Theater

thurs. 13
.Hair - Presented by the Buffalo
State College Theater Department and
Casting Hall Productions, and directed
by award-winning Broadway performer
Andre De Shields. Opens at 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 13 and continues at 8
p.m. March 14 and 15, 20-22; 2 p.m.
March 15 and 20, Warren Enters
Theatre at Upton Hall, Buffalo State
College, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo;
$. 878-3005,
www. buffalostate. edu/ theater.
wed. 19
.DIVA by DIVA: A Celebration
of Women - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
March 19, O'Connell & Company, The
Cabaret in the Square Theatre, Snyder
Square, 4476 Main St. at Harlem Road,
Snyder; $. 839-3949
now-March 15
.Life's A Dream - NU Theater
presents Pedro Calderon de la Barca's
1636 play that has been called the
"Hamlet" of Spain. The play intertwines
the intricacies of honor, revenge, destiny,
astrology and love in two stories: that of
the imprisoned Prince Sigismund at the
mercy of his father Basilio, and that of
Rosaura, on a quest of revenge on her
fiancee who abandoned her.
Performances: 8 p.m. March 13, 14 and
15, Leary Theater, Niagara University,
Lewiston; $. 286-8622
now-March 16
.Halpern & Johnson - Two
elderly gentlemen meet at a grave site,
one Jewish, one Catholic, and share a
common bond - the love of a good
woman. Lionel Goldstein's play features
Saul Elkin and Jim Maloy under the
direction of Peter Palmisano for the
Jewish Repertory Theatre. Performances:
7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 4 and 8 p.m.
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through
Sunday, March 16, the Alleyway
Theatre, 1 Curtain Up Alley, Buffalo; $.
688-411, Ext. 334,
www.jewishrepertor ytheatre.com
.Bonegrinders - Road Less
Traveled Productions presents this story
by Melody Von Smith of a war
journalist who returns home after his
best friend/fellow journalist has been

killed. Features Joe Wiens, Kate
LoConti, Beth Donahue, Arianna
Boykins, Tim Eimiller, Bob Grabowski
and Peter Jaskowiak under the direction
of Kyle LoConti. Performances: 8 p.m.
Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays through Sunday, March 16,
Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre, 639
Main St., Buffalo; $. 629-3069,
www.road lesstraveledproductions.org
.Nunsensations! - Live from the
Pump Room at the Mystique Motor
Lodge in Las Vegas, it's the most
outrageous Nunsense show ever. When a
parishioner promises a big donation to

the sisters' school only if they perform in
Vegas, the result is the most
feather-filled, sequin-studded,
fan-dancing Nunsense show ever. We
can only hope that what happens in
Vegas, stays in Vegas. Performances: 7:30
p.m. March 13, 14 and 15 and 2 p.m.
March 15. With additional shows at
2:30 p.m. March 16, the Lancaster
Opera House, 21 Central Ave.,
Lancaster; $. 683-1776,
www.lancoper a.org
now-March 22
.Faith Healer - The Irish

Classical Theatre presents Brian Friel's
play starring Vincent O'Neill, Josephine
Hogan and Gerry Maher under the
direction of Derek Campbell.
Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and
Fridays, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2
p.m. Sundays through Saturday, March
22, the Andrews Theatre, 625 Main St.,
Buffalo; $. 853-4282,
www.irishclassicaltheatre.com
.Fool For Love - Sam Shepard
drama starring Lisa Ludwig, Brian
Riggs, David Oliver and Richard
Lambert under the direction of Kelli
Bocock-Natale. Performances: 8 p.m.

Thursdays through Saturdays through
Saturday, March 22, New Phoenix
Theatre on the Park, 95 Johnson Park,
Buffalo; $. 853-1334,
www.newphoenixtheatre.com
now-March 29
.My Name is Rachel Corrie -
Buffalo United Artists Theatre in
association with the Subversive Theatre
Collective presents the internationally
acclaimed one-woman play by Alan
Rickman and Katharine Viner, featuring
Katie White under the direction of
Timothy Klein. The one-act is compiled
entirely from the e-mails and journal
entries of Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old
peace activist who died on March 16,
2003, after being run over by an Israeli
bulldozer while standing in defense of
Palestinian houses in the City of Rafah
in the Gaza Strip. Performances: 8 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays through Saturday,
March 29, Buffalo's Main Street
Cabaret, 672 Main St., Buffalo; $.
886-9239, www.subversivetheatre.org
now-March 30
.Glorious! - Buffalo premiere of
Peter Quilter's comedy about Florence
Foster Jenkins starring Mary Kate
O'Connell, Joseph Demerly, Eileen
Dugan, Anne Gayley, Victoria Perez and
Donn Youngstrom under the direction of
Javier Bustillos. Performances: 8 p.m.
Thursdays through Saturdays, 4 p.m.
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through
Sunday, March 30, Kavinoky Theatre,
320 Porter Ave., Buffalo; $. 829-7668,
www.kavinokytheatre.com
now-April 6
.Victory: The Father Baker
Story - World premiere of Heather
Violanti's musical that juxtaposes the life
story of Father Nelson Baker against the
current effort to secure his ordination as
an official saint of the Catholic Church.
The production stars Louis Calaiacovo,
Ellen Horst, Marc Sacco and Norman
Sham under the direction of Randall
Kramer. Performances: 7 p.m.
Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m.
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through
Sunday, April 6, MusicalFare Theatre,
Daemen College, 4380 Main St.,
Amherst. Tickets are $30-$34.
839-8540, www.musicalfare.com