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Bristol Riverside Theatre opens its 2015-2016 season with the classic romantic comedy Bus Stop by Pulitzer Prize-winner William Inge, running tonight, September 29-October 18.

Bristol Riverside Theatre opens its 2015-2016 season with the classic romantic comedy Bus Stop by Pulitzer Prize-winner William Inge, running September 29-October 18.  Directed by Susan D. Atkinson, the ensemble cast features Broadway veteran Mark Jacoby joined by Mike Boland, Linda Elizabeth, Barbara McCullough, Bruce Sabath, David Sitler, Grant Struble, and Jessica Wagner.

The oldest professional summer theater in America, The Cape Playhouse, presents its first-ever Playhouse production of Lerner and Loewe's triumph - My Fair Lady - July 28 through August 8. Tony Nominee Hunter Foster makes his Cape Playhouse directorial debut with the unforgettable story of Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from Professor Henry Higgins so that she can pass as a proper lady. Broadway's Ashley Brown and Jeff McCarthy star in what is generally hailed as a masterpiece of musical theatre. Set against the gorgeous scenery and costumes of Edwardian England, My Fair Lady is filled with some of the greatest songs in musical theater history: Wouldn't It Be Loverly?, With a Little Bit of Luck, The Rain in Spain, I Could Have Danced All Night, On the Street Where You Live, Get Me to the Church on Time and I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face. Lorin Latarro choreographs and Nick DeGregorio is the musical director.

Bristol Riverside Theatre kicks off its Summer Musicale Fest on June 18-28 with An Evening with Lerner, Loesser, Loewe…and Schwartz! Keith Baker and the BRT Band are joined by BRT veterans Matt Leisy, Elisa Matthews, Lindsay Roberts, Keith Spencer and Jessica Wagner performing hits from My Fair Lady, Camelot, Guys and Dolls, and more.

ODC Theater's fourth annual smorgasbord of dance, the Walking Distance Dance Festival-SF, returns for a fourth year with samplings of dance from around the Bay Area and the nation. Over two days, Friday, June 5 to Saturday, June 6, ODC will present three programs of paired artists and a free, site-adaptive performance. Featured artists include Amy Seiwert/Imagery, Gerald Casel Dance, Jess Curtis/Gravity, Namita Kapoor, ODC/Dance, RAWdance and Gallim Dance in its Bay Area debut.

Compagnia de'Colombari has announced their 2015 presentation of Flannery O'Connor's Everything That Rises Must Converge presented at Loyola University Chicago (The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage), Yale University (Institute of Sacred Music) and Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in NYC. This season is a celebration of Flannery O'Connor's induction into Saint John the Divine's American Poets Corner in November 2014, the occasion of Flannery O'Connor's 80th Birthday and the 50th Anniversary of ETRMC's first publication.

Compagnia de'Colombari has announced their 2015 presentation of Flannery O'Connor's Everything That Rises Must Converge presented at Loyola University Chicago (The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage), Yale University (Institute of Sacred Music) and Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in NYC. This season is a celebration of Flannery O'Connor's induction into Saint John the Divine's American Poets Corner in November 2014, the occasion of Flannery O'Connor's 80th Birthday and the 50th Anniversary of ETRMC's first publication.

Featuring two dozen songs 'Always…Patsy Cline' is both a staged musical and a concert all- in- one.

2014 was a powerhouse year for theater in the Ocean State. BroadwayWorld Rhode Island is pleased to feature some of the exceptional performers and artists who made this year a most memorable one on local stages.

Bristol Riverside Theatre rings in the new year with Always...Patsy Cline by Ted Swindley running January 27-February 22. Directed by Susan D. Atkinson, the cast features Jo Twiss and Jessica Wagner. Based on a true story, this intimate musical combines down-home country humor and heartache to recount the unlikely friendship between country music legend Patsy Cline and her most devoted fan, Louise Seger.

The Girl Who Came to Supper is set in 1911 London at the time of George V's coronation.

The Girl Who Came to Supper is set in 1911 London at the time of George V's coronation.

Ocean State Theatre's outstanding production MY FAIR LADY is one of the company's finest offerings to date. Thoroughly polished and professional through and through, this is a not-to-be-missed performance.

Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), has announced the opening of their third season in their new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick. The company's 2014-15 season begins with Lerner and Loewe's stunning Broadway classic, My Fair Lady, which opens tonight, September 24.

Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), has announced the opening of their third season in their new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick. The company's 2014-15 season begins with Lerner and Loewe's stunning Broadway classic, My Fair Lady, which opens on September 24.

Following an extremely successful debut season in 2013 to public and critical acclaim, Dance Theatre of San Francisco (DTSF) returns to the stage for a Fall program of world premieres by choreographers Mark Foehringer, Sandrine Cassini, Milissa Payne Bradley and Dexandro "D" Montalvo. DTSF taps into the Bay Area's wealth of top-notch established, emerging and independent dance-makers and focuses on the work of more than one choreographer, making it an unusual and compelling addition to one of the nation's most active and innovative dance centers. The company's fall program will feature the world premiere of Mark Foehringer's Daphnis and Chloe, set to music by Maurice Ravel, plus new work by Sandrine Cassini, Milissa Payne Bradley and Dexandro "D" Montalvo. Performances will be givenFriday and Saturday, October 24 and 25, at 8 pm and Sunday, October 26, at 7 pm at the newly transformed Cowell Theater in San Francisco. Tickets are priced $20-$45 and may be purchased at www.dancetheatresf.org

Broadway regular Cody heads downtown to costar in 'Vestments of the Gods' and discusses the NY Fringe Festival show with its author and composer.

The 1944 comic romp that starred Bobby Clark and June Havoc returns to New York for the first time.

Musicals Tonight! the Obie-winning company dedicated to the revival of neglected musicals kicks off its 2013-14 season with a 16-performance run of Cole Porter's Mexican Hayride (October 8 - 20) directed by Thomas Sabella-Mills, with music direction by James Stenborg.

The cast features Jessica Wagner, M.X. Soto, Amie Bermowitz, Casey Hebbel, Ryan Hilliard, Tara Lynne Khaler, David Marmanillo, Benjamin Perez, Natalie Ramirez, Kelly Ross, April Woodall, Michael J. Borges, Cristina Farruggia, Glenn Giron, Cat Greenfield, Alex Krasser, Christiana Little, Christian Marriner, Jacob L. Smith, and Andreas Wyder.