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Cynthia-Reeves is pleased to participate in the debut edition of Art13 London, a new fair dedicated to international contemporary art, opening on Thursday, February 28 and running through Sunday, March 3 at the Olympia Grand Hall in West London

Beginning with a capacity-filled Carnegie Hall concert and followed by a gala reception in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel, the February 11 gala benefit evening celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Young People's Chorus of New York City founded by Artistic Director Francisco J. Núñez has turned out to be the most successful in the chorus' history, benefiting an organization that has transformed the lives of thousands of children. BroadwayWorld has photos from the concert below!

The New Ideas Festival was founded in 1989 by Molly Thom and Kerri MacDonald, and provides an opportunity for playwrights, directors, actors and technicians to develop never-before-produced short scripts. It's a juried, three-week annual festival of new writing, works-in-progress and experimental theatre, with a different lineup of short plays each week, and a staged reading (+ Talkback) on Saturdays at noon. Each play in the weekly program (Wednesday - Sunday) now receives 6 performances, and the readings have one each.

This year, United Solo Festival introduces another new collection of scripts published by Indie Theater Now, a digital library ofcontemporary plays. A newly launched selection of solo plays was compiled after reviewing one hundred theatre productions presented at the Festival this past season.

Maiueitc Theatre Works (MTWorks) and Artistic Director David Stallings are pleased to present Oscar Wilde's THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, adapted and directed by Glory Kadigan. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY will play a 4-week limited engagement at The WorkShop Theater (312 W 36th St, 4th Fl, Manhattan). Performances begin Wednesday, March 27th through Sunday, April 14th.

Host Alexandra de Suze and Musical Director Marilynn Seits host an evening of performances by singers, songwriters and musical lovers alike.

Ego Actus (Bruce A! Kraemer and Joan Kane producers) presents I Know What Boys Want, a new drama by award winning playwright Penny Jackson opening March 28th at the WorkShop Theater. Joan Kane directs. The cast features Sara Hogrefe*, Dara O' Brien* (The Seagull at Classic Stage), Janice Amano, Kimberly Diamond, Lauren D. Salvo, Liam Rhodes*, Teddy Lytle and Nick Vennekotter. (*Members of Actors' Equity)

The Untitled Degradation Play is a classic story: Girl wants boy. Girl gets boy. Girl turns into a pig. Riffing on the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey and the violence that underlies everyday interactions, the play explores how far one girl will go for love.

Nonesuch Records releases Sam Amidon's label debut Bright Sunny South on May 14. Produced by Amidon with his childhood friend and longtime collaborator Thomas Bartlett (a.k.a. Doveman) and legendary English engineer Jerry Boys (Buena Vista Social Club, Vashti Bunyan, R.E.M.) and recorded in London, the record features a band made up of Bartlett and multi-instrumentalists Shahzad Ismaily and Chris Vatalaro. Jazz trumpeter Kenny Wheeler also makes a cameo. Amidon himself not only sings but also plays banjo, fiddle, acoustic guitar, and piano on the album.

Know Theatre is thrilled to announce the regional premiere of COCK by Mike Bartlett as our next mainstage production. This will be only the second American production following its premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London. COCK opens April 12, 2013 and runs through May 11, 2013. Brian Robertson, who currently teaches in the Theatre and Dance Department at Northern Kentucky University, will direct this production. Some of his past directing credits include Camelot at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center and A Flowering Tree at Cincinnati Opera. Casting is currently underway and will be announced shortly.

In this endearing play, writer John Cariani introduces us to the people of northern Maine, their life experiences, their feelings, and their love stories. As the northern lights hover in the sky, the residents of Almost, Maine find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. The play consists of nine vignettes, all of which take place simultaneously on a snowy mid-winter evening, at a time when the town's denizens are experiencing 'magical moments.' The audience will recognize aspects of their own lives and relationships as the scenes unfold.

CONTACT!, the New York Philharmonic's new music series, is in its fourth season. In this second of two programs, Music Director Alan Gilbert conducts a program of recent European works.

For centuries, the puppet Don Cristobal - the Spanish version of Punch - has charmed audiences with his drunken, lusty billy-club wielding antics.

Due to popular demand Something Witty return to The Grand Hotel this May with this sell-out smash hit comedy. The show, which sold out before the brochures hit the street in 2010, is set to be one of the highlights of this year's festival.

Crown Center has just announced its Spring 2013 events:

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced today 34 additions to its 2013 summer schedule at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. In a wide-ranging season that features opera, theatre, comedy, dance, symphony, international and contemporary music, Wolf Trap continues to strengthen its commitment to the presentation of high quality, accessible and affordable arts experiences for the broadest possible audience. Tickets to the newly announced shows go on sale Saturday, March 16 at 10 am, with more performances to be announced later this spring.

For centuries now, Rajasthan has had a strong and vibrant musical tradition ranging from the Maand which was part of the court tradition, to a range of music performed by hereditary musicians and performers, who have a role in the ceremonial, devotional, entertainment, and everyday lives of the people. Among these hereditary castes are the Manganiars and Langas who inhabit the western desert regions in the districts of Barmer.

Only three more chances to see this amazing play that critics are calling “clever and delightful” (NYTheater.com) and audiences are calling their f”avourite play of the festival” (frigidnewyork.info)!

The Stratford Festival invites you to see Shakespeare in a whole new light, channeled through the remarkable perspectives of some of Canada's most provocative thinkers and performers, Torquil Campbell, Adam Gopnik and Rufus Wainwright.

Rock music icon Brian May and West End Sensation Kerry Ellis are set to kick off Tiger Tracks in spectacular fashion on Friday 1 March.