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The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music has commissioned a new opera based on the life of Dutch impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh.

Alfred Hitchcock meets Oliver Stone in this fascinating and funny new play set in a dusty old New York City bar.

Auditions for Carmel Community Players' production of How I Learned to Drive are scheduled for 6:00 p.

A lecture by HLN news anchor and correspondent Richard Lui will highlight Indiana University's early observance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which honors the rich history and presence of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

The Derby Dinner Playhouse will present HAIRPSRAY from April 6 through May 23, 2010.

April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) and the Arts Council of Indianapolis is partnering with national and local jazz organizations and artists to showcase the genre and their work.

With pieces that range from an interpretation of the game 'rock/paper/scissors' to football as a metaphor for human interaction, the original work of emerging choreographers and composers will be performed in the two-part 'Hammer and Nail' program on two consecutive evenings at the Buskirk-Chumley T

Steve Ross, who has been dubbed The 'Crown Prince of New York Cabaret,' will present a witty musical tribute to Indiana's own beloved composer, Cole Porter.

'Galileo' is a one-man show celebrating the 400th anniversary of Galileo's discoveries and exploring the tensions between science and religion through one man's struggle for intellectual and spiritual salvation.

Upon This Rock: The Passion Play will be performed at Pike Performing Arts Center on April 2 and 3, 2010.

For the first time in its history, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music has an organ of international distinction to equal the outstanding caliber of its organ faculty and students.

Hartford Stage has announced a dynamic 2010-2011 season which includes Tony winners Ben Vereen and Chita Rivera in their SummerStage program.

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Alfred Hitchcock meets Oliver Stone in this fascinating and funny new play set in a dusty old New York City bar.

The Blaine Jarrett Memorial Scholarship Fund, a fund managed by Buck Creek Players, is pleased to announce the availability of the Blaine Jarrett Memorial Scholarship.

Upon This Rock: The Passion Play will be performed at Pike Performing Arts Center on April 2 and 3, 2010.

'Galileo' is a one-man show celebrating the 400th anniversary of Galileo's discoveries and exploring the tensions between science and religion through one man's struggle for intellectual and spiritual salvation.

Carmel Community Players (www.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the Midwest Premiere of Yankee Tavern.

A rip-roaring musical satire of low-budget sci-fi movies of the 1950's, this wild and wacky Indianapolis premiere tells the story of an alien invasion circa 1958.

A married couple with Broadway credentials will take to the stage at Lincoln Amphitheatre this summer, playing President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.

Giuseppe Piccioni, one of Italy's most respected film directors, will be among the participants in a five-day symposium on his native country's contemporary cinema at Indiana University Bloomington April 7-11.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis and Indiana Repertory Theatre are bringing playwright Steven Dietz to Indianapolis for a One-on-One discussion on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 1:00 pm.

CAROUSEL at the Indianapolis Civic Theatre - Through March 28, 2010.

Indianapolis' Footlite Musicals will present Rodgers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! thru March 28.