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Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab (under the direction of Artistic Head of the MTL William Finn, Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson) presents the sixth edition of Songs by Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists You Probably Don't Know But Should.

Unnecessary Farce opens August 22nd at the Cape Playhouse, closing the 2011 season at America's Oldest Professional Summer Theatre.

Indie Maverick and major label veteran Melissa Ferrick is an accomplished singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has shared stages with artists as wide-ranging as Bob Dylan, Paul Westerberg, Weezer and Ani DiFranco.

Andrea Martin is a two-time Emmy Award winner for the critically acclaimed sketch comedy series SCTV, and has received more Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations as Featured Actress in a Musical than any other actress, winning both awards for her role in My Favorite Year.

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Fridays at 8pm from September 2nd through October 14th, ImprovBoston presents 1.

Bread and Puppet Theater will present Man = Carrot Circus, with an introduction by Scott Alarik.

Public Radio's live jazz, blues and comedy show, 12th STREET JUMP, welcomes three new stations to its network of affiliates.

GAN-e-meed Theatre Project's second full production season challenges audiences with world premieres, unexpected stories, and honest explorations while continuing their successful and innovative Career Labs which inspire and support Women in Theatre.

America's great playwright Tennessee Williams was also a prolific short story writer throughout his life.

GINGER ROGERS, the Academy Award winning screen legend from the films 42nd Street, Top Hat, The Gay Divorcee and dozens more, would have been 100 this year.

The award-winning North Shore Music Theatre is transporting audiences back to 1862 Siam with the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, THE KING AND I, starring Lorenzo Lamas, opening Tuesday, September 27 -and playing through Sunday, October 9.

Charlestown Working Theater and Whistler in the Dark Theatre join forces this September to present a special two-week festival featuring encore performances of two highly acclaimed productions.

I was at the opening of the Barrington Bagel Company, and the (renovated-not original) opening of the MAHAWIE, COLONIAL, and BARRINGTON STAGE CO.

Mama and Her Boys is now enjoying an extended run continues this fall in the Provincetown Counter Productions Studio in Whaler's Wharf, 237 Commercial Street.

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) has announced its 2011-2012 show season.

Franklin's Little Music School, a children's program exclusive to the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA), will hold an Open House with complimentary class demonstrations on Saturday, Sept.

The award-winning North Shore Music Theatre continues its 2011 season with the high-energy dance musical, FOOTLOOSE, closing Sunday, August 28.

This exclusive exhibit reflects acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz's interest in dance and movement through a unique collection of 320 photographs, some never before displayed or published.

One of the most stunning theatrical spectacles of all time, Miss Saigon, makes its Music Circus premiere August 23-28.

From August 4 through August 27, 2011, as part of the Charlestown Working Theater's Resident Artists Program, Orfeo Group will present the Boston premiere of John Kolvenbach's 2007 Olivier Award-winning play Love Song.

This summer the Imaginary Beasts ensemble is on tour with their latest theatrical adventure: The Pretentious Young Ladies by Molière

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Now in its 16 year, New England's critically-acclaimed presenter of American Music, American Classics (www.