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Olympia Theatre announces its upcoming events.

THE SINKER will premiere on the HotCity mainstage Friday, May 7th at 8pm in the Kranzberg Arts Center in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Building as part of our 2010 season.

The fabulous Pink Martini, 'beautiful and sophisticated,' as declared by The New Yorker, returns to Toronto after a highly successful debut on March of 2008. This concert also marks the annual gala fundraising event for The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall. The event includes a fantastic dinner, concert ticket, and cocktail reception.

Olympia Entertainment announces upcoming events for 2009 in Detroit.

GLOBAL GREEN USA and V-DAY will be presenting a ONE NIGHT ONLY theatrical benefit event, a reading of a brand new play by EVE ENSLER (The Vagina Monologues), O.P.C. (Obsessive Political Correctness). This one-of-a-kind evening will be headlined by acclaimed actress Stockard Channing and will perform on Friday, May 29 at 8pm at the Santa Monica Bay Women's Club, 1210 Fourth Street in Santa Monica.

The Ontological-Hysteric Incubator invites you to the World Premiere of The Shalimar's STRANGERS. Performances run May 28 - June 14 at The Ontological Theater at St. Mark's Church (131 East 10th Street at 2nd Ave.)

Playhouse on the Green is proud to present SISTER ROBERT ANNE'S CABARET CLASS, a 'One-Nun-sense Musical Event' by 'Nunsense' composer Dan Goggin, for 4 regular performances and one special Gala evening from Friday, July 10 through Saturday, July 17, 2009.

The fabulous Pink Martini, 'beautiful and sophisticated,' as declared by The New Yorker, returns to Toronto after a highly successful debut on March of 2008. This concert also marks the annual gala fundraising event for The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall. The event includes a fantastic dinner, concert ticket, and cocktail reception.

GLOBAL GREEN USA and V-DAY will be presenting a ONE NIGHT ONLY theatrical benefit event, a reading of a brand new play by EVE ENSLER (The Vagina Monologues), O.P.C. (Obsessive Political Correctness).

GLOBAL GREEN USA and V-DAY will be presenting a ONE NIGHT ONLY theatrical benefit event, a reading of a brand new play by EVE ENSLER (The Vagina Monologues), O.P.C. (Obsessive Political Correctness). This one-of-a-kind evening will be headlined by acclaimed actress Stockard Channing and will perform on Friday, May 29 at 8pm at the Santa Monica Bay Women's Club, 1210 Fourth Street in Santa Monica.

The Ontological-Hysteric Incubator invites you to the World Premiere of The Shalimar's STRANGERS. Performances run May 28 - June 14 at The Ontological Theater at St. Mark's Church (131 East 10th Street at 2nd Ave.)

Epic Theatre Ensemble's production of A More Perfect Union, Vern Thiessen's serious comedy about two Supreme Court law clerks, will host post-show panels featuring real-life former Supreme Court clerks.

MTC MainStage, Music Theatre of Connecticut's Professional Equity Acting Company, presents 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill' a play with music by Lanie Robertson and directed by Kevin Connors. Set in 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill' recreates one of Billie Holiday's final performances. Performances are April 24 - May 3, 2009 and take place at the MTC MainStage Studio Theatre in Westport, CT.

MTC MainStage Studio Theatre presents 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill' by Lanie Robertson. Starring Gayle Samuels from Broadway's 'Dreamgirls,' Dancin',' and 'Sunset Blvd.' as Billie Holiday, the show runs April 24 - May 3, 2009. Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm, Sundays at 3pm.

Obie Award-winning playwright Craig Lucas ('Prelude to a Kiss,' 'Light in the Piazza') and internationally acclaimed composer EveBeglarian are the inaugural recipients of the Hermitage Artist Retreat's Greenfield Prize announced Hermitage Executive Director Bruce Rodgers.Lucas and Beglarian will accept their prizes in Sarasota at the GreenfieldPrize banquet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 at Michael's on East.

MTC MainStage, Music Theatre of Connecticut's Professional Equity Acting Company, presents 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill' a play with music by Lanie Robertson and directed by Kevin Connors. Set in 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill' recreates one of Billie Holiday's final performances. Performances are April 24 - May 3, 2009 and take place at the MTC MainStage Studio Theatre in Westport, CT.

Phoenix Entertainment is pleased to announce that the Tony Award-winning musical comedy THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, is coming to Grand Rapids' DeVos Performance Hall from April 7-11, 2009 for 7 performances. Tickets are now on sale.

Go Green is an experimental initiative created by The Movement Theatre Company [TMTC] that functions to produce and perform eco- friendly theatre. This will be a night of new short plays asking the question: What Does It Mean To Go Green? TMTC believes that to truly impact the planet, one must seek out environmentally-friendly options whenever possible.

MTC MainStage Studio Theatre presents 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill' by Lanie Robertson. Starring Gayle Samuels from Broadway's 'Dreamgirls,' Dancin',' and 'Sunset Blvd.' as Billie Holiday, the show runs April 24 - May 3, 2009. Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm, Sundays at 3pm.

Phoenix Entertainment is pleased to announce that the Tony Award-winning musical comedy THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, is coming to Grand Rapids' DeVos Performance Hall from April 7-11, 2009 for 7 performances. Tickets are now on sale.