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Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, presents the fourth production of its 18th "X-traordinary" Season Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, and directed by GET's Artistic Director, Robert J. Farley.

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City continues its 53rd season with Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment. The Daughter of the Regiment will be performed in English. This will be the Company's final season in the Lyric Theatre. Beginning in the fall of 2011, the Lyric Opera will perform at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, presents the fourth production of its 18th 'X-traordinary' Season Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, and directed by GET's Artistic Director, Robert J. Farley. The show runs February 24 - March 13, at the Theatre's home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA, 30075. Tickets are available now: online (www.get.org) or at the box office: 770-641-1260.

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City continues its 53rd season with Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment. The Daughter of the Regiment will be performed in English. This will be the Company's final season in the Lyric Theatre. Beginning in the fall of 2011, the Lyric Opera will perform at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

On Saturday 23rd October, the cast of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA celebrated the show's 10,000th performance in the West End. The audience at today's matinee performance were treated to a special appearance from Andrew Lloyd Webber during the curtain call. Andrew said a few words thanking the audience for their support over the last 10,000 performances before introducing the original Phantom, Michael Crawford. Michael's appearance was accompanied by the familiar strains of The Music of the Night. Andrew and Michael were then presented with a cake to celebrate the landmark performance. Crawford will next be see starring as 'The Wizard' in Andrew Lloyd Webber's upcoming THE WIZARD OF OZ.

Ruthless! The Musical. August 10 - 22, 2010 Sponsored by Patriot Federal Credit Union.

Totem Pole Playhouse has enjoyed a long tradition of live theatre in Franklin County, presenting six shows each summer and playing to over 30,000 patrons. Although most of the fare is light and family friendly, the offerings are not usually the type of entertainment that would capture the imagination of the very young theatergoer.

On Thursday, August 5, the 32nd annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Asser Levy/Seaside Park, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will welcome singer, songwriter and actor John Legend, who performed at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series in 2008. The Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island and Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series in Crown Heights/Central Brooklyn have entertained hundreds of thousands of residents over the past three decades and remain the largest free concert series in the New York metropolitan area.

Ruthless! The Musical. August 10 - 22, 2010 Sponsored by Patriot Federal Credit Union.

Totem Pole Playhouse has enjoyed a long tradition of live theatre in Franklin County, presenting six shows each summer and playing to over 30,000 patrons. Although most of the fare is light and family friendly, the offerings are not usually the type of entertainment that would capture the imagination of the very young theatergoer.

The Kennedy Center will end its production of Terrence McNally's The Lisbon Traviata on April 11th. The play starred Malcolm Gets as Stephen, John Glover as Mendy, and Chris Hartl as Paul.

Asolo Rep announces additional casting for award-winning Managing Maxine, Janece Shaffer's new play that takes a straight forward look at sex, love and life after 70. The cast features Howard Elfman as Louis, the role he originated last season in the world premiere of Managing Maxine at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.

With the much anticipated move by the Lyric Opera of Kansas City to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in the fall of 2011, the 53rd Lyric Opera season will be the final one produced by the Company in the Lyric Theatre on 11th and Central streets in Kansas City, Missouri. With attendance and artistic quality at all-time highs, the Lyric Opera is already prepared for the move to the Kauffman Center in the fall of 2011.

Asolo Rep announces additional casting for award-winning Managing Maxine, Janece Shaffer's new play that takes a straight forward look at sex, love and life after 70. The cast features Howard Elfman as Louis, the role he originated last season in the world premiere of Managing Maxine at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta.

Geoffrey Chaucer's CANTERBURY TALES opened at Atlanta's The New American Shakespeare Tavern on January 1, 2010 and will play thru January 31, 2010.

Geoffrey Chaucer's CANTERBURY TALES opened at Atlanta's The New American Shakespeare Tavern on January 1, 2010 and will play thru January 31, 2010.

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The New American Shakespeare Tavern presents Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The New American Shakespeare Tavern presents Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

The following are the October happenings at the Lawrence Art Center.

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company at The New American Shakespeare Tavern announces its 2009-2010 Season, Celebrating 20 Years of Performing Shakespeare on Peachtree Street!