Calendar (Norridge-Harwood Heights News)
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Opera phenom delivers (The News & Observer)
Andrew Lloyd Webbers "The Phantom of the Opera" is an entertainment phenomenon. Nearly a quarter-century old in Londons West End, its turning 22 on Broadway next month and is the longest-running musical there.

Around Oconee: Young writer recognized (Athens Banner-Herald)
The National Council of Teachers of English recently recognized Athens Academy senior Christine Shaw as an outstanding writer as part of the 2009 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing. She was nominated in her junior year and was one of 11 selected from

DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, Celebrated Attendance Milestone (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
On Friday Evening Durham Performing Arts Centerâ?™s 250,000th Patron Walked through the Door at Broadwayâ?™s #1 Musical, â??The Phantom of the Operaâ??

Studentsâ?™ passion fueled Mainstage success (Okotoks Western Wheel)
Twenty years ago a new drama teacher at the Foothills Composite High School pitched the idea of bringing a bit of Broadway to Okotoks.