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Auditions for Hot L Baltimore will be held on Monday, February 8 and Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00 pm at The Firehouse at 1201 South Campbell (just north of Parkview High School).  Callbacks are scheduled for Wednesday, February 10 at 7:00 p.m.  Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.  Hot L Baltimore will be directed by Chuck Rogers. For more information, please call 869-3869 or visit <a href="http://www.springfieldlittletheatre.org/audition/curtains-auditions/">http://www.springfieldlittletheatre.org/audition/curtains-auditions/</a>.

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Multi-talented comedian, actor and writer Rodney Carrington will return to Springfield for a performance at Gillioz Theatre on Thursday, February 11th. Rodney has recorded eight major record label comedy albums selling over two million copies, has starred in his own self-titled TV sitcom, which ran on ABC for two seasons and most recently co-wrote and co-starred with Toby Keith in the award-winning movie Beer for My Horses. This past summer, Rodney released a new all-music CD, El Nino Loco, his 7th album on Capitol Nashville, which debuted at #2 on Billboard's comedy charts. Additionally, the first season (2004 - 2005) of the ABC television show Rodney has recently been made available exclusively in Wal-Mart stores. In August, Rodney released his new Christmas album, Make It Christmas. "It ain't got a funny song on it," he says. "It's a big-band, Frank Sinatra-type Christmas record; something I've always wanted to do." The albums includes many holiday classics such as "Mary, Did You Know?," "O Holy Night" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". According to Pollstar, Rodney has been among the top ten grossing touring comedians as he has performed for sold out audiences throughout the US and Canada for the last five years. Guests will be treated to an unforgettable evening of laughter with one of America's foremost comedic talents. Tickets may be purchased through the [Gillioz Theatre Box Office](http://gillioz.ticketforce.com/) or over the phone at (417) 863-7843. Gillioz Theatre Box Office is open Mon - Fri from 10am - 12pm & 1pm-4pm and 1 hour prior to any performance. Learn more about [Rodney Carrington](http://rodneycarrington.musiccitynetworks.com/).

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<div class="description">Take Back the Mic is an annual celebration of women's voices. Local poet, Lauryl will MC the event. Special musical guests include "Giulia Rusciano", "Abbie Benton", "When the Drummers were Women" and "The Ozark Mountain Gypsies". This event is a qualifier for the third annual Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWps) to be held March 10-13, 2010, in Columbus, OH. Take Back The Mic winner will represent MOPoetry Slam at the Women of the World Poetry Slam. For more information on Woman of the World Poetry Slam, please visit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://wow.poetryslam.com/" target="_blank" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), "1045adc59eda6ba463ef88bd1d51e4e9", event)">http://wow.poetryslam.com/</a> . Audience participation is encouraged. JUDGE - WATCH - COMPETE Rules for Take Back The Mic: Female Poets, or individuals who live their lives as Women, who are also residents of South West Missouri are eligible to participate. Round 1 - All poets may read a poem of 1 minute in length Round 2 - All poets may read a poem of 4 minutes in length Round 3 - All poets may read a poem of 2 minutes in length Round 4 - All poets may read a poem of 3 minutes in length * Scores are cumulative. * First round order is by random draw. * In subsequent rounds the order is highest scoring poet goes first and then down the list. * Ties for first place will be settled by a tie-breaker additional round. * The first 10 poets to sign up at the door may compete. (Poet sign up starts at 6:30pm) * All participants will also be required to pay the $5 cover fee * Each poem must be of the poet's own construction. * If the poet goes over time (plus a ten-second grace period), points will be deducted from the total score. * The poet may not use props, costumes or musical instruments. * If winning poet is unable to attend WoWps, the runner up will move into the representative slot. MOPoetry Slam will pay the winners WoWps application fee and try to help the winning poet with trip expenses. Winning poet may ill be subject to some financial obligations toward travel costs, boarding and food. Email MOPoetry for more information at mopoetry.slam@gmail.com Add MOPoetry Slam on Myspace at www.myspace.com/mopoetry </div>

