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Walnut Street Theatre for Kids' is thrilled to welcome back Alexander and friends in Alexander Who's Not Not Not Not Not Not Going to Move following the success of last season's production of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. This hour-long musical adaptation of Judith Viorst's third book in her popular children series will be LIVE on the Walnut's stage today, January 31st through February 8th, 2014.

Walnut Street Theatre for Kids' is thrilled to welcome back Alexander and friends in Alexander Who's Not Not Not Not Not Not Going to Move following the success of last season's production of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. This hour-long musical adaptation of Judith Viorst's third book in her popular children series will be LIVE on the Walnut's stage January 31st through February 8th, 2014.

It has been a tough year for us, Filipinos, but we were able to rise above the challenges and showed the world how strong and resilient we are. We wish that for the coming new year our hearts be filled with love and compassion for everyone. BroadwayWorld.com has recently surveyed some of our friends in the Philippine theater industry about their New Year's wishes!

A Steam-Punk chorus of cadaverous ghouls, zombified and singing Christmas carols in twitching harmony is about as far from traditional as you can get, and quite possibly the most satisfying prologue for A CHRISTMAS CAROL I've ever seen.

Here in Portland, Maine, in the last two months a young actor has been creating a sensation in two tour de force performances of two vastly different comedies. Thirty-four year-old Dustin Tucker, who now makes his home in Maine's largest city, is having what many would consider a breakout year - starring first in Morris Panych's dark theatre of the absurd, Vigil, and then reprising his hilarious turn as David Sedaris' Elf Crumpet in the Santaland Diaries, both at Portland Stage.

Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans mash-up GREY GARDENS, Mrs. Grinchley, and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE for a new holiday musical parody that is sure to earn its wings. Clever sets, delicious costumes, creative choreography, and new stars join the Orphans regulars to put on a show that is anything but horrible.

Discount tickets go on sale tomorrow for Get Into London Theatre, the annual ticket promotion that allows the public to see some of the best shows in London for a fraction of the normal cost. From 1 January to 13 February 2014, over 50 musicals, plays, dance productions, entertainments and family shows will offer tickets from as little as £10 so everyone has the chance to experience the magic of London theatre.

The festival is proud to present the lineup for the 2014 film festival to be held February 6-9, 2014.

There are a million different holiday traditions and every person has one of their own. Similarly, there are countless options for holiday entertainment, and everyone has a favorite. Many of the most beloved holiday movies have, over the years, been turned into musicals for the stage. From Dickensian classics to Capra's sentimentality to modern pitch-black dark comedies, there's something for everyone, now in musical form. Among these most cherished of holiday film-to-stage offerings is the classic Miracle On 34th Street, and the musical version is now making its New England premiere at Ocean State Theatre Company in Warwick.

Celestine Publishing announced the release of its newest publication, 'the ninety and nine: a Christmas story.' It's a fictional account of what may have occurred within the walls of any prison Jesus Christ might have visited during his earthly sojourn. Author, Vinny DiGirolamo, describes the horrible conditions typically found in Roman prisons of the early century; lacking hope for all who entered there. One evening Jesus strikes out on his own to visit a nearby prison. The events that occur there will either inspire the possibilities or provoke controversy based on one's own experience or prejudice toward the incarcerated. When asked what inspired the story, DiGirolamo responded, 'Jesus often taught us by example. Read Matthew 25, verses 34-40, and you'll see he mentions visiting prisons as one way to serve our fellowman, and in serving our fellowman, we ultimately serve God. I can't imagine that Christ avoided prisons; especially if they housed those guilty of the weightier crimes of his day.' The author and his wife have served and volunteered for several years at the Utah Correctional Facility in Draper, Utah, facilitating church programs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When asked if their service at the prison influenced Jesus' dialog in this story, he responded, 'Very much so.' DiGirolamo elaborated, 'If everyone could experience the Spirit we've felt there; especially with those who are turning their hearts to Christ for forgiveness, healing, strength and new beginnings through his atonement, we'd all be much better Christians; being non-judgmental, more forgiving, compassionate and full of love for those who have gone astray for a season.' He continued, 'I wrote this story to give hope to the families who have loved ones that are incarcerated for whatever reason. I wanted them to know that God does live and loves every one of his children. No one is forgotten. Christ's atonement is real and we have witnessed this firsthand time and time again as inmates turn to God, take advantage of the atonement and change their lives for the better.' The title, 'the ninety and nine,' is taken from a verse in the New Testament that describes the good shepherd's feelings for all his sheep, 'How think ye? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?' (Matthew 18:12). On this particular night, Jesus leaves his ninety and nine and seeks out the ones that have gone astray. 'The ninety and nine' is available online through Celestine Publishing (www.celestinepublishing.com) and Create Space (www.createspace.com/4534340). To read more about the author's initial experience at the Utah Correctional Facility, visit www.celestinepublishing.com/?p=925. Celestine Publishing, established 2002, is the publisher of the 'Principles with Promise' series; topical guides that catalog thousands of scriptural doctrines and principles for Latter-day Saints, Catholics and the rest of the Christian world. Celestine's website also contains links to other fiction and nonfiction titles and several blog articles on a variety of scriptural, principle-centered and real world topics.

In a reprise of a beloved holiday classic children's story, First Stage features The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on the Todd Wehr Stage at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts to celebrate December. In this play for anyone who ever felt unloved, the horrible Herdman family returns with Imogene, Ralph, Ollie, Claude, Leroy and tiny Gladys Herdman. to enliven the First Stage production with their unconventioanl personalities. The charming retelling of the ancient Christmas story reminds audiences the wildest hearts can be reclaimed through the power of patience and understanding.

Main Street Theater has added two performances of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: Saturday, Dec. 14 at 10:30am and Saturday, Dec. 21 at 10:30am.

Everyone has heard the tale of miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge who changes his ways on Christmas Eve in Charles Dicken's classic holiday tale A Christmas Carol. But have you ever heard the story from Jacob Marley's point of view? Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, a one man show directed by and starring Jason Hoffman, will open this weekend at the Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater in Hagerstown, MD. The show tells the story of A Christmas Carol, but from Jacob Marley, Scrooge's best friend and business partner's, point of view.

Six diverse theatre companies are joining forces to offer the Holiday Theatre Passport, a unique and festive incentive for Chicago theatergoers to explore the city's many alternative holiday theatre offerings. Guests who attend four different productions will receive a free ticket from each theatre to one of their 2014 productions. Guests who attend all six productions will be entered into a drawing for one of five season subscriptions, consisting of memberships or ticket packages to the participating theatres. The Passport also includes discounts to select productions.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College announces its 59th season of diverse, family friendly theater and musical theater performances, including the Off-Broadway holiday hit My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm Home for the Holidays, the acclaimed Golden Dragon Acrobats performing their theatrical spectacle Cirque Ziva, and five theater performances for children as part of Brooklyn Center's Target Storybook Series.

Theatres all over the capital will welcome in the New Year by offering cut-price deals as part of Get Into London Theatre, the annual ticket scheme that allows the public to see some of the best shows in London for a fraction of the normal cost. From 1 January to 13 February 2014, over 45 participating productions ranging from plays to musicals and children's entertainment to ballet will offer tickets from as little as £10 so everyone has the chance to experience the magic of London theatre.

We sit down with the talented and lively Judith Hawking on her exciting role in the new play THE MOST DESERVING at the Denver Center and her passion for the arts and her craft.

The wild and woolly Herdman children are back! Based on the charming book by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever will play Saturdays, November 16 - December 21 at 1:00pm and 4:00pm with 1 Friday performance the day after Thanksgiving at 10am. Performances will be held at Main Street Theater-Chelsea Market, 4617 Montrose Boulevard in the Museum District. Ticket prices for public performances are $13 - $17. Tickets are on sale in person at the Main Street Theater Box Office at 2540 Times Blvd. in Rice Village, via phone at 713.524.6706 or online at mainstreettheater.com. Group rates are available.

Seattle Public Theater (SPT) cautiously welcomes back the horrible Herdman family for another assault on our seasonal sensibilities in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at the historic Bathhouse Theater on Green Lake.

Syfy greenlights an eight episode order for Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (working title), a competition series featuring ten aspiring creature creators competing to out-imagine one another in a series of challenges where they will build everything from mechanical characters to whimsical beasts, bringing high-end inanimate creature designs to life.