Downtown Tucsonan - February 2009 - (Page 17) performances Arizona Friends of Chamber Music Leo Rich Theatre at Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 577-3769, www.ArizonaChamberMusic.org. The Piano and Friends series features Martin Kasik and his wife Kristina Kasikova on Sunday, February 8 at 3pm. Both have won major awards and competitions and both are passionate chamber players with international careers. Broadway in Tucson Arizona Opera Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 293-4336, www.AZOpera.com. Don Giovanni - Mozart’s tragic and comic opera unleashed on the world one of opera’s most frightening characters: the unrepentant seducer. Twyla Robinson returns after her 2006 Arizona Opera debut in The Marriage of Figaro to face another heartless nobleman, Don Giovanni, and sets in motion his fiery downfall. Saturday, February 21 at 7:30pm; Sunday, February 22 at 2pm. Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave., 903-2929, www.BroadwayInTucson.com. A Bronx Tale stars Chazz Palminteri, who brings 18 characters to vivid life in a tale of a rough childhood on the Bronx streets. Final performances on February 1 at 1pm & 6:30pm. The one that you want is back and starring Taylor Hicks as Teen Angel! Grease, Time Magazine’s 2007 pick for #1 musical of the year, is rockin’ across the country in this new production direct from Broadway. February 24-March 1: Tuesday-Thursday 7:30pm; Friday 8pm; Saturday 2pm & 8pm; Sunday 1pm & 6:30pm. Theater, 738 N. 5th Ave., hosts southern Italy’s folk music ensemble Newpoli on Friday, February 20 at 7:30pm. Boys R Us By Uriah Bennett Heralding themselves as a “gender performance troupe” Boys R us is a sparklingly unique gem of tucson arts and culture. not only do they blur the lines between traditionally accepted gender roles, but also they whimsically blend genres and media to produce a show that literally explodes off the stage with originality and edgy social consciousness. though “gender-bending” is at the heart of what Boys R us is doing, it is not always the point of their performances. undeniably, it is the wide-ranging subject matter they tackle, and the social consciousness of their art in general that make their shows something any person can enjoy. In fact, entertainment is obviously the main goal as they pull no punches and play no favorites, but do it all with a smile and tongue-in-cheek sense of humor that anybody can appreciate. It is this universal appeal that makes Boys R us an incredibly underrated rising star in the tucson entertainment scene. Boys R us is saturday, February 28, at Hotel congresss. doors open at 7pm. show starts at 8pm. $7 General admission. Limited seating $10. More information at www.tucsondragkings.com Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Southwest Berger Center for the Performing Arts, 1200 W. Speedway Blvd., 400-5439, www.CMPSouthwest.org. Four-time Best Actress Emmy Award winner Michael Learned stars in the world premiere of Love Letters - From Beethoven to Bernstein. Sunday, February 8 at 3pm. Arizona Rose Theatre Company Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway Blvd., www.ArizonaRose.cc. The theatre company salutes great songwriters, past and present, that have provided memories in song. This show is a staged, lighted and costumed theatrical retrospective of various genres of music. Saturday, February 14, 8pm; Sunday, February 15, 2pm. Invisible Theatre Ballet Tucson 1400 N. 1st Ave., 882-9721, www.InvisibleTheatre.com. Taking the stage from February 11 to February 28 is Camping with Henry and Tom, an off-Broadway hit inspired by an actual camping trip that President Harding, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison took together in 1921. The hilarious adventure has surprising relevance and insight into today’s politics. The Music Hall at Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 882-8585, www.TucsonSymphony.org. Bolero, Tango & Dance features Argentina’s Daniel Binelli, an internationally renowned master of the bandoneon, joining the Tucson Symphony Orchestra in a program of Piazzolla, Golijov, Daugherty and Ravel’s famous Bolero at 8pm Thursday, February 5-Friday, February 6 and Sunday, February 8 at 2pm. Tchaikovsky & Licad: Cecile Licad returns to Tucson to perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, with the TSO. The program will also include Swan Lake Suite and Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin on Saturday, February 7 at 8pm. TSO Pops - The Broadway Tenors, three of Broadway’s great leading men perform the best-loved songs of Broadway including the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim and Frank Loesser, just to name a few. February 13-14, 7:30pm; February 16, 2pm. UA’s Arizona Repertory Theatre Tornabene Theatre, 1025 N. Olive Rd., 621-1162, www.UATheatre.org. Medea, an epic Greek tragedy, is just as familiar today as it was when originally written In a political move, Jason leaves his wife and children to marry a princess and align his fortunes with the throne. Betrayed and bereft, Medea enters into a ruthless downward spiral of depravity and madness, determined to achieve her revenge, no matter the cost. Performances take place February 8 through March 1. Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave., 903-1445, www.BalletTucson.org. Ballet Tucson continues its commitment to emerging choreographers with new works created by and for Ballet Tucson artists and guest dancers from Pacific Northwest Ballet and Thom Lewis Dance Company with a special Valentine’s Day concert of the 3rd Annual Roots of Choreography Showcase (ROCS III - Dances from the Heart) on Saturday, February 14 at 7:30pm. The Rogue Theatre Beowulf Alley Theatre 11 S. 6th Ave., 882-0555, www.BeowulfAlley.org. On Tuesday, February 17 at 7:15pm is Readers’ Theatre: Play readings presented by local actors. Plays include new, recently and not-so-recently published. See the website for up-to-date details. 3 Guys in Drag Selling Their Stuff sees Diva, Lillian, and Tink having a yard sale to raise funds for a Faberge egg in which to place the ashes of Diva’s dead husband. The day’s shenanigans lead to an explosive climax. Performances take place February 14-March 1 at 7:30pm Thursdays-Saturdays; Sundays at 1:30pm. Temple of Music and Art Cabaret, 330 S. Scott Ave., 551-2053, www.TheRogueTheatre.org Virginia Woolf’s imaginative Orlando follows the adventures of a young man over 300 years as he encounters love in its many forms and eventually “he” becomes a “she.” The show runs through February 8 with performances at 7:30pm on ThursdaysSaturdays and Sundays at 2pm. Written in 1958, The Zoo Story is a confrontation between middle-class America and the outcasts of society. Set in New York City’s Central Park, this classic tale of two men who meet at a park bench is class warfare at its most personal and primal. The show runs through February 8, Thursdays-Saturdays at 10pm. The Vagina Monologues UA School of Music Rhythm & Roots 440-4455, www.RhythmandRoots.org. The legendary jazz and blues music of the Mose Allison Trio comes to the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave., on Saturday, February 7 at 7:30pm. Also performing at the Temple of Music and Art on Sunday, February 15 at 7pm is the iconic folk group Richie Havens Trio. Zuzi’s Little University of Arizona Music Building, 1017 N. Olive Rd. , 621-1162, www.music.arizona.edu. Prizewinning pianist John Milbauer will perform his annual Faculty Artist Series recital at Crowder Hall on February 2 at 7:30pm. On February 7 at 7:30pm and February 8 at 3pm is the President’s Concert with the Arizona Symphony Orchestra Ensemble and Concerto Competition Winners as Soloists at Crowder Hall. At 7pm on February 11, Tyva Kyzy, an all-women vocal ensemble from Tuva in Central Asia, perform in Holsclaw Hall. UA Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony takes the stage at 7:30pm on February 26. Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., 624-1515, www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org. This benefit performance will raise awareness to stop violence against women and girls and funds for Emerge!’s domestic abuse services and the 2009 V-day Spotlight on actively ending violence for the women and girls of the Democratic Republic of Congo. First performed off-Broadway by Ms. Ensler, TVM dives into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage and excitement buried in women’s experiences. Saturday, February 28 at 7pm. Zuzi Dance Company Zuzi Theater, 738 N. 5th Ave., 629-0237, www.ZuziMoveIt.org. ZUZI! Dance Company presents its annual spring No Frills Dance Happenin’ on February 13 at 7:30pm (Adult Choreographers Showcase) and February 14 at 7:30pm (Youth Night). Performers from Tucson and southern Arizona share innovative works- some for the first time. A wide range of dance styles offers something for everyone. Saturday, February 14 film Vilna, When the World Was Ours Jewish History Museum, 564 S. Stone Ave., 670-9073. Time: 7pm. Admission: Call. Produced with careful attention to detail and historical accuracy, this documentary chronicles the rich, vibrant history of the Jewish community of Vilna (then Poland, now Lithuania) before its destruction in WWII. The film focuses on the pre-war life of this vibrant culture depicting its remarkable achievements. The community’s dedication to culture and education was so strong that, during the Holocaust, its people risked their lives to save precious books and documents marked for destruction by the Nazis. Locked in the ghetto, fully aware of their imminent annihilation, they continued to present concerts, theatre and art exhibitions. Time: 2:30pm. Noodle - A touching comicdrama of two human beings accompanying each other on a remarkable journey that Tucson Jewish Film Festivaltakes them both back to a meaningful life. Israli Film Series UA’s Gallagher Theatre, 1209 E. University Blvd., Time: 4pm. Between Two Notes - Are Mizrahi music and Jewish music from the 299-3000, www.TucsonJewishFilmFestival.org. Arab countries a possible bridge between Admission costs: $9/person per film; $7/ Jews and Arabs? seniors ove http://www.BroadwayInTucson.com http://www.ArizonaChamberMusic.org http://www.TucsonSymphony.org http://www.AZOpera.com http://www.CMPSouthwest.org http://www.InvisibleTheatre.com http://www.ArizonaRose.cc http://www.UATheatre.org http://www.tucsondragkings.com http://www.BalletTucson.org http://www.TheRogueTheatre.org http://www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org http://www.music.arizona.edu http://www.BeowulfAlley.org http://www.ZuziMoveIt.org http://www.RhythmandRoots.org http://www.TucsonJewishFilmFestival.org
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