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Tickets are now on sale for the Capitol Theatre's 2008-09 Best of Broadway series. On the bill are:

* Oct. 3-4 -- The rock opera stylings of the East Village Opera Company.

* Oct. 31-Nov. 1 -- Six quirky adolescents compete in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" in this musical comedy.

* Dec. 12-13 -- Out for revenge is "Sweeney Todd," the demon barber of Fleet Street.

* Jan. 9-10 -- "Movin' Out," the rock ballet that blends the pop hits of Billy Joel and choreography of Twyla Tharp.

* Feb. 13-14 -- In the 1950s romp "The Pajama Game," it's the union vs. management at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory.

* April 17-18 -- A show-within-a-show, "The Drowsy Chaperone" pays homage to American musicals of the jazz age and centers on a showgirl about to marry a man she just met.

All Best of Broadway performances are at 7:30 p.m. for the Friday show and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. for the Saturday shows (except "The Pajama Game," which has evening shows at 7 p.m.) at the Capitol Theatre, 19 S. Third St.

Season tickets are available through the Capitol Theatre box office, 853-2787. Order forms are also available at www.capitoltheatre.org.

Series subscribers can add on tickets for the Capitol and Warehouse Theatre Company's production of "A Christmas Carol" at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 7.

Individual tickets for all these shows are available through TicketsWest, 800-325-7328, www.ticketswest.com.