Theatre
And now for something completely different...

"Monty Python's Spamalot" gallops into Shea's Performing Arts Center Tuesday, May 1 to Sunday, May 6.

Lovingly "ripped off" from the internationally famous comedy team's most popular film, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "Spamalot" tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and their quest for the Holy Grail.

"Monty Python's Spamalot" features a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight. Directed by Mike Nichols, "Monty Python's Spamalot" features a book by Eric Idle, based on the screenplay of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" by Monty Python creators Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. Music and lyrics are by the Grammy Award-winning team of Idle and John Du Prez.

Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday at 646 Main St., Buffalo.

Tickets are available at the box office at 650 Main St., through Ticketmaster at 852-5000 and online at www.ticket master. com. fri. 27 The Importance of Being Earnest The definitive Oscar Wilde comedy of manners, morals and ethics of the manor-born Earnest. Opens Friday, April 27 and runs at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sunday, May 27 at the Kavinoky Theatre, 320 Porter Ave., Buffalo. Call 829-7668 or visit www.kavinokytheatre.com for more information. A Time For Love: Songs From A Marriage Musical by Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire opens 7 p.m. Friday, April 27 and runs 7 p.m. Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays at Studio Arena Theatre, 710 Main St., Buffalo. Call 856-5650 or visit www.studioarena.org for more information.

Pajama Game Love blossoms at the SleepTite Pajama Factory between Sid and Catherine "Babe" as Opera-Lytes presents this musical based on the novel "7-1/2 Cents" by Richard Bissell. The show opens at 8 p.m. Friday, April 27 and runs at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 and Thursday, May 3, 8 p.m. Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at the Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave., Lancaster. Call 683-1776 or visit www.lancopera.org for more information.

Continuing now-April 29

Fiddler on the Roof Niagara University's Leary Theatre in Clet Hall, Lewiston. 286-8622, www.niagar a.edu/theatre now-May 5

The Tricky Part Main Street Cabaret, 672 Main St., Buffalo. 886-9239, www.buffalobua.org

now-May 5

Lost in Hollywoodland Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo. 852-2600, www.alleyway.com

now-May 6

Buffalo Movie Market Arcade Film and Arts Center, 639 Main St., Buffalo. 629-3069, www.road lesstraveledproductions.org

now-May 20 The Musical of Musicals, The Musical! Cabaret in the Square Theatre, 4476 Main St., Snyder. 839-3949, www.oconnellandcompany.com

now-May 20 A Rainbow Journey: The Harold Arlen Story MusicalFare Theatre, 4380 Main St., Amherst. 839-8540, www.musicalfare.com

now-May 20

Blithe Spirit Irish Classical Theatre, 625 Main St., Buffalo. 853-4282, www.irishclassicaltheatre.com

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