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VORTEX Repertory Company presents LEAR, adapted and directed by Rudy Ramirez, May 20 through June 18, Thursday through Sunday at 8 p.m.

San Antonio's Woodlawn Theatre opens Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS, running May 9 through May 15. Come out and see this spirited show, inspired by T. S. Elliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.

Ballet West presents Innovations 2011, May 13, 14, 18-21.

Utah Opera presents Giuseppe Verdi's FALSTAFF, May 14, 16, 18, 20, at 7:30 p.m. and May 22 at 2:00 p.m. at Captiol Theatre.

Set sail aboard the SS Children's Theatre and join us as we battle pirates, rescue mermaids, hunt for buried treasure, explore exotic islands and discover the mysteries of the deep! This summer Oklahoma Children's Theatre brings you: SHIPWRECKED! Pirates, Mermaids, and Other Sea Adventures!

The [Carolyn/Hillary] Effect are holding a benefit cabaret for Playhouse on Park with an evening of musical theatre, May 23rd at 7:00 p.m.

The Travelers Chorale invites you to join them for their 87th Spring Concert at Mortensen Hall, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

Don't miss the World Premiere of Richard Alston's 'A Rugged Flourish' at Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th Street, on May 13 & 14 at 7 pm during Signatures 11 presented by New York Theatre Ballet. Tickets are $25. Please go to www.nytb.org or call Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 for tickets.

'Poor Behavior,' a new play about lust and deception, marriage and fidelity by renowned playwright Theresa Rebeck, will have its world premiere at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum on September 18, as part of the Taper's 2011 season.

Cast member Anthony Rapp joins the 92YTribeca audience live for this 1987 comedy that strands rubes from the 'burbs in the big city. Chris Columbus' directorial debut features Elisabeth Shue as a babysitter whose emergency errand into Chicago leads her and her young charges to an outrageous all-night fiasco, featuring run-ins with menacing car thieves and shank-wielding gang members, plus a stop at a dive where 'no one leaves without singing the blues.' A kind of flipside to Ferris Bueller's Day Off, this is perhaps the lone Hughes-era teen comedy to pluck the kids out of suburbia only to pit them against their paranoid nightmares of the inner city.

The African Burial Ground National Monument presents three programs during the month of May: Uncovering the Story of the African Burial Ground Through Archeology, A Broader View: Exploring the African Presence in Early New York, and Abolitionist Walking Tour.

All I Want is One More Meanwhile... will run Sat 6/4, 5pm; Sun 6/5, 8:30pm; Thu 6/9, 7pm and Sat 6/11, 7pm as part of The Comic Book Theater Festival at The Brick (575 Metropolitan Avenue between Union Avenue and Lorimer Street, Brooklyn). Tickets ($15) may be purchased online at www.bricktheater.com or by calling 866-811-4111.

Chemically Imbalanced Comedy presents our next Encore Series 'Sucked into Service,' An evening of Comedic performances exploring two very different sides of the service industry. Brought to you by two of CIC's Artistic Associates Paul Whitehouse and Casey Pilkenton. Shows run Thursdays, May 19-June 30 (no show June 9 for CIC's Snubfest) at 8pm.

New York Theatre Barn has launched several original song auctions by New York's vibrant and emerging musical theatre writing community to benefit the 4 year old non-profit theatre company, now through May 9. The company is dedicated to the investigation, development, and advancement of new plays and musicals, and is thrilled to be offering this exciting opportunity.

The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Stephen Eich, Executive Director) congratulate SISTER ACT and BABY IT'S YOU! for receiving six 2011 Tony Award nominations. Both productions had their world premieres at The Pasadena Playhouse - SISTER ACT in October, 2006 and BABY IT'S YOU! in November, 2009.

The Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) is pleased to present two talk-backs in conjunction with their production of Galt MacDermot's (HAIR) musical, The Human Comedy. The first, 'Making The Human Comedy Sing' will feature Mr. MacDermot, the later 'Life on the Homefront: The World of The Human Comedy' will include Salvatore Gagliardo a 96 years-young WWII veteran and Astoria Resident.

Ferocious red-head brother/sister Chicago duo White Mystery look ahead to the Spring with dates shredding in NYC and hitting the road with the Strange Boys after celebrating the release of their LP 'Blood & Venom' with two hometown shows, a feature on NPR and an art opening!

COMEDY CENTRAL is taking 'Futurama' fans on a 50 day multi-platform journey leading up to the season premiere on Thursday, June 23 at 10 p.m. The 'Countdown To 'Futurama' launches on Facebook on Wednesday, May 4 - every day for 50 days, the network will release a new piece of exclusive content including preview clips, character designs, episode stills, story boards and much more. For the kick-off, COMEDY CENTRAL will post a sneak peek clip from the season premiere episode. 'Futurama's' Facebook page has over 12 million fans and ranks among the Top 5 animated television show pages.

Our spring comedy, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, opens on Friday, May 6 -- hooray this week!! Tickets are on sale now, so get yours quickly before they're gone! You can call 540-832-5355, email theatermanager@fourcp.org, come by in person 10-2 during the week and meet Row or check out our new ticket reservation feature on our website: http://www.fourcp.org/contact_tix.php

The BMI 'Pick of the Month' is a showcase series focusing on a band or artist, this month featuring The Lighthouse and the Whaler, Thursday, May 12, 2011. Show begins at 7 p.m. at Pianos (158 Ludlow St, NYC 10002).