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Blending the traditions of Mexican street theater and Latin Jazz, La Posada Mágica (The Magical Journey) returns to South Coast Repertory for its 14th consecutive holiday season.

Kathryn Crosby film, television and stage star brings her one-woman show to the El Portal Theatre for a limited holiday engagement. Bing Crosby is remembered by Kathryn Crosby in 'Holidays with Bing & Kathryn,' with Musical Director Edward Sayegh at the piano. Produced by dear friend Dolores Hope, the show will be performed in preview November 21 and continuing Friday, November 23, Saturday, November 24 at 8PM and Sunday, November 25 at 3PM. at the El Portal Theatre located at 5269 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will celebrate the opening of its annual season at New York City Center on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 with a Gala celebration, hosted by Artistic Director Judith Jamison. One of the City's largest and most successful fund-raisers, Hip Hop Impresario Russell Simmons is this year's Honorary Chair. This year's gala will feature two pieces danced to live music.

Tony Award-winning musical performer Melba Moore will bring her famous four octave voice to the intimate Prince Music Theater when their Holiday production of Ain't Misbehavin' takes to the stage on December 4. Rounding out the headliners will be Broadway performers Eugene Fleming and Ken Prymus.

The Actors Fund's Musical Mondays in the lobby of The Pantages Theatre continued on Monday night with a performance by recording legend Melissa Manchester.

National tour achieves all the darkness and light of John Doyle's 2005 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival

The 5th Avenue Theatre has cast 15 Puget Sound area children in the US premiere touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind. Twenty-three children are featured in this inspirational musical about the innocence of children and the transformative power of love. Eight young actors travel with the touring production, and 15 local kids have been cast for the run at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre November 13 - December 2.

Flying Fig Theater, in association with Middle Tennessee State University, is proud to present a limited engagement of New Amsterdames, written by Ellen K. Anderson and directed by Heather Ondersma. Performances will run from December 1 - 16, 2007 at HERE Arts Center (145 6th Ave.) in NYC. Previews begin December 1; opening December 3.

In November, Kristin Huffman made her Broadway debut as Sarah (flute, piccolo and sax) in John Doyle's production of Company. The actress, with a new series of tales that go inside the making of Company from an actor's perspective, starting at the Cincinnati Playhouse and on to New York, continues her stories about a 15-year career that has led her to the door of the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Lea Michele and Rob Evan join the previously-announced star-studded line-up of 'Broadway Loves the 80s Vol.2' at Joe's Pub on November 12 at 11:30PM.

New England's brightest holiday tradition continues into its 19th year when North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) presents A Christmas Carol, directed by NSMT Artistic Director and Executive Producer Jon Kimbell.

Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon, the nation's longest running musical revue, presents a sign language interpreted performance on Sunday, November 18 at 5PM at Club Fugazi

Westport Country Playhouse has announced that a song-filled adaptation of Charles Dickens' holiday classic A Christmas Carol will be staged for the second year in a row, November 23 through December 29. The dynamic, annual family event for ages six and up is adapted and directed by Tazewell Thompson, Playhouse artistic director.

Highwire Theatre is proud to present and open their inaugural season with Iphigenia at Aulis by Euripides, directed by Jill Landaker, running from December 6 through December 16, 2007.

Some of NYC's brightest talent will come together for a concert of duets exploring the complexity of contemporary relationships. Empty Space Ensemble presents the second show in its inaugural fall concert series Monday, Nov.12 at 9:30PM in The Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

Singer Marilyn Maye opened her new show 'A Tribute to Johnny Carson' at the Metropolitan Room on November 7 at 7:30PM.

West Side Story celebrates its 50th anniversary at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. Opening on November 20, the production of the celebrated 1957 show revives Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's score and Jerome Robbins' conception and choreography, with a book by Arthur Laurents-who will attend the full dress rehearsal on November 18.

Alexander Gemignani, who treaded the dark alleys of Fleet Street as the Beadle in the Broadway revival Sweeney Todd, will portray the title role in the national tour beginning November 13, while David Hess is 'on leave from the show to recover from vocal strain,' reports the production spokespersons.

The New 42nd Street and The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH) are pleased to announce that The New 42nd Street will present CTH's new production of Langston Hughes's Black Nativity, starring award-winning actor André De Shields.

Tony Award-winning actress Victoria Clark (The Light in the Piazza) celebrates the release of her debut solo album, 'Fifteen Seconds of Grace,' with an exclusive one-night-only concert at the Kaplan Penthouse in the Samuel B. and David Rose Building, Lincoln Center, (located at 165 West 65th Street) on Monday, November 26 at 7PM & 9:30PM.

'The Joe Iconis Rock and Roll Jamboree,' an evening of tunes by musical theater writer Joe Iconis, will play The Laurie Beechman Theater on November 25 at 7PM.

WHO: U.S. National Touring Company WHAT: My Fair Lady WHEH: Through November 18. Tues - Sat at 8PM, Sat at 2PM, Sun at 1PM and 6:30PM WHERE: The Hippodrome Theatre HOW MUCH: $25.00 - $70.00 + fees TICKETS/INFORMATION: www.broadwayacrossamerica.com or 410-547-SEAT