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The Orange Players will present the long-running Off-Broadway musical comedy 'I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!', directed by Ian Galligan, on November 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th, 2010. With book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts, 'I LOVE YOU...' takes a hilarious and tuneful joyride through the dizzying spectrum of modern male-female relationships. This hilarious musical revue explores the trials and tribulations of being single, dating, marriage, loss, and heartbreak, addressing everything in the relationship process that you have ever secretly thought about. Some of the satire includes what it means to be a part of the crazed, hopeless single scene; cold feet and the pre-wedding realization; the in-laws; the 30 years of marriage - Basically everything that you are afraid to admit! With 5 actors playing over 40 characters, 'I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!' played over 4,000 performances in 10 years at New York's Westside Theatre - becoming the second longest running show and longest running revue in Off-Broadway history. The musical has been showcased in more than 250 cities world-wide. In addition to its enormous success, the Off-Broadway production was the site of over 50 marriage proposals!

The Westport Players has announced their two big December productions: A Song At Twilight and The Greatest Gift.

Aurora Theatre Funny Fridays continues club comedy performances on the square in downtown Lawrenceville welcoming Short Bus Heroes. Short Bus Heroes Comedy Tour is four talented comedians with diverse styles and outlooks who have banded together their comedic powers for good rather than evil. The next bus stop is at Aurora Theatre Funny Fridays on November 19, at 7:15 & 9:15 PM.

A bewitching good time awaits this Halloween at The Cotillion! Strange Music brings you one of the most anticipated tours of the year. The Independent Grind Tour 2010! Tech N9ne & Co. Are Taking Over! Featuring Jay Rock, Glasses Malone and Strange Music's Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun and Big Scoob!

The renowned investigative theatre company, The Civilians has announced casting and opening night for its world premiere of IN THE FOOTPRINT: THE BATTLE OVER ATLANTIC YARDS, a new play with music, beginning previews November 12 prior to an official opening night on November 22 at the Irondale Center (85 South Oxford St.) in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

On Friday, October 29, 2010, hundreds of New Yorkers will get a sneak peak at this year's Circus Berzerkus Haunted House. From 4pm to 7pm, come to Central Park (enter at 72nd Street to Bethesda Fountain Terrace). Designed by recreation staff from each borough, the FREE Circus Berzerkus Haunted House will make its debut this Friday. Check out the Bronx's Voodoo Lounge and find out how spooky your Halloween will be in Manhattan's Fortune Teller room. March with the clowns in Queens' clown room and beware of Brooklyn's Freak Show! Have a scream in Staten Island's Fun Room. The Circus Berzerkus Haunted House is free and open to the public. Visit the haunted house again at this year's Pumpkin Festival in Central Park on Saturday, October 30, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please visit www.nyc.gov/parks, keyword: Pumpkin Festival!

DAVID AMRAM: The First 80 Years Jazz, a spectacular, historic celebration of a true American original whom the Washington Post has described as 'one of the most versatile and skilled musicians America has ever produced,' will be presented by Jazz Forum Arts on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 7:30 PM at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, in Manhattan, it was announced by Mark Morganelli, Executive Director of the presenting organization. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Clearwater, the organization founded by Pete Seeger, as well as the Woody Guthrie Foundation. Tickets for DAVID AMRAM: The First 80 Years are: $75, $55 and $35 (members, students, seniors: $70, $50 and $30; children: $65, $45 and $25) and can be purchased at the Symphony Space Box Office, 212.864.5400, or at http://www.symphonyspace.org. For information about Jazz Forum Arts, call 888.99.BEBOP, or visit http://www.jazzforumarts.org/.

On Friday, October 29, 2010, hundreds of New Yorkers will get a sneak peak at this year's Circus Berzerkus Haunted House. From 4pm to 7pm, come to Central Park (enter at 72nd Street to Bethesda Fountain Terrace). Designed by recreation staff from each borough, the FREE Circus Berzerkus Haunted House will make its debut this Friday. Check out the Bronx's Voodoo Lounge and find out how spooky your Halloween will be in Manhattan's Fortune Teller room. March with the clowns in Queens' clown room and beware of Brooklyn's Freak Show! Have a scream in Staten Island's Fun Room. The Circus Berzerkus Haunted House is free and open to the public. Visit the haunted house again at this year's Pumpkin Festival in Central Park on Saturday, October 30, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please visit www.nyc.gov/parks, keyword: Pumpkin Festival!

Dave Stryker and Vic Juris with the Les Paul Trio to perform on Les Paul Tribute Monday's, Monday Nov. 8th - 8 and 10 pm at Iridium, which is located at Broadway and 51st, NYC. http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com, 212-582-2121. Dave Stryker spent over 13 years with Stanley Turrentine, and also worked with Jack McDuff, Kevin Mahogany and Eliane Elias. He has 20 CD's out as a leader, and has been a sideman on over 50 others. Visit http://www.davestryker.com/ for more info. From the wilds of Manhattan to the shores of Japan and Germany, jazz guitarist Vic Juris has covered an impressive range of territory, musically as well as geographically. Inspired by rock and roll legend Chuck Berry, the Jersey City native first picked up a guitar at the age of ten. http://www.myspace.com/vicjuris

The Orange Players will present the long-running Off-Broadway musical comedy 'I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!', directed by Ian Galligan, on November 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th, 2010. With book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts, 'I LOVE YOU...' takes a hilarious and tuneful joyride through the dizzying spectrum of modern male-female relationships. This hilarious musical revue explores the trials and tribulations of being single, dating, marriage, loss, and heartbreak, addressing everything in the relationship process that you have ever secretly thought about. Some of the satire includes what it means to be a part of the crazed, hopeless single scene; cold feet and the pre-wedding realization; the in-laws; the 30 years of marriage - Basically everything that you are afraid to admit! With 5 actors playing over 40 characters, 'I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!' played over 4,000 performances in 10 years at New York's Westside Theatre - becoming the second longest running show and longest running revue in Off-Broadway history. The musical has been showcased in more than 250 cities world-wide. In addition to its enormous success, the Off-Broadway production was the site of over 50 marriage proposals!

Let's do the Time Warp, Gleeks! This week Glee takes on one of the most provocative musicals of all time, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. After talking to Emma about her date with Carl to see Rocky Horror, Will decides to take on Rocky Horror for a full production (he plans to charge admission to finance the club's trip to New York for Nationals) as an assignment for the Glee Club. Initially, the Glee Clubbers are confused by Mr. Schue's choice of show, but soon begin to dig into the idea of performing the racy musical.

Five Lamps Theatre Company present ‘Dear Frankie', a new play about the life and times of Frankie Byrne, the iconic Radio Eireann agony aunt in Roscommon Arts Center next Wednesday 20th October. The play, starring the wonderful Nuala Hayes, celebrates her eclectic life, her infectious humour, her sparkling career carved from her own drive for a less humdrum life than 1950s Ireland expected her to live. ‘Dear Frankie' also follows her deep sorrows, the secret she hid from the public for so many years, her descent into alcoholism and her steely rise out of the dark to a contentment and acceptance.

During the week of October 19 - 23 a new generation of Austrian jazz musicians will hit the New York scene. For this year's installment of the annual series, the Austrian Cultural Forum has found a new partner in Dizzy's Coca Cola Club. The Festival will showcase Austria's foremost young artists on five consecutive nights, and tap into a unique blend of Austrian and American creativity. This year's Festival kicks off on Tuesday, October 19th at the Austrian Cultural Forum: one of Austria's leading jazz musicians, Wolfgang Puschnig will perform with his American musical partner and free funk bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma. Martin Reiter will also present his new solo program. Join us for some late night jazz sessions at exclusive Jazz Club Dizzy's where Christian Maurer's band Mausi will appear together with Jack Walrath and versatile alto voice Ali Gaggl on Wednesday, October 20th. On Thursday October 21st, the program at Dizzy's continues with young jazz singer Simone Kopmajer, who will perform with talented young musicians from New York. The Austrian-born drummer Gernot Bernroider and his band Oulipians will appear together with the extraordinary vocalist Chanda Rule on Friday the 22nd. The series will conclude with Franz Hackl and his Acoustic Band on Saturday, October 23rd, featuring Kenny Davis and special guest Randy Brecker.

