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The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the winners and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2011. The 43rd Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony took place Monday, March 19 at A Noise Within in Pasadena, and was co-hosted by Jason Graae and Lesli Margherita.

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the winners and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2011. The 43rd Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony took place Monday, March 19 at A Noise Within in Pasadena, and was co-hosted by Jason Graae and Lesli Margherita.

Blues, Gospel, Reggae and Afro-pop will fill the Ordway's Music Theater when the Playing for Change band brings its musical message of peace to Saint Paul on February 12.

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles, Orange County and Ventura County theatre for the year 2011. The 43rd Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony will take place on Monday, March 19, 2012 at A Noise Within, the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, in its new 33,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art venue in Pasadena, thanks to the generous donation of A Noise Within's management. The theatre is located on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue at 3352 East Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107. Tickets are $40, and should be reserved in advance from the LADCC's website, at www.ladramacriticscircle.com. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for pre-show hors d'oeuvres (with no-host bar), and the show commences at 7:30 p.m.

Blues, Gospel, Reggae and Afro-pop will fill the Ordway's Music Theater when the Playing for Change band brings its musical message of peace to Saint Paul on February 12.

London's Donmar Warehouse is currently featuring Douglas Hodge and Karen Gillan in INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE, aso starring Karen Gillan, Esther Hall, Amy Morgan, Alice Sanders, Daniel Ryan, Serena Evans, and Al Weaver. Bill Maitland, a middle aged lawyer, struggles to avoid the harsh truths of his life and keep a hold on reality. As those closest to him begin to draw away, he puts himself on trial to fight for his sanity. John Osborne's poignant, witty and intensely compelling portrait of loss, betrayal and defeat unleashes the author's characteristic soaring rhetorical venom to powerful effect.

Douglas Hodge and Karen Gillan are set to lead INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE at the Donmar Warehouse, reports The Daily Mail. Jamie Lloyd, associate director of the Donmar Warehouse, will direct the production; Soutra Gilmour will serve as designer, and Ben and Max Ringham will compose a score, all evoking what Lloyd refers to as a 'Mad Men' sixties feel.

Weekend movie box office estimates: July 29-31, 2011.

The 2011 Garland Award recipients were announced today, honoring the best of Los Angeles theatre. Under the voting system each Garland winner was named on at least three critics' 'Best of 2010' lists. Each critic listed up to five nominees for each category except performance, up to 10 nominees for performance in musical productions and 10 for straight plays. Here are the critics' lists, minus the winners. The critics who voted are Jeff Favre, Hoyt Hilsman, Travis Holder, Eric Marchese, Dany Margolies, Dink O'Neal, Melinda Schupmann, Madeleine Shaner, Les Spindle, Neal Weaver, and Jennie Webb. Back Stage thanks them, as we hope you will when you see them this year, for their perpetual devotion to Southland theater large and small.

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2010 (Dec. 1, 2009 - Nov. 30, 2010).

MadLab will present Cabfare for the Common Man at 8:00, September 30th- October 23rd, Fridays and Saturdays, opening Thursday September 30th at MadLab Theatre and Gallery, 227 N. 3rd St., Columbus. Tickets cost $12, $8 Students/Seniors, $6 Members.

Lindsay Posner directs Richard Bean's new stage version of David Mamet's film, House of Games previewing from 9 September and running until 6 November, with press night on 16 September. Designs are by Peter McKintosh with lighting by Paul Pyant and music by Django Bates. House of Games is sponsored by Aspen.

Lindsay Posner directs Richard Bean's new stage version of David Mamet's film, House of Games previewing from 9 September and running until 6 November.

MadLab will present Cabfare for the Common Man at 8:00, September 30th- October 23rd, Fridays and Saturdays, opening Thursday September 30th at MadLab Theatre and Gallery, 227 N. 3rd St., Columbus. Tickets cost $12, $8 Students/Seniors, $6 Members.

Lindsay Posner will direct Richard Bean's new stage version of David Mamet's film, House of Games previewing from 9 September and running until 6 November, with press night on 16 September. Designs are by Peter McKintosh with lighting by Paul Pyant and music by Django Bates. House of Games is sponsored by Aspen.

UK Daily Mail reports that Nancy Carroll, currently starring in the National Theatre's AFTER THE DANCE, will star in a stage adaptation of Mamet's 'House of Games' film at the Almeida Theatre. The production, reworked from Mamet's screenplay by Richard Bean, will begin performances September 9. Under Lindsay Posner's direction, Nancy Carroll will lead a cast featuring Trevor Cooper, Dermot Crowley, Amanda Drew, Peter de Jersey, Michael Landes, John Marquez, and Al Weaver.

Lindsay Posner directs Richard Bean's new stage version of David Mamet's film, House of Games previewing from 9 September and running until 6 November, with press night on 16 September. Designs are by Peter McKintosh with lighting by Paul Pyant and music by Django Bates. House of Games is sponsored by Aspen.

Lindsay Posner will direct Richard Bean's new stage version of David Mamet's film, House of Games previewing from 9 September and running until 6 November, with press night on 16 September. Designs are by Peter McKintosh with lighting by Paul Pyant and music by Django Bates. House of Games is sponsored by Aspen.

UK Daily Mail reports that Nancy Carroll, currently starring in the National Theatre's AFTER THE DANCE, will star in a stage adaptation of Mamet's 'House of Games' film at the Almeida Theatre. The production, reworked from Mamet's screenplay by Richard Bean, will begin performances September 9. Under Lindsay Posner's direction, Nancy Carroll will lead a cast featuring Trevor Cooper, Dermot Crowley, Amanda Drew, Peter de Jersey, Michael Landes, John Marquez, and Al Weaver.

TOYER by Gardner McKay has posted early closing notice at London's Arts Theater. The run will now end March 21. The production had originally been slated to run through April 11th. TOYER stars Al Weaver and Alice Krige. It is directed by William Schoular.