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Company XIV, a Neo-Baroque dance-theatre group, is proud to present the World Premiere of Le Cirque Feerique (The Fairy Circus), a fairy tale inspired show for all ages, choreographed and directed by Austin McCormick, written and adapted by Austin McCormick and Jeff Takacs, and conceived by Austin McCormick and Zane Pihlstrom.

The Center for the Arts in Natick (TCAN) has just released dates for upcoming events for the month of April. First up, on Friday, April 9, is National folk star, Ellis Paul performing selections from his latest CD, 'The Day After Everything Changed'. Then, on Saturday, April 10, there will be a performance by the all-vocal rock band, Five O'Clock Shadow. Other events and performers include, Music and Dance from My Childhood, Tangled Tales from Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks, Raucous Chicago Blues, The Fourth Annual TCAN Golf Tournament and the last round of TCAN's children's classes.

Spotlighters announces their upcoming events and performances. For additional information, and to purchase tickets, visit www.spotlighters.org.

PlayhouseSquare announces today its entire seven-show line-up for the thrilling 2010 - 2011 KeyBank Broadway Series at PlayhouseSquare. The series entertains hundreds of thousands each season and is largely responsible for making the not-for-profit PlayhouseSquare a thriving destination and economic engine for downtown Cleveland.

Tyrone, Georgia's Legacy Theatre recently announced it will close out its 2010 season with a production of Maltby and Shire's BABY. The production will begin its run April 16th and play through May 2nd.

Pulse Ensemble Theatre's presentation of Edward Percy and Reginald Denham's rarely-produced gothic mystery 'LADIES IN RETIREMENT' will close on April 3 at Theatre 3, 311 West 43rd Street, 3rd Floor.

The West End's new Tommy deVito talks to us about the show!

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & UPRIGHT CABARET are thrilled to announce the performers for their third spectacular UPRIGHT CABARET experience at the NEW Cabaret Lounge at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.

The critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning musical opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 2005 and has subsequently been seen by over 4.5 million people worldwide. As well as the current London production, Billy Elliot the Musical has performed in Sydney and Melbourne, is currently performing at the Imperial Theater on Broadway and from 18 March will begin previews at the Oriental Theatre, Chicago, with further productions due to open in Korea in August 2010, Toronto in February 2011 and Japan in 2011. In addition a North American tour is slated to begin in November 2010 and productions are in the works for Germany and Holland.

Arizona Theatre Company will participate in April's 'First Friday' via its AMERICA PLAYS! centerpiece event, Voice and Vision: A Graffiti Art/Spoken Word Explosion, this Friday, April 2 at 7 PM on the plaza of the Herberger Theater Center. This event is free and open to the public.

On 31 March 2010, Billy Elliot the Musical will celebrate its fifth birthday in London's West End. The critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning musical opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 2005 and has subsequently been seen by over 4.5 million people worldwide.

Seattle Repertory Theatre celebrates the 25th anniversary of August Wilson's beloved story of baseball and family, Fences. The play is being staged in a number of notable productions across the country, including on Broadway next month. Seattle Rep's production, which plays March 26-April 18, 2010, is proud to include Wilson's widow Constanza Romero as the costume designer.

Lawry's The Prime Rib offers a BILLY ELLIOT the Musical Dinner-Theatre package available Sundays, April 25, May 2 and May 16. Guests will experience the 10-time Tony Award-winning production BILLY ELLIOT the Musical at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts/Oriental Theatre (24 W. Randolph St.) at 2 p.m., followed by a themed dinner at Lawry's (100 E. Ontario St.).

'Come Fly Away', Twyla Tharp's new artistic creation set to the music of the legendary Frank Sinatra, is at the heart of a 'spar' of sorts between two New York Times critics.

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCA's honours the year's biggest television, movie, and music acts, as voted by the viewers of the Nickelodeon cable channel.

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCA's honours the year's biggest television, movie, and music acts, as voted by the viewers of the Nickelodeon cable channel.

Seattle Repertory Theatre celebrates the 25th anniversary of August Wilson's beloved story of baseball and family, Fences. The play is being staged in a number of notable productions across the country, including on Broadway next month. Seattle Rep's production, which plays March 26-April 18, 2010, is proud to include Wilson's widow Constanza Romero as the costume designer.

Singer/songwriter/producer Rachael Sage has confirmed a major U.S. tour to coincide with her ninth CD, ‘Delancey Street'. With 32 cities confirmed so far, Sage's tour will traverse the nation as her album is released digitally on April 20th and via brick-and-mortar on May 18th.

It's the Jersey Boys' second birthday in the West End, so to celebrate we have some very special interviews lined up!

Actors Theatre of Louisville is proud to announce the lineup of the New Voices Young Playwrights Festival, a fully produced evening of new ten-minute plays written by Kentucky and Southern Indiana high school students and featuring members of the Apprentice/Intern Company.