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British comedy KISSING SID JAMES opens at the JERMYN STREET THEATRE from Monday 3 September for a limited four week run.

New York City native Lionel Shockness will appear Friday, July 20th for an evening of songs at legendary piano bar and restaurant Don't Tell Mama (on Restaurant Row) in Manhattan.

Smokey Robinson, "King of Motown," returns to the Hollywood Bowl stage for his orchestral debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic led by Sarah Hicks, Friday and Saturday, July 20 and 21, at 8 pm. The multiple-award winning vocalist, whose music industry career has endured for more than half a century, last appeared at the Hollywood Bowl in 2010 as part of the Jazz at the Bowl series.

Bill Engvall, from The Blue Collar Comedy Tour, performs at The Colonial Theatre on Saturday, August 4 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. The thing that makes any entertainer successful is the ability to connect with an audience. Bill Engvall's talent for sharing the humor in everyday situations has made him one of the top comedians today and among the busiest. Sponsored by the Pittsfield Cooperative Bank.

Huntington Theatre Company and Dorchester's Codman Academy Charter Public School reunite for the seventh annual Huntington-Codman Summer Theatre Institute.

Nashville Symphony has been awarded grants from the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. These funds will be used to sustain its commitment to enriching the community through music and arts education and to commissioning and recording new American repertoire.

Peter Asher, member of 60's British pop group Peter and Gordon and executive at Apple and Sony records brings his acclaimed show 'Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond' to the Capitol Center for the Arts' Spotlight Café on Friday, August 10 at 8pm.

Summer concerts continue at PlayhouseSquare this Thursday, July 19, with the Labatt Blue Light Lime Outdoor Concert Series. Starting at 5:00 p.m., E. 14th St. between Prospect Ave and Euclid Ave will host the free outdoor after-work concert and party featuring live music by the legendary Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band. Popular local food trucks Fired Up Taco Truck and Motor Mouth Food Truck will join the festivities on E. 14th St. to serve their delicious specialties.

Evidence, A Dance Company will host its 9th Annual "On Our Toes"… In The Hamptons Summer Benefit -- one of the premier cultural events of the Hamptons social season -- on Saturday, August 18, 2012, from 4 pm to 8 pm at the Hayground School in Bridgehampton. The contemporary dance company's mission is to promote understanding of the African Diaspora through music, movement and spoken word.

Forward Flux Productions officially announces the world premiere of its original play FriendAndy.com at the HERE Arts Center's Dorothy B. Williams Theater, as part of the 16th annual New York International Fringe Festival. Show dates are as follows: August 11th (1:00pm), 12th (3:00pm), 17th (4:45pm), 18th (8:30pm), 21st (10:00pm), and 22nd (8:15pm). Tickets go on sale Friday, July 20th.

Ten pianists have been chosen to advance to the Semifinals of Canada's Honens International Piano Competition. The pianists come from seven countries: Australia, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Russia and Ukraine. One will be named the Honens Prize Laureate and win the world's largest award of its kind - a $100,000 (CAD) Enbridge Prize (cash) and an artistic and career development program valued at a half million dollars. The Semifinals and Finals of the Honens Competition, presented by Nexen Inc., take place in Calgary, October 17 to 26, 2012.

This July to December, Arts Centre Melbourne presents a series of events, workshops and performances especially designed to engage the youngest members of our community.

Laurence Kardish, Senior Curator in the Department of Film at The Museum of Modern Art, will retire on October 15, after a 44-year career at MoMA. Mr. Kardish joined the Museum as Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Film in 1968, and was promoted to Assistant Curator in 1971, Associate Curator in 1977, Curator in 1984, and Senior Curator in 1999. During his career at MoMA, he organized hundreds of film exhibitions and special screenings, established a number of important annual film series, and was responsible for coordinating more than 60 film exhibitions each year in the Museum's Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presents a staged reading of MY PERFECT PET. Marlo Hunter, Founder & Artistic Director of Eating Their Words, will direct a cast that includes Ethan Haberfield (Mary Poppins), Rebecca Lynn Goldfarb (Godspell 2032), David Foley, Jr. (Shrek, National Tour), Caroline Cahill, and Adrienne Asterita in a staged reading of the new family musical MY PERFECT PET. Daniel Feyer (Arnie the Doughnut) serves as music director, with stage management by Lauren Wong and general management by Gretchen Margaroli. Performances are July 27th at 4:30 p.m. and July 28th at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. as part of the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Aurora Theatre opens a new season with a new chamber version of the Broadway classic Sweet Charity beginning August 2, 2012.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is increasing its audience accessibility features with audio description and open captioning to help heighten the experience for guests with unique needs or disabilities better enjoy performances at the Center.

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

Meet acting members of the award winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company on Wednesday, August 1 at the Cape May Lighthouse, on Thursday at Victorian Lace Inn, and on Friday, August 3 at a free juggling class and an after-show Q&A.

Z2 Entertainment will present Other Lives at the Fox Theatre on Friday, October 19th. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 20th for $15.00 in advance and $17.00 day of show.

Penumbra Theatre Company announced today the final staged reading of Word(s)PLAY! 2012, a forum designed to develop new plays by African American playwrights. Word(s)PLAY! will present Holly Down in Heaven by Kara Lee Corthron, directed by Ching Valdes-Aran, Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 7:30 PM.