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Sarah Vowell will appear at The Neptune tonight, October 28, 2015 at 8:00 PM. Age Limit: All Ages / Bar w/ valid ID Price: $36.50 advance, $38.00 day of show (not including fees) - ticket price includes a copy of Sarah Vowell's new book, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States (redeemable at show).

Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya bursts with passion and fierce humor in Pulitzer Prize and three-time Obie Award-winning playwright Annie Baker's colloquial translation, adapted from a literal translation by Margarita Shalina and the original Russian text. The Antaeus Theatre Company presents the West Coast premiere of Baker's fresh new version, hailed as one of the top 10 shows of 2012 by both The New York Times and New York magazine, in a fully partner-cast production. Robin Larsen directs for tonight's October 15 opening at the Antaeus Theater in NoHo.

Just in time for Halloween, Hub Opera Ensemble presents Benjamin Britten's opera The Turn of the Screw. Directed by Joe Marshner and musically directed by Andy Rosenfeld, The Turn of the Screw tells the story of a governess who arrives at the Bly House under mysterious circumstances and a strange set of instructions. She is instructed to take care of the two young children and as the opera progresses, discovers the children may be possessed and ghosts of former employees may still haunt the mansion.

Tony-nominated Golda's Balcony, starring FRANCINE! is coming to the San Diego area for 5 exclusive performances of a national tour in November, 2015. Nashville-based Orchard Street Productions brings Broadway's longest running 'one woman show' about the story of legendary Golda Meir, who rose from impoverished Russian School girl to Prime Minister of Israel.

Robert Wilson presents 'Black and White' at the National Arts Club in New York City from September 28th through October 24th.

Spinning Tree Theatre presents 'Turn of the Screw' Oct. 15-Nov. 1 Critically-acclaimed Spinning Tree Theatre is once again bringing to the stage a Kansas City premiere with 'The Turn of the Screw,' beginning Oct. 15 and continuing through Nov. 1 at Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Penn Valley Drive, Kansas City, Missouri.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced its 30th International Dance Series, a season marked with important American, West Coast and Center premieres to be discovered and enjoyed by audiences from throughout Southern California. The distinctive personalities of each company in the Center's 2015 - 2016 International Dance Series come to life, from opulent and classical to daring, bold and contemporary.

Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya bursts with passion and fierce humor in Pulitzer Prize and three-time Obie Award-winning playwright Annie Baker's colloquial translation, adapted from a literal translation by Margarita Shalina and the original Russian text. The Antaeus Theatre Company presents the West Coast premiere of Baker's fresh new version, hailed as one of the top 10 shows of 2012 by both The New York Times and New York magazine, in a fully partner-cast production. Robin Larsen directs for an October 15 opening at the Antaeus Theater in NoHo, with low-priced previews beginning October 8.

"We used to have a nice plantation in Mississippi.  And then, just when cotton got high, women stopped wearing cotton underwear," says Isabelle Parry in a Manhattan speakeasy in 1929. 

Lockdown your Todays with the fearless team from Travel Channel's “Ghost Adventures,” returning for a spine-chilling new season tonight, August 22 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Most people avoid thinking about death. Modern sensibilities, hospitals and nursing home, and funerary practices tend to keep it at arm's length. Poet Kathleen Driskell, however, found herself irresistibly contemplating life, death, grief, and loss when she and her family moved into a disused church in Louisville, Kentucky. Next to their new home was a cemetery tenanted with one hundred twelve residents whose stories and secrets simply could not stay buried.

Sarah Vowell will appear at The Neptune on October 28, 2015 at 8:00 PM. Age Limit: All Ages / Bar w/ valid ID  Price: $36.50 advance, $38.00 day of show (not including fees) - ticket price includes a copy of Sarah Vowell's new book, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States (redeemable at show). General admission, seated.

'Songs of the Harlem River: Forgotten one acts from the Harlem Renaissance' is a collection of one-acts written between 1920-1930 including works by Marita Bonner, Rafe M. Coleman, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Willis Richardson and Eulalie Spence as well as the poems of Sterling A. Brown, Langston Hughes and others. The evening is directed and choreographed by Shela Xoregos and will have its world premiere August 30 to September 6 in Theater for the New City's 2015 Dream Up Festival.

'Eric Bentley's Brecht-Eisler Songbook,' the debut CD from soprano actress Karyn Levitt, will be available from Roven Records on October 30.

Schimmel Center at Pace University is proud to announce the 2015 | 2016 season at The Schimmel Center at Pace University, located at 3 Spruce Street between Park Row and Gold Street in downtown Manhattan, adjacent to City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge.  Schimmel Center is a world-class performing arts and culture series with an emphasis on showcasing the globe's greatest talents in the areas of theatre, music, cabaret, dance, film and family entertainment. 

BoHo Theatre has announced plans for its upcoming 2016 season. Building on its rich, 12-year history, BoHo continues to bring an eclectic mix of musicals, dramas, and classic plays to Chicago stages focusing on emotional human relationships.

Lockdown your Saturdays with the fearless team from Travel Channel's “Ghost Adventures,” returning for a spine-chilling new season on Saturday, August 22 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

BroadwayWorld.com, along with Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell and the Shaw Festival are pleased to announce the 2016 playbill. Marking the Festival's 55th season and the end of Maxwell's 14-year tenure, the 2016 line-up of 10 diverse productions includes works from the heart of the mandate, contemporary Shavian pieces and the world premieres of two commissioned works.

Russia's Mariinsky Ballet, one of the world's most influential and historically rich dance companies, returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts September 24 - 27, 2015 opening the Center's 30th Season with Raymonda. Performing with the Mariinsky Orchestra, this will be the company's eighth visit to the Center and the first time this masterpiece from the Golden Age of Russian classical ballet will be performed in Southern California. Following the Segerstrom Center engagement, the company will perform Cinderella at The Music Center in Los Angeles October 8-11, 2015.

Al Pacino has officially left the upcoming stage adaptation of Knut Hamsun's HUNGER.

In Celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage month, Hamilton Madison House will present Meg Okura and the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble featuring Helen Sung and Sam Newsome, tonight, May 20, 2015. Proceeds from the event will go to benefit the Hamilton Madison House Music School.

Thursday, May 20th In Celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage month, Hamilton Madison House will present Meg Okura and the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble featuring Helen Sung and Sam Newsome, Thursday, May 20, 2015.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced its 30th International Dance Series, a season marked with important American, West Coast and Center premieres to be discovered and enjoyed by audiences from throughout Southern California. The distinctive personalities of each company in the Center's 2015 - 2016 International Dance Series come to life, from opulent and classical to daring, bold and contemporary.

Today 24 April - 10 May, Pontine Theatre premieres its original stage adaptation of Lewis Carroll's, The Hunting of the Snark. Pontine's Artistic Directors, Marguerite Mathews and Greg Gathers, present a Victorian Toy Theatre extravaganza celebrating the master of English nonsense verse, Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson).

24 April - 10 May, Pontine Theatre premieres its original stage adaptation of Lewis Carroll's, The Hunting of the Snark. Pontine's Artistic Directors, Marguerite Mathews and Greg Gathers, present a Victorian Toy Theatre extravaganza celebrating the master of English nonsense verse, Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson).