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The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents 'Legally Blonde The Musical,' July 12-Aug. 4. Tickets may be purchased online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, and at the Playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd St..

Berkeley Playhouse closes its fifth season with the Tony Award-winning musical THE WIZ. Kimberly Dooley(Lucky Duck, Seussical, The Musical, Once On This Island) directs and choreographs this soulful re-imagining of L. Frank Baum's family classicThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz, featuring a cast of 46. THE WIZ plays July 13 through August 25 (Press opening: July 13) at the Julia Morgan Theater in Berkeley. For tickets ($17-60) and more information, the public may visit berkeleyplayhouse.org or call 510-845-8542x351.

Mystery and scandal on March's two Reel 13 Classics. Jim Broadbent, John Cusack, Joan Fontaine, Cary Grant, and Melissa Leo head the month's stellar casts.

Bourbon Baroque teams up with the Louisville Film Society and Dreamland Film Center in their second installment of 'Buster Vs Charlie' an ongoing 6-month series that profiles two of the great silent era comedians. This program contains short films by Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin featuring live music by Bourbon Baroque with selections specifically programmed for each film including the compositions of Handel, Rameau, Couperin, and Telemann.

Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center will kick-off its 2012-2013 10th Anniversary season with its commission of the inaugural full-length program by L.A. Dance Project founded by acclaimed choreographer Benjamin Millepied. The L.A. Dance Project commission will have its premiere performances tonight, September 22 and 23, 2012 at The Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Subtle British comedies of sex, morality and class like Mary Broome rarely wash up on these shores without the name George Bernard Shaw attached to them.  But thankfully the beachcombers of the Mint Theatre Company, specialists in providing sturdy mountings of the once popular/now obscure, came across this 1911 Allan Monkhouse curiosity that hasn't been seen in New York since 1919.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse play reading series presents Theresa Rebeck's 'The Understudy,' tonight, Sept. 10, at 7:00 PM. The evening is free; beverages will be available for purchase.

Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center will kick-off its 2012-2013 10th Anniversary season with its commission of the inaugural full-length program by L.A. Dance Project founded by acclaimed choreographer Benjamin Millepied. The L.A. Dance Project commission will have its premiere performances September 22 and 23, 2012 at The Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse play reading series presents Theresa Rebeck's 'The Understudy,' Monday, Sept. 10, at 7:00 PM. The evening is free; beverages will be available for purchase.

For one night only, tonight, August 5 at 8:30p.m., East Lynne Theater Company, in partnership with The Cape May Film Festival, presents the silent film classic, THE MARK OF ZORRO with live organ accompaniment provided by Wayne Zimmerman.

For one night only, Sunday, August 5 at 8:30p.m., East Lynne Theater Company, in partnership with The Cape May Film Festival, presents the silent film classic, THE MARK OF ZORRO with live organ accompaniment provided by Wayne Zimmerman.

Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The MusicCenter will kick-off its 2012-2013 10th Anniversary season with its commission of the inaugural full-length program by L.A. Dance Project founded by acclaimed choreographer Benjamin Millepied. The L.A. Dance Project commission will have its premiere performances September 22 and 23, 2012 at The Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The MusicCenter will kick-off its 2012-2013 10th Anniversary season with its commission of the inaugural full-length program by L.A. Dance Project founded by acclaimed choreographer Benjamin Millepied. The L.A. Dance Project commission will have its premiere performances September 22 and 23, 2012 at The Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall.

From adultery on a dart team to Chicago White Sox players on trial for throwing the World Series, the July offerings on 'Reel 13' - including 'Heartlands,' 'The Hustler,' 'Eight Men Out' and 'Rocky II' -- show that, whatever the game, good sportsmanship doesn't always prevail.

Digitalspy.com reports that Jude Law is reportedly set to portray Douglas Fairbanks the an upcoming biopic on the life of actresss Mary Pickford. As previously reported, the role of Pickford will be played by Broadway's Lily Rabe.

Jamie Beamish and Owen McDonnell between them play fifteen different roles in the updated production of the multi award-winning play Stones in his Pockets, directed by Indhu Rubasingham and written by Marie Jones.

Theatre Jacksonville is a volunteer based community theatre whose mission is to enrich lives and broaden cultural understanding through community participation in theatre arts. This mission supports inclusion and the development of diversity in the Company's artistic, volunteer, audience and donor bases. This goal is achieved through presenting plays and programs of noted artistic excellence, supporting volunteers and students with exceptional training and educational opportunities, and allowing for the development of unique and/or original performance projects and events by Florida artists. The theatre opened in 1919 and is now entering its 91st season. Theatre Jacksonville is located at 2032 San Marco Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.theatrejax.com. Adult tickets will cost $25 for all shows.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents 'James and the Giant Peach,' closing Feb. 13. Tickets may be purchased at The Playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd St.; by phone at 515-277-6261; and online at dmplayhouse.com. 'James and the Giant Peach' is supported in part by a grant from MidAmerican Energy.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents 'James and the Giant Peach,' Jan. 28- Feb. 13. Tickets may be purchased at the Playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd St.; by phone at 515-277-6261; and online at dmplayhouse.com.

This winter, Arts World Financial Center is taking a trip back in time to 17th Century Italy, the Silent Film Era, mid-20th Century New York City and beyond with an eclectic line-up of music, theater, film, and dance, organizers announced today.

MoMA Presents: More Cruel and Unusual Comedy: Social Commentary in the American Slapstick Film Part 2 October 6-14, 2010

MoMA Presents: More Cruel and Unusual Comedy: Social Commentary in the American Slapstick Film Part 2 October 6-14, 2010

Theatre Jacksonville is a volunteer based community theatre whose mission is to enrich lives and broaden cultural understanding through community participation in theatre arts. This mission supports inclusion and the development of diversity in the Company's artistic, volunteer, audience and donor bases. This goal is achieved through presenting plays and programs of noted artistic excellence, supporting volunteers and students with exceptional training and educational opportunities, and allowing for the development of unique and/or original performance projects and events by Florida artists. The theatre opened in 1919 and is now entering its 91st season. Theatre Jacksonville is located at 2032 San Marco Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.theatrejax.com. Adult tickets will cost $25 for all shows.

MoMA Presents: More Cruel and Unusual Comedy: Social Commentary in the American Slapstick Film Part 2 October 6-14, 2010

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.