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The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company presents the contemporary musical revue, A Christmas Survival Guide, Nov. 27-Dec. 23 at the SaG?Ji Theatre. This light-hearted, offbeat revue takes a humorous look at the stressful holiday season.

Holland Productions and The Factory Theatre Present Jordan Harrison's KID SIMPLE: A Radio Play in the Flesh October 30th-November 14th, The Factory Theatre, Boston

Holland Productions and The Factory Theatre Present Jordan Harrison's KID SIMPLE: A Radio Play in the Flesh October 30th-November 14th, The Factory Theatre, Boston

Holland Productions and The Factory Theatre Present Jordan Harrison's KID SIMPLE: A Radio Play in the Flesh October 30th-November 14th, The Factory Theatre, Boston

Holland Productions and The Factory Theatre Present Jordan Harrison's KID SIMPLE: A Radio Play in the Flesh October 30th-November 14th, The Factory Theatre, Boston

The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company presents the contemporary musical revue, A Christmas Survival Guide, Nov. 27-Dec. 23 at the SaG?Ji Theatre. This light-hearted, offbeat revue takes a humorous look at the stressful holiday season.

Holland Productions and The Factory Theatre Present Jordan Harrison's KID SIMPLE: A Radio Play in the Flesh October 30th-November 14th, The Factory Theatre, Boston

Holland Productions and The Factory Theatre Present Jordan Harrison's KID SIMPLE: A Radio Play in the Flesh October 30th-November 14th, The Factory Theatre, Boston

The Metropolitan Opera announced plans for its free outdoor events this summer, which will take place in the Lincoln Center Plaza and in parks throughout New York City. In a brand new initiative, the Met's Summer HD Festival will feature screenings of ten productions from the Met's Peabody and Emmy Award-winning Live in HD series in Lincoln Center Plaza on consecutive nights, beginning Saturday, August 29.

The Metropolitan Opera announced plans for its free outdoor events this summer, which will take place in the Lincoln Center Plaza and in parks throughout New York City. In a brand new initiative, the Met's Summer HD Festival will feature screenings of ten productions from the Met's Peabody and Emmy Award-winning Live in HD series in Lincoln Center Plaza on consecutive nights, beginning Saturday, August 29.

The Metropolitan Opera announced plans for its free outdoor events this summer, which will take place in the Lincoln Center Plaza and in parks throughout New York City. In a brand new initiative, the Met's Summer HD Festival will feature screenings of ten productions from the Met's Peabody and Emmy Award-winning Live in HD series in Lincoln Center Plaza on consecutive nights, beginning Saturday, August 29.

The Houston Chapter of the American Marketing Association has recognized Theatre Under The Stars as Houston's 2008 Marketer of the Year in the Performing Arts category. The Marketer of the Year award recognizes Houston companies, organizations, and institutions for their outstanding marketing efforts. Best of category winners will be recognized and presented their awards at a reception to be held at 5:30 p.m. on March 2, 2009 in the Alley Theatre's Hubbard Stage. At this event, the company selected by an out of state panel of judges to be Houston's overall 2008 Marketer of the Year will be announced. All best of category winners are in competition for this honor. A group of local business leaders and area marketing professionals helped determine the one hundred and seventy six Houston-area firms that were nominated this year. Voting by AMA-Houston's membership resulted in 33 Best of Category winners being selected. The event will also feature keynote speaker Kevin Bertram - Founder and CEO of Distributive Networks discussing: 'How Mobile Marketing Will Change Everything.' Bertram will explain the role that mobile marketing played in the successful Obama for President campaign and its impact for marketers. One of the nation's most successful mobile technology companies, the company's proprietary mobile content management and delivery system enables innovative, customized mobile messaging solutions for such clients as Obama for America, AOL, AT&T, Avis Budget Group, CBS, D.C. United, and Disney.

Long considered the essential magazine for professional not-for-profit theatre, AMERICAN THEATRE (AT), published monthly by Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has been providing theatre professionals, students, advocates and audiences a comprehensive journal for nearly 25 years. Published 10 times annually, 5 of those issues contain the full text of important contemporary scripts with the selections juried by internal staff at TCG.

Bill Kenwright and Marla Rubin announce that they will present the Almeida Theatre production of FESTEN, the hugely successful London play about a family with a dark secret, on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre (239 W. 45th St.), with performances beginning Thursday, March 23. Larry Bryggman, Michael Hayden, Ali MacGraw and Julianna Margulies have been cast in the Broadway production. Directed by Rufus Norris, in a dramatization by David Eldridge from the Danish 1998 film, FESTEN will have its official press opening on Sunday, April 9.