Theatre
fri. 1 The Sound of Music Music, romance, suspense - just a few of our favorite things from Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved story of Maria, who leaves an Austrian convent to become governess to a widowed naval officer, Captain Von Trapp, and his children. Opens 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1 at Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave., Lancaster. The show continues through Sunday, June 17. Call 683-1776 or visit www.lancopera.org for more information. thurs. 7

Thrill Me Tells the story of two young, privileged men who heighten their relationship with murder. Opens 8 p.m. Thursday, June 7 and runs 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings through June 30 at the New Phoenix Theatre, 95 Johnson Park, Buffalo. Call 853-1334 or visit www.newphoenixtheatre.com for more information.

Old Wicked Songs An emotionally charged drama about a young American piano virtuoso suffering from creative burnout and the equally emotionally fragile voice teacher assigned to help him. The Jewish Repertory Theatre show opens 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7 and continues 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sunday, July 1 at Daemen College's MusicalFare Theatre, 4380 Main St., Amherst. Call 688-4114 x334 or visit http://jewishrepertorytheatre.com for more information. Continuing

now-June 2 Brighton Beach Memoirs The Roycroft Pavilion, Hamlin Park, East Aurora. 687-6727, www.auroraplayers.com

Sordid Lives Buffalo United Artists at the Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo. 886-9239, www.buffalobua.org

The Woman Before New Phoenix Theatre, 95 Johnson Park, Buffalo. 853-1334, www.newphoenixtheatre.com

now-June 3

A Body of Water Ujima Theatre at TheatreLoft, 545 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo. 883-0380, www. ujimatheatre. org

Charlotte's Web Allendale Theatre, 203 Allen St., Buffalo. 884-4400, www. theatreofyouth. org

now-Oct. 7

The Philanderer Shaw Festival's Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com

now-Oct. 27

Saint Joan The Shaw Festival's Festival Theatre, 10 Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com

now-Oct. 28

Mack and Mabel Shaw Festival's Festival Theatre, 10 Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com

The Circle Shaw Festival's Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.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