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Music by Richard Rodgers. Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on Anna and the King by Margaret Landon.  The King and I is one of the all time marvels of the musical theatre stage.  East meets West in a most dramatic, richly textured, and uplifting fashion.  The director for this production is Beth Domann, choreographer is Darryl K. Clark, music director is Aaron Smith and vocal director is Leah Jenkins. The cast for this production include Derrick D. Young as the King, Cara Hampton as Anna, Terry Luxton as Captain Orton, Parker Payne as Louis Leonowens, Anthony Lemalu as the Interpreter, Brooke Stephens as the Kralahome, Zac Markworth as Phra Alack, Alexander Nathan as Lun Tha, Keegan Winfield as Tuptim, Kim Snyder as Lady Thiang, Maceo Cortezz as Prince Chululongkorn, Scott Estrem as Sir Edward Ramsay and Victoria Wilson as Princess Ying Yaowlak. In response to the tragedy in Haiti, Springfield Little Theatre is partnering with Convoy of Hope in a canned food drive.  Prior to the earthquake last Tuesday, Convoy of Hope fed more than 7,000 Hatian children each day.  They have now opened their warehouse in an effort to help supply food to the thousands of families in need.  Convoy of Hope’s greatest need is canned food items.  For that reason, Springfield Little Theatre has established a canned food drive in conjunction with their production of The King and I. Patrons can receive $5.00 off each and every King and I ticket they purchase by donating 4 cans per ticket.  This offer is good for any King and I performance Tickets are on sale now and prices range from $15.00-$25.00.  To purchase tickets or for more information, call 417-869- 1334 or visit <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102946466990&s=0&e=0014FaPjePbf30B5dainV0ffOlcbBE7Uvl9HdIR_XDy-ri9DReGxjiHPwY7Y-icIb61Y46D_LVY26DeTpDxBjcD4Gu4yGjWzkO8IVWSQmxJxZtLxLBLITiyAAqhmwyzJRBGyeFpzx25SMk=" target="_blank">www.springfieldlittletheatre.org</a> .The production dates for this production are February 5-21.  The King and I has a run time of approximately 2 hours this production is appropriate for all ages. The King and I runs February 5-21, 2010, and is underwritten by Pearson Kelly Office Products, Greene County Medical Society, KSPR, Star 105.1, Bass Country 92.9, and the Missouri Arts Council.

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Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard. The epic film, set in the American South in and around the time of the American Civil War, stars Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland. It tells a story of the Civil War and its aftermath from a white Southern viewpoint. It received ten Academy Awards (8 competitive, 2 honorary), a record that stood for twenty years. In the American Film Institute's inaugural Top 100 American Films of All Time list of 1998, it was ranked number four; although in the 2007 10th Anniversary edition of that list, it was dropped two places, to number six. In June 2008, AFI revealed its 10 top 10-the best ten films in ten American film genres-after polling over 1,500 persons from the creative community. Gone with the Wind was acknowledged as the fourth best film in the Epic genre. It has sold more tickets in the U.S. than any other film in history, and is considered a prototype of a Hollywood blockbuster. Today, it is considered one of the greatest and most popular films of all time and one of the most enduring symbols of the golden age of Hollywood. When adjusted for inflation, Gone with the Wind remains the highest grossing film, both internationally and domestically, of all time.  (Source:  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film))">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film))</a> Doors will open one hour prior to the show. Tickets are only $5.00 and are available at the Gillioz box office, by calling the Gillioz box office at 417-863-9491 or by visiting <a href="../www.gillioztheatre.com">http:///www.gillioztheatre.com</a>. Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday from 10 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to - 4 pm. Don't miss the opportunity to see this amazing film on the largest movie screen in town, in our beautiful theatre!

