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San Francisco, CA, December 20, 2013 – The five-time Grammy Award-winning San Francisco Girls Chorus--Lisa Bielawa, Artistic Director and Valérie Sainte-Agathe, Music Director and Principal Conductor—continues its 35th anniversary season with a fully staged production of Benjamin Britten's 1957 opera Noye's Fludde, based on the biblical deluge story, in one performance only, Saturday, March 29, 2014, at 8 pm at Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco. Conducted by Ms. Sainte-Agathe, the cast will feature guest artists Carey Perloff as The Voice of God, bass-baritone Joe Chappell as Noah, mezzo-soprano Silvie Jensen as Mrs. Noah and other soloist roles performed by members of the San Francisco Girls Chorus, to be announced. The production will be staged by Ariel Craft and will feature original art, costumes and set pieces created by members of San Francisco's acclaimed Creativity Explored, supported by a grant from the Creative Work Fund. The evening features the performance and includes a cocktail party and dinner to benefit the San Francisco Girls Chorus. For information and tickets, visitwww.sfgirlschorus.org .

Many would hesitate at the thought of spending an entire day at the theater. Yet Studio Theatre's production of The Apple Family Plays leaves you begging for more at the end. The Apple Family Plays not only meets the standard of great theater, but exceeds it in every way with this not-to-be-missed theatrical event. If art is a reflection of life, then The Apple Family Plays at Studio Theatre are intelligent reflections of the ongoing civic debates in society and foreshadow the likely situations, characters and conversations many of us will encounter.

The Museum of Modern Art presents The Berlin School: Films from the Berliner Schule, a film series that examines the first major movement within German cinema since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, from today, November 20 to December 6, 2013, in the Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.

Cygnet Theatre, in collaboration with Playwrights Project, is proud to present the second annual Playwrights in Process: New Play Festival. Cygnet Theatre has long been committed to celebrating human stories through the medium of live theatre. Playwrights in Process will present four readings of new plays by Rachael VanWormer, Ross Tedford Kendall, Robert John Ford and Todd Goodlett, each of whom is a Southern California playwright or a writer with strong regional connections. The four winners were selected from 54 submissions from across the country.

Saying the name ANN-MARGRET is like an instant Rorschach Test or Word Association game and it's no wonder, as this woman who came to America from another country (Sweden) has surely achieved what is perceived as 'The American Dream' with a uniquely unparalleled career.

The Museum of Modern Art presents The Berlin School: Films from the Berliner Schule, a film series that examines the first major movement within German cinema since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, from November 20 to December 6, 2013, in the Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the full schedule and complete lineup for the upcoming film series, Jean-Luc Godard - The Spirit of the Forms.

In THE OLD SETTLER, Two women test the bonds of sisterhood in a bittersweet comedy set during the Harlem Renaissance. JVO Productions in association with InterACT Theatre Company presents The Old Settler by John Henry Redwood, opening tonight, Sept. 1 at the Pico Playhouse in West Los Angeles. Check out a new promo for the production, featuring interviews with the actors, below!

Cygnet Theatre, in collaboration with Playwrights Project, is proud to present the second annual Playwrights in Process: New Play Festival. Cygnet Theatre has long been committed to celebrating human stories through the medium of live theatre. Playwrights in Process will present four readings of new plays by Rachael VanWormer, Ross Tedford Kendall, Robert John Ford and Todd Goodlett, each of whom is a Southern California playwright or a writer with strong regional connections. The four winners were selected from 54 submissions from across the country.

The Glimmerglass Festival, Central New York's opera and musical theater company, has announced its 2014 season.

Two women test the bonds of sisterhood in a bittersweet comedy set during the Harlem Renaissance. JVO Productions in association with InterACT Theatre Company presents The Old Settler by John Henry Redwood, opening Sept. 1 at the Pico Playhouse in West Los Angeles.

STAGES ST. LOUIS continues its record-breaking 27th Season when it turns St. Louis pink, with the romantic comedy, Legally Blonde, The Musical tonight, July 19th through August 18th . A plethora of upbeat music, dance and of course laughs, made the show a hit on Broadway in 2007. The Tony nominated score features the hilarious 'Omigod You Guys,' the sassy 'Bend and Snap' and the catchy 'Legally Blonde.'

“This time it'll be different…I've changed…Let's give it one more try.” Most women are suspicious when they hear these promises but they often still can't get him out of their system. X That Ex: Making a Clean Break When It's Over (Hunter House) by Kristin Carmichael, LISW, is the long-awaited answer for women who have left a bad relationship and don't want to go back.

STAGES ST. LOUIS continues its record-breaking 27th Season when it turns St. Louis pink, with the romantic comedy, Legally Blonde, The Musical July 19th through August 18th . A plethora of upbeat music, dance and of course laughs, made the show a hit on Broadway in 2007. The Tony nominated score features the hilarious 'Omigod You Guys,' the sassy 'Bend and Snap' and the catchy 'Legally Blonde.'

The accomplished R&B and jazz vocalist breaks new ground of her own with her first Spanish-language album, “Natalie Cole En Español,” released June 25 on Verve/Universal.

In August, Bookworks hosts events with local and nationally-touring authors that will excite readers' mysterious and romantic sides and appeal to lovers-of books, pets, and music.

The Glimmerglass Festival, Central New York's opera and musical theater company, has announced its 2014 season.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre's 2013 Season is the year Broadway and Hollywood meet with all of the productions at the theatre being hits both on the silver screen and Great White Way. The season kicked off with the funny and heartwarming Steel Magnolias, followed by Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 - The Musical. Beginning today, June 14th, the theatre is going pink when it opens Legally Blonde for its summer run.

The critically acclaimed new documentary on the politics and drama behind the World Trade Center rebuilding project, 16 ACRES, has been picked up for North American distribution by New York-based First Run Features. The film premiered at the Zurich Film Festival in September 2012, followed by a North American premiere at the Architecture and Design Film Festival in New York in October. It has played more than a dozen film festivals worldwide since and recently won an Audience Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival.

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre's 2013 Season is the year Broadway and Hollywood meet with all of the productions at the theatre being hits both on the silver screen and Great White Way. The season kicked off with the funny and heartwarming Steel Magnolias, followed by Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 - The Musical. Beginning June 14th, the theatre is going pink when it opens Legally Blonde for its summer run.

Business-to-business (B2B) sales make up one-third of the U.S. economy, and a big chunk of those sales are driven by the unique marketing documents known as "white papers."

A Tribe Called Red, the Aboriginal electro-dj trio from Winnipeg, embarks on a US tour of both coasts, as well as select spots across the Southwest and Midwest, beginning today, April 16, 2013.

A Tribe Called Red, the Aboriginal electro-dj trio from Winnipeg, embarks on a US tour of both coasts, as well as select spots across the Southwest and Midwest, beginning April 16, 2013.

In an interview with The Wrap published yesterday, Brooks came closer than ever to confirm that he will be bringing a stage adaptation of his 1974 satirical Western comedy 'Blazing Saddles' to the Great White Way.

MUSE/IQUE, an innovative cross-genre music organization curated by noted artistic director/conductor Rachael Worby, continues its popular Uncorked Series with 'Powerhouse from the Firehouse: The Legendary Tena Clark Backstage,' including special guests Patti Austin and Mary Wilson, tonight, March 11, 2013, 7 pm, in an intimate setting on the Pasadena Civic Auditorium stage.