Theater

thurs. 1
.The Lottie & Bernice Show -
World premiere of L. Don Swartz's
comedy concerning grumpy old ladies
who take over a Buffalo morning talk
show - television will never be the
same. Opens at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 1
and continues at 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays through
Sunday, May 18, Ghostlight Theatre,
170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda; $.
743-1614, www.starrynighttheatre.com
.HATS! - This original musical
comedy is about a 49.999-year-old
woman who reluctantly faces the BIG
Five-O - until she meets several
remarkable women who show her fun,
friendship and the lighter side of
maturity. Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m.
Sundays, through May 18, The Riviera
Theatre, 67 Webster St., North
Tonawanda; $. 692-2413,
www.r ivieratheatre.org
fri. 2
.High School Musical - This
high-energy musical tells the story of
basketball captain and a beautiful
bookworm breaking all the rules of
"school society" and teaching their
classmates about acceptance, teamwork
and being yourself. Performances: 7:30
p.m. Friday, May 2, and 2 and 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 3, Lancaster Opera
House, 21 Central Ave., Lancaster; $.
683-1776, www.lancopera.org
.A Picasso - Pablo Picasso has
been summoned to a storage vault for an
interrogation by a beautiful German
occupation officer whose mission is to
discover, which of the three Picasso
paintings recently confiscated by the
Nazis from their Jewish owners are real.
Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays and
Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2
p.m. Sundays, through June 1, Kavinoky
Theatre, 320 Porter Ave., Buffalo; $.
829-7668, www.kavinokytheatre.com
.Music Man in Concert -
Combining the efforts of the Lockport
Community Band (directed by Mike
Robinson), with the Lockport Chorale
(directed by David Bondrow) and
Children's Choir, and guest vocalists,
7:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, the Palace
Theatre, 2 East Ave., Lockport; $.
438-1130,
www.lockpor tpalacetheatre.com

.Suddenly, Last Summer - A
staged reading of the Tennessee
Williams' one-act play presented by the
American Repertory Theater of Western
New York, featuring Jeanne Cairnes,
Christian Brandjes, Alaina Miller,
Robert Tucker, Kathleen Betsko-Yale
and Anne Roaldi, 8 p.m. Friday, May 2,
Theatreloft, 545 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo;
$. 884-4858, www.artwny.org
.Steal Away - The rollicking
farce is set in Depression-era Chicago,
and the action focuses on five church
ladies, who hold bake sales to raise
money to send deserving young
"colored" girls to college. The fun begins
when their latest beneficiary, Tracyada,
convinces them that robbing a bank is a

better way to secure her tuition.
Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through
May 25, the Paul Robeson Theatre, 350
Masten Ave., Buffalo; $. 884-2013
sat. 3
.Poets, Dreamers & Dubliners
- In this magical presentation, the
stories of Ireland through poetry and
song will be revisited with an emphasis
on the wit and wisdom of dear old
Dublin. Features Josephine Hogan and
Vincent O'Neill of the Irish Classical
Theatre, and Mary Ramsey, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 3, Bishop Timon - St.
Jude High School, 601 McKinley
Parkway, Buffalo; $. 826-3610
wed. 7
.DIVA by DIVA: A Celebration
of Women - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
May 7, O'Connell & Company, The
Cabaret in the Square Theatre, Snyder
Square, 4476 Main St. at Harlem Road,
Snyder; $. 839-3949
now-May 3
.Facing East - Buffalo United
Artists presents Carol Lynn Pearson's
drama about a women 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. Friday and

Saturday through Saturday, May 3, the
Main Street Cabaret, 672 Main St.,
Buffalo; $. 886-9239,
www. buffalobua. org
now-May 4
.Avenue Q - The Broadway
Musical - The smash hit musical
about trying to make it in New York
with big dreams and a tiny bank account
features a cast of people and puppets.
Performances: 7:30 p.m. April 30 and
May 1, 8 p.m. May 2, 2 and 8 p.m.
May 3, and 2 and 7 p.m. May 4, Shea's
Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St.,
Buffalo; $ (Shea's box office, 650 Main
St.; Ticketmaster, 852-5000,
www.ticketmaster.com)
.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.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday through
Sunday, May 4, the Adam Mickiewicz
Dramatic Circle, 612 Fillmore Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 812-5733,
www.tornspacetheater.com
.Cabaret - Kander and Ebb's
most memorable score under the
direction of Brother Augustine Towey.
Performances: 8 p.m. Thursday and
Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2
p.m. Sunday through Sunday, May 4,
Niagara University's Leary Theater in
Clet Hall, Lewiston; $. 286-8622,
852-5000, www.niagara.edu/theatre

now-May 11
.Humpty Dumpty - Road Less
Traveled Productions presents Eric
Bogosian's comedy/thriller about yuppies
on holiday that features Tim Klein, Lisa
Vitrano, Thomas LaChiusa, Bonnie Jean
Taylor and Phil Knoerzer under the
direction of Scott Behrend.
Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays through Sunday, May 11,
Market Arcade Film & Arts Center, 639
Main St., Buffalo; $. 629-3069,
www.road lesstraveledproductions.org
.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 Sunday, May 11,
The Cabaret in the Square Theatre,
4476 Main St., Snyder; $. 839-3949,
www.oconnellandcompany.com
.The Rose Tattoo - Serafina
Delle Rose, a restless widow, 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. 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
.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. 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
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