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Pacific Symphony ends its season with Beethoven's crowning achievement, the Symphony No. 9, "Choral," featuring "Ode to Joy." The concert, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, features a fusion of orchestra and voices that includes Pacific Chorale and four world-class opera singers; plus, two timely works by Frank Ticheli: "Rest" (world premiere version for strings) and "Radiant Voices" provide a stunning prelude.

Generous Company's WordBRIDGE Playwrights Laboratory celebrates its 16th birthday at CENTERSTAGE in June 2012, and will welcome six playwrights to the 2012 Lab.

The CM Performing Arts Center presents THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES from June 1st through 17th. THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES is a 'cotton candy colored nonstop musical blast featuring songs from the 50's and 60's.'

This June, Shady Shakespeare Theatre Company presents The Lion in Winter, James Goldman's compelling drama about a king's search for a successor within his feuding family.

As part of The Australian Ballet's 50th anniversary, the company is bringing together eight of the country's most exciting dance companies under the one roof. Let's Dance opens for a special Melbourne-only season on 7 June for 11 performances.

Actor and comedian David Brenner brings his hilarious take on news of the day to the Suncoast Showroom, June 9 and 10.

Following in the footsteps of its two predecessors (The MOMologues and MOMologues 2: Off to School) creators Lisa Rafferty, Stefanie Cloutier and Sheila Eppolito have scheduled a benefit staged reading of MOMologues 3: The Final Push on Wednesday, May 16, 7:30 pm, at The Company Theatre Centre for the Arts, 30 Accord Park Drive, Norwell.

Long Wharf Theatre honored two longtime staffers, a former chair of the Board of Trustees, and a local business with the theatre's Founder's Award.

The Keegan Theatre will present a special engagement of Spring Awakening, opening June 2, 2012 at the Church Street Theater in Washington, DC. Winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening is based on the play by Frank Wedekind, and features a book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik.

Lionel Richie will join Jimmy Buffett and The Coral Reefer Band at Comerica Park on Saturday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.

CoHo Productions presents Hard Times, adapted by Stephen Jeffreys from the novel by Charles Dickens, from May 11 - June 2, 2012.

Eccentronic present their first 'mainstream musical' - featuring eccentric, electronic, enthralling songs about time-wasting, socks and visiting the Welsh town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

New Vision Players, Inc, an up-and-coming theater production company located in Paramus, New Jersey, will be producing the Broadway hit NEXT TO NORMAL at the end of this month. NEXT TO NORMAL will serve as the New Vision Players' inaugural performance.

Hell in a Handbag Productions has announced a special benefit performance of their Jeff-Recommended musical comedy, Sexy Baby, a behind the scenes look of the fascinatingly addictive world of child beauty pageants, set for June 6th.

Beck Center for the Arts and Connect to Beck (C2B) are hosting the first annual Bike for Beck tour Saturday, May 19, 2012. Cyclists of all ages are invited to participate. The bike tour begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Beck Center, located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, and continues through the Metroparks. Bike for Beck is followed by an afternoon of arts and entertainment on the Beck Center campus. Proceeds from this fundraising event benefit Beck Center's arts education programs.

Burning Coal Theatre Company has just announced its new season of plays for the coming 2012/2013 season including BRIGADOON and RUINED.

L!VE Asbury Park has announced its upcoming production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Chris Hall (Hedwig) and Kendal Hartse (Yitzhak) have signed on as the leads along side musicians Michael Thomas Murray, Mike Preen and Steve Kelly. Hedwig will run June 21, 22 and 23rd for five live performances at The Press Room, located at 610 Bangs Avenue in downtown Asbury Park.

Kerlik Productions presents Willy Wonka The Musical from May 12 - June 3 on Saturdays & Sundays @ 2 PM.

As part of the Partners in Preservation grant contest that has taken over New York City, Louis Armstrong House Museum had almost 1,000 people attend its Garden Party this past weekend on May 5 & 6. LAHM also hosted a student photo that included a 5' 6' Louis Armstrong cutout of the Jazz legend in the Quad on the Queens College campus.

The Scooty & JoJo Show returns to Metro on June 1, 2012 with the concert Space Invasion. Expanding last year's Alien-meets-Queen-meets-Battlestar Fantastica spectacles with Chicago's newest choir and an inter-species dance party, Space Invasion is a celebration of sci-fi cinema and space rock.