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It's 1962, the '50s are out, and change is in the air. Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion - to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, 'The Corny Collins Show' and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish the program's reigning princess, win the heart of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a television show without denting her 'do? Only in Hairspray!

It's 1962, the '50s are out, and change is in the air. Baltimore's Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion - to dance. She wins a spot on the local TV dance program, 'The Corny Collins Show' and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a trendsetter in dance and fashion vanquish the program's reigning princess, win the heart of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a television show without denting her 'do? Only in Hairspray!

In addition to being a sacred chalice, the Holy Grail is a metaphor for an ultimate ideal or reward. If hilarity is Spamalot's Holy Grail, the current production at Playhouse on the Square most certainly found it.

All-American small-town sweetheart Debbie Benton has one dream - to become a Texas Cowgirls Cheerleader. When she gets her big break, the only thing standing between her and success is the bus fare to Dallas. She and her friends get after-school jobs but when their jobs just don't cut it, Debbie's boss has an idea of how good girls can earn lots of money performing "little favors." The girls get down to it with enthusiasm and through sex, sweat, and tears they raise enough money for Debbie to achieve her dream.

"Annie" is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, befriends President Roosevelt, and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks.

Playhouse on the Square's 43rd Season kicks off with the regional premiere of Legally Blonde The Musical. Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone "serious," she packs her pooch and her stilettos and heads to Harvard Law to get him back. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

Set in a socially and sexually repressive village in 19th century Germany, this coming of age story follows teenagers Melchior (Matt DuMont), Wendla (Hannah Church), and Moritz (Gregory Pember*) on their journeys of self-discovery. Also featured are Melanie Beck, Josh Bernaski, Ryan Bowie, Regan Featherstone, Humberto Figueroa, Leslie Greene, Erin Keas, Ashley Laverty, John McDonald, Hollie Morse, Sean Ormond, Rob Rodems, Cassie Thompson and Kendall Anne Thompson.

Spring Awakening,the Tony Award-winning musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater based upon the play by Frank Wedekind, opens at Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre for an April 13-May 15 run, starring Matt DuMont as Melchior and Hannah Church as Wendla.

It's rather ironic that this week-a week in which members of the Tennessee State Senate considered a bill that would outlaw such "gateway sexual activities" as hand-holding and kissing among the state's schoolchildren-that Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre would unveil its rock-solid production of Spring Awakening, the Duncan Sheik/Steven Sater musical about sexual repression and the perils of denying the possibilities of carnal knowledge and an accompanying sense of self-awareness among teenagers in Germany in the late 19th century.

Class is in session this spring at the Roxy Regional Theatre! For three Saturday afternoons beginning April 14, the Roxy instructs a whole new generation to 'Unpack Your Adjectives,' 'Do the Circulation' and meet up at 'Conjunction Junction' with the pop-culture phenomenon SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!

The Roxy Regional Theatre opens SPRING AWAKENING on Friday, April 13, at 8pm.

Spring Awakening,the Tony Award-winning musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater based upon the play by Frank Wedekind, opens at Clarksville's Roxy Regional Theatre for an April 13-May 15 run, starring Matt DuMont as Melchior and Hannah Church as Wendla.

Spring Awakening will play The Circuit Playhouse through March 25. The show features a book and lyrics by Steven Sater, as well as music by Duncan Sheik.

Spring Awakening is set to play The Circuit Playhouse March 2-March 25. The show features a book and lyrics by Steven Sater, as well as music by Duncan Sheik.

Spring Awakening is set to play The Circuit Playhouse March 2-March 25. The show features a book and lyrics by Steven Sater, as well as music by Duncan Sheik.

Playhouse on the Square begins the holiday season with the family-friendly classic, Annie. 'Annie' is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan.

The NewFilmmakers NY Series screens at Anthology Film Archives on the Lower East Side at 32 Second Avenue & 2nd Street. Tickets for the whole evening at NewFilmmakers NY are only $6 and are available at the Anthology Box Office the night of screening.

Get ready to dance in the aisles as Footloose explodes onto the stage with classic 80s anthems including 'Holding Out For a Hero,' 'Almost Paradise,' 'Let's Hear It For the Boy,' and 'Footloose.' Life in small-town Beaumont is peaceful until city boy Ren arrives.

Get ready to dance in the aisles as Footloose explodes onto the stage with classic 80s anthems including 'Holding Out For a Hero,' 'Almost Paradise,' 'Let's Hear It For the Boy,' and 'Footloose.' Life in small-town Beaumont is peaceful until city boy Ren arrives.