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Due to Hurricane Irene, Westport Country Playhouse has CANCELLED the Saturday, August 27, 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 28, 3 p.m. performances of Suddenly Last Summer. All other performances will continue as planned unless otherwise noted.

As the West End recovers from the scare of the city's recent riots and prepares for the 2012 Summer Olympics, the two incoming heads of the Society of London Theaters (SOLT, Julian Bird and Mark Rubinstein), are optimistic about the coming year, according to Variety.

The play President Lincoln attended the night of his assassination will run for one more weekend at Lincoln Amphitheatre.

BEN CAMERON (Wicked, Aida, Footloose) is the host and creator of BROADWAY SESSIONS at THE MIDTOWN THEATRE at the HA! Comedy Club (163 West 46th Street / Between 6th & 7th Avenues) every Thursday night at 11:00pm. Broadway Sessions is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week, and features musical director/composer Will Van Dyke (The Addams Family) on piano. In addition after the show we open the microphone up to anyone who wants to sing. Open mic from 12:00-2am.

The Department of Theatre Arts & Dance at Sonoma State University announces its 2011 to 2012 performance season. Beginning October 2011, the department presents a vibrant and eclectic mix of two dance concerts and five theatrical productions that demonstrate diverse and developing ambition and talent - featuring students on stage and working behind the scenes.

PushPush is offering four new SmallTall after-school workshops in theater and film for youth, ages 4-17. PushPush's signature workshops are focused around classic literature and give young people a one-of-a-kind experience in story-building, theater and media arts. All workshops are lead by professional working artists.

Thrillpeddlers announces their anticipated annual Halloween season extravaganza Shocktoberfest 12: FEAR OVER FRISCO - A Trio of Noir-Horror Plays by Eddie Muller. This 12th annual festival of Grand Guignol horror theatre and black comedies, plays Thurs., Fri., and Sat. at 8:00 pm from Sept. 23 through Nov. 19, 2011, with a special Halloween performance on Mon., Oct. 31 at 8:00 pm. Previews begin Fri., Sept 23. Opening Night (press night) - Thurs., Sept. 29, 2011. Thrillpeddlers' Hypnodrome Theatre is located at 575 10th Street, San Francisco 94103. (Bryant & Division Sts.)

CENTERSTAGE Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah announces this week that Gleam, an adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's beloved novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Bonnie Lee Moss Rattner, will fill the third slot of the 2011-12 Season, running Jan 4-Feb 5, 2012.

A Red Orchid Theatre's Board of Directors will host the Company's annual benefit, Wet Your Whistle While You Water the Orchid on September 19, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at Boka Restaurant, 1729 N. Halsted. The intimate event will be emceed by founding Ensemble Member, Oscar Nominee and star of HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire,' Michael Shannon.

Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, will present Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning masterpiece SWEENEY TODD, running through October 9. This razor-sharp tale of murder and corruption is Directed and Choreographed by multi-Jeff Award winner Rachel Rockwell (Ragtime and Miss Saigon at Drury Lane Theatre), who was named 'Best Director' by Chicago Magazine in 2010. SWEENEY TODD stars four-time Tony Award nominee Gregg Edelman as 'Sweeney Todd' (nominated as Best Actor in a Musical for City of Angels, Anna Karenina, 1776, and Into the Woods; other Broadway credits include Evita, Cabaret, and Les Miserables and the films Little Children and Spider-Man 2). Bistro Award winner and NYMF Award recipient Liz McCartney stars as 'Mrs. Lovett' (The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Les Miserables on Broadway).

Natalie Cole is confirmed to make a special guest appearance at the The Hollywood Bowl's presentation of the rhythms and sounds of Cuba on Wednesday, August 24 at 8:00 PM, part of the 2011 Jazz at the Bowl series. Cole is set to perform two songs with Arturo Sandoval & the L.A. All-Star Big Band. The evening also includes performances by the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® featuring Omara Portuondo and Ninety Miles featuring Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, and Christian Scott. This Cuban-themed event brings together the sights and sounds of Cuba with projections of selected photos from the Getty's new photography exhibition, A Revolutionary Project: Cuba from Walker Evans to Now.

Lakewood Theatre Company's 59th season is right on target as it continues with the classic American musical, Annie Get Your Gun. The production, directed by Ron Daum, presents the story of rough and tumble Annie Oakley and her rise to fame and romance with headliner Frank Butler. Irving Berlin's memorable songs make this a bull's-eye hit for everyone.

Live Nation presents Enrique Iglesias with special guest Pitbull and Prince Royce in the Arena at Trump Taj Mahal on Friday, September 23, 2011. Show time is 7:00pm with doors opening one hour prior. Ticket prices are: $97.50* and $77.50*. Tickets will go on sale Sat., August 27th at noon.

Lizzie de Lambert, owner and head chef of Lizzie's Cuisine, has hosted a dinner to help fundraise for The Court Theatre, due to re-open in Addington in December this year. She did this earlier than the suggested 1-4 September as she had other commitments at that time.

The Recording Academy has released a statement on Jerry Leibler, who has passed away from cardiopulmonary failure. He was 78 years old.

The New York Innovative Theatre Awards announced on Monday that Horse Trade Theater Group is to be awarded this year's 2011 Ellen Stewart Award, (formally called the Stewardship Award, renamed in honor of the late pioneer who was the first person to receive the honor in 2005) presented annually to an individual or organization who demonstrates a significant contribution to the Off-Off-Broadway community through service, support and leadership. Horse Trade Theater Group is a self-sustaining theater development group that focuses on new work and provides rehearsal and performance space to many downtown theater companies.

Actor Brent Teclaw takes you on a behind the scenes journey of Stages Theatre Company's production of Miss Nelson is Missing (9/23/11 - 10/13/11)

Z2 Entertainment will present Datsik at the Fox Theatre on Monday, September 26th. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 26th for $20.00 in advance and $22.00 day of show.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Rose Hill Drive with Dax Riggs at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, October 15th. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 26th for $15.00 in advance and $17.00 day of show