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Springfield Contemporary Theatre at the Vandivort Center opens The Light in the Piazza, the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards-winning musical by Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel on Valentine's weekend, February 12, 2010. This Springfield area premiere features two guest actors in the lead female roles: Kim Crosby* as Margaret Johnson and Erica Spyres as her daughter, Clara Johnson under the direction of Robert Bradley.Kim Crosby grew up in Springfield, MO and went on to a Broadway career where she created the role of Cinderella in Stephens Sondheim's Into the Woods. She also played in that production with her future husband, Robert Westenberg, in that production. They, and their three children, now live in Springfield. On Broadway, Ms. Crosby has also appeared in Jerry's Girls, Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown) and the benefit performance of Into the Woods. Off-Broadway, at the York Theatre, she played Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard and <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102954227664&s=1013&e=001xA_XZuujpylF-F2sKmXIGUnThBUFLsV7Mtnzt_VNxOJv547uAqoPn5Eabncquqy-taTnI72aFIcMc8u0q-1H5yiSLYIF0JJ-K7rdAHNjQkiPfaJfrZAHTPf4YixsYjBAPB8HLZWbR7Q=" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102954227664&s=1013&e=001xA_XZuujpylF-F2sKmXIGUnThBUFLsV7Mtnzt_VNxOJv547uAqoPn5Eabncquqy-taTnI72aFIcMc8u0q-1H5yiSLYIF0JJ-K7rdAHNjQkiPfaJfrZAHTPf4YixsYjBAPB8HLZWbR7Q=">Jane Seymour</a> in Six Wives and Marsius in Philemon. In regional theatre, most recently, she played Sally Durant Plummer in<a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102954227664&s=1013&e=001xA_XZuujpyk4fBf-7gzsfDAToaNomYEiU-nQHSDhze8sXhTlmr8iUy1Q3UBTJ-MNQdQxz5hLpYvHB8DhyrxKvPs_5C_PJDuOL7RCTxAUfpUeeGxhVbidbvDp9YBsxlfNyAJykhxCgNs=" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102954227664&s=1013&e=001xA_XZuujpyk4fBf-7gzsfDAToaNomYEiU-nQHSDhze8sXhTlmr8iUy1Q3UBTJ-MNQdQxz5hLpYvHB8DhyrxKvPs_5C_PJDuOL7RCTxAUfpUeeGxhVbidbvDp9YBsxlfNyAJykhxCgNs=">Follies</a> (2005) with the Barrington Stage Company and appeared as Lily Garland in <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102954227664&s=1013&e=001xA_XZuujpym7JHoSTMkpkfFZgQx6Dwby18dvv4AgyV36cPf1v7S7TMQS1awEsXaxQO_a7x5XLdt8BkqH3Z1w6-BkePsdPI0cjg_oduKo3XjQpQYkAkbHFxbitDoSc2KjYLXd060bIiOV_6a-_a_mrGCmBi_D-Hjy" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102954227664&s=1013&e=001xA_XZuujpym7JHoSTMkpkfFZgQx6Dwby18dvv4AgyV36cPf1v7S7TMQS1awEsXaxQO_a7x5XLdt8BkqH3Z1w6-BkePsdPI0cjg_oduKo3XjQpQYkAkbHFxbitDoSc2KjYLXd060bIiOV_6a-_a_mrGCmBi_D-Hjy">On The Twentieth Century</a> at Barrington Stage and as Eliza Doolittle in<a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102954227664&s=1013&e=001xA_XZuujpynaHjUFx-hqtk5mmNAFKbAKNcl4w6i71OwUfdQFGWHsett12VbjH7Yfk-N0pOdi9sh6DicFUxJD2kmhURzehL1Qjm_AQ_Is_1U-EWGZvskaZVu2epSPuSU7BIdREKwmles=" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102954227664&s=1013&e=001xA_XZuujpynaHjUFx-hqtk5mmNAFKbAKNcl4w6i71OwUfdQFGWHsett12VbjH7Yfk-N0pOdi9sh6DicFUxJD2kmhURzehL1Qjm_AQ_Is_1U-EWGZvskaZVu2epSPuSU7BIdREKwmles=">My Fair Lady</a> at The Muny in St. Louis opposite Westenberg. She has performed in Springfield at the Landers Theatre and the Gillioz Theatre and in Peter Pan last season in Branson. *Ms. Crosby is appearing at with Springfield Contemporary Theatre under a Special Appearance Contract as a member of Actors' Equity Association.Erica Spyres, also grew up in Springfield, and now resides in Boston. She won Best Supporting Actress in a Musical from the Independent Reviewers of New England for the Boston premiere of The Light in the Piazza at the SpeakEasy Stage Company in the role of Clara, last season. Recent Boston credits include Pirates! (Isabel)at the Huntington Theatre Company, Baby, it's Cold Outside! and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. In Springfield, she has appeared in A Little Night Music (Anne Egerman) with SRO, Urinetown (Hope) and Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Johanna) at the Vandivort Center Theatre, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Philia) and Zombie Prom (Ginger) at the MSU Tent Theatre and The Taffetas (Peggy) at the Landers Theatre. Erica graduated from Drury University, studying voice, violin and theatre. Kim and Erica last shared the stage in A Little Night Music for Springfield Regional Opera. They will be joined on the Vandivort stage with Jeff Carney, Adam Henry, Seth Hunt, Erin Jacobs, Michael Lee, Judy Luxton, Daniel Bush, Harrison Fanter, Jeff Fenoglio, Beverly Finley, Erin Routh, Ron Seney, Terry Spyres and Jana Thomas.The Light in the Piazza is a musical love story set in sunny Italy. A brief episode, charged with coincidence and fate, sparks an immediate and intense romance between Clara, a young American and Fabrizio, a handsome Florentine, and unfolds a secret in addition to the cultural differences between the young lovers. Winner of six 2005 Tony Awards, five Drama Desk Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards.Performances are February 12-13, 18-20, 25-27 at 7:30 PM and three Sunday matinees, February 14, 21, 28 at 2:00 PM. Tickets are now on sale Tuesday-Friday afternoons at the theatre box office, 305 E. Walnut St., in downtown Springfield MO. Call 417-831-8001 (out of town 888-452-0930) for reservations. Reserved Seat Tickets: Opening weekend, Feb. 12-14, all seats $15. The following weekends: $20 Adult, $17 Senior (55 and over) & Student. Group Rates Available for 12 or more on final two weekends. Student Rush Tickets $12 (if seats are available) 30 minutes before each performance, with I.D. Military and School Faculty members half price on Thursdays.

