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Alive Theatre presents MALE MATRIARCH written by and Starring Amir Levi, directed by Shauna Horn, Tues, March 6 & Wed, March 7 @ 8pm.

Look Back in Anger - In John Osborne's classic drama.

En garde! Alexandre Dumas' timeless epic, The Three Musketeers, comes to the Melodrama stage in an adaptation by Kit Wilder that is full of 'daring duels and fast paced adventure.

The American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University (CJS), in cooperation with The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, and EarShot, the National Orchestra Composition Discovery Network, will present the second Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute (JCOI) in 2012 and

Bella Vita Entertainment in association with the Whitefire Theatre (which is celebrating its 30th Anniversary) will present a world premiere play, SLOW DANCE IN MIDTOWN, written and directed by Elizabeth Sarnoff ("Lost," "Deadwod," Alcatraz") and stars Don Swayze, Meredith Scott Lynn, Nick Stabile a

The Mechanicals Theatre Group presents The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance, directed by Neil Patrick Stewart, assistant directed by Jordan Belfi (Entourage) and produced by company member Monica Raymund (Lie To Me, The Good Wife).

As we continue our way into March, I hope you are planning to attend a couple of shows at some of the theatre and live performance establishments that can be found here on the idyllic California Central Coast!

Theatre Unleashed has announced the West-Cost Premiere of THE SPIDEY PROJECT: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility, running Thursday-Saturday, with select Sundays, from March 8-April 14 at Studio/Stage in Los Angeles.

The inaugural SOUND/STAGE will be at 8pm on March 14, 2012 at El Cid, 4212 Sunset Boulevard, featuring a one-act play directed by cARTel Artistic Director Negin Singh and written by award-winning playwright Kit Steinkellner.

Executive Director Dave Pier noted that "there are few people who epitomize the spirit and the reality of country music the way Merle Haggard does.

Alexandre Dumas' timeless epic, The Three Musketeers, comes to the Melodrama stage in an adaptation by Kit Wilder that is full of daring duels and fast paced adventure.

Tickets go on sale Sunday, March 4 for the award-winning musical "Mary Poppins," Broadway's magical hit musical that returns to the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for four weeks only, August 9 through September 2, 2012, as a bonus option to the 2011-2012 Ahmanson season.

The Tabard Theatre Company, managing and resident theatre company at Theatre on San Pedro Square will present FAREWELL, FITZGERALD, a one-man show with actor Kurt Gravenhorst portraying F.

Player King Productions has announced the Los Angeles premiere of CORONADO by acclaimed mystery writer Dennis Lehane, directed by Drew Shirley, for 12 performances only beginning Sunday, March 4 and running through March 27.

Kritzerland at Sterling's presents The Ira Gershwin Album with Lyrics by Ira, Music by George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Burton Lane, Kurt Weill and other greats on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 7:00 pm.

The classic story 'Androcles and the Lion' will be performed by Modesto Performing Arts at the Gallo Center on Sunday, March 4 at 2:00 PM.

Mike Super, the winner of NBC's hit television show, Phenomenon, will make a special appearance at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Sunday, March 4, at 3:00 PM.

On this Sunday night's episode of ABC's DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES entitled 'She Needs Me', Susan tells Porter that she'll set up a nursery and watch over his and Julie's baby after Lynette firmly tells her son that she will not help raise her future granddaughter.

ROOMS: A ROCK ROMANCE plays through March 4 at Chance Theatre in Anaheim Hills with music and lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman and book by Miriam Goodman.

The Colony Theatre is set to present the fifth production of its 37th season of shows, the Pulitzer Prize nominee, OLD WICKED SONGS, written by Jon Marans and directed by Stephanie Vlahos.

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Pacific Symphony Pops sweeps the audience off to a world of romance, wit, intrigue and remarkable music as the orchestra recreates the score-live!-to the classic film, "Casablanca," shown on the big screen.

Grammy-nominated recording artist, television, cabaret, and Broadway star, ILENE GRAFF, will be teaching a new Vocal Performance Workshop: MAKING THE SONG YOUR OWN, on Saturday, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24/2012 at 1 P.

The captivating fairy tale opera, "Hansel and Gretel," comes to life in full orchestral and vocal color for Pacific Symphony's Family Musical Mornings' unique production of Humperdinck's beloved opera, created just for kids.

Native Voices at the Autry, the country's only Equity theatre company dedicated exclusively to presenting and developing the work of Native American playwrights, presents two full-length, one-man plays, WALKING ON TURTLE ISLAND and GHOSTLANDS OF AN URBAN NDN, written by and starring acclaimed actor