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The National Jazz Museum in Harlem presents NJMH'S CLASSIC SERIES harlem in the himalayas and it continues this Friday with: AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE

Actor's Express presents the Southeastern premiere of a poignant new drama of faith and longing, 100 Saints You Should Know by Kate Fodor, March 18 through April 17, 2010.

Experience the legendary music and artistry of one of the greatest live bands of all time with One Night of Queen, performed by Gary Mullen & The Works Tuesday, March 30 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

The New York Philharmonic will present SONDHEIM: The Birthday Concert on March 15 and Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. This celebration of the 80th birthday of the great Broadway and film composer/lyricist will include his most enduring orchestral music and songs - performed, in some cases, by the stars of the original Broadway cast productions - in addition to rarely-heard material. Joining the celebration will be (in alphabetical order) Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jason Danieley, Nathan Gunn, George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, and others to be announced, including surprise guests. Paul Gemignani, Mr. Sondheim's longtime collaborator, will conduct the New York Philharmonic; Lonny Price is the director; and Mr. Price and Matt Cowart are the producers.

Candlelight Dinner Playhouse proudly presents 'My Fair Lady,' the classic tale about a draggle-tailed guttersnipe who learns to talk like a lady.

Two New York premieres will be featured in a concert by the Temple University Symphony Orchestra on Friday, April 9, 2010, at 8 p.m. in Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall (Broadway at 65th St., Manhattan). One of the works, Ansel Adams: America (in its New York premiere) by jazz great Dave Brubeck and his son, Chris, will feature 100 projected images by the eminent American photographer. The all-American program also includes works by Bill Cunliffe (also a New York premiere), Samuel Barber, and Leonard Bernstein.

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall goes retro during April, with shows featuring 1940's Big Bands, 102 Years of Broadway, megahit-makers such as The Beach Boys and Neil Sedaka, and even 'Barbra & Frank' in a fantasy concert that never was.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels book by Jeffrey Lane; music by David Yazbek Interact Theatre Company @ NoHo Arts Center directed by Richard Israel through March 21

The Place's impact and influence is felt throughout the dance world and beyond. It is hard to think of a choreographer or dancer that has not at some point in their career either trained or worked at The Place. Dance has become the nation's obsession - featuring on TV, in film, pop music, advertising, musical theatre and more. In all cases it is possible to feel The Place's presence. The world of dance would not exist in the same way without The Place. Dancers and choreographers who began their careers at The Place include; Richard Alston, Matthew Bourne, Siobhan Davies, Hofesh Shechter, Mark Baldwin, Russell Maliphant and many others.

Actor's Express presents the Southeastern premiere of a poignant new drama of faith and longing, 100 Saints You Should Know by Kate Fodor, March 18 through April 17, 2010.

Rock Circus is one of the biggest and most challenging shows the Barnyard Theatre has ever undertaken. Featuring an extended stage into the audience, the Rock Circus is a show like no other. A live band, aerial acrobatics, clowns, fire eaters, jugglers and six decades of music and Rock ‘n Roll. Rock Circus runs thru March 7.

Fans of television's 'Project Runway' won't want to miss Project Expressway, a hip, new event for Atlanta, where guests can watch as three local fashion designers vie to rule the AE runway.

Acclaimed stage, screen and television actress, Nan Martin, passed away Thursday morning (March 4) due to complications from emphysema. She was 82.

After considerable critical and audience acclaim "THE ACCIDENTAL PERVERT" Andrew Goffman's hilarious tour-de-force of honesty has been extended Off-Broadway at The Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street - btwn: West 3rd Street & Minetta Lane) through Saturday, December 18th, 2010.

Martin Lynch and Lisa May direct Lynch's Edinburgh Festival hit Chronicles of Long Kesh, running at the Tricycle Theatre from 15 March until 17 April, with press night on 16 March 2010. Set and costume designs are by David Craig, with lighting design by Conleth White. Chronicles of Long Kesh is produced by Green Shoot Theatre productions.

In 2008, A Catered Affair was performed on Broadway by an all-star cast for 116 performances. This funny, poignant and oh-so-human tale of love and marriage begins its magnificent journey into regional theatre with its post-Broadway debut on March 4th at Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville.

In March 2010, the National Jazz Museum in Harlem presents public programming that brings jazz fans closer to artists-emerging to living masters-that embody the art form that defines America to itself and to the world.

The Momentum Dance company is hosting the 7th annual Miami Dance Festival from 4/9 through 5/29 featuring performances by seven dance companies and special guests displaying diverse international dance styles, all sharing a common passion for the art. Returning to the festival this year is a performance of Obamanomics, an encore of last year's popular contemporary dance work satirizing the economic crisis. The festival will also feature awards, lectures, film, parties and social events.

We all love the movie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Because, really, what's not to love? The seasoned, elegant, upscale, and rather dashing con man Lawrence Jameson (played flawlessly by the sleek and sophisticated Michael Caine) takes a crude, grubby, aspiring con artist Freddie Benson under his wing (Steve Martin in one of his most brilliant and memorable roles). When the master and the protégé become competitors for the heart (and the fortune) of a naive ingénue, hilarity ensues. Unscrupulous leading characters, sexcapades, a hint of romance, a beautiful French Riviera setting, and lots of lying, cheating, dirty rotten deeds. Again, what's not to love about this story? But does the adaptation of the film work as a stage musical? Well...yes and no.

Birdland Jazz Club's recently announced February schedule. In the line-up includes Billy Stritch, Sam Harris, Natalie Weiss, Nicole Parker and more.