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Four bars before his solo on “Completely,” the title track from the Michael Gallant Trio's debut album, the man behind the piano dug into the tune's dirty rock riff and focused on a dual purpose — a) to pour so much of himself into that single solo that, if a future child of his were to know him only through this recording, he or she would come away with a real sense of their father's personality and spirit, and b) to have so much fun in the process.

The team that brought you Cooter County, which garnered over 3 million upload views, is now currently in production for a new series called OMC.

Sweeten the pot this Valentine's Day with the gift of chocolate. With the purchase of a pair of regular priced tickets to THE WIZARD OF OZ, for all performances from February 12 - 17, receive a box of Lindt Valentine Chocolates, (while supplies last). And to make this Valentine's Day even sweeter, all purchasers of this offer will be entered into a draw to win one of four $500.00 gift certificates to Birks. Dreams really do come true.

Meet Becky Flaum (Teen Movie High, My Bad! Storytelling) in this true story about a girl who thinks she's Julia Roberts...Sandra Bullock...or even Katherine Heigl...but the men she meets aren't reading from the same scripts, and Becky's high cinematic hopes for her life have odd ways of crashing into reality.

Webster University¹s Conservatory of Theatre Arts presents ³Uncommon Women and Others² by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein. The production runs Feb. 20-24 and Feb. 27-March 3, in Stage III, Webster Hall, 470 E. Lockwood Ave. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. only on Sundays. A special post-show conversation will immediately follow the performance on Sunday, Feb. 24. Admission is $12 for the general public and $6 for senior adults and students. For ticket reservations, call the Fine Arts Hotline at 968-7128.

Columbia Stages is proud to present MARIE CHRISTINE, written and composed by Michael John LaChiusa and directed by Raymond Zilberberg (MFA Directing Candidate, 2013). MARIE CHRISTINE will run March 6-9, 2013 at 3LD as part of the Columbia Stages season, comprised of MFA thesis plays directed by graduating Columbia University School of the Arts students.

Named 'Nashville's #1 Kids Entertainers' by the readers of Parent Magazine for the past four years, the Zinghoppers have been called, 'the hottest new kids band in the country' by KidzBop.com and 'the most famous musicians in Nashville...if you are under five' by the Tennessean.

Stephen Sondheim's hilarious musical A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM opens at the Manatee Players on February 21 and runs through March 17! This will be the last show at the Riverfront Theater before the opening of the new Manatee Performing Arts Center in March.

Liona Boyd, Canada's First Lady of the Guitar, will be an honoured guest at the Lieutenant Governor's Closing Diamond Jubilee Gala on February 6 at Roy Thomson Hall. The celebrated Canadian musician will present Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medals to deserving Ontarians and perform live for the Gala's distinguished guests.

Broadway stars Tituss Burgess (THE LITTLE MERMAID and GUYS AND DOLLS), Bradley Dean (EVITA, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC), Edward Watts (SCANDALOUS, FINIAN'S RAINBOW) and Maestro Joan Landry with Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra will be performing the 'OH WHAT A NIGHT: Billboard hits of the 1960's!'

How many layers must you lose to get to the center of yourself? Come join award-winning and critically acclaimed writer/performer Una Aya Osato and her burlesque alter ego exHOTic other for their newest solo work, as they take on the world and take off their clothes.

'PROPOSITION 8,' a new play by South Florida playwright Dan Clancy, will be presented as a Staged Reading for one night only, at 7:30 PM on Monday, February 11th, 2013, in Lynn University's Wold Performing Arts Center, Boca Raton, FL.

Fiction writer Mat Johnson delivers a reading at Emory University on Tuesday, February 26 6:30 p.m. in the Jones Room of the Woodruff Library. Johnson will also hold a public colloquium Wednesday, February 27 at 2:30 in the Callaway Center on Emory's campus. Both events are free and open to the public with a book signing to follow the reading.

Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, this gripping trio of monologues imagines the voices of three real-life figures who witness the unfolding disaster from very different times and places: A disgraced American soldier defending her actions as a prison guard at Abu Ghraib; a weapons inspector exposing the false case for war; and an Iraqi dissident who survived torture in Saddam's brutal prisons.

It's going to be a "Roustabout" at the Ed Sullivan Theater when the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN presents "Elvis Week" on the broadcast, with performances from some of the best known Elvis Presley tribute artists, Monday, Feb. 4-Friday, Feb. 8 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The International Street Cannibals (ISC), hailed by The New York Times as a “brash new-music ensemble,” join forces with young boxers from the legendary Gleason's Gym for “STRIKE!” – a concert event in which contemporary chamber music commingles with boxing rounds and choreography.

Russia will enjoy pride of place in February at the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, with six of the eight concerts during the month constructed around at least one work composed by a Russian composer.

Both the Riedel Dance Theater and Ariel Rivka Dance companies today announced the upcoming world premieres of their new, narrative works - In Violent Circles (Rite of Spring) and Vashti, respectively. These two emerging contemporary ensembles will share the stage for three consecutive nights March 7 - 9, 2013, at the Ailey Citigroup Theatre (NYC). Both choreographers, Jonathan Riedel and Ariel Grossman, are true storytellers who draw upon the emotional power of drama, movement and music to bring stories to life through dance. Both pieces feature live, on-stage musical performances of original scores/arrangements by two of today's top contemporary composer/performers.

Chester Gregory (Sister Act, Hairspray) reprises his award winning interpretation of Jackie Wilson in the world premiere of his one man show, 'The Eve of Jackie' at 54 Below on February 4th at 9:30PM. Gregory portrays Jackie Wilson, live in concert during his final days, revealing another side to the man 'who truly gave his all and left it on the stage.' Starring Chester Gregory as Jackie Wilson, with special guest Lillias White as LaVern Baker.

Newington Mainstage is thrilled to present the East Coast premiere of "The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps & Gowns" - the highly anticipated sequel to last year's sold-out smash - THIS WEEKEND! Join us at the Springfield High School graduation where we reunite with the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves (and take a peek into their futures!) we are treated to the girls performing classic '50s and '60s songs such as "River Deep, Mountain High," "Dedicated To The One I Love," "Rockin' Robin" and over 20 other classic hits!