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Last night, 35 individual artists and organizations were announced as winners of the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The Imagination Movers shows scheduled for this Thursday, April 26 at 3:30 and 6:30 p.

Act II Playhouse concludes its 2011/12 season with the classic Broadway musical My Fair Lady, directed and reimagined for the theatre's intimate venue and a small ensemble cast by Producing Artistic Director Bud Martin.

Veteran broadcasters Adam Carolla and Dennis Prager present an evening of funny and thought-provoking conversation at the Merriam Theater on October 13, 2012 at 8 p.

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Iconic singer Meat Loaf will bring his "Mad, Mad World" tour to Hershey Theatre on Tuesday, August 21 at 8 p.

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Villanova Theatre's 2011-2012 season culminates with Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic tale of love and loss, Carousel.

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the second production and East Coast premiere of Barrymore Award-winning playwright Bruce Graham's newest play The Outgoing Tide, running March 23 through tonight, April 22, at PTC's home at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard Streets).

Comedic legend Joan Rivers is an internationally renowned comedienne, Emmy-winning television talk show host, Tony-nominated actress, best-selling author, playwright, screenwriter, and the list goes on.

Girls Night - The Musical's opening night at the Kimmel Center's Innovation Studio looks a bit like a 'back room" bachelorette party: pink feather boas, light-up tiaras and lots and lots of drinks served in kiddie sippy cups!

Bad Quarto Productions will present the new musical The Ballad of Dido at Philadelphia's Studio 1831 at 1831 Brandywine St.

Join Kevin McDonald of the Kids in the Hall for a two day, 14 hour workshop to improve your acting and writing skills.

Help the precocious Little Red stay on the right path and watch out for the Big Bad Wolf! Will the Woodcutter save the day? Silly songs and dances will 'keep your toes a tappin' in this classic that will have you laughing all the way to Grandma's house!'

Starting Friday, April 27th, The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater will end its second Children's Theater season with an original musical based on the classic fairy tale, RAPUNZEL written by PCS member Miriam Boland with music by Marty Hyde.

Brian Stokes Mitchell headlines Philadelphia Theatre Company's annual Gala on Monday, April 30 at The Hyatt at the Bellevue.

Actors' NET of Bucks County will present William Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT from April 20 - May 13, 2012 at The Heritage Center.

For the tenth year, the Nobodies of Comedy visit the State Theatre, Friday, May 4 at 8 PM.

Human Nature is the latest artist scheduled to perform on ABC's hit television show 'Dancing With The Stars.

The final show of Theatre Exile's 15th season, the Philadelphia premiere of the Broadway show, A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE, starts previews Thursday April 19 at Christ Church Neighborhood House (20 North American Street).

Theatre Exile will present the final show of their 15th season with the Philadelphia premiere of A Behanding in Spokane by Martin McDonagh.

For the first time, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, produced by NETworks Presentations, is coming to the State Theatre for 3 performances, Tuesday, May 1 - Thursday, May 3 at 7 PM.

Barrymore-winning actor Michael Doherty will be performing as Georg in The Media Theatre's Philadelphia premiere of Spring Awakening.

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The Media Theatre has the Philadelphia/ Wilmington region's professional premiere of the musical Spring Awakening April 18-May 20.