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Ready to start a new season of inspiring shows, Stages Theatre Company kicks off a season of classics with ?I Like Me.? Based on the beloved book by local author Nancy Carlson, ?I Like Me? opens at the Hopkins Center for the Arts on Friday, Sept. 25.

Hip-hop dance phenomenon The Groovaloos, best known for their breakout winning performance on NBC?s ?Superstars of Dance? and appearances on FOX?s ?So You Think You Can Dance,? will open The Joyce Theater season in the groundbreaking original production Groovaloo. Limited engagement: Tuesday, September 15 through Sunday, September 27.

Love Song - A comedic rhapsody to the power of love in all its forms. An offbeat comedy exploring the chaos of being human, finding one's inner voice and the yearning for everything. Originally produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Co. in Chicago and later in London where it received a 2007 Olivier nomination for Best New Comedy.

Coal Creek Community Theater of Louisville, CO presents Voice of the Prairie, written by John Olive and directed by Linda Orr. The play, spanning three decades, from 1895, through the early days of radio in 1923, centers on the adventures of Davey Quinn and Frankie, the Blind Girl, as re-told some 30 years later by the now middle-aged David Quinn. Quinn becomes famous sending his stories into the 'Ethernet' through the infant industry of radio as 'The Voice of the Prairie.' Frankie hears Davey?s stories and reenters his life as the FCC threatens them all for broadcasting without a license.

The following are the JACCC's upcomign events.

Titirangi Theatre's upcoming season begins with Stephen Sinclair's The Bellbird. The Janelle Bish-directed show runs from 19-26 September. Bellbird is put on in association with Going West Books and Writers Festival.

A reading of Olga Humphrey's Nasty Bits: In Which the Idealistic as Young Thomas Darsdale Came to America to Start His Life in Politics is set to take place on Monday, September 14th at 7:00pm. There will be a post-performance wine reception and talkback for the Wendy McClellan-directed show.

Celebrity Events Group and Olympia Entertainment announce a live, fantasy-filled event for soap opera fans that has never been done before! The stage will be set at Detroit?s historic Masonic Temple Theatre for two days of total soap star immersion when 14 of daytime television?s top actors from ABC?s All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital, CBS?s The Young & the Restless and NBC?s Days of Our Lives come to town, along with special guest star, Michigan?s own Matt Giraud from American Idol, to entertain and get up close and personal with their fans.

Emerging Artists Theatre, Paul Adams, Artistic Director and Derek Jamison, Associate Artistic Director, present Guido Girl by Marianne Ferrari, produced by Agustine Welles, at TADA Theatre, beginning October 6. The production is directed by EAT member Troy Miller.

Intiman Theatre and Town Hall Seattle?s Center for Civic Life will co-present a dramatic reading of selections from the Lincoln-Douglas Debates on Tuesday, September 22 from 7:30-9 pm as part of Intiman?s American Cycle series and its production of Robert E. Sherwood?s play Abe Lincoln in Illinois. Actors Erik Lochtefeld and R. Hamilton Wright will take a night off from rehearsal to read the words of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, the characters they will play in Intiman?s forthcoming production.

The Theatre School at DePaul University's Showcase Series of Contemporary Plays and Classics presents 1001 by Jason Grote, directed by Carlos Murillo. This timely and compelling tale opens Friday, October 2 and runs through Sunday, October 11, 2009, at DePaul's historic Merle Reskin Theatre. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. Previews are on September 30 and October 1 at 7:30 PM.

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is pleased to announce its next production, the Long Island professional premiere of Rent. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Four Tony Awards, a New York Drama Critics Circle Award, Six Drama Desk Awards, Three Obie Awards and a Drama League Award, Rentis the groundbreaking theater experience that has transformed a generation of theater-goers. Set in New York City's gritty East Village, this revolutionary rock musical is an imaginative retelling of the classic Puccini opera, La Boheme. This unforgettable story of a group of starving artists, who despite poverty and illness, learn to fall in love and find their voices, brings a universal message of hope for everyone.

Wayside?s Acting Intern Company presents an intimate night of music and cocktails with their second Cabaret ?Some Enchanted Evening? of the 2009-2010 Season. For two nights only, Thursday, September 24th and Friday, September 25th, the Curtain Call Café of the theatre will be converted to a piano bar. The cabaret will feature Jayson Belew, Aviva Pressman, Dave Sucharski, Cody Murphy and plus appearances by other Wayside Theatre favorites.

Tickets for Mark Knopfler's April 22nd appearance at the Fox Theatre are set to go on sale on Friday, September 18 at 10:00 am.

Elvis Presley?s hits roar to life on the Ogunquit Playhouse stage in the new Broadway musical comedy All Shook Up, starring Sally Struthers as the stick-in-the mud Mayor Matilda who has outlawed fun her small mid-western town. This mad-cap musical comedy based on Shakespeare?s Twelfth Night, playing September 16 through October 11, overflows with rock ?n roll, gospel, romance and mistaken identities. All Shook tells the story of a small town girl with big dreams and the motorcycle-riding roustabout she falls for. Among the many hits that will have you jumping out of your blue suede shoes are, ?Love Me Tender,? ?Heartbreak Hotel,? ?Hound Dog,? and ?It?s Now or Never.? All Shook Up is guaranteed to knock your socks off!

Gorilla Theatre invites you to join them this Saturday, September 12th for a Tribute to Susan Hussey, performed as a part of Deep Carnivale, Tampa's literature festival.

The Suite Life of Zach and Cody's Kim Rhodes will Host this one night only event as a number of celebrated Broadway veterans including Mary Jo Catlett, Carole Cook, Jason Graae, Ilene Graff, Sam Harris, as well as students from Creative Planet School of the Arts (www.cpsoa.org) will be joining Carol Channing as they gather together for a one night only event at UCLA's Royce Hall for the purpose of raising money and awareness with regard to the need for arts in the public school system. Exposure to the arts in school, builds self-confidence, self-discipline and teamwork. And, ultimately these things create better, safer schools for our children. 'You and I don't need to save the arts. We need to help the arts save our children,' says Carol.

Due to popular demand, an additional date has been added for area children, ages 4 through 15, to audition for roles in an exciting co-production of The Nutcracker by Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts and Connecticut Ballet. Children?s auditions will be held at Jorgensen, 2132 Hillside Road, on the UConn campus in Storrs, on Saturday, September 26, according to the following schedule: 2:00-3:15 pm ? Ages 4-5 2:45-4:00 pm ? Ages 6-8 3:30-4:45 pm ? Ages 9-11 4:00-5:30 pm ? Ages 12-15 with little or no previous ballet training 4:30-6:00 pm ? Ages 12-15 with 3+ years of ballet training

Hair by Ragni, Rado & McDermott hits the Burning Coal Theatre Company from September 10-27. The show is directed by Mark Sutch, has choreography by Robin Harris, Choreographer and musical direction by Brad Gardner.

Hawaiian Tropical Nights at the Opera House Fundraiser for the Manaleo Hawaiian Cultural Foundation is set to take place on Friday, September 18, 8pm.