Theater

thurs. 7
.The Leader of the Pack -
Performed by the Holland High School
Drama Club. Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, Feb. 7 and 8, 2
and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, Holland
High School; $. 537-8200, Ext. 7107
fri. 8
.Anyone Who Had A Heart -
Musical revue presented by Ujima
Theatre Company and Down in My
Soul productions. Features Kerrykate
Abel, Joyce Carolun and Sandra Gilliam
under the direction of Joyce Carolyn.
Opens 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 and
continues 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and
Sunday evenings through Sunday, Feb.
17, TheaterLoft, 545 Elmwood Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 883-0380
.The Music Man - Musical
presented by Coop's Spotlight
Productions, opens 7:30 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 8 and continues 7:30 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m.
Sundays through Feb. 24, Lancaster
Opera House, 21 Central Ave.,
Lancaster; $. 683-1776,
www.lancoper a.org
sat. 9 & sun. 10
.Minds Eye - Staged reading of
Paul Fleischman's play, presented by
Theatre in the Mist, 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 9 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10,
Stella Niagara, Pletcher and Lower River
roads, Lewiston; $. 1-877-856-0694
sun. 10
.Jazz Brunch - Relax to the
smooth sounds made famous during the
1940s in this concert produced by Down
in My Soul Productions, 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10, Millennium Hotel,
2040 Walden Ave., next to the Walden
Galleria; $. 683-1776,
www.lancoper a.org
wed. 13
.DIVA by DIVA: A Celebration
of Women - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 13, O'Connell & Company, The
Cabaret in the Square Theatre, Snyder
Square, 4476 Main St. at Harlem Road,
Snyder; $. 839-3949
now-Feb. 9
.Tony 'N' Tina's Wedding -
Actors Anonymous Theatre Company
presents this interactive comedy starring
Kevin Barwell, Kim Dossinger-Stahl,
Mike Ficorelli, Suzanne Marranca, John
Pirrone, Patty Hannel and Corey
Jelowski. Performances: 7:15 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 9,
Magruder's Banquet Facility, 4995
Broadway, Depew; $. 633-4355
.Proof - David Auburn's Pulitzer

Prize- and Tony Award-winning play
presented by Kaleidoscope Theatre
Productions. Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Fridays, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays
through Saturday, Feb. 9, Canisius
College's Marie Maday Theatre, in
Lyons Hall, 2001 Main St., Buffalo; $.
629-8548,
www. kaleidoscopetheatreproductions. com
.Buzz and Drew McCabe's The
Orangutan-Man Knocks at
Midnight - World premiere of Nick
Hirsch's double bill of one-act plays
starring Lauren Cichon, Greg Prybylak,
Jacob Albarella, Becky Globus, Clint
Byrne and Lindsay Slamone under the
direction of Drew McCabe.
Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays through
Saturdays through Saturday, Feb. 9, ALT
Theater, 255 Great Arrow Ave., Buffalo;
$. 868-6847
now-Feb. 10
.The Servant of Two Masters
- The Irish Classical Theatre presents
the Italian comedy by Carlo Goldoni
that is a rueful farce filled with gags,
wisecracks, ad-libs and audience
participation. Features Brian Mysliwy,
Elizabeth Laidlaw, Peter Palmisano,
Todd Benzin, Andy Moss, Megan
Callahan, Joe Wiens, Christopher
Standart, Sarielys Matos, Lawrence
Rowswell, Alaina Miller, Drew Derek,
Michelle Eisen and Chris LaBanca. Live
music by Mary Ramsey. Performances:
7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 3 and
7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays
through Sunday, Feb. 10, the Andrews
Theatre, 625 Main St., Buffalo; $.
853-4282, www.irishclassicaltheatre.com
.Sweeney Todd - Stephen
Sondheim's musical thriller starring John
Fredo, Lisa Ludwig, Philip Farugia, Kurt
Guba, Christopher M. Howard, Eliza
Hayes Maher, Loraine O'Donnell, Tom
Owen, Debbie Pappas and Robert E.
Tucker, under the direction of Randall
Kramer. Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m.
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through
Sunday, Feb. 10, MusicalFare Theatre,
Daemen College, 4380 Main St.,
Amherst; $. 839-8540,
www.musicalfare.com
.Wild Women Don't Get the
Blues - This insightful new musical
presented by O'Connell and Company
celebrates illustrious and memorable
blues songs and the singers who made
them famous. You'll savor the musical
journey of such legendary blues pioneers
as Ma Rainey, Ethel Waters, Bessie
Smith and their contemporaries, all
performed by Mary Craig. Performances:
7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3
p.m. Sundays through Sunday, Feb. 10,
the Riviera Theatre, 67 Webster St.,
North Tonawanda; $, 692-2113,
www.r ivieratheater.org