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Cleveland Play House's Centennial Season continues with MR. WOLF, an intense and compelling drama about faith, hope and healing.

Following a critically hailed, highly successful extended run of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rubicon Theatre Company continues the 2015-2016 Season with another American premiere -- eXtras by Sabina Berman.

From Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro to Biscayne Boulevard in Miami Beach, throughout Brazil and around the world, the innovative and prolific work of Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994) has made him one of the most prominent landscape architects of the twentieth century. 

Top 5% seller on Amazon, THE LOBBY (Friesen Press: 2016), a hilarious look at those lives passing through an upscale San Francisco Hotel is another humor/fiction novel by author Randi M Sherman. THE LOBBY is here and it's a winner! www.randimshermanbooks.com Reminiscent of Grand Hotel and Neil Simon's California Suite, THE LOBBY sheds a hilarious spotlight on the comings and goings of anonymous people who come to life in the lobby of the grand Shipley Hotel. Practically engineered for eavesdropping, San Francisco's juiciest hotel lobby offers the perfect place to witness the lives - and the most comedic intersections of staff, long-term residents, and eclectic guests. Evocative of Upstairs Downstairs, the reader gets a delicious vicarious look at both the guests and staff at The Shipley Hotel whose lives briefly intersect over the course of a 24-hour period. Each consecutive chapter title is a time of day, beginning at 4:00 AM, when the hotel lobby comes to life as those working behind the scenes downstairs spruce up the lobby with fresh flower centerpieces, and front-desk staff are busy preparing for the hectic day ahead as their guests upstairs are sleeping, oblivious to the busy preparations taking place downstairs. Randi Sherman's spot-on character descriptions capture humanity in all its vain, self-absorbed, often romantic and sometimes loving preoccupations in 50 interlocking short stories as the narrator snoops into the lives of hotel workers and guests as they crisscross in the Shipley's elegant lobby. Available online: Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, iTunes, Google + more, Kindle, Nook, Kobo www.amazon.com/Lobby-Randi-M-Sherman/dp/1460278119/ref=sr_1_1

Joanna Newsom comes to Seattle's Paramount Theatre on March 29, 2016 at 7:30PM. 

Oh good… more debates. Art is (over) imitating life on SCANDAL as Sally Langston prepares to hold the first Republican Debate between Hollis Drumpf Doyle, Mellie Grant and VP Susan Ross.

RON AND LAURA TAKE BACK AMERICA, a new political mockumentary satire that tackles many of the issues enveloping the current election season, is set to make its New York City premiere beginning today, March 25, at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street, NYC), following a run in Los Angeles (March 9 premiere, and running March 18-24).

Stars Megan McGinnis and Adam Halpin shared celebratory cake with Tuesday night's audience members.

Papatango today announces the full cast for the world premiere of After Independence by May Sumbwanyambe. George Turvey directs Stefan Adegbola (Charles), Sandra Duncan (Kathleen), Peter Guinness (Guy) and Beatriz Romilly (Chipo) in the production which opens at the Arcola Theatre on 6 May, with previews from 4 May, and runs until 28 May 2016.

Who is Annie without her red dress? Or Eva with out her balcony? It is the charge of the Broadway designer to transport the audience into the world of a show, whether it be Great Depression-era New York City or outside of the Casa Rosada. In our new series, Broadway by Design, BroadwayWorld will be shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. Today, we kick off the series with David Rockwell and Jeff Mahshie, who acted as scenic and costume designers for Roundabout's glorious revival of SHE LOVES ME.

We continue our look at Austin theatre companies and producers with Andy Berkovsky and The City Theatre Company. In their ten year history, they have been recognized by the Austin Critics Table Awards, the B. Iden Payne Awards, the Central Texas Excellence in Theatre Awards, Central Texas Live Theatre, and twice have been named 'Best Theatre Company' by Austin American-Statesman's Austin 360. Most recently, Artistic Director Berkovsky was honored as 2015 Best Director by the Central Texas Excellence in Live Theatre Awards. The company is a nonprofit arts organization and is sponsored in part by the Austin Creative Alliance and the Austin Cultural Arts Division. We sat down with Andy to get a little more information about him and The City Theatre as they celebrate their 10th anniversary at the current location.

"Institutions like the Aquarium of the Pacific serve a vital role in helping us understand-and better care for-the world around us," stated U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal, who serves California's 47th district. "In just a short time, the Aquarium of the Pacific has redefined the modern aquarium. It has become a leading force in educating the next generation about the importance of the ocean and scientific research, fostering a community of students, families, friends, and scientific experts who learn together. I look forward to seeing how the new Pacific Visions wing will broaden that community and reinforce our collective responsibility to build a more sustainable future."

Ken Davenport and Michael Jackowitz, the producers of the new Off-Broadway musical DADDY LONG LEGS, are pleased to announce the deadline extension of their "Give A Girl Her Chance" Contest, which will gift an Off-Broadway debut to one talented young woman. The contest submission due date will now be Monday, March 28th at 11:59pm, and the age limit for submissions has been removed.

The 2016 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award, a prestigious honor that carries a $25,000 cash prize, will be presented to contemporary choreographer, dancer, and artistic director Camille A. Brown in acknowledgement of her vision and outstanding contributions to the dance field. Regularly garnering acclaim for her 'vividness and versatility' (Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times), Brown holds a New York Dance and Performance ('Bessie') Award, two Princess Grace Awards, a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, and her work has toured nationally and internationally. The Jacob's Pillow Dance Award was established in 2007 and, in honor of its 10th anniversary, the Pillow has broadened the scope of this honor with a commitment to the artist's growth and future work. In addition to the unrestricted cash prize, this Award also includes a committed engagement for the 2017 Festival and a Creative Development Residency at Jacob's Pillow. Previous recipients of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Award include the legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham; MacArthur Fellows Michelle Dorrance and Kyle Abraham; and John Heginbotham of Dance Heginbotham, among others.

Can personal bonds bridge political chasms? John Henry Davis directs Tony Abatemarco and David Nevell in a brilliant and funny play of ideas by Lee Blessing. A Walk in the Woods opens April 29 at International City Theatre, with two low-priced previews set for April 27 and April 28.

DADDY LONG LEGS celebrates their 200th performance on Tuesday, March 22nd at the Davenport Theatre.

This year's exciting Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) will feature international, domestic and local filmmakers along with 214 films from over 17 countries, including a number of award-winners and premieres.

No network is currently attached, though MANIAC will be shopped to premium cable networks and Netflix, per the report. A straight-to-series order is sought.

Four pages of the only known surviving play script containing The Bard's handwriting.

Laura Benanti and Zachary Levi head a sterling cast in Scott Ellis' ravishing production.