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Seattle audiences can enjoy a sneak preview of 3 great local improv acts September 17 at Improvaganza Preview Night: Seattle Edition, before they head west to Improvaganza - Hawaii Festival of Improv.

The new musical TAKE ME AMERICA follows seven desperate refugees seeking political asylum in the United States, and the three government agents who bear the responsibility of determining their fate.

Bill Nabel; a veteran actor of eight Broadway shows with 30 plus years on Broadway with over 9400 performances, a member of the original casts of '42nd Street' and 'Beauty and the Beast' - the latter of which he was the only cast member to do the entire 13 year run; has switched hats and will now se

Seattle Musical Theatre is not only bringing back a "humdinger" of an old classic but also has two local theater veterans at the helm.

Written in 1664 by French playwright, Molière, this satire of religious quackery was censored by King Louis XIV and the French Roman Catholic Church.

A Contemporary Theatre prepares to stage another scintillating Sarah Ruhl modern masterpiece, In the Next Room, or the vibrator play (July 29-August 28) , a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Play.

There's really nothing like the first time you see one of your favorite shows.

The City of New York has rescinded all event permits for Saturday, August 27th and Sunday, August 28th because of the impending Hurricane Irene.

WILD AND SCENIC MUSIC FEST presents Grammy Award winning Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands, as part of the highly anticipated - first annual Wild and Scenic Music Fest, August 26-27, 2011 at Icicle Creek Music Center in Leavenworth, WA.

Carmen, Bizet's fiery tale of passion and jealousy, runs from October 15 through 29, 2011.

ACT Theatre joins The Beebo Brinker Chronicles Festival, a 1950's lesbian pulp festival spanning seven months, involving the work of over 50 of Seattle's most talented actors, musicians, designers and neo-burlesque performers, produced by Cherry Manhattan Presents.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Cloud Cult, with special guest The Wilderness of Manitoba, on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 8:00pm at the Neptune.

Seattle Center Festál: Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival offers exploration and insights into the culture of the Hawaiian Islands, Sunday, Sept.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) & Gorilla vs Bear present Keep Shelly in Athens, on Friday, November 11, 2011 at 9:00pm at Chop Suey.

ACT -A Contemporary Theatre announces its 2012 Mainstage play season-including three World Premieres and two Northwest Premieres - along with a house filled with new presentations from The Central Heating Lab at ACT, The Young Playwrights Program, and The Hansberry Project at ACT, several of which w

Sustenance presents: Mastery on Tuesday, August 23 at the Board Room (1000 Lenora Street, 7th floor) from 12 - 1 PM.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.

10+Seattle in partnership with Boundless Events, City of Seattle, Compassionate Action Network, and Seattle Center present 10+Seattle - A 9/11 Day of Reflection at Seattle Center.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG Presents), Live Nation, and The Lakeside Group present The Decemberists, with special guest Okkervil River, at Marymoor Park on Monday, August 22, 2011 at 7:00pm.

CHICAGO - the musical: Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb Set during the roaring twenties and the age of prohibition, Chicago tells the story of Roxie Hart's quest for fame and fortune through the unlikely means of adultery, murder, and incarceration.

Right from the first few notes of the overture, whether you're familiar with the show or not, a musical theater lover's ears will register the familiar lilt of a Gershwin melody reminiscent of "Rhapsody in Blue" and cause you to settle in your seat a little more with a contended sigh.

Do you remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books like "The Cave of Time" from when you were a kid? The kind that would give you choices on how the story would continue like, "If you continue toward the ranch, turn to page 8.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Floater on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 9:00pm at the Neptune.

Sound Theatre Company presents PYGMALION, George Bernard Shaw's immortal comedy about class identity and transformation, for only ten performances this August at Seattle Center's Center House Theatre.

Look out! The aliens are coming! … or the monsters … or the mysterious virus … or the woodchucks? Well which is it? That's one of the questions Wing-It productions is attempting to answer with their latest improv show "Project: B-Movie".