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The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Andrew Levine, Executive Director), and its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series, will present a staged reading of the new musical Carmilla, with book & lyrics by Joel Gross, and music & lyrics by Paul Aleman at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (619 Lexington Avenue, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).

The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Andrew Levine, Executive Director), and its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series, will present a staged reading of the new musical Carmilla, with book & lyrics by Joel Gross, and music & lyrics by Paul Aleman at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (619 Lexington Avenue, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).

The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Conductor Laureate Ignat Solzhenitsyn, the Mendelssohn Club, and the Center for Emerging Visual Art paid tribute to one of the great events of modern history during the PIFA celebrations in a well-received performance of musical, vocal, and visual art

'Sir Tim Rice & Friends,' a salute to the Disney on Broadway songbook was held on Friday, January 7 and hosted by Oscar and Tony Award-winning lyricist Tim Rice. All seven of the accomplished performers are veterans of one or more Disney Theatrical Productions' Broadway shows.

Josh Strickland, currently starring in PEEPSHOW and 'Holly's World' on E!, will join the cast of Broadway performers for 'Sir Tim Rice & Friends,' a salute to the Disney on Broadway songbook hosted by Oscar and Tony Award-winning lyricist Tim Rice. Josh, the original star of Tarzan on Broadway, will join six other accomplished performers who are veterans of one or more Disney Theatrical Productions' Broadway shows.

DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS today announced the cast of Broadway performers for 'Sir Tim Rice & Friends,' a salute to the Disney on Broadway songbook hosted by Oscar and Tony Award-winning lyricist TIM RICE. All seven of the accomplished performers are veterans of one or more Disney Theatrical Productions' Broadway shows.

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will open The Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, and the exhibition will remain on view in Nashville through Jan. 23, 2011, when the works in the show return to Paris.

Advance timed tickets for The Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay, opening Oct. 15, 2010, at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, are now on sale at www.fristcenter.org (additional charges apply), through the advance ticket call center (866-683-4978) and on site at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in downtown Nashville. Tickets to The Birth of Impressionism also include admission to Chihuly at the Frist.

Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, located at 919 Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tenn., is an art exhibition center dedicated to presenting the finest visual art from local, regional, U.S., and international sources in a program of changing exhibitions. The Frist Center's Martin ArtQuest Gallery features interactive stations relating to Frist Center exhibitions.

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will open The Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, and the exhibition will remain on view in Nashville through Jan. 23, 2011, when the works in the show return to Paris.