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• Kids take center stage
Take a princess and a pea, throw in Jack Frost and some phony princesses and you've got a modern twist on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea." Toss in about 50 kids and the result is one fun-filled performance.

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• 'Movin' Out' is movin' in

• 'Chicago' sizzles with sin
Steve Gray's teenage son enjoys his father's ef forts to master Apple's Logic Studio, a sophisticated orchestra-in-a-box software that can digitally transform piano music to sound like other instruments.

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• Theater comes alive with 'Music'
Theatre Harrisburg deliv ers one of its best mu sicals in years with "The Sound of Music," sparked by an enthralling performance from Amanda Wagner as Maria, the novice nun turned governess who is the heart of this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

• New Apollo Awards honors teen actors
Six high school plays are in the running for the dramatic/comedy section of the Apollo Awards, a new program to honor teenage thespians.

• Gamut gives life to Shakespeare classic
With the state of our political climate, the Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival has chosen an opportune time to mount its energetic production of "Julius Caesar."

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• 'Sound of Music' cast re-creates family
Amanda Wagner's co- workers think she's crazy to work all day at the Pennsylvania Medical Society, then spend most of her evenings at Theatre Harrisburg rehearsing for "The Sound of Music."

• 'LA BOHEME' ARRIVES
WHAT: "La Boheme" by Center Stage Opera

• 'Around the World' is worth the trip
If you're in the mood for a high-energy, slapsticky worldwide jaunt, don't miss Open Stage's "Around the World in 80 Days," running through this weekend.

• Stabbing Caesar fits with actor's past
His name isn't in the title, but the true star of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" is tortured Marcus Brutus, a Roman senator who decides he must kill his friend to save his nation.

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