BLUE HILL TROUPE PRESENTS LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS TO BENEFIT THE CARTER BURDEN CENTER FOR THE AGING November 12-20, 2010 at Theatre at St. Clement's When Seymour, a down-and-out floral assistant, discovers a mysterious man-eating plant, he names it after the girl he loves and offers up her sadistic ex-boyfriend as its first meal. The plant tempts Seymour with fame and fortune, but before long, it grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore bent on world domination. Can Seymour save his girlfriend? Can he save himself? Can he save the world from the inexorable appetite of 'Audrey II'? One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, this affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies has become a household name, thanks to a highly successful film version and a score by the songwriting team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. Charming, tuneful and hilarious, with tongue firmly planted in cheek, Little Shop of Horrors never fails to entertain.

During the week of October 19 - 23 a new generation of Austrian jazz musicians will hit the New York scene. For this year's installment of the annual series, the Austrian Cultural Forum has found a new partner in Dizzy's Coca Cola Club. The Festival will showcase Austria's foremost young artists on five consecutive nights, and tap into a unique blend of Austrian and American creativity. This year's Festival kicks off on Tuesday, October 19th at the Austrian Cultural Forum: one of Austria's leading jazz musicians, Wolfgang Puschnig will perform with his American musical partner and free funk bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma. Martin Reiter will also present his new solo program. Join us for some late night jazz sessions at exclusive Jazz Club Dizzy's where Christian Maurer's band Mausi will appear together with Jack Walrath and versatile alto voice Ali Gaggl on Wednesday, October 20th. On Thursday October 21st, the program at Dizzy's continues with young jazz singer Simone Kopmajer, who will perform with talented young musicians from New York. The Austrian-born drummer Gernot Bernroider and his band Oulipians will appear together with the extraordinary vocalist Chanda Rule on Friday the 22nd. The series will conclude with Franz Hackl and his Acoustic Band on Saturday, October 23rd, featuring Kenny Davis and special guest Randy Brecker.

The renowned investigative theatre company, The Civilians has announced casting and opening night for its world premiere of IN THE FOOTPRINT: THE BATTLE OVER ATLANTIC YARDS, a new play with music, beginning previews November 12 prior to an official opening night on November 22 at the Irondale Center (85 South Oxford St.) in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

Five Lamps Theatre Company present ‘Dear Frankie', a new play about the life and times of Frankie Byrne, the iconic Radio Eireann agony aunt in Roscommon Arts Center next Wednesday 20th October. The play, starring the wonderful Nuala Hayes, celebrates her eclectic life, her infectious humour, her sparkling career carved from her own drive for a less humdrum life than 1950s Ireland expected her to live. ‘Dear Frankie' also follows her deep sorrows, the secret she hid from the public for so many years, her descent into alcoholism and her steely rise out of the dark to a contentment and acceptance.

Carolyn Carlson, one of America's great artistic expats, makes her first U.S. appearance in five years when she performs her solo 'Double Vision' at Montclair State University's Alexander Kasser Theater, October 14-17. A magical use of multimedia to create a fantastical new world of light, color and motion, the 2006 work was choreographed in collaboration with Electronic Shadow (architect Naziha Mestaoui and media artist Yacine Aït Kaci).

Pair up Gleeks, its duet time! This week, the Glee Clubbers pair up to peform duets of their choice to win a free dinner on Mr. Schuester at popular eatery, Breadstixs. At first, usual duet partners Rachel and Finn seem poised to take the competition with their rendition of Don't Go Breaking My Heart, but Rachel begins to feel remorse for always winning and wants to help new Glee Club member, Sam, and Quinn to win to make them feel better about their current situations in life.

'It's a Grilled Cheesus!' Finn exclaims, thus beginning a 'Holy Cheesus' of an episode of Glee. Gleeks, this week was kind of heavy with its take on God and spirituality being the front and center focus of the episode. Finn makes a grilled cheese sandwich, which has the likeness of Jesus on it, thus making it a 'Grilled Cheesus.' Kurt visits his dad's garage to bring his dad his breakfast, leading to a conversation about their traditional Friday night dinners, which Kurt seems to find pointless now with his mother gone, much to Burt's disappointment. At rehearsal, the discussion of Finn's 'Grilled Cheesus' leads to a discussion on religion and varying opinions of it, the most harsh and agnostic coming from Kurt, who feels religion is a joke of sorts. Mr. Schuester decides to make the theme of the week spirituality, leading to Puck jumping up to perform 'Only the Good Die Young' by fellow Jew, Billy Joel.