Theater

thurs. 17
.Dames at Sea - O'Connell and
Company production opens 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 17, and continues 7:30
p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday evenings, and 2 p.m. Sundays
through Sunday, May 18 at the Cabaret
in the Square Theatre, 4476 Main St.,
Williamsville; $. 839-3949,
www.oconnellandcompany.com
.Love Letters - A.R. Gurney's
play, as presented by the Amherst
Players under the direction of Steven
Queeno continues at 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays and Fridays, 1:30 and 7:30
p.m. Saturdays at the Harlem Road
Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road,
Amherst; $. 866-2173,
www.amherst.ny.us/news/players.asp
.The Gin Game - Comedy
presented by the Springville Players
opens 8 p.m. Thursday, April 17 and
continues 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays
and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Sunday,
April 27 at the Springville Center for
the Arts, 37 N. Buffalo St., Springville;
$. 592-9038, www.springvillearts.org
fri. 18
.Charley's Aunt - The Irish
Classical Theatre presents Brandon
Thomas' comedy of manners about
mistaken identities, cross-dressing and
crazy uncles. Opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday,
April 18, and continues at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday and Friday evenings, 3 and
7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays
through Sunday, May 18 at the Andrews
Theatre, 625 Main St., Buffalo; $.
853-4282, www.irishclassicaltheatre.com
.Maggie's Getting Married -
Join the Duncan family on the night
before the big day, when Maggie and
her older sister make a startling
realization and give new meaning to
"sibling rivalry." Opens 7:30 p.m. Friday,
April 18 and continues 7:30
Thursday-Saturday evenings and 2:30
p.m. Sunday afternoons through Sunday,
April 27 at the Lancaster Opera House,
21 Central Ave., Lancaster; $. 683-1776,
www.lancoper a.org
.Stivale - An original production
by Torn Space Theater, it lives off a
consumer-driven environment sustained
through the act of creating desire.
Focusing on two figures absent of a
history, language or past, they become
constructed through the marketability of
desire, emotion and lust, continually
displayed within advertising culture.
Opens 8 p.m. Friday, April 18, and
continues 8 p.m. every Friday and
Saturday through Sunday, May 4 at the
Adam Mickiewicz Dramatic Circle, 612
Fillmore Ave., Buffalo; $. 812-5733,
www.tornspacetheater.com
.Spring Awakening - The
Department of Theatre & Dance at the
University at Buffalo will present
Jonathan Franzen's 2007 translation of
Frank Wedekind's 1891 masterpiece
under the direction of Kate LoConti.

The production features Tyger Barros,
Elijah Coleman, Rachel Halper, Kelly
Jakiel, Danielle Sade James, Jordan
Levin, Brandon Martin, Matthew
Nerber, Greg Przybylak, Brittany Sellers,
Bob Van Valin, R.J. Voltz, Michael
Wallace and Taylor Zito. The drama
examines the blossoming of sexual
cravings and opening of human desires
in young people and the adult forces
systematically closing them down.
Continues 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday,
April 17 and April 18, 2 p.m. Saturday,
April 19; and, 5 p.m. Sunday, April 20,
at UB Center for the Arts' Black Box
Theatre, UB's North Campus, Amherst;
$. 645-2787, www.ubcfa.org
fri. 18 & sat. 19
.Addy: An American Girl Story
- Adaptation of Connie Porter's
award-winning books focusing on the
tale of 9-year-old Addy Walker and her
mother, who flee the oppressive life of
slavery, their terrifying separation from
their family and their journey to
freedom. Her life changes forever the
day Poppa and her brother, Sam, are
sold from their North Carolina
plantation. Performances are 10:30 a.m.
and 7 p.m. Friday, April 18, and 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 at Shea's Performing
Arts Center, 646 Main St., Buffalo; $.
847-1410, www.sheas.org
.Two Rooms Canceled - The
theatre production "Two Rooms" is
canceled for Friday, April 18, through
Sunday, April 20.
wed. 23
.BPS Goes Broadway - More
than 150 Buffalo public school students
and teachers will present their
productions of first-ever musicals from
this program between Shea's Performing
Arts Center, theatrical licensor Music
Theatre International (MTI) and
iTheatrics, a leading creative consultant
in educational musical theater. The
program includes students from
Highgate Heights Elementary School
School 80) under the direction of Gina
Dormer, Houghton Academy (School
69) under the direction of Karen
Williams and the Waterfront
Elementary School (School 95) under
the direction of Veronica Lund. The
program begins 5 p.m. Wednesday,
April 23 at Shea's Performing Arts
Center, 46 Main St., Buffalo; $.
847-0850, www.sheas.org
.Beyond the Rainbow - A
regional premiere musical that tells the
tragic and memorable story of Judy
Garland. Stars Todd Benzin, Loraine
O'Donnell, Michele Marie Roberts,
Marc Sacco and Kathy Weese under the
direction of Doug Weyand. Set during
her legendary 1961 Carnegie Hall
concert and featuring many of her hit
songs, including "Over the Rainbow,"
"Beyond the Rainbow" simultaneously
treats its audience to the famed concert
while telling the life story of one of

Hollywood's most cherished and
unforgettable icons. Opens 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 23 and continues 7
p.m. Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays,
8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays,
and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sunday,
May 25 at MusicalFare Theatre
Company, Daemen College, 4380 Main
St., Amherst; $. 839-8540,
www.muiscalfare.com
.DIVA by DIVA: A Celebration
of Women - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
April 23, O'Connell & Company, The
Cabaret in the Square Theatre, Snyder
Square, 4476 Main St. at Harlem Road,
Snyder; $. 839-3949
now-April 19
.Born Yesterday - Performances:
8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and
2:30 p.m. Sunday through Saturday,
April 19, Roycroft Pavilion, S. Grove
St., East Aurora; $. 687-6727,
www.auror aplayers.org
.Romeo and Winifred -
Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays and 1:30 p.m.
Saturdays, through Saturday, April 19,
Harlem Road Community Center, 4255
Harlem Road, Snyder; $. 866-2173,
www.amherst.ny.us/news/players.asp
now-April 20
.Lucky Charms - Performances:
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30
p.m. Sundays, through Sunday, April 20,
at the Niagara Arts and Cultural
Center's Woodbox Theater, 1201 Pine
Ave., Niagara Falls; $. 297-5910
.Pride & Prejudice -
Performances: 8 p.m. Thursday and
Friday, April 17 and 18, and 2 and 8
p.m. Saturday, April 19 and 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 20, Drama Theatre of the
UB Center for the Arts, UB North
Campus, Amherst; $. 645-2787,
www.Ticketmaster.com, box office.
.The Laramie Project -
Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays-
Saturdays through Sunday, April 20, at
Niagara County Community College's
Arts and Media Theatre, 3111 Saunders
Settlement Road, Sanborn; $. 614-6222,
www.niagaracc.suny.edu
now-May 3
.Facing East - Performances: 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through
Saturday, May 3 at the Main Street
Cabaret, 672 Main St., Buffalo; $.
886-9239, www.buffalobua.org
now-May 10
.Nickel and Dimed -
Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays through Saturday, May 10.
No performance on Thursday, May 1.
All performances at the Alt Theatre, 255
Great Arrow Ave., Great Arrow
Building, Buffalo; $. 408-0499,
www.sub versivetheatre.org