THEATRE

Metro Stage Company (MSC) presents the 5th annual HEART AND MUSIC '11, a benefit performance featuring musical show stoppers hosted by Boston theater favorites Bobbie Steinbach and Robert Saoud on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at the Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre.

"Heart and Music," a perennial favorite of Metro Stage audiences, features some of the standout performers from the 2010 shows along with special guest stars, as conceived and directed by Bobbie Steinbach, an award winning actress and teacher who has graced many of the premiere Boston stages.

Now in its seventh season, MSC has been winning rave reviews from Boston area theater critics and audiences alike for its recent productions of "A Little Night Music" and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee". Coming up next is the off-Broadway smash "Bat Boy The Musical" directed by Bevin O'Gara.

As part of its mission, MSC strives to raise awareness and funds for local charities while working to produce some of the finest theater that the metro-Boston area has to offer. This season, Metro Stage Company has designated their Founders Fund activities to benefit The Ellie Fund, a local breast cancer non-profit organization that provides transportation, childcare, housekeeping, groceries and meals completely free of charge to more than 500 women and families across Massachusetts each year.

HEART AND MUSIC '11, presented by Metro Stage Company, plays January 29 at 8pm. Tickets are priced at $33 for VIP seating and $28 for general admission, and can be purchased online at www.metrostagecompany.com or by calling 617-524-5013. Tickets may also be purchased the day of the show one hour prior to show time at the box office. For more information on the Ellie Fund, go to www.elliefund.org.