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Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is bringing one of the most acclaimed comedies ever to the stage this fall with a hilarious new production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece of witty wordplay will run every Thursday through Sunday at Maryland Ensemble Theatre from tonight, October 18 through November 10.

After a decade of touring, song writing, storytelling, and evolution, Citizen Cope presents an evening of solo, acoustic work in Philadelphia at the Merriam Theater tonight, October 18 at 8 p.m. A self-realized musical, poetic and production entity over past nine years, Citizen Cope has released four albums-Rain Water, Every Waking Moment, and The Clarence Greenwood Recordings, to name a few- each of remarkable depth and distinction that paints an auditory American landscape in which despair wars with hope and hope, tied to love, is elusive.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC), the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, launches its new schools touring show this week with the Memphis-inspiredShake(s), Rattle & Roll.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is bringing one of the most acclaimed comedies ever to the stage this fall with a hilarious new production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece of witty wordplay will run every Thursday through Sunday at Maryland Ensemble Theatre from October 18 through November 10. Check out a first look at the cast below!

The LA Phil marks the 10th anniversary date of the opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall with a special Green Umbrella program presenting the world premiere of 200 Motels by L.A.'s groundbreaking iconoclast composer Frank Zappa. Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the LA Phil, and is joined by L.A.-based director James Darrah and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Also joining Salonen and the LA Phil is a cast of renowned soloists and a band that includes Ian Underwood of Zappa's The Mothers of Invention, Scott Thunes, who also played with Frank Zappa, Zappa Family Trust 'Vaultmeister' Joe Travers, and Jamie Kime of Zappa Plays Zappa.

Arts on the Horizon, the first dedicated theatre for very young children in the United States, announces its 2013-2014 programming which will reach over 2,000 children under six years old across the metropolitan D.C. region. Inspired by theater for ages 0-6 that she had seen internationally, founder and producing artistic director, Michelle Kozlak, started Arts on the Horizon to provide Northern Virginia families with high-quality participatory theater created specifically for this young age group. Arts on the Horizon's shows are interactive, inclusive, and intimate; adhering to a completely nonverbal performance style making each piece accessible to children whose first language is not English, children who are deaf or hard of hearing, and children at any stage of language development. The season features two Arts on the Horizon original, commissioned productions including Sunny and Licorice by Miriam Gonzales, and Under the Canopy, a ground breaking theatrical piece and sensory experience for children under 2 years old, created by Matt Bassett and Tia Shearer Bassett. Additionally, audiences will be able to see two returning shows, originally commissioned and produced by Arts on the Horizon: The Young Spectaculars and the Front Yard Adventure and Drumming with Dishes: Holiday Edition, both by David Kilpatrick.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and Rocliffe today announced that Greg Daniels, the multi-award-winning showrunner of hit comedy The Office and co-creator of King of the Hill and Parks and Recreation, will chair the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is bringing one of the most acclaimed comedies ever to the stage this fall with a hilarious new production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece of witty wordplay will run every Thursday through Sunday at Maryland Ensemble Theatre from October 18 through November 10.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is bringing one of the most acclaimed comedies ever to the stage this fall with a hilarious new production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece of witty wordplay will run every Thursday through Sunday at Maryland Ensemble Theatre from October 18 through November 10.

IRT Theater has announced its current and upcoming shows, now through October 2013. Details below!

FABnyc presents its 10th annual FAB! Festival, taking place today, September 28, 2013 from 1-5PM on East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery.

The music of legendary Asian rock group, Ming Dynasty, is revived in The Sister Rosettas, presented by terraNOVA Collective tonight, September 13th and September 20th & 27th at 9:30 at IRT Theater. Featuring Diana Oh.

Randy James' all male dance company, 10 Hairy Legs, is featured as part of The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College's Major Artist Series on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 3:00 pm.

FABnyc is proud to announce the the lineup for the 10th annual FAB! Festival, taking place September 28, 2013 from 1-5PM on East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery. This one-day-only arts explosion features FREE performances and exhibits that promise fun for all ages. Attendees can sample tasty bites from local food vendors while enjoying dance, theater, and music by artists from across the Lower East Side (and beyond!). All performances will take place across numerous indoor and outdoor stages and sites on East 4th Street. Full lineup at https://fabnyc.org/FAB_Festival.php.

Sebastian Maniscalco is a very accomplished comic from his new hit stand-up special airing on Showtime to being selected as one of the four-featured comedians in the film Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show.

With Electric Zoo 2013 in just a few days, NYC is gearing up for the biggest electronic music bash of the summer on August 30, August 31 and September 1.

The music of legendary Asian rock group, Ming Dynasty, is revived in The Sister Rosettas, presented by terraNOVA Collective September 13th, 20th & 27th at 9:30 at IRT Theater. Featuring Diana Oh.

The 2013 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards show honoring the songwriters, producers and publishers of the most-performed songs of the past year comes to Manhattan Center's Hammerstein Ballroom, located at 311 West 34th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, on Thursday, August 22.

A community collaboration between Maryland Ensemble Theatre's (MET) MET-X and Frederick Community College's Theatre FCC will produce J.M. Barrie's timeless classic Peter Pan. The thrilling tale of the boy who never grows up is coming to the JBK Theatre at Frederick Community College (7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick) now through August 17. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

This morning Hackney Empire and St Joseph's Hospice launched the inaugural charity event, DAME DASH with panto legend and Hospice supporter, Christopher Biggins. Biggins was joined on stage by Hackney panto star Kat B, Hackney Empire Creative Director, Susie McKenna and Carolyne Barber from St Joseph's Hospice. Scroll down for photos from the launch!