Phantom of the Opera comes to Durham (The Fayetteville Observer)
The Durham Performing Arts Center will host Andrew Lloyd Webbers "The Phantom of the Opera" through Dec. 20. The play, which is the longest running Broadway musical of all time, is based on the 1909 novel by Gaston Leroux.

Calendar (Norridge-Harwood Heights News)
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Today In Theatre History: DECEMBER 8 (Playbill)
1903 Mamselle Napoleon is Anna Held in this musical at the Knickerbocker Theatre. Produced by Helds husband Florenz Ziegfeld, with a score by Gustav Luders, this show will have a 43-performance run.

Around Frisco: Holiday concert Dec. 19 (The Frisco Enterprise)
Boy Scouts Troop 51 is selling Christmas trees at Frisco Square. The lot is located on Main Street between World Cup and Pizza Hut Parkâ?™s south gate. Enter the parking lot off the driveway next to Firehouse Subs. Tree sales help pay for summe

"Grease" is still the word (The Gaston Gazette)
Bad boy meets girl. Bad boy loses girl. Bad boy gets girl in the end. Mix in some catchy tunes, a dash of high school drama and a hand-jive for good measure and youâ?™ve got â??Grease,â?? the musical celebration of city youth subcul