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Runway Theatre in Grapevine presents Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Aherns’ Lucky Stiff, opening July 10, 2009, for a four week run. This light hearted and tuneful blend of music, mystery and farce won both the Richard Rodgers Award and the Helen Hayes Award for Best Musical. Don’t miss out! Tickets are on sale Now!

Granbury Opera House is reviving one of its all-time biggest, splashiest, crowd-pleasing musicals, America the Beautiful. Hosted by Will Rogers, the Depression era cowboy and movie star whose gentle humor was balm to a country in crisis, this optimistic show celebrates what’s right in America today and looks forward to the future.

Theatre Three wants to support America’s working men and women during tough economic times. Accordingly, the theatre company in the Quadrangle in Dallas is offering tickets to any performance of its current production, Woody Guthrie’s American Song, for only $.05 to those who are currently unemployed due to the recent economic crisis. The show runs through July 26.

Lonnie Weeks, age 18, has won the Silver Medal in the Junior Division for his performances at the prestigious International Ballet Competition which was held in Helsinki, Finland. Mr. Weeks is a member of the Texas Ballet Theater’s permanent company.

Metropolitan Winds will close its 2008–2009 season with Young, Anxious, Blazing Producers, a tribute to popular film music with special emphasis on the works of composers John Morris and Mel Brooks, at 7:30 PM on June 28, 2009 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Members of the Turtle Creek Chorale will be among the special guests.

Richardson Theatre Centre is moving into a new location at 2701 II Creeks Plaza (directly across the parking lot from their former home), and has chosen the classic musical “Oliver!” as their maiden production in their new space. The show will run Friday, June 19 through Sunday, July 12.

Steinway & Sons has announced that 45 signature pianos, all signed by legendary Steinway artist Van Cliburn, will be offered for sale to the public on June 20 and 21 at Steinway Hall in Fort Worth. These rare, hand-crafted instruments, each of them utilized in the 2009 International Van Cliburn Competition, will be made available at a substantial savings and represent not only an incredible opportunity for piano and music enthusiasts, but for investors as well.

Rockwall Community Playhouse is holding a free staged reading of a new script by Deb Caperton Ballard. Garrulous Connections is a play about all the lonely people and where they all come from. Admission will be available on a “first come, first seated” basis.

Joe and Kirsten fell in love with each other over drinks … but they fell in love with drinking, too. Can their marriage survive? Can they survive? Rover Dramawerks presents the shattering drama, Days of Wine and Roses at the Cox Building Playhouse in Plano.

Pocket Sandwich Theatre proudly presents the world premiere of Scott A. Eckert’s tuneful comedy, Death: The Musical. This rollicking romp about dark secrets, evil betrayals, and heinous murders among the members of a theatrical troupe will run through June 27, 2009. Reservations may be made by calling 214.821.1860.

One Thirty Productions will present a special matinee run of Neil Simon’s hilarious comedy, I Ought to Be in Pictures, at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas. Performances are at 1:30 PM Thursday through Sunday afternoons from May 20 through June 06.

Contemporary Theatre of Dallas is adding an extra weekend of performances to the run of its popular and critically acclaimed comedy, The Cemetery Club. To accommodate the demand for tickets, the show, directed by Susan Sargeant, will now run through May 17, 2009.