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The 79th consecutive season of the Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee Radio Broadcasts launches on December 12, 2009 at 12:30 p.m. EST with a live performance of Puccini's Il Trittico, starring Patricia Racette singing all three leading soprano roles. Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe also appears in the Puccini triple-bill.

The Shigeru Piano Series will feature pianist Leonidas Lipovetsky on Sunday, January 24 at 3pm at the Carrollwood Cultural Center.

The Johnny Mathis Christmas Show will put Orange County's holiday season into full swing. America's beloved singer returns to the Center for an evening decked with holiday favorites and many of his most popular hits on Saturday, December 12 in Segerstrom Hall. Since his first two hits, 'Wonderful, Wonderful' and 'Chances Are' hit the top of the charts in 1956, Mathis has been inducted into the Grammy Award Hall of Fame twice and the public has continued to love the singer, his music and that distinct Mathis voice ever since. Mathis will be joined by comedian/singer Gary Mule Deer for part of the evening.

MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) today announced that Adam James (Last Chance Harvey) will join the sexy, young cast of The Pride by Alexi Kaye Campbell in the multiple roles of ‘The Doctor,' ‘The Man' and ‘Peter,' under the direction of Joe Mantello (Glengarry Glen Ross, Take Me Out).

Whatsonstage.com is reporting that the latest music icon to receive musical treatment will be Neil Sedaka in the upcoming Laughter in the Rain, titled from his 1975 hit. The musical will be a biopic, showcasing the highs and lows of the pop performer's career.

There's an interesting point buried beneath the innocuous entertainment of writer/director Roger Bean's The Marvelous Wonderettes, a somewhat cute little show utilizing girl group and female soloist pop hits from the 1950s and 60s. Unfortunately, that interesting point could have easily been made with out the tedium of his vapid, unfunny book and standard story. But if you can disregard everything that happens between the songs and just enjoy the singing talents of Farah Alvin (the shy, geeky one), Beth Malone (the trouble-maker), Bets Malone (the air-headed, helium voiced blonde) and Victoria Matlock (Most Likely To Become Ann-Margret) you're apt to have an enjoyable time.

The hot new pop hit musical comedy, and current Off-Broadway sensation written by Roger Bean, is a cotton candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past!

The hot new pop hit musical comedy, and current Off-Broadway sensation written by Roger Bean, is a cotton candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past!

The hot new pop hit musical comedy, and current Off-Broadway sensation written by Roger Bean, is a cotton candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past!

The new pop musical-comedy, THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, is now playing at the Actors' Playhouse. The show opens the 2009-2010 season and will run through November 1.

The hot new pop hit musical comedy, and current Off-Broadway sensation written by Roger Bean, is a cotton candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past!

Northlight Theatre announces a one-week extension of its hit musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes. Tickets are now available for performances now through November 1, 2009, at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.

The hot new pop hit musical comedy, and current Off-Broadway sensation written by Roger Bean, is a cotton candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past!

The hot new pop hit musical comedy, and current Off-Broadway sensation written by Roger Bean, is a cotton candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past!

The hot new pop hit musical comedy, and current Off-Broadway sensation written by Roger Bean, is a cotton candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past! Featuring favorite songs from the ?50s and ?60s, The Marvelous Wonderettes takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes - Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts and voices to match!

The hot new pop hit musical comedy, and current Off-Broadway sensation written by Roger Bean, is a cotton candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past! Featuring favorite songs from the ?50s and ?60s, The Marvelous Wonderettes takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes - Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts and voices to match!

The hot new pop hit musical comedy, and current Off-Broadway sensation written by Roger Bean, is a cotton candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past!

Northlight Theatre opens its 35th Season with the hit musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes. The production runs September 17-October 25, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, opens its 35th Season with the hit musical The Marvelous Wonderettes, written and directed by Roger Bean with music direction by Brian Baker and choreography by Janet Miller. The Chicago premiere runs September 17-October 25, 2009, at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.

Northlight Theatre opens its 35th Season with the hit musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes. The production runs September 17-October 25, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.

The hot new pop hit musical comedy, and current Off-Broadway sensation written by Roger Bean, is a cotton candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past!

Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre announced today that they will be offering 'A Lollipop-Lickin' Good Deal' for weekday performances of the critically-acclaimed hot pop hit 1950's musical comedy, The Marvelous Wonderettes.

The hot new pop hit musical comedy, and current Off-Broadway sensation written by Roger Bean, is a cotton candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past!

The new pop musical-comedy, THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, is now playing at the Actors' Playhouse. The show opens the 2009-2010 season and will run through November 1.

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU, 50 E. Congress Parkway) proudly opens its 2009 - 2010 Dance Series and kicks off its 120th Anniversary celebration with the Chicago debut of the internationally captivating Miami City Ballet Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m.