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Kritzerland at Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal presents THE Burt Bacharach ALBUM, Sunday, August 5, 2012 - 7:00 pm.

Once Upon a Mattress/book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller & Marshall Barer/music by Mary Rodgers; lyrics by Marshall Barer/directed by Richard Israel

Will a small pea hidden below twenty mattresses cause the Princess a sleepless night? Will the Evil Queen keep two lovebirds apart? These and other questions get answered in Cabrillo Music Theatre's all-new production of the fairy tale musical, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS.

The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and partner Broadway Impact just announced a special college 'preview' of Academy Award-winning director Dustin Lance Black's play '8', an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which eliminated the right to marry for gay and lesbian couples in California.

The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and partner Broadway Impact just announced a special college 'preview' of Academy Award-winning director Dustin Lance Black's play '8', an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which eliminated the right to marry for gay and lesbian couples in California.

Original FOOTLOOSE and WICKED cast member Kathy Deitch joins the line up for Bobby Cronin's THE ROADS I'M TAKING at Show at Barre. The concert will also feature: DANNY GURWIN (Little Women, Side Show) LAUREN ELDER (Hair) HAVEN BURTON (Legally Blonde, Shrek) MORGAN KARR (Spring Awakening) SEAN BRADFORD (The Lion King) MIRIAM ELWELL-SUTTON (West End Chicago) SAL SABELLA (Nat'l tour: Godspell, Phantom of the Opera) KAREN BENJAMIN (original LA company of Phantom of the Opera), BRETT TERESA...BOBBY CRONIN and DANIEL THOMAS share piano duties.

Award winning composer/lyricist Bobby Cronin returns to Show At Barre with an all-new set of songs to showcase the new musicals he's been developing over the past couple of years. Bobby will be joined by some of the best voices from LA and NYC. His debut CD 'Reach The Sky: Live at The Beechman' is available on iTunes and at www.bobbycronin.com

Original FOOTLOOSE and WICKED cast member Kathy Deitch joins the line up for Bobby Cronin's THE ROADS I'M TAKING at Show at Barre. The concert will also feature: DANNY GURWIN (Little Women, Side Show) LAUREN ELDER (Hair) HAVEN BURTON (Legally Blonde, Shrek) MORGAN KARR (Spring Awakening) SEAN BRADFORD (The Lion King) MIRIAM ELWELL-SUTTON (West End Chicago) SAL SABELLA (Nat'l tour: Godspell, Phantom of the Opera) KAREN BENJAMIN (original LA company of Phantom of the Opera), BRETT TERESA...BOBBY CRONIN and DANIEL THOMAS share piano duties.

Award winning composer/lyricist Bobby Cronin returns to Show At Barre with an all-new set of songs to showcase the new musicals he's been developing over the past couple of years. Bobby will be joined by some of the best voices from LA and NYC. His debut CD 'Reach The Sky: Live at The Beechman' is available on iTunes and at www.bobbycronin.com

Award winning composer/lyricist Bobby Cronin, who has been hard at work writing all year, will present a night of new songs from his musicals: W2ML (Welcome to My Life) book by Alicia Dempster, DAYBREAK, 'TIL DEATH DO US PART book by Allen Mogol, and CYRANA book by Crystal Skillman.

A couple of years ago a winning salute to Frank Sinatra called My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra by David Grapes and Todd Olson was on stage at the Laguna Playhouse. It has gone on successfully to hundreds of productions worldwide. Now the same duo Grapes and Olson present I Left My Heart: A Salute to the Music of Tony Bennett at the Laguna Playhouse through August 21. I liked the Sinatra piece a lot; I loved the latest one tributing Tony Bennett. Maybe because Sinatra has received many tributes and Tony Bennett, none - and as the boys say, 'It's high time. Long overdue!' Important to remember that this is not a Bennett impersonation nor are the arrangements necessarily exactly like Bennett's; it is a loving salute to his music. Ingenious Vince Di Mura is once again musical director of this stylish little theatrical concert featuring the talents of three terrific actors/singers, who make the show shine even brighter.

ORIGINAL CAST 2, the 27th Annual musical presentation of the Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E.), took place for one night only on Saturday, April 2 at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex of California State University, raising money for AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA).

ORIGINAL CAST 2, the 27th Annual musical presentation of the Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E.), took place for one night only on Saturday, April 2 at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex of California State University, raising money for AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA).

The 27th Annual Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event-S.T.A.G.E.-will be dedicated to the memory of musical-comedy star and long-time Event Co-Chair Betty Garrett who died Saturday at the age of 91. ORIGINAL CAST 2, a musical celebration showcasing artists from theatre, television and cabaret performing songs they originated in musical productions, will take place for one-night-only on Saturday, April 2. Garrett, who appeared in 22 previous S.T.A.G.E events, was preparing to perform a number in this year's show from 'Something for the Boys,' in which she appeared on Broadway in 1943 with Ethel Merman. A musical retrospective honoring Garrett is now being planned as part of this year's show.

This past Wednesday and Thursday, host Jim Caruso and musical director Billy Stritch oversaw another Hollywood edition of Cast Party, the wildly successful open mic night, which tours the country celebrating local talent. The event, made up of impromptu musical performances, has been running every Monday at Birdland in New York City for the past eight years.

The 27th Annual Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event-S.T.A.G.E.-has added Tony winner Tyne Daly to the lineup for this year's show entitled ORIGINAL CAST 2.

The second longest-running show in Broadway history, CATS, that renowned Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that purred its way to a Tony win for Best Musical in 1982, is certainly one of those shows almost everyone and their mother has seen at least once. It is also most notably known for being the musical that begat the ubiquitous musical theater staple 'Memory.' But more than that, CATS is also a musical wholly representative of the era that gave birth to it, the kind of critique-proof show that is shrewdly designed as an entertainment juggernaut performance piece greeted with enthusiastic cheers and repeat viewings. Musical Theatre West in Long Beach offers a lively, entertaining, Broadway-caliber revival through February 27 at the Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts.

The 27th Annual Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event-S.T.A.G.E.-will be dedicated to the memory of musical-comedy star and long-time Event Co-Chair Betty Garrett who died Saturday at the age of 91. ORIGINAL CAST 2, a musical celebration showcasing artists from theatre, television and cabaret performing songs they originated in musical productions, will take place for one-night-only on Saturday, April 2. Garrett, who appeared in 22 previous S.T.A.G.E events, was preparing to perform a number in this year's show from 'Something for the Boys,' in which she appeared on Broadway in 1943 with Ethel Merman. A musical retrospective honoring Garrett is now being planned as part of this year's show.

Musical Theatre West is proud to announce its upcoming production of CATS at the beautiful 1,070-seat Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.