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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.

NTC is proud of the selections for its 2013-2014 season and its new digs. NTC is confident that its loyal audience will be, too.

Gorilla Tango Burlesque - known for ribald parodies of nerd-friendly pop-culture topics - brings a taste of the 1960s Batman to Bucktown through its latest parody burlesque show! HOLY BOUNCING BOOBIES! A BATMAN BURLESQUE - which has performed in the suburbs continually since September 2012 - will now open in Bucktown tonight, June 1st.

Gorilla Tango Burlesque - known for ribald parodies of nerd-friendly pop-culture topics - brings a taste of the 1960s Batman to Bucktown through its latest parody burlesque show! HOLY BOUNCING BOOBIES! A BATMAN BURLESQUE - which has performed in the suburbs continually since September 2012 - will now open in Bucktown Saturday June 1st.

To kick off its third annual Parsons Festival, last evening Parsons The New School for Design and its sister school, Mannes College The New School for Music, presented The Future of Orchestral Garments. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and its Music Director Marin Alsop challenged students to envision the future of orchestral performance, and the resulting event brought together fashion, music and technology in new and innovative ways. Maestra Alsop and the BSO are in New York City this weekend to perform in Carnegie Hall's Spring for Music Festival.

St. James Theatre and Theatre Royal Bath Productions present the Ustinov Studio production of The American Plan by Richard Greenberg, directed by David Grindley. The production will transfer to the St. James Theatre from Tuesday 2 July to Saturday 10 August 2013, with press night on Monday 8 July at 7pm. The production received its UK premiere earlier this year at the Ustinov Studio, Bath. Booking opens for members and friends of the St. James Theatre on Monday 6 May and to the general public on Wednesday 8 May 2013.

Who doesn't want their cake and eat it too? Catalina Express, the leading boat transportation to and from Catalina Island, sings Happy Birthday to the City of Avalon on its 100th birthday. Throughout 2013, Catalina Express not only continues its Free Round Trip on Your Birthday promotion, but has launched the Avalon Centennial Planner filled with hundreds of dollars in savings that travelers can partake in any day of the year, regardless if it's their birthday.

Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for Hilton Worldwide's 10 distinct hotel brands, has announced the 30 finalists of its Teacher Treks Travel Grant Competition. Now through April 30, 2013, the public can vote for their favorite finalist at www.hhonors.com/TeacherTreks to help determine the 15 winning entries.

The EEK! Theatre Company returns with their annual comedy/variety showcase 'Marijuanarama!' Filled with brand new material, the event will be held tonight, April 20th, with two performances: 6:00pm and 7:30pm.

Chicago Children's Theatre presents its 2012-13 season finale, a world premiere collaboration with Redmoon's Frank Maugeri: The Elephant and The Whale.This all-new family fable features sea voyages, wild mechanical objects, circus songs, panoramic paintings, exquisite shadow puppets and an innovative sound design. Performances are now through May 26, 2013 at Chicago Children's Theatre's new home, the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Press opening is tonight, April 12 at 7 p.m. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the magic below!

The EEK! Theatre Company returns with their annual comedy/variety showcase 'Marijuanarama!' Filled with brand new material, the event will be held on Saturday, April 20th, with two performances: 6:00pm and 7:30pm.

Lyric Stage presents the premiere of the restored TOO MANY GIRLS April 26-May 5 in the Irving Arts Center's Carpenter Performance Hall. Performances are April 26, 27, May 2, 3 and 4 @ 8:00 PM and April 28 and May 5 @ 2:30 PM. Tickets are available online or by calling the box office @ 972-252-2787.

The Chicago debut of playwright Axel Arth and composer Tyler Welton, THINGS FALL APART: A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE MUSICAL will perform Todays at 7:30pm tonight, March 2-30, 2013 at the Gorilla Tango Theatre.

When everybody screams and yells, 'There's nothing to do! There's nothing to see!' who dreams up a place they'd like to be? The enchanted one, that's Rosie. Don't miss REALLY ROSIE performing Todays and Sundays at 2pm, tonight, March 2 - April 7, 2013 at Gorilla Tango Skokie Theatre.

The Hippodrome-Colony Historical Theatre Association ('Association') and Peoples Bank, National Association ('Peoples Bank') announced today it will rename the Colony Theatre the Peoples Bank Theatre in recognition of a generous $250,000 donation by the bank.

Artistic Director Jenny Gersten announced at a press conference in Williamstown today the roster of Main Stage and Nikos Stage productions for the 2013 Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF) Season, the Festival's 59th season and third under Ms. Gersten's leadership.

The Chicago debut of playwright Axel Arth and composer Tyler Welton, THINGS FALL APART: A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE MUSICAL will perform Saturdays at 7:30pm March 2-30, 2013 at the Gorilla Tango Theatre.

STORIES FROM THE ROAD TO FREEDOM, a new two-hour special narrated by Deon Cole, premiering tonight, February 16 at 8 p.m. on HISTORY, gives a fresh perspective of the black movement in America, from Emancipation to the Civil Rights era.

Chicago Children's Theatre Artistic Director Jacqueline Russell has announced the company's 2012-13 season finale, a world premiere collaboration with Redmoon's Frank Maugeri to create The Elephant and The Whale.

An independently produced animated feature 'Rocks In My Pockets', a funny film about depression, reached it's Kickstarter goal of $42,800 in 25 days with 655 backers pledging $1 to $5,000.

When everybody screams and yells, 'There's nothing to do! There's nothing to see!' who dreams up a place they'd like to be? The enchanted one, that's Rosie. Don't miss REALLY ROSIE performing Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm, March 2 - April 7, 2013 at Gorilla Tango Skokie Theatre.

Rising-star soprano Susanna Phillips - who returned to the Metropolitan Opera to acclaim in Don Giovanni earlier this season - will make her Carnegie recital debut in Weill Recital Hall tonight, February 8, with a program that ranges from Schubert, Chausson and Granados to Berg, Messiaen and Gordon Myers.

Oh-a-YES! After voyaging far and wide (including an ongoing stint in New Orleans!) Gorilla Tango Theatre has announced that the show that started it all - BOOBS AND GOOMBAS: A SUPER MARIO BURLESQUE - is back at its Bucktown venue! BOOBS AND GOOMBAS: A SUPER MARIO BURLESQUE will perform Todays at 11:59pm, beginning tonight, February 2, 2013 at Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Ill.

'Looking For Love (In Alderaan Places)'... Make this Valentine's Day out of this world with A Very Special Valentine's 'Nude Hope: A Star Wars Burlesque!' Come check out GTB's long-running Nude Hope with specially-themed V-Day additions. Help us Star Wars geeks/burlesque lovers... you're our only hope...for Valentine's Day partial nudity. Special Valentines Day performance: Thursday, February 14 at 9pm. Tickets are $28-35. Gorilla Tango Theatre (1919 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago IL 60647); to purchase tickets visit www.gorillatango.com or call 773-598-4549. 18 and over only.

The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents Itamar Moses' new comedy, 'Completeness,' tonight, Feb. 1-17. Tickets may be purchased online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, and at the Playhouse ticket office. 'Completeness' is a Director's Discovery.