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Burning Coal Theatre Company will close its 15th season with the world premiere of Jude the Obscure, Parts 1 & 2 by Ian Finley, with music and lyrics by Thomas Hardy, Bruce Benedict, Jerome Davis and Jonathan Fitts. The production will run April 12 - May 5, 2012 at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC.

In a rare occurrence, 18 Asian actors bring the colorful 2010 Newbery Honors winner WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON by Grace Lin to life beginning April 27 at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.

Drew Carey, stand-up comic, producer, writer and host of "The Price is Right," will bring "Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza" back to the Hollywood Theatre at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino May 24 - 27.

On Thursday, April 26th the Abbey Pub (3420 W. Grace) will host an All-Star jam called Full Court Press. This will be the second time this event will take place. This isn't your normal "jam night".

Following its sell-out run at Jermyn Street Theatre in January, THE ART OF CONCEALMENT comes to Riverside Studios this May.

Traverse Theatre Company is set to stage an immersive, live theatre event inspired by the Occupy Movement, DEMOS by Tim Price. Directed by newly appointed Associate Director, Hamish Pirie, this one-off production marks the first Traverse project by the director, who joins the Theatre for a nine-month residency.

The popular kids' book series BUSYTOWN, is set to be the source for the Children's Theatre of Charlotte's latest musical BUSYTOWN.

Jane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic Director, today announced the programming for the 46th season of the Mostly Mozart Festival, which runs from July 28 - August 25, 2012. Spanning seven venues, the Festival will offer more than 37 events including concerts, dance, visual art, film, pre-concert recitals, late-night performances, lectures, and bird-watching tours through Central Park, a special accompaniment to this summer's birdsong theme.

The producers of An Evening of Dirty Dancing have announced the casting of the winner of Channel 4‘s Musicality Matthew Goodgame who will be joined on stage by West End leading lady and Coronation Street actress, Rachael Wooding at the Beck Theatre Hayes on April 26th, Lowther Pavilion on May 4th, The Elgiva Chesham on June 1st & Fairfield Halls Croydon on June 8th.

La MaMa will continue its MONDAY NIGHTS AT LA MAMA series, a signature program of the company's 50th anniversary Homecoming season, on Monday, April 23 at 8 p.m. at the Ellen Stewart Theater (66 E. 4 St.) with an evening featuring two of La MaMa's most celebrated artists in conversation -- director Andrei Serban and actor F. Murray Abraham.

The Nazarenes, made up of brothers Noah and Medhane Tewolde, now live in Sweden, and their new record Meditation, out April 24th, not only reflects the journey of reggae - from Jamaica, to the Caribbean, to the world - but also invokes organic, contemporary connections between Jamaica, Africa and people everywhere. Meditation is not simply a reggae album, nor is it a tribute to a Caribbean sense of spirituality. Meditation is a testament to the distinct and enduring capacity of reggae as a building block for communication in a multi-cultural world.

Schola Cantorum on Hudson and Bellagio resident Andrea Clearfield present a performance featuring Andrea Clearfield's multi-movement work entitled TSE GO LA, meaning 'At the Threshold of this Life,' which is based on poetry and music she discovered and recorded during her two treks deep into the Lo Monthang region of Nepal-poetry and music previously unheard by western ears.

Random Access Theatre Company's Twelfth Night re-energizes Shakespeare's classic comedy. As told by eight actors and a musical instrument, this 90-minute show unfolds against the backdrop of Prohibition in the big city. Laurence Lesher directs this production, in which one actor plays the twin leads, Viola and Sebastian, and another plays Antonio and Orsino.

Jazz Showcase has announced the return of singer/songwriter, Laury Shelley, for two shows only on Monday, April 30th at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta (ECMSA) announces its 2012-2013 season. Celebrating its twentieth year, Atlanta's largest chamber music organization presents weekend concerts, a family series, and noontime performances. In honor of the anniversary season, all ECMSA shows will be free with donations accepted at the door.

The Maine Playwrights Festival is entering its eleventh year of presenting world premiere scripts by some of the area's most talented playwrights. This year's festival features 10 short plays and 2 full-length plays that were selected from over 90 submissions.

Billboard reports that Adam Lambert, who is best known for competing on the TV series American Idol, will play four concerts with rock band Queen this summer.

Sierra Repertory Theatre will present RING OF FIRE: The Music of Johnny Cash, playing at the Fallon House in Columbia April 20 through May 27.

Based on popular demand, an additional presentation of 'Acting for the Camera' will be presented by Las Cruces filmmaker Johnny Tabor and Deming actor Algernon D'Ammassa. On Saturday, April 14, Tabor and D'Ammassa will once again team up and teach a one-day intensive acting class for film and television.

In their first Room 205 installment, Ty Segall & White Fence deliver a psych-fueled performance of 'Scissor People' from the forthcoming album Hair on Drag City Records. See the video below.