Theater
Opening thurs. 2 Oliver Presented by Starry Night Theatre and directed by Debby Koszelak Swartz, the musical is based on the Charles Dickens' classic "Oliver" by Lionel Bart and features Greg Blarr, Joann V. Mis, Jayson Clark and Jed Woomer. The production opens at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, and continues at 8 p.m. Aug. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 at the Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda; $. 743-1614 fri. 3

thurs. 2 'Disney's Aladdin Jr.' Presented by the Lancaster Opera House, the performance features the Opera House Theatre Workshop Kids at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2 at the Villa Maria College Auditorium, 240 Pine Ridge Road, Buffalo; $. 683-1776, www.lancopera.org

Architect Presented by Torn Space, and written and directed by Dan Shanahan, this original site-specific work for the stage finds a man who will enforce a series of rituals in order to generate a mythology, while attempting to manipulate a geometrically closed system. Opens at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3 and continues Aug. 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18 at the Dnipro Building, 562 Genesee St., Buffalo; $. 812-5733, tornspace@hotmail.com thurs. 9

AIDA Four-time Tony Award-winning pop rock musical production by Elton John and Tim Rice, based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera, opens 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9 and continues through Sunday, Aug. 19 at Artpark, 450 S. Fourth St., Lewiston; $. 754-4375, www.artpark.net

now-Aug. 11

The Music Man Presented by In Good Company Productions, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, Monday, Aug. 6, Tuesday, Aug. 7 and Thursday, Aug. 9 at Fisherman's Park, North Tonawanda.

Oliver! Academy of Theatre Arts, ATA Theater, 5505 Main St., Williamsville; $. 810-0551, www.academyoftheatrearts.com Sisters of Swing: The Andrews Sisters Musical MusicalFare Theatre, 4380 Main St., Amherst; $. 839-8540, www.musicalfare.com

now-Aug. 19

Othello Shakespeare in Delaware Park, Shakespeare Hill, behind the Rose Garden in Delaware Park, Buffalo; free, but donations accepted. 856-4533, www. shakespeareindelawarepark. org

now-Oct. 5

A Mother's Comedy Shaw Festival's Court House Theater, 26 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario; $. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com now-Oct. 6

The Kiltartan Comedies

Shaw Festival's Court House Theater, 26 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario; $. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com

A Month in the Country After Ivan Turgenev

Shaw Festival's Court House Theater, 26 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario; $. 1-800-511-7429, www.shawfest.com

Tristan

Shaw Festival's Court House Theater, 26 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario; $. Call 1-800-511-7429 or visit www.shawfest.com for more information.

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

Hotel Peccadillo

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

Summer and Smoke

Shaw Festival's Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen St., 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

now-Nov. 11

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, through Aug. 15, Cabaret in the Square Theatre, 4476 Main St., Snyder; $. 839-3949, www.cabaretinthesquare.com