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Ocean State Theatre Company will welcome back the Crabgrass Puppet Theatre and their presentation of the tallest of tales, Jack and the Beanstalk on Friday, August 10, 2012. The production is part of Theatre By The Sea's 2012 Children's Festival, which is recommended for children 4 years and older.

The one and only "King of Roasting" Jeff Ross will be releasing his new one-hour special Jeff Ross Roasts America on DVD exclusively on Amazon.com starting August 14 via Comedy Central Home Entertainment. A few days before the DVD release, Jeff Ross Roasts America will air on Comedy Central on Saturday, August 11 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Two-Time Tony Award winner CHITA RIVERA will perform songs from her legendary Broadway career in her own concert CHITA RIVERA: MY BROADWAY presented by Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, August 7-11 at the Civic Center Musical Hall

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, presents Woody Sez - The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie, devised by David M. Lutken and Nick Corley, directed by Nick Corley. The production runs September 14 - October 21, 2012 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd.

Single Tickets for the majority of Victoria Theatre Association's 2012-2013 presentations go on sale to the general public Saturday, August 11. Tickets will be available for purchase in person during the Single Ticket On Sale Event at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, located in the Wintergarden of the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center from 8 - 11 a.m. Online sales begin at 10 a.m. at www.ticketcenterstage.com. Phone sales start Monday, August 13 at 10 a.m. at (937) 228-3630 or toll-free at (888) 228-3630.

Profiles Theatre announces the Midwest premiere of After by Chad Beckim, the second show of the company's 2012-2013 season. After, directed by guest artist Matt Hawkins, runs August 31-October 14, 2012, with the press opening on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at 8:00 pm. Performances are held at Profiles original venue, The Alley Stage, 4147 N. Broadway.

The Hidden Room has been granted the rights to Edward Hall and Roger Warren's Rose Rage - an adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry VI trilogy, cut down into an epic two-part event.

The Wilson Pickett Jr. Legacy, LLC (WPL) will present the musical, In the Midnight Hour: The Music of Wilson Pickett, at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center September 21 -23, 2012. Featuring film and television star andNAACP Image Award Winner Cassi Davis, this Broadway style musical is produced by Kenneth Green, directed by Seret Scott with musical direction by Keith Wilson.

Chris Newcomer, who audiences may recall seeing in the Eagle Theatre's production of Chicago in October of 2011, recently garnered attention for successfully landing the role of Mary Sunshine in the Ambassador Theatre's Chicago. This role, which is the same one that Newcomer played while performing at the Eagle Theatre, is Newcomer's first Broadway credit.

The Eagle Theatre continues its main-stage season with a three week run of My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, opening on August 10. The premier Sinatra experience, this production will feature widely recognized regional talent performing an ambitious repertoire of songs made famous by the man fondly remembered as "The Voice."

Cole Porter's Can-Can hits the Westchester Broadway Theatre stage this Fall. Written by Caleb Porter and Abe Burrows, the story revolves around t'he lovely Pistache, who owns the only café that features the sexy and provocative Can-Can. She spars with Aristide Forestier, a self-righteous judge, determined to close all Parisian dance halls. The show features the provocativly delightful Can-Can, the high-energy and physically demanding music hall dance which is a hybrid of the Polka and The Quadrille. First danced in circa 1822, it was outlawed for a number of years as immoral and prohibited by the police! How times have changed!'

Goodspeed Musicals adds eight additional performances of the celebrated Rodgers & Hammerstein classic. Carousel will now run through September 29, 2012 at the Goodspeed Opera House; The Bikinis plans to hit the stage for an additional 8 performances.

Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts, announced that Jill Adams has been elected to serve as the new President of the Tony Award-winning theatre's Board of Directors.

The Old Globe will present artist Wendy Maruyama's large-scale sculptural installation "The Tag Project" in conjunction with the World Premiere of Allegiance - A New American Musical, which will run on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.

Beginning today, PBS and American Masters are making the 2003 documentary American Masters The Education of Gore Vidal available for streaming on the American Masters website (http://pbs.org/americanmasters) and PBS Video (http://pbs.org/video) to commemorate the life of the eclectic intellectual who passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at age 86.

The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC), the largest multi-arts festival in North America, will present the 16th Annual Festival from August 10th- 26. FringeNYC will offer programming by 187 of the world's best emerging theatre troupes and dance companies in 20 venues in Lower Manhattan. With attendance topping 75,000 people, FringeNYC is New York City's fifth largest cultural event (just behind New York International Auto Show, Tribeca Film Festival, New York City Marathon, and New York Comic Con). A complete schedule can be found at www.FringeNYC.org. Printed copies of the FringeNYC Guide are also being distributed inside this weeks' The Onion newspaper.

The Juilliard School welcomes the inaugural class of its new Master of Fine Arts in Drama program this Fall 2012. Eight graduate actors have been accepted into the highly selective program and will begin classes this September. Juilliard's M.F.A. in Drama is a four-year conservatory program in actor training providing the tools necessary to meet the demands of an ever-evolving performing arts career and preparing young artists to become versatile and dynamic leaders in their field. The M.F.A program joins Juilliard's four-year B.F.A. program, headed by James Houghton, the Richard Rodgers Director of the Drama Division.

On August 23rd, Chicago Opera Theater's (COT) Opera Underground - COT's young person's social club - will start a new tradition with its first annual Booze Cruise - "I'm On A Boat!". Guests will coast down the Chicago River and Lake Michigan on Chicago Cruises' "Summer of George." They will enjoy wine, beer, an assortment of hors d'oeuvres, and opera selections performed by COT singers.

Australia's number one film industry news and jobs website ScreenHub has been bought by leading arts and entertainment industry news and jobs portal, artsHub.

The Litchfield hills are alive as TriArts Sharon Playhouse continues its 2012 season with the heartwarming family classic, The Sound of Music. Directed and choreographed by Gary John La Rosa, with music direction by Artistic Director Michael Berkeley, The Sound of Music opens August 9 and runs through August 26, 2012. Tickets ($16-$47) are available by calling 860.364.SHOW (7469) or at www.triarts.net.