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On The Boards Theater Listings

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Buffalo Laboratory Theatre's "Cyrano" opens Thursday at 710 Main.

Opening:

ART, play by Yasmina Reza presented by Kaleidoscope Theatre, directed by Melissa Leventhal, starring Chris Andreana, Matt Mooney Galantowicz, Michael Votta. Feb 6-20, Thu & Sun at 7:30. Lecture Hall in the Main Building at Medaille College, 18 Agassiz Circle (479-1587).

CYRANO, new adaptation of the Edmund Rostand’s classic presented by Buffalo Laboratory Theatre, directed by and starring Taylor Doherty, also starring Ray Boucher, Morgan Chard, Katie White. Feb 6-23, Thu at 7:30, Fri & Sat at 8, Sun at 2. 710 Main Theatre, 710 Main St. (1-800-745-3000).

DAI, one-woman show by Iris Bahr, presented by the Jewish Repertory Theatre, directed by Saul Elkin, starring Josie DiVincenzo. Feb 6-Mar 2, Thu at 7:30, Sat at 4 & 8, Sun at 2. Maxine and Robert Seller Theatre, Jewish Community Center, 2640 N. Forest Road, Getzville (688-4114, x391).

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, play by Dale Wasserman, based on the novel by Ken Kesey, presented by Western Door Playhouse, directed by Sam Fadel, starring Alain Alvarez, Dawn Ansel, Rich LaBend, Aaron Sawyer, Don Batalaris, Kaitlyn Bishara, Teodora Cristea, Brian Dana, Corey Frank, Sam Granieri, Sami Grawe, Drew Krause, Mike Lombardo, Pat LoPatriello. Feb 7-23, Fri & Sat at 8, Sun at 2:30 (no show Feb 9). Woodbox Theatre, Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, 1201 Pine Ave. at Portage Rd. (297-5910).

TO THE TOP, world premiere of the comic-drama by Ron Radice, directed by Neal Radice, starring Tim Joyce, Tom Owen, David C. Mitchell. Feb 6-Mar 1,Thu-Sat at 7:30. Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley (852-2600 ext. 0).

Ongoing:

THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS, one-woman show by David Rambo presented by O’Connell & Company, directed by Anne Gayley, starring Mary Kate O’Connell. Through Feb 23, Thu-Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2:30. The Park School, 4625 Harlem Road, Snyder (848-0800). Read more in this week's Theater Week.

THE MOUNTAINTOP, docudrama by Katori Hall presented by Subversive Theatre, directed by Gary Earl Ross, starring Jonathan Lee, Candace Whitfield. Through Mar 1, Thu-Sat at 8. The Manny Fried Playhouse, 255 Great Arrow Ave., third floor (408-0499).

MURDER IN GREEN MEADOWS, thriller by Douglas Post presented by Kaleidoscope Theatre, directed by Christopher Standart, starring Stephanie Bax, Tim Finnegan, Becky Globus, Michael Seitz. Through Feb 15, Fri & Sat at 7:30, plus Feb 8 at 3. Lecture Hall in the Main Building at Medaille College, 18 Agassiz Circle (479-1587). Read more in this week's Theater Week.

NANCY DREW & THE MYSTERY AT LILAC INN, based on the book by Carolyn Keene, adapted for the stage by Kenneth Shaw, directed by Meg Quinn, starring Kerisa Yvonne Bonville, Arin Lee Dandes, Maria Droz, Danica Riddick, Kerrykate Abel, Joyce Carolyn, Darryl Hart, Kurt Guba, Guy Balotine. Through Feb 16, Sat & Sun at 2. Allendale Theatre, 203 Allen St., Buffalo (884-4400).

SOME GIRL(S), play by Neil LaBute presented by Second Generation Theatre, directed by Steve Copps, starring Adriano Gatto, Meghan McAdam Gomez, Sophie Howes, Diane Di Bernardo Blenk, Kristin Bentley. Through Feb 16, Thu-Sat at 8, Sun at 2. New Phoenix Theatre on the Park, 95 Johnson Park (864-0938). Read more in this week's Theater Week.

VERY FINE USE OF A GRENADE, world premiere of the play by Mark Witteveen, starring Kristin Tripp Kelley, John Fredo, Greg Howze, Renee Landrigan. Through Feb 16, Thu-Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2. Road Less Traveled Theater, Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre, 639 Main St. (629-3069).