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With the success of the Hot Rock ‘n’ Blues summer concert series, Nathan P. Murphy’s is proud to announce the “Winterin’ the Blues Away” winter concert series that will feature some of the hottest blues artists from January to March. In addition, Nathan P. Murphy’s offers the series as part of a package deal including up to six national artists, an autographed poster, early admission, reserved seating, and a special dinner featuring “Wanda’s Famous Baked Chicken.” The VIP package is on sale now for only $49 and can be included as holiday stocking stuffer for that special person! For more information on artists, individual tickets, VIP packages and other upcoming shows, log onto <a href="http://www.myspace.com/nathanpmurphysclub" title="blocked::http://www.myspace.com/nathanpmurphysclub">www.myspace.com/nathanpmurphysclub</a> or call 417-863-1909.  Feb. 12 – Murali Coryell Acclaimed by CNN, Rolling Stone and The New York Times, singer/guitarist/songwriter Murali Coryell is a rising force in contemporary American music. The son of jazz guitar legend Larry Coryell and author/actress Julie Coryell and grandson of TV, film and stage actress Carol Bruce, Murali is a natural born entertainer. Murali is blessed with a voice that has been called soothing and soulful. With a guitar style to match he has the unique ability to please audiences ranging from kindergarteners to college kids to the adult contemporary crowd. Mar. 6 – Jason Ricci & New Blood Jason Ricci and New Blood are a group of young, seasoned rockers who balance soul and virtuosity, defy category, and amaze many critics. They mix blues, rock, funk, eastern, and jazz into a seamless cohesion both eclectic and idiosyncratic while always avoiding clichés and histrionics. Television, radio, and literary critics compare them to acts as diverse as The Rolling Stones, John Coltrane, and Lou Reed. Modern day parallels also include acts ranging from Government Mule to Prince and the Revolution. New Blood always delivers a level of musical virtuosity while effortlessly keeping the fun, angst and energy of a punk rock band, with the skill, refinement and reflection typical of a jazz ensemble.   More “Winterin’ the Blues Away” artists to be announced soon.   For more information on the concert series (artists, tickets, times, etc.) or other upcoming shows, log onto <a href="http://www.myspace.com/nathanpmurphysclub" title="blocked::http://www.myspace.com/nathanpmurphysclub">www.myspace.com/nathanpmurphysclub</a> or call 417-863-1909.   Nathan P. Murphy’sin Springfield, Missouri, remains the “Official Blues Club” after 28 years inoperation. The club is a not-for-profit venue that offers a non-smokingenvironment to all ages and features local, regional, and national live music ofall genres. More information about the club is available atwww.myspace.com/nathanpmurphysclub.

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The Patton Alley Pub, located at 313 S. Patton present live music from G-14.  The show starts at 9 pm with a $5.00 cover charge.For more information, please email <a href="mailto:highstrungmusic@gmail.com">highstrungmusic@gmail.com</a>

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Treat your Valentine to something they will never forget - a romantic carriage ride through downtown Springfield with Shires for Hire.  Snuggle up with your sweetie in this beautiful white, horse-drawn carriage as you wind through Park Central Square and around downtown.  Reservations are strongly encouraged.  To reserve your spot, call 848-4648.  Rides are $20 per couple and will begin on Park Central Square in front of Riad's.  Carriage rides will be available from 5pm-9pm.

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The Patton Alley Pub, located at 313 S. Patton present live music from the Tiffany Christopher Band.  The show starts at 9 pm with a $5.00 cover charge.For more information, please email <a href="mailto:highstrungmusic@gmail.com">highstrungmusic@gmail.com</a>

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