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'Mad Men' meets Broadway as the Riverdale Repertory Company present the classic musical comedy about big business in the 1960s, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING for six performances only, today, November 1-16, 2014.

Madeline's at Main Street Theater! From Ludwig Bemelman's classic book Madeline's Christmas, this delightful musical will play Sundays at 1pm: November 16 & 23; Friday at 10:30am and 1:30pm: November 28; Sundays at 1pm and 4pm: November 30 - December 21; Friday and Saturday at 7pm: December 19 & 20. Performances are at TALENTO BILINGUE DE HOUSTON (performances are in English), 333 S. Jensen Dr., Houston, TX 77003. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!

Chris Soules, the stylish farmer from Iowa, who was sent home by Andi Dorfman on “The Bachelorette,” is ready to search for the one missing piece in his life—true love – when he stars in the 19th edition of the hit romance reality series “The Bachelor,”

Round House Theatre continues its 2014/15 season with a magical, fresh new take on a beloved classic - The Nutcracker, a new holiday musical created by Tommy Rapley, Jake Minton, Phillip Klapperich, and Kevin O'Donnell. Directed by the award-winning Joe Calarco, The Nutcracker makes its area premiere at Round House Theatre from November 26 thru December 28, 2014. Opening night is Monday, December 1, 2014.

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) announce recent recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions for Manhattan Theatre Club. The commissioned writers are Jeff Augustin (Little Children Dream of God), Courtney Baron (A Very Common Procedure) and Juliana Nash (Murder Ballad), Nell Benjamin (The Explorers Club), Madeline George (The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence), Tom Holloway (And No More Shall We Part), Nathan Jackson (Broke-ology), Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octoroon), Greg Pierce (Slowgirl), and Alexandra Wood (The Initiate).

"Mad Men" meets Broadway as the Riverdale Repertory Company present the classic musical comedy about big business in the 1960s, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING for six performances only, November 1-16, 2014.

Beethoven's most engaging symphony shares a program with Strauss' wise, compelling tone poem tracing the whimsical adventures of an aging, chivalrous Spanish knight, and sensuous, rollicking selections from Falla's ballet The Three-Cornered Hat. Led by guest conductor Andrew Grams, the program will feature the CSO's principal cello Luis Biava and principal viola Karl Pedersen.

The strong acting and the timely, provocative, and challenging script are likely reason enough to give this production a chance.

Infinite Variety Productions, a NYC based, not-for-profit theatre company, is partnering with the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation this Veteran's Day weekend, Nov. 9-10. IVP will bring their production of "Censored on Final Approach" by Phylis Ravel to Arlington for this special event.

Fall is in the air, and it's perfect weather for tangling kites in trees, trying to finally win a baseball game, and hoping against hope to finally kick the football without having it pulled away at the last minute by a certain psychoanalyzing little girl as Reston Community Players opens its 48th season tonight, October 17 with the award winning musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

Peyton Manning looks to become the most prolific quarterback in NFL history this Sunday when the Denver Broncos (4-1) host Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers (4-2) on Sunday Night Football on NBC. Pre-game coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET. Manning is currently “Chasing 509,” needing just three more passing touchdowns reach 509 for his career, which would break the NFL record for most passing touchdowns (Brett Favre, 508).

Writer, director, and actor James Gardiner directs a short film musical WARNING: Take Only as Directed, presented by Adventure Theatre MTC.

21-yr-old RJ Tolson, the 2013 Beverly Hills Book Awards Finalist and National Indie Excellence Book Awards Finalist and Arlington, VA native, masterfully interweaves plots entailing demigods capable of transporting themselves to different universes in his recently released Chaos Chronicles Book 1: Zephyr The West Wind hardcover edition. Set in an ancient time on fictional universes with the threat of mythical and paranormal creatures, Zephyr The West Wind is a work of fiction which embodies mythology, historical fiction and magical realism. An adolescent's efforts to claim stature and acceptance; morally ambiguous characters whose lives illuminate issues of social status, betrayal, forgiveness, corruption, war and punishment; and, compelling family dynamics are also part and parcel of this science fiction & fantasy genre gem certain to captivate and enthrall young and young at heart alike. While the story unfolds into a universe in which a powerful demon in the island of Dentro with just a howl could obliterate mountains, the heroic act of an outsider allows the chief of Dentro to destroy the demon and seal its dark power within three powerful ancient weapons: a spear, a shield, and a sword. After leaving what was an unwelcoming village, the man who helped destroy the demon took the sword in an effort to keep the village and its people safe. Months later, a villager bore the son of the outsider. Carrying the child of a stranger was in violation of a sacred village law, and everyone knew whose child the boy was. Born into a village filled with hateful people, Zephyr grew up not knowing why he was so hated. With no friends, and eventually no family after the passing of his mother, Zephyr was forced to survive by himself as an outcast. Zephyr's only wish, to make his mother proud and force the village to recognize himwhile surviving in a world filled with demons, paranormal abilities, love, hate, and undiscovered lands. Orders of Chaos Chronicles Book 1: Zephyr The West Wind hardcover edition can be placed at www.Amazon.com. Additionally, RJ Tolson's recently released soundtrack, Zephyr The West Wind Original Book Soundtrack, inspired by events and scenes within Zephyr The West Wind, is also available for purchase at Amazon Digital Music and www.Itunes.Apple.com.

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. Please join us for a career Conversations with Betty Buckley moderated by Broadway World's Richard Ridge of 'Backstage with Richard Ridge!'

WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin today announced the directors for the remainder of the Company's 2014-2015 Main Stage season at the Addison Theatre Centre.

Celebrating the release of Gustafer Yellowgold's Wisdom Tooth of Wisdom, the newest installment in the award-winning series of Gustafer Yellowgold 'Musical Moving Book' DVD/CD sets, Gustafer Yellowgold's 'The Tooth Will Set You Free' Tour comes to the Boston area for an out-of-this world, multimedia family show at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 15 at The Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St., Arlington.

Children can learn how maple seeds transform from tiny, winged fruits to tall trees with Next Time You See a Maple Seed, a new book from NSTA Kids. The book explains what makes the seeds swirl through the air, what's inside their round ends, and how they grow.

Roll over, Bela Lugosi: there's a new smooth-talking villain in town, and he wants your flesh. Paata Tsihurishvili, who has been dearly missed during his behind-the-scenes hiatus, returns to the stage in fine form as one of literature's most notorious mad scientists. If you are looking for that edgy, near-perfect evening out this Halloween season, it doesn't matter whether you've got a date to impress or a feisty teenager who loves gore-you really must check out Synetic Theatre's The Island of Dr. Moreau

One constant in Washington-area theater for which we should all be grateful, is that the wonderful creative minds and souls at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, can be counted on to bring us fresh, innovative and carefully crafted productions of shows that may be new to many of us. This season, Signature is giving us three world premier productions of new musicals (Sheryl Crow's Diner; John Kander's Kid Victory and DC-native Nick Blaemire's Soon), but also a revival of a musical version of the story of Elmer Gantry, a traveling salesman turned preacher, who brings a religious revival a possibly dangerous spark in his pursuit of love. Almost 90 years ago, Sinclair Lewis brought Elmer Gantry to the page and Signature's Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer, is bringing him to the Signature stage for 2014 audiences.

JOE PERRY--Aerosmith co-founding member and rock icon in his own right--will embark on a 14-stop book tour beginning today, October 7 in New York, in conjunction with the release of his new memoir Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith (S&S; Hardcover; October 7, 2014; $27.99).