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Philip Glass's one night performance at the Kirkland Performance Center (KPC) is one of many exclusive NW engagements featured in the KPC Fall line-up. KPC serves as the presenter for many sought after musicians including: returning favorites (The Brothers Four, Jane Monheit), living legends (Philip Glass, Zakir Hussain) and new discoveries (Rupa & the April Fishes).

Humorist, actor and writer Mo Rocca will host Fire Island Dance Festival 18, landing on the shores of the Great South Bay this weekend - July 20-22, 2012. This year's festival, featuring 10 dancers, dance companies and choreographers is produced by and benefits Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Happy Medium presents this classic love story in a two-hour production directed by three-time Elliot Norton Award-winner Paula Plum, with a magni?cent cast led by Lauren Elias and Johnnie McQuarley.

As announced on the Thursday, July 19 edition of NBC 'Today,' this fall, two-time Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello (Parade, Mamma Mia!, Sister Act) will star in the new Broadway musical SCANDALOUS: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson.

Heidi Blickenstaff has joined the cast of SING ALONG, alongside Remy Zaken and Patrick Page. Sam Tsui, whose album, 'The Covers' was released on Sh-K-Boom Records, has signed on to replace Levi Kreis due to scheduling conflicts.

The Broadway-bound new musical THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, premiering next week at TPAC in Nashville, will feature the talents of Broadway favorites Mark Jacoby, Marissa McGowan and Michael Andrew. They will star as Dean Warfield, Stella, and Julius Kelp respectively.

Greg Evans, creator of the comic strip LUANN, has written a new show about aging: "WRINKLES - A New OLD Musical."

Fiddler on the Roof is the Tony Award®-winning smash that has delighted audiences around the world for generations. And now, it returns to Weston Playhouse Theatre Company for a mid-summer run from August 2nd through 25th to transport audiences all over again with its unforgettable tale of family and love, narrated by the inimitable Tevye the milkman.

Stray Cat Theatre has announced the following upcoming events.

The world premiere of Barrow Hill, a first play by new playwright Jane Wainwright, starring Janet Henfrey, and directed by Abbey Wright - whose recent work includes the multi-four star production of Dublin Carol as part of the Donmar at the Trafalgar Studios season - opens at the Finborough Theatre for a limited run of nine Sunday and Monday evening and Tuesday matinee performances on Sunday, 19 August 2012 (Press Night: Monday, 20 August 2012 at 7.30pm).

SPRING AWAKENING, opening in a limited engagement this Friday, July 20th at the Hayworth Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, have announced their opening acts lineup.

The Theater Accident, in association with Blue Coyote Theater Group, have announced the NYC premiere of THE ZEBRA SHIRT OF LONELY CHILDREN, written and performed by Matthew Trumbull and directed by Matthew Freeman makes its NYC premiere at The New York International Fringe Festival, FringeNYC, a production of The Present Company.

The world premiere of Edith, which chronicles the political actions of first lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, opens Berkshire Theatre Group's Fitzpatrick Main Stage on August 4 at 8pm. Previews begin July 31 at 8pm and closing is on August 11.

THE WHO, one of rock's legendary and defining bands, have announced a major North American arena tour where they'll perform their iconic 1973 double album QUADROPHENIA in its entirety, along with a selection of WHO classics. The critically acclaimed QUADROPHENIA marked the British band's second rock opera (after Tommy), raised the bar for rock albums as an art form and hit #2 on the U.S. Billboard album chart. Founding members ROGER DALTREY and PETE TOWNSHEND will be joined by Zak Starkey (drums), Pino Palladino (bass), Simon Townshend (guitar/backing vocals), Chris Stainton (keyboards), Loren Gold (keyboards/backing vocals) and Frank Simes (musical director, keyboards/backing vocals). **See a Q&A with Pete Townshend near the end of the release.

Now in its ninth year, the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) is the largest annual musical theatre event in America. NYMF provides a launching pad for the next generation of musicals and their creators to ensure the continued vitality of one of America's greatest art forms. Hailed as the 'Sundance of Musical Theatre,' NYMF discovers, nurtures, and promotes promising musical theatre artists and producers at all stages of development, and inspires a diverse audience through vibrant, accessible, powerful new work.

Sundance Institute today announced that 10 additional titles have been added to a variety of online digital platforms and storefronts through its Artist Services access to distribution program, which launched in February 2012. The films that are immediately available to rent, download and stream include Brother to Brother(starring Anthony Mackie), Children Underground (nominated for an Academy Award), Enemies of the People (current News and Documentary Emmy Award nominee) andDirty Work (executive produced by Edward Norton). Also, Indie Game: The Movie, which debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was previously available only on iTunes, is now on additional platforms.

Guest host Tony Dovolani will be among the final cast members taking the stage for the highly successful entertainment show, Dancing with the Stars: Live in Las Vegas at the New Tropicana Las Vegas. A fan favorite and veteran professional on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, Dovolani has signed on as a guest host for performances Wednesday, Aug. 1, through the show's final performance Sunday, Aug. 5.

Singers Forum, in conjunction with Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor/producer Alec Baldwin, have announced the four projects chosen for the first-annual Alec Baldwin Fellowship at Singers Forum. A year-long program devoted to the individualized workshopping process of each project, the Fellowship is an opportunity for emerging artists to hone and craft their work in a safe and nurturing environment. A Festival of the completed works will be presented in the Fall of 2013.

The Chicago Fringe Festival has announced the winners of the 2012 design contest are Andrew Gen, Richard Hibbert and Maschell Cha of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Their design will appear on all marketing and promotional materials for the 2012 Chicago Fringe Festival, August 30 - September 9. The third annual Chicago Fringe Festival will take place at various locations throughout Pilsen. The complete schedule of performances and locations will be announced August 2. For more information about the 2012 Chicago Fringe Festival go to chicagofringe.org.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.