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Swing in that holiday spirit with the Capital City Men's Chorus, as they present their annual Holiday Concert: The Yule of Cool - A Concert of Holiday Jazz! The men of the CCMC will keep you from having a "Blue Christmas", by singing some of your holiday favorites, with a slightly jazzy twist! You will also be treated to some traditional holiday favorites, in that signature sound that the CCMC is famous for!

'Deceit' is a suspenseful and compelling play by Richard Ploetz that reveals how far some people are willing to take their lies to protect the fragile nature of 'being normal.' Theater for the New City will present the piece, directed by Andreas Robertz, January 10 to 27 in its Cino Theater.

The Wicked Young Writers' Award announced its winners for 2012 at a prestigious ceremony on 6th December at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, home of the award-winning musical Wicked. The ceremony was hosted by Louise Dearman, who stars as Elphaba, and prizes were presented by Michael Morpurgo, best-selling author of War Horse and Chair Judge of the Award.

As part of the eighth edition of the COIL festival, Performance Space 122 (PS122) and The Invisible Dog Art Center present the U.S. premiere of SACRE, from French choreographer David Wampach and his company Association Achles. Performed by Wampach and dancer Tamar Shelef, SACRE is a radical reimagining of Vaslav Nijinsky's The Rite of Spring. The duet attempts to maintain the earthy, wild dissonance of the 1913 original.

Segerstrom Center's International Dance Season continues February 8 - 10 with the return of Hamburg Ballet performing its hauntingly compelling production of The Little Mermaid. This sophisticated interpretation of the classic story delves into the deeper themes of conflicted love and loss. Neumeier's contemporary version of The Little Mermaid explores two divergent worlds: the serenity and simplicity of underwater life and the complex, often absurd, lives of humans.

Director Adam Isenberg received the Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award at the 2012 Margaret Mead Film Festival on Sunday, December 2, for his film A Life Without Words (Una Vida Sin Palabras), a story of two deaf siblings in rural Nicaragua living entirely without written, spoken, or signed language. Isenberg was selected from among 10 contenders by a jury that included Judith Helfand, Mohan Bonetti, Dan Cogan, and director and anthropologist Patricia Cardoso.

Singer-songwriter Celia Ramsay, will headline at the Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse with her all-star band in January 2013 to release her newest CD, I'll Just Lie About It. Celia's band includes local standouts Tony Marcus, Patrice Haan, Jeff Sanford and John Wiitala. The new album debuts Celia as a songwriter, and the album has a distinctly 1930's jazz sensibility. Some of her songs are pure Blues while others are a humorous 'Ella Fitzgerald meets Mark Graham' mix, creating an album that is nicely balanced between dark blue songs and upbeat, sometimes bawdy humor.

"An Evening with The Coterie", a night of thirteen musical theater and opera premieres, will be presented at the National Opera Center on December 15th at 7:30pm. The concert will feature soprano Lauren Worsham and lyrics by Royce Vavrek, co-founders of opera-theater company The Coterie, and two of the artists behind composer David T. Little's critically acclaimed opera "Dog Days", which premiered this September at Peak Performances @ Montclair.

Fans of the Elvis Presley will be excited to hear that Chris Luna and the TCB Flashband, are performing at The Grove Theatre on New Years' Eve at 9:00 pm. Chris Luna is one of Southern California's premiere Elvis Tribute artists and has been performing his Elvis Tribute Show (Chris Luna - A Tribute to ELVIS!) since 1998 with all the energy, passion and spirit of 'The King'.

The Beehive Statesmen Barbershop Chorus is presenting their annual Christmas show on Monday, December 10, 2012, at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center (1355 West 3100 South, WVC, UT). Doors will open at 6:30 P.M. and the show will begin at 7:00 P.M. The concert is free to the public.

We all come from Gilbert," said Johnny Mercer. And if you've seen a musical, watched film or TV, read a book, participated in political discourse or have partaken in any aspect of popular culture during the past 125 years, you've likely been influenced by W. S. Gilbert too. On January 12, 13 and 14 Lyrics and Lyricists presents The Very Model of a Modern Major Lyricist: W. S. Gilbert and the Broadway He Inspired.

Awaken the spirit of Christmas with music during the 7th Annual Celebration of Song, an hour of old-fashioned Christmas carols performed by the award-winning vocalists of the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre and the Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition. Downtown Lexington will be buzzing with Christmas cheer as families and friends sing along during two free community performances.

A Mermaid Christmas, The Magical Adventures of Princess Miranda, Volume One, by Robert W. Cabell is available as of December 1, 2012, just in time for the holidays from Gazebo Books Publishing. Prince Mario-Max zu Schaumburg-Lippe says, 'For those who love mermaids, this book is not a fairy-tale, it is a dream come true.'

Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc. (DSM) will offer Mini Packs of four or more shows. Pick at least three other shows and then add WICKED, Disney's THE LION KING, or another show to create your 4-Show Mini Pack. Pick any 5 or more shows to create a 5 or 6 Show Mini Pack, including CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, MARY POPPINS, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, SISTER ACT, and FLASHDANCE. See below for a full list of shows.

Word for World presents You Know When the Men Are Gone, a world premiere production of two short stories 'The Last Stand' and 'Gold Star" by Sioban Fallon from her debut book. Previews are on January 30, 31, and February 1 before a February 2 opening at Z Space (450 Florida Street, San Francisco). The production runs through February 24.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents A Christmas Carol: The Musical November 30 - December 15, 2012. Following a ten-year run of sold-out performances at Madison Square Garden, this new musical by the eight-time Oscar-winning composer of Disney's Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid is sure to provide a festive evening of entertainment for the whole family.

The Redtwist Theatre will present Purple Heart by Bruce Norris from December 22 from January 27. In this twisted, dark comedy, company member, KC Karen Hill, and guest artist, Kathleen Ruhl, engage in ferocious battle as grieving Carla, and nitpicky mother-in-law, Grace. Clay Sanderson as mystery man, Purdy, and Nicky Roget-King as Carla's son, Thor, are the needy men who complicate her teetering world.

Theater Works at Peoria Center for the Performing Arts is proud to present a holiday puppet show that is perfect for all ages. Elf Initiation & Saving Santa opens in the Gyder Theater on December 1, 2012 and runs through December 22, 2012.

Trap Door Theatre will present Jan Novak's translation of Vaclav Havel's The Unveiling, directed by Beata Pilch. The Unveiling is a humorous commentary of a marginalized man taunted with the life he could be living. What happens when a man visits friends for the grand reveal of their new décor and discovers that their next project is him?

How I Paid For College, based on Marc Acito's award-winning novel, will be presented as a world premiere tour-de-force monologue with songs, or a 'monologsical,' by Broadway actor Alex Brightman (Wicked, Glory Days). Directed by Helen Pafumi, the play tells the hilarious yet heartwarming tale of a talented but irresponsible teen actor who schemes to steal his tuition money when his wealthy father refuses to pay for acting school.