. Mr. Bessire, will assume his new position, which will report to Museum Director Arnold L. Lehman, in early September.

The National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, will play in Atlanta as part of the Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta 2013-2014 season.

Barbra Streisand's LP RELEASE ME is slated to be released next month. Retailers, including Amazon and Elusive Disc, list the release date as September 25 and the track listing as follows.

Z2 Entertainment will present Mr. Anonymous at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, September 8th. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 17th for $8.00 and $10.00 day of show.

Atlantic Theater Company will present the New York premiere of HARPER REGAN, by Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens, starring an ensemble cast featuring Vandit Bhatt, Christopher Innvar, Mahira Kakkar, Jordan Lage, Madeleine Martin, Mary McCann, Mary Beth Peil, Gareth Saxe, Peter Scanavino, John Sharian and Stephen Tyrone Williams, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch.

The Pittsburgh Symphony has cancelled its February 2013 tour to the Florida cities of Miami, Sarasota, West Palm Beach and Gainesville.

Part of ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment, ITV Granada has announced a brand new series of The Jonathan Ross Show. The programme enjoyed a successful first run across Asia and the Middle East last year, and will broadcast soon after the UK premiere, exclusive to ITV Granada.

So You Think You Can Dance's ninth-season Top 10 finalists will be hitting the road this fall making their way across North America as part of the 2012 live tour, sponsored by Just Dance 4, the world¹s No. 1 dance game franchise. The season 9 tour line-up, just revealed on last night¹s show, includes the following top 10 finalists: Audrey, Chehon, Cole, Cyrus, Eliana, George, Lindsay, Tiffany, Will and Witney.

Award-winning producers Michael & Barbara Ross were scheduled to present Tony Award-winning actress Tonya Pinkins in Larry Parr's Ethel Waters: HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW at Luna Stage in West Orange, New Jersey, for a limited run, tonight, August 16 - September 2, 2012. The production was to be directed by award-winning director Dennis Courtney, with musical direction by Barry Levitt.