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Philadelphia Theatre Company is offering its own boost to the economy.

The Wilma Theater welcomes a distinguished group of speakers on Monday, March 9 at 7:30 p.

The N Crowd turns four this April.

Lantern Theater Company recently announced its 2009-10 Season which includes Happy Days, by Samuel Beckett (September 24 ? October 18, 2009), Scapin, by Moli?re, adapted by Bill Irwin and Mark O?Donnell (December 3, 2009 ? January 3, 2010), The Breath of Life, by David Hare (February 4-28, 2010), an

The members of the Chambersburg Polka Charities Committee are planning an evening of delicious homemade ethnic food and a band renowned for its polka repertoire.

The Tenth Annual Cabaret Night gala to benefit Hershey Area Playhouse will feature Hershey natives and Broadway performers Jane Brockman and David Michael Felty, along with his wife, professional entertainer Jennifer Felty.

Can we talk? Of course we can.

The Wilma Theater welcomes a distinguished group of speakers on Monday, March 9 at 7:30 p.

Plays & Players, Center City Philadelphia's longest continually operated theatre and Philadelphia Dramatists Center will co-present three staged readings of new zombie themed plays in the Mmmmmm Brains New Play Festival, running March 20 and 27 in the Third Floor Skinner Studio at Plays & Players Th

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present Lakota Sioux Dance Theatre in Cokata Upo! (Come to the Center), a performance celebrating the culture of the Lakota people featuring traditional dance, extravagant costumes, and historic narrative, on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at 3 p.

Philadelphia Theatre Workshop is nurturing four rising playwrights with ties to the region as their works are presented at the Second Annual PlayShop Festival.

Bristol Riverside Theatre continues its America Rising: Voices of Today reading series with Brett Neveu's Harmless.

Theatre Harrisburg will present RODGERS & COMPANY, a cabaret devoted exclusively to the music of the legendary composer Richard Rodgers and two of his favorite lyricists - Oscar Hammerstein II and Lorenz Hart.

Pittsburgh Public Theater turns up the heat with The World Goes 'Round, a song & dance revue of music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, the team who wrote hits such as 'All That Jazz,' 'Cabaret,' and 'New York, New York.

1812 Productions is pleased to present its third world premiere comedy of the 2008-2009 season, The Karma Cookie.

Pig Iron Theatre Company Member Sarah Sanford makes her local directorial debut with the Philadelphia premiere of her co-creation Appetite.

Mozart Festival Opera brings THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO to the State Theatre in Easton on Thursday, March 12th at 8 PM Tickets at $37/$32 can be obtained by visiting the State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton Street, Easton, by calling 1-800-999-STATE, 610-252-3132 or the 24-Hour Credit Card Hotline

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Bristol Riverside Theatre presents the Philadelphia Premiere of Defiance, the second installment in American playwright, John Patrick Shanley's planned trilogy exploring hierarchies in America - which began with the award winning Doubt: A Parable.

York Little Theatre is holding auditions on March 30 and 31, at 6:30 p.

Philadelphia Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Terrence McNally's newest play The Golden Age as part of its 2009-2010 season.

Hedgerow Theatre and its Producing Artistic Director Penelope Reed are pleased to announce the upcoming production of George Bernard Shaw?s sparkling comedy, Arms and the Man.

First Person Arts will be looking for stories about Philadelphians? ?Hidden Talents? with a special StorySlam in partnership with the Philadelphia Free Library and the Office of the Mayor.

Time for acting classes again! Coming up, the next session of Fun with Acting, a beginner-intermediate acting class for kids ages 7-12 at the Walking Fish Theatre.

Philadelphia Orchestra Chief Conductor and Artistic Adviser Charles Dutoit leads the Orchestra in three concerts in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center celebrating the influence of African-American culture on classical music (March 12-14).