Theater

thurs. 24
.Cabaret - Kander and Ebb's
most memorable score under the
direction of Brother Augustine Towey.
Opens at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 24 and
continues at 8 p.m. Thursdays and
Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2
p.m. Sundays through Sunday, May 4 at
Niagara University's Leary Theater in
Clet Hall, Lewiston; $. 286-8622,
852-5000, www.niagara.edu/theatre
fri. 25
.My Fair Lady - The Lerner and
Loewe musical is presented by the
Niagara Regional Theatre Guild
(NRTG), directed and choreographed by
Dawn Marcolini Newton, with musical
direction by Sandy Ackerman.
Performances: 8 p.m. April 25 and April
26, May 2 and 3, 3 p.m. May 4, 8 p.m.
May 9 and 10, 3 p.m. May 11, Cardinal
O'Hara Performing Arts Center, 39
O'Hara Road, Tonawanda; $. 284-6358
.Tomorrow the World - The
Playhouse of American Classics and the
Buffalo and Erie County Historical
Society will present James Gow and
Arnard d' Usseau's World War II drama
set in a small mid-Western university
town during World War II. The drama
looks at American ideals, fascism and
Nazism in the 1940s. Opens at 8 p.m.
Friday, April 25, and continues at 3 and
7 p.m. Saturday, April 26, and 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 27 at the Buffalo and Erie
County Historical Society, 25
Nottingham Court, Buffalo; $.
873-9644, Ext. 301
.Smokey Joe's Cafe - Rock and
Roll back to the neighborhood with the
music of the 1950s and '60s in this
Lieber and Stoller musical directed and
choreographed by Monique "Nikki"
Perez. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday,
April 25 and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26,
Marie Maday Theatre, located in Lyons
Hall, Canisius College, Buffalo; free.
888-3795
wed. 30
.DIVA by DIVA: A Celebration
of Women - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
April 30, O'Connell & Company, The
Cabaret in the Square Theatre, Snyder
Square, 4476 Main St. at Harlem Road,
Snyder; $. 839-3949
now-April 27
.The Gin Game - D.L. Coburn's
Pulitzer Prize-winning tragic comedy
presented by the Springville Players and
starring Doug Bailey and Sue Sorensen.
Performances: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday
and 2 p.m. Sunday through Sunday,
April 27 at the Springville Center for
the Arts, 37 N. Buffalo St., Springville;
$. 592-9038, www.springvillearts.org
.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." A hilarious, modern,
adult comedy that will elicit shrieks of
recognition and gales of laughter from
anyone who has ever said "I Do!"
Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday through Sunday, April 27,
Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central
Ave., Lancaster; $. 683-1776,

www.lancoper a.org
now-May 3
.Facing East - Buffalo United
Artists presents Carol Lynn Pearson's
drama about a woman whose gay son
commits suicide after a conflict
involving his family's Mormon faith.
The production stars Eileen Dugan,
Kevin Keleher and Dan Walker under
the direction of Kelli Bocock Natale.
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 4
.Stivale - An original production
by Torn Space Theater. 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 an
advertising culture. Performances: 8 p.m.
April 25 and 26, May 2, 3 and 4, the
Adam Mickiewicz Dramatic Circle, 612
Fillmore Ave., Buffalo; $. 812-5733,
www.tornspacetheater.com
now-May 10
.Nickel and Dimed - Regional
debut of Joan Holden's adaptation of
Barbara Ehrenreich's novel presented by
Subversive Theatre and starring Moira
A. Keenan, Kelly M. Beuth, Paul
O'Hern, Jennifer Fitzery, Leon S.
Copeland Jr., Jennifer Linch, Arianna
Boykins, Afrim Gjonbalaj, Jessica
Stuber, Justin Fiordaliso, Stephanie Dale
and Tom Izard under the direction of
Virginia Brannon. 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
now-May 11
.Side by Side Sondheim - This
is perhaps the single biggest reason for
the spread of Sondheim's popularity
beyond sophisticated N.Y. and London
Theatre circles, music and lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim and additional music
by Leonard Berstein, Mary Rodgers,
Richard Rogers and Jule Styne.
Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30
p.m. Sundays through May 11, The
Cabaret in the Square Theatre, 4476
Main St., Snyder; $. 839-3949,
www.oconnellandcompany.com
.The Rose Tattoo - Serafina
Delle Rose is a restless widow whose
intense and absorbing instinct for love
drives everything before it. The figure of
this woman dominates the small town
where she and her friends are living and
embodies the exultation and danger of
unbridled passion. Written by Tennessee

Williams and winner of the 1951 Tony
Award for Best Play. Presented by The
American Repertory Theater of Western
New York and features Marie Costa, Joy
Scime, Michael Votta, Alaina Renee
Miller, Jeanne Cairns, Kerrykate Able
and Peter Jaskowiak. Performances: 8
p.m. April 24 and 25, 3 and 8 p.m.
April 26, 7 p.m. April 27, 8 p.m. May 1
and 3, 7 p.m. May 4, 8 p.m. May 8 and

9, 3 and 8 p.m. May 10, 7 p.m. May 11,
Theaterloft, 545 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo;
$. www.artofwny.org
now-May 18
.Dames at Sea - O'Connell and
Company production continues at 7:30
p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through
Sunday, May 18, Cabaret in the Square
Theatre, 4476 Main St., Williamsville; $.
839-3949, www.oconnellandcompany.com
.Charley's Aunt - The Irish
Classical Theatre presents Brandon
Thomas' comedy of manners about
mistaken identities, cross-dressing and
crazy uncles. Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays and Fridays, 3 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through
Sunday, May 18, the Andrews Theatre,
625 Main St., Buffalo; $. 853-4282,
www.irishclassicaltheatre.com
now-May 25
.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. Performances: 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, MusicalFare Theatre Company,
Daemen College, 4380 Main St.,
Amherst; $. 839-8540,
www.muiscalfare.com