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The F.U.D.G.E. (FRIENDS UNITED DEVELOPING GENUINE ENTERTAINMENT) Theatre Company will present their 12th Anniversary Season's production of "AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN," 'Douglas Carter Beane's Award-winning comedy about deception, fraud, embezzlement, sexual politics, elusive fame, amoral women, sitting-duck men and revenge, which will open tonight, January 25 at The Factory Theatre (791 Tremont Street, Boston, MA - between Camden Street and Northampton Street) where it will play through Sunday, January 27.

Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) and the Fort Douglas Museum are honoring Utah women in the military with a three-night concert event, April 11-13, 2013. Women of Valor…In the Spirit of Service commemorates the 150th Anniversary of Fort Douglas and pays tribute to women of have served selflessly in the community and in the military.

Pace University's Pace New Musicals program, dedicated to the discovery of new theater works, and Ryan Scott Oliver, composer-lyricist and producer, will present a staged reading of I Capture the Castle by Marion Adler, Peter Foley and Cara Reichel January 23-27, and its inaugural New Musical Lab, a concert reading of Make Me Bad, by Drew Gasparini and Alex Brightman, which will be presented January 26-27.

Riverdale Rising Stars Performing Arts Conservatory (RPAC), the educational arm of the Riverdale Rising Stars, the resident performing arts company at the Riverdale YM-YWHA, is now taking registrations for its spring semester of performing arts classes.

A total of 35 established and emerging writers, composers and lyricists will converge on the Goodspeed campus this month to participate in the first-ever Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. The writing teams, representing more than twenty new musicals, will populate the campus, creating a truly exciting environment for discovery and inspiration.

Adagio Ballet and Dance School (http://www.adagioballet.com/) has released the date of their annual Winter Concert for the 2012-2013 season.

Big Noise Theatre Company will present Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday as their 2nd production of the company's 2012-13 season. Performances will be held at the Prairie Lake Theatre from tonight, January 18-February 3th, 2013. Catherine Davis returns to direct for the company, with Peter Rasey serving as producer.

Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) along with PHILANTHROPIK will present the HIP-HOP INAUGURAL BALL II in celebration of the Hip-Hop community's role in the 2012 Election and promoting political awareness. Actress and television personality LA LA ANTHONY together with actor and E! News anchor TERRENCE J will host the black tie, charity gala at 8 p.m., January 20, at The Harman Center for the Arts, 610 F Street, N.W., Washington, DC.

Pumpkin Theatre continues our 45th Anniversary Season, "A Celebration of Imagination" with Quest of the ZIZ Bird. A NEW PLAY with book and lyrics by Pumpkin Theatre Producing Artistic Director, Jimi Kinstle and music by Ryan Michael Haase (Artistic Director, Stillpointe Theatre Initiative) based on the children's book The Hardest Word, by Jacqueline Jules. Quest of the Ziz Bird has been adapted to the stage by Pumpkin Theatre in collaboration with the Louise D & Morton J Macks Center for Jewish Education (CJE) (www.cjebaltimore.org) and the PJ Library as part of an outreach project for both organizations.

Children don't have to be botanists-in-training to discover the message of this book: "All plants are interesting, even the weeds." Young readers are sure to be intrigued by the wide variety of shapes, sizes, and functions in flowers, fruit trees, and all sorts of other flora seen in bright and whimsical illustrations by artist Phil Smith in just released How Does a Plant Grow? NSTA's new title is written in rhyme and presents the basic structures and functions of seed plants as inquiry explorations. Including concepts of how seeds sprout to why leaves turn to the light to the vital roles of stems and roots, K-6 grade children will be inspired by the science while reciting new poems.

Riverdale Repertory Company, the adult branch of the Rising Stars performing arts program at the Riverdale Y, proudly presents the Tony Award-winning musical COMPANY for a strictly limited run of four performances, from February 2 to 10, 2013 - Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm.

Singer-songwriter, producer, and dedicated activist Erin McKeown returns with a new album, MANIFESTRA, which brings together her political and musical selves. Funded by her enthusiastic fan-base in a mere six days via PledgeMusic, MANIFESTRA will be released today, January 15th on McKeown's own TVP Records. "Proof" is a soft, sweet ballad straight from an opening heart. Soon to be accompanied by the first-ever music video of McKeown's career, check out the "Proof" (Payoff Mix) MP3 where it premiered with MTV Hive today. Click HERE to listen!

A total of 35 established and emerging writers, composers and lyricists will converge on the Goodspeed campus this month to participate in the first-ever Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. The writing teams, representing more than twenty new musicals, will populate the campus, creating a truly exciting environment for discovery and inspiration.

In this funny story, How Tall Was Milton?, it takes a village to figure out the height of Milton the friendly giant. Written as a fairy tale in the classical tradition with a kingdom and a giant, the townspeople attempt to gauge how tall Milton is by first using the baker's hands, then the shoemaker's feet, and then a carpenter's stick to win the king's prize of a pot of gold. Quickly seeing the inconsistency in the size of any hand or foot as a unit of measurement, young readers learn along with the characters that a unit of measurement must be standard to determine precisely how tall Milton is.

Adagio Ballet and Dance School (http://www.adagioballet.com/) has released the date of their annual Winter Concert for the 2012-2013 season.

COMEDY CENTRAL is going beyond the two-drink minimum in top comedy clubs across the country with the creation of the "COMEDY CENTRAL Certified Club" program, providing participating clubs with the #1 brand in comedy's certification and seal of approval, as well as many additional promotional initiatives, it was announced today by Mitch Fried, Executive Vice President, COMEDY CENTRAL Enterprises.

Euan Morton, who was originally scheduled to bring his solo cabaret act to Signature Theatre in Arlington, has cancelled his appearance due to another commitment at Yale Repertory Theatre. The January 9-12, 2013 slot will now be filled by Emily Skinner.

Big Noise Theatre Company will present Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday as their 2nd production of the company's 2012-13 season. Performances will be held at the Prairie Lake Theatre from January 18-February 3th, 2013. Catherine Davis returns to direct for the company, with Peter Rasey serving as producer.

Big Noise Theatre Company will present Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday as their 2nd production of the company's 2012-13 season. Performances will be held at the Prairie Lake Theatre from January 13-February 5th, 2012. Catherine Davis returns to direct for the company, with Peter Rasey serving as producer.

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Dallas in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!