Arts & Culture Magazine - January/February 2008 - (Page 75) Theatre Ongoing through Mar 12. The Constant Wife by W. Somerset Maugham. Asolo Repertory Theatre. Exhibitions Ongoing through Jan 15. Michael Sandiford. Art Uptown. in her personal and professional life. Call 941.488.1115 or visit www.venicestage.com for more information. Jan 11-Feb 2. The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead by Robert Hewett. Asolo Repertory Theatre. Historic Asolo Theater, 5555 N. Tamiami Trl. 2pm matinee, 8pm. This onewoman performance of love, adultery and acting rashly will make you question whether truth is absolute, or simply a matter of perception in this new Australian play. Call 941.351.8000 or visit www.asolo.org for more information. Jan 15-Feb 3. Run For Your Wife by Ray Cooney. Venice Little Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave., Venice. One of the classic British sex farces, with lots of slamming doors, mistaken identity, a snooping policeman, and lots and lots of mayhem. Call 941.488.1115 or visit www.venicestage.com for more information. Jan 30-Mar 22. Jewtopia by Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson. Florida Studio Theatre. Keating Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave. Chris, a gentile, wants to marry a Jewish girl so he’ll never have to make another decision. Adam, a Jew, wants to marry a Jewish girl to please his family but can’t get a date to save his life. Chris promises he will help Adam find the Jewish girl of his dreams if Adam will help Chris shed his gentileness. Call 941.366.9000 or visit www.fst2000. org for more information. Feb 15-May 3. Smash. Asolo Repertory Theater. Mertz Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trl. 2pm matinee, 8pm. Based on An Unsocial Socialist by George Bernard Shaw and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher. Idealistic millionaire Socialist Sidney Trefusis leaves his bride on their wedding day to fulfill his dream of overthrowing the government. Instead, he finds himself incognito at a school for well-bred young ladies, making him wonder if he ever understood anything about life, politics, or women. Call 941.351.8000 or visit www.asolo.org for more information. Feb 19-Mar 16. My Fair Lady by Alan Jan Lerner. Music by Frederick Loewe. Venice Little Theatre, 140 W. Tampa Ave., Venice. As an experiment, Professor Henry Higgins takes on cockney girl Eliza Doolittle as a reclamation, to get her to pass as a high English society lady. But, of course, love and nature work their magical complications. Call 941.488.1115 or visit www.venicestage.com for more information. Feb 21-Mar 1. Candide. Players Theatre, 838 N. Tamiami Trl. 2pm weekends, 8pm; $23 adults, $12 students. Featuring a legendary score by Leonard Bernstein, this is perhaps the most oft-revived of the classic cult musicals. Part sophisticated operetta, part wacky screwball comedy of Monty Python, this funny, irreverent satire is a must see! Call 941.365.2494 or visit www.theplayers.org for more information. Feb 27-Mar 16. The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster. Asolo Conservatory. Cook Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trl. 2pm matinee, 8pm. The seventeenth century court sets the scene for this classic tragedy of lust, passion and political intrigue of the Duchess who marries outside of her class, igniting scandal. Call 941.351.8000 or visit www.asolo.org for more information. Jan 3. St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre: Giselle. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trl. $45$50, 8pm. The tragic story of Giselle, the peasant girl who loses her heart to Count Albrecht, by the St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre under the artistic direction of Yuri Petukhov. A $3 ticket surcharge will be applied to the performance ticket price. Call 941.955.7676 or visit www. vanwezel.org for more information. Jan 5-6. Willy Bietak’s Broadway on Ice Starring Dorothy Hamill and Franc D’Ambrosio. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trl. $35-$55, 8pm. A celebration of the beauty, grace and artistry of figure skating, embraced by the magic of the Broadway musical. A $3 ticket surcharge will be applied to the performance ticket price. Call 941.955.7676 or visit www.vanwezel.org for more information. Jan 9. Bowfire. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trl. $40-$50, 2pm matinee, 8pm. The violin is brought to a whole new level in this musical theatrical production. From classical to rock to gypsy to Celtic, it’s a ‘who’s who’ of international violinists and fiddlers. Call 941.955.7676 or visit www.vanwezel.org for more information. Jan 14. James Barbour: Broadway in Concert. Asolo Repertory Theatre. Mainstage, 5555 N. Performances arts and culture magazine : : 75 http://www.venicestage.com http://www.asolo.org http://www.asolo.org http://www.asolo.org http://www.vanwezel.org http://www.vanwezel.org http://www.venicestage.com http://www.venicestage.com http://www.vanwezel.org http://www.theplayers.org http://www.fst2000.org http://www.fst2000.org http://www.vanwezel.org
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