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It is the purpose of THE CLEVELAND CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS to recognize outstanding Cleveland area productions, performers, directors and others who were involved in those offerings during the 2012 year. Awards are considered for those theatres which the members review and the categories agreed upon by the members of the organization. (For a listing of these theatres go to: clevelandtheaterawards.com)

Though the message, due to the abstract nature of the concept of Rapture and religious differences, might turn off some viewers, Dobama's A BRIGHT NEW BOISE, featuring superb acting and focused directing, is a production well worth seeing!

Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles (Jim Hodgson, Director of DSALA) announced that Lucha VaVOOM, Lynda Kay, The Watson Twins, The Section Quartet and Arthur Benjamin - Mathemagician join the lineup for the 3rd annual fundraising event TWENTYWONDER, A Carnival of the Mind at the Doll Factory (1910 West Temple Street) tonight, July 7. Presented by DSALA and hosted again by the famed L.A. Derby Dolls, the evening will be a bursting expo of art, science, music and comedy, plus an all-star roller derby bout featuring the L.A. Derby Dolls vs. the San Diego Derby Dolls. Proceeds will benefit DSALA's efforts to support those born with Trisomy 21/Down syndrome living in greater Los Angeles.

Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles (Jim Hodgson, Director of DSALA) announced today that Lucha VaVOOM, Lynda Kay, The Watson Twins, The Section Quartet and Arthur Benjamin - Mathemagician join the lineup for the 3rd annual fundraising event TWENTYWONDER, A Carnival of the Mind at the Doll Factory (1910 West Temple Street) on Saturday, July 7. Presented by DSALA and hosted again by the famed L.A. Derby Dolls, the evening will be a bursting expo of art, science, music and comedy, plus an all-star roller derby bout featuring the L.A. Derby Dolls vs. the San Diego Derby Dolls. Proceeds will benefit DSALA's efforts to support those born with Trisomy 21/Down syndrome living in greater Los Angeles.

Three stars of Broadway and pop music - plus a celebrity DJ - have joined the entertainment lineup for the Encore Celebration presented by Krieg DeVault. Tonight's June 16 event benefits the Center for the Performing Arts and serves as the first annual Great American Songbook Hall of Fame.

The 3rd annual fundraising event TWENTYWONDER, A Carnival of the Mind, presented by Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles (DSALA) returns to the Doll Factory (1910 West Temple Street) and will be hosted again by the famed L.A. Derby Dolls on Saturday, July 7. The evening will be a bursting expo of art, science, music and comedy, plus an all-star roller derby bout featuring the L.A. Derby Dolls vs. the San Diego Derby Dolls. Proceeds will benefit DSALA's efforts to support those born with Trisomy 21/Down syndrome living in greater Los Angeles.

Three stars of Broadway and pop music - plus a celebrity DJ - have joined the entertainment lineup for the Encore Celebration presented by Krieg DeVault. The June 16 event benefits the Center for the Performing Arts and serves as the first annual Great American Songbook Hall of Fame.

In IPHEGENIA IN AULIST, which was written by Euripides, the classic ancient Greek writer of tragedy, Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek coalition is about to enter into a battle during the Trojan War. In order to appease the goddess Artemis, and encourage his troops to go into the battle in honor, he sacrifices his daughter, Iphigenia. Euripides uses tragic irony, a writing device in which the audience knows the tragic hero is making a mistake, even as the character is making it, to envelop the viewers in the action. We know he is making a mistake but are powerless to stop him.

From the mind of Dezy Walls, aka The Pianobike Kid, comes "The Anythingers," a musical playing from April 7 to 14.

The winners of the 2011 Green Room Awards were announced this weekend. You can see the full list of winners below, including awards presented to LOVE NEVER DIES, ROCK OF AGES, and BODY OF WORK.

HUGO AND HARRY POTTER and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 each received 10 nominations as the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films today announced nominations for the 38th Annual Saturn Awards, which will be presented on Wednesday, June 20.

Critics and theater-goers are already talking about David Mamet's controversial new drama, Race which had its regional premiere this past weekend at the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood. This thought-provoking play continues in the Studio Theater through November 20, 2011. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. There is no performance on Saturday, November 12.

Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of David Mamet's Race now through November 20, 2011 in the Studio Theater.

Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of David Mamet's Race in the Studio Theater, October 21 through November 20, 2011. Show times are 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3:00 p.m. Sundays. There is no performance on Saturday, November 12.

Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of David Mamet's Race in the Studio Theater, October 21 through November 20, 2011. Show times are 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3:00 p.m. Sundays. There is no performance on Saturday, November 12.

Artists Rep is pleased to present the World Premiere of Richard Kramer's striking new adaptation of one of literature's most-read and referenced plays, The Cherry Orchard. Peer into an avant-garde interpretation of this classic Chekhov story that takes on a magical quality as a family grapples with the impending foreclosure of their estate. The production will close on May 22, 2011.

Artists Rep is pleased to present the World Premiere of Richard Kramer's striking new adaptation of one of literature's most-read and referenced plays, The Cherry Orchard. Peer into an avant-garde interpretation of this classic Chekhov story that takes on a magical quality as a family grapples with the impending foreclosure of their estate.