Closing:

A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, comedy by Oscar Wilde presented by the Irish Classical Theatre Company, directed by Josephine Hogan, starring Vincent O’Neill, Eileen Dugan, Alan Trinka, Kathleen Betsko Yale, Gerry Maher, Chris Kelly, Doug Weyand, Kelli Bocock Natale, Diane Curley, Jenn Stafford. Through Feb 9, Thu & Fri at 7:30, Sat at 3 & 7:30, Sun at 2. Andrews Theatre, 625 Main St. (853-ICTC).

Special Presentations:

PRESCRIPTION: MURDER, mystery/thriller by William Link & Richard L. Levinson directed by Jay Desiderio, starring Guy Wagner, David Marciniak, Alley Griffin, Hillary Jebuski, Katherine Ventresca, Jay Wollin. Feb 8-Mar 30, evenings, dinner at 6 & show at 7:30; matinees (Feb 23, Mar 9, 23, 30), lunch at 1:00 & show at 2:30. Desiderio’s Dinner Theatre, 5827 Broadway, Lancaster (683-7767).

TONY ’N’ TINA’S WEDDING, interactive musical comedy/dinner theater presented by Actors Anonymous Theatre Company. Feb 7 & 15 at 7:15. Fox Valley Country Club, 6161 Genesee St. Lancaster (633-4355).

Upcoming:

AMERICAN IDIOT, touring production of the rock musical by Green Day. Feb 28 at 8. Shea’s Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St. (1-800-745-3000).

BRANCHES FROM THE SAME TREE, play by Marjorie Eliot, directed by Paulette D. Harris, starring Alphonso Walker Jr., Ayana Williams, Leon Copeland, Debbi Davis, Charles Everhart, Annette Christian, Andy Finley, Sandra Gilliam, Shawn Robinson. Feb 14-Mar 9, Fri & Sat at 8, Sun at 4. Paul Robeson Theatre at the African American Cultural Center, 350 Masten Ave. (884-2013).

FOOBS AND FIPPLES: THE BREAST MONOLOGUES by Robin Rice Lichtig, presented by the Brazen-Faced Varlets, directed by Kelly M. Beuth, starring Jane Cudmore, Theresa DiMuro-Wilber, Martha Rothkpf, Elizabeth Oddy, Brittany Kucala, Jenny Gembka, Amy Wrzos, Jessica Rasp, Caroline Parzy-Sanders, Kate Olena, Virginia Brannon. Feb 28 at 7 & 9. Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341 Delaware Ave. (574-9139).

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, adapted and directed by L. Don Swartz, starring Swartz, Chris Fire, Trey Wydysh, Daniel Arrasjid, Carl Tamburlin, Joann V. Mis, Mark Woomer, Katie Buckler. Feb 20 at 7. Feb 21-Mar 8 Fri & Sat at 8, plus Mar 9 at 2. Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda (743-1614).

ORGAZMO, comedy by Trey Parker presented by Theater Jugend, directed by Drew McCabe, starring Matthew Crehan Higgins, Marc Sacco, Jeffrey Coyle, Jenny Marie McCabe, Nick Lama, Eric Mowery, Bryan Patrick Stoyle, Sara Marioles-Mitch, Jamie Nablo , D.P. Morris, Lindsay Salamone, Aaron Krygier, John Lattanzio. Feb 13-Mar 1, Thu-Sat at 8. ALT Theater, 255 Great Arrow Ave, 3rd floor (445-9432).

THE SHAPE OF THINGS, play by Neil LaBute presented by Niagara University Players. Feb 21-23, Fri at 7:30, Sat at 2 & 7:30, Sun at 2. Leary Theatre, Clet Hall at NU campus (286-8685).

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, by Eve Ensler. A special V-Day benefit performance for Crisis Services Advocate Program, directed by Kelly M. Beuth. Feb 21 & 22 at 7:30. Unitarian Universalist Church, 695 Elmwood Ave. (574-9139).

THE WHO’S TOMMY, rock musical by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff, directed by Chris Cavanagh, starring Joe Donohue III, Jake Albarella, Brandon Barry, Bethany Burrows, Louis Colaiacovo, Kelly Copps, Steve Copps, Matthew Iwanski, Loraine O’Donnell, Ben Puglisi, Michele Marie Roberts, Michael Wachowiak,. Feb 19-Mar 30, Wed & Thu at 7, Fri at 8, Sat at 4 & 8, Sun at 2. MusicalFare Theatre, 4380 Main St., Amherst (839-8540).