THEATRE
Openings

Wed., Jan. 17

Harry the Dirty Dog Produced by ArtsPower and based on the classic book by Gene Zion. One night only at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17 at Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave., Lancaster. Call 683-1776 or visit www.lancopera.org for more information.

Thurs., Jan. 18

Plus and Beyond An eclectic evening of short works by female performers and visual artists from WNY, under the direction of Kim Piazza. Runs 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 8:30 p.m. Sunday through Sunday, Jan. 28 at Main Street Cabaret, 1 Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo. Call 852-2600 or visit www.alleyway.com for more information.

Ongoing

now-Jan. 27 Love! Valour! Compassion! Buffalo United Artists' anniversary revival of Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning comedy-drama. Runs 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Jan. 27 at Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo. Call 886-9239 or visit www.buf- falobua.org for more information. now-Jan. 28

The Syringa Tree Touching drama of an abiding love between two families sharing the same household in 1960s-era South Africa. The Obie, Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk award-winner runs 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 7 p.m. Tuesday and Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 4 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sunday, Jan. 28 at Studio Arena Theatre, 710 Main St., Buffalo. Call 856-5650 or visit www.studioareana. org for more information.

now-Feb. 4

The Fourth Wall A.R. Gurney's comic love letter to the theater set in the living room of an upper-class Buffalo couple. Runs 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 4 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sunday, Feb. 4 at the Kavinoky Theatre, 320 Porter Ave., Buffalo. Call 829-7668 or visit www.kavinokytheatre.com for more information.

Special Presentations Diva by Diva: A Celebration of Women Presented by O'Connell & Company, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Cabaret in the Square Theatre, 4476 Main St., Snyder; $20. 839-3949, www.cabaretinthesquare.com