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Today, in a rare moment of Broadway synchronicity between several theater owners and producers, deals were struck to move two Broadway shows to alternate theatres for mutual benefit. The five-time Tony Award nominated musical ROCK OF AGES will move from The Brooks Atkinson Theatre to the Helen Hayes Theatre in March 2011 and the acclaimed Beatles concert RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles on Broadway at The Neil Simon Theatre will move to The Brooks Atkinson Theatre and begin performances on February 8, 2011. In their current homes, ROCK OF AGES will play its final performance on Sunday, January 9, 2011 and RAIN, which has now been extended twice, will play its final performance on Saturday, January 15, 2011.

Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation, continues its 34th Season of great theatre with a variety of choices for all audiences. We offer the hottest ticket in town to ten of Broadway's best, from classic musicals to rock icons to beloved family fare - not to mention dance!

Theater Talk, the series devoted to the world of the stage, is co-hosted by Michael Riedel, Broadway columnist for the New York Post and series producer Susan Haskins.

This January, Noble Fool Theatricals will launch their new Fox Valley Repertory name witha variety of musical tributes and comedic combat, including: Chicago's finest songbirds The Pin Ups, some of the best comedic swordplay in the country, The Swordsmen, and a weekend of the popular Beatles band, American English at Pheasant Run Resort (4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL; 630-584-6342).

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park will continue its Marx Theatre season with OVER THE TAVERN by Tom Dudzick.

Theater Talk, the series devoted to the world of the stage, is co-hosted by Michael Riedel, Broadway columnist for the New York Post and series producer Susan Haskins.

Ring it in or swing it in, but get to the Kimmel Center on Friday, December 31 for the most festive concert of the year-Swinging in the New Year with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops®! (December 31 at 8:00 p.m.)

The historic Gem Theatre presents Plaid Tidings, a special holiday sequel to the critically acclaimed Forever Plaid. The Gem will feature 49 performances of Plaid Tidings, November 10 through December 31, 2010. Tickets are on sale now!

The Historic Gem Theatre presents Plaid Tidings, a special holiday sequel to the critically acclaimed Forever Plaid. The Gem will feature 49 performances of Plaid Tidings Nov. 10-Dec. 31, 2010. Tickets are on sale now!

The Broadway Theatre of Pitman has recently announced that The Amazing World of Magic:A Spectacular Illusion Extravaganza will be playing December 26-29. The production will star the Internationally-Acclaimed Richard Gustafson & Troupe.

Renowned funnyman and with a knack for intelligent wordplay, Norm Crosby brings his trademark act to The Orleans Showroom, February 4 and 5, each evening at 8 p.m.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) presents Over The Tavern by Tom Dudzick. This hilarious and poignant production will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, December 1-26, 2010.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the complete cast and creative team for The Old Globe's special engagement of Plaid Tidings - A Special Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid.

Dreaming of a Plaid Christmas? Great! Because the hilarious, harmonious quartet, The Plaids (Frankie, Sparky, Jinx and Smudge) are back with a swingin' holiday spectacular.

The Broadway Theatre of Pitman has recently announced that The Amazing World of Magic:A Spectacular Illusion Extravaganza will be playing December 26-29. The production will star the Internationally-Acclaimed Richard Gustafson & Troupe.

Based upon the Paramount Pictures film written for the screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank. Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin. Book by David Ives and Paul Blake.

Tradition takes a sentimental twist this holiday season in A Beef & Boards Christmas 2010, now on stage at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. Inspired by the Golden Age of television, this annual production offers an entertaining cavalcade of comedy, dance and music with performances by many Beef & Boards favorites through Dec. 23.

Rochelle Slovin, Director of Museum of the Moving Image, today announced the complete schedule for the screenings and programs that will celebrate the grand re-opening of America's only museum dedicated to film, television, and digital media.

The holidays POP! with Holiday Pops! when Peter Nero and the Philly Pops® makes the holiday season bright with 10 spectacular performances this December (December 4-5, 10-12, 15, 18-19, 21-22, 2010).

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) is pleased to launch the new year with a fresh adaptation of A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen's landmark play for the ages. Following such timeless themes as happiness, self-worth and gender roles down an unexpected path, A Doll's House explodes in one of the most famous climaxes in 19th-century drama, creating sensation and controversy for more than a century.