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Point Park University's Conservatory Theatre Company presents Illyria at the Pittsburgh Playhouse Nov. 11 - 20 with a preview on Nov. 10.

A la fecha del 5 de Diciembre en Madrid, se suman el día 12 del mismo mes en Barcelona, y el 19 de nuevo en la capital.

The 20th annual production of Pittsburgh CLO's A Musical Christmas Carol will feature an exceptional cast of exciting new faces and returning favorites, led by Pittsburgh's own Tom Atkins as Ebenezer Scrooge.

PICT presents the world's most famous consulting detective and his trusty sidekick in their most harrowing - and hilarious - case yet! The Mask of Moriarty by Hugh Leonard throws everything into the mix, from mop-headed hunchbacks to Hitler's secret parentage - even the identity of Jack the Ripper! -- in this fiendishly fun caper fit for the entire family.

Casa Mañana's 2011 - 2012 Children's Theatre season kicks off with the musical classic Oliver! presented by Community Bank, October 14 - 30 at Casa Mañana Theatre. Tickets are on sale now.

Following recital and concerts around the world, violinist Mikhail Simonyan will release his Deutsche Grammophon debut recording, Two Souls, on November 1 in the United States.

Paul Reubens is set to appear on DANCING WITH THE STARS, according to a report from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.

At The Acting Company's Masquerade Gala on November 14 at Capitale, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Joseph Benincasa, Chairman and President respectively of The Actors Fund, will accept the Joan Warburg Humanitarian Award honoring the Fund's extraordinary legacy of providing health and human services to the entertainment community since 1882. James Bundy, Dean of Yale School of Drama and Artistic Director of Yale Repertory Theatre, will receive the John Houseman Award recognizing his profound commitment to the development of classical actors and a national audience for the theater. David Hyde Pierce and Charles S. Dutton will present the awards; the Godspell cast will entertain and Acting Company Alumnus Hamish Linklater (Seminar) emcees the evening for an industry-filled audience of producers, directors, entertainers and other notables including The Honorable Thomas Kean, legendary record producer Clive Davis, New York Times writer Enid Nemy and The Broadway League's Charlotte St. Martin. For ticket Information call: 212-258-3111 .

The phrase 'you've got to see it on the big screen!' is often heard by film audiences, and it's true-some movies were simply meant to be seen large.

A gay campus drama with a touch of magic realism comes to DVD when Judas Kiss streets October 25th from Wolfe Video.

Television, film, and stage star French Stewart will host the LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards Ceremony for the 2011 theatre season on Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.

The REP, Point Park University's professional theatre company, presents the Pittsburgh premiere of Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods by Tammy Ryan. The production will close Oct. 16 in the Studio Theater at the Pittsburgh Playhouse; Sheila McKenna directs.

First Folio Theatre, at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83, presents the final performance of the hit one-woman show TEA AT FIVE written by Matthew Lombardo on October 16. This gracefully funny and heartwarming tale stars Melissa Carlson as legendary actress Katharine Hepburn.

Point Park University's Conservatory Theatre Company presents Illyria at the Pittsburgh Playhouse Nov. 11 - 20 with a preview on Nov. 10.

Coterie At Night presents Children of the Damned Corn, Oct. 13-30 at the newly renovated Just Off Broadway Theatre, 31st Street and Penn Valley Park (3051 Penn Valley Drive). This world premiere is written and directed by local theatre impresario Ron Megee.

Act II Playhouse kicks off its 2011/12 season with Sylvia by A. R. Gurney, directed by Act II Associate Artistic Director Harriet Power. This romantic comedy tells the story of a love triangle between a man, his wife - and his dog! Performances are Sept. 6-Oct. 2.

Fox Valley Rep, in residence at Pheasant Run Resort, announces an exciting line-up for their calendar-year 2012 season, many new to the Fox Valley community, including the comedy behind 'Gone with the Wind' during golden age of Hollywood, Moonlight and Magnolias, the romantic musical featuring Neil Sedaka's hits of the 1960's, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Theo Ubique's critic-acclaimed Chicago revue of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Some Enchanted Evening, Deborah Zoe Laufer's modern empty-nesters comedy, Sirens, and the holiday musical, The Winter Wonderettes.

First Folio Theatre, at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83, presents the hit one-woman show TEA AT FIVE written by Matthew Lombardo.

Walt Disney Studio's Home Entertainment has just released BEAUTY AND THE BEAST:3D Diamond Edition. Among the bonus features of the newly released DVD are a musical conversation with Composer Alan Menkin and a behind the scenes look at the making of the animated full length feature.