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On The Boards Theater Listings

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Twelfth Night

OPENING

HENRY V, by William Shakespeare, presented by Chautauqua Theater Company. Aug 14-21. Bratton Theater, Chautauqua Institution (357-6250).

ONGOING

BETTE AND JOAN: THE FINAL CURTAIN, play originally created by Foursight Theatre Co. UK, presented by Buffalo United Artists, directed by Todd Warfield, starring Jimmy Janowski, Christopher Standart. Through Aug 16, Sat at 8, Sun at 7. Held over, Aug 22 & 29 at 8. Alleyway’s Main Street Cabaret, 672 Main St. (886-9239).

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

A BERNSTEIN TRIBUTE, the music of Leonard Berntein, starring Randall Kramer, Theresa Quinn, Katy Miner, Kevin Kennedy. Aug 15 at 4 & 8. Premier Center Cabaret at Musicalfare, , 4380 Main St., Amherst (839-8540).

BUFFALO TO BROADWAY musical revue presented by Buffalo Chrysalis Theatre, starring Matthew Mooney. Aug 22 at 7:30pm. The Cabaret at Studio B, 28B West Bank St., Albion, (585-354-2320).

BROADWAY CLASSICS, Buffalo Chrysalis Theatre Cabaret Fundraiser, starring Matthew Mooney, Susana Breese, Corey Bieber, Clarisse Birkby, Sydnie Perkins, John Panepinto. Aug 15 at 8. Our Lady of Hope Church, Lafayette Ave & Grant St, 18 Greenwood Place (903-9288).

JAZZ ON BROADWAY, featuring The Cabaret Big Band, led by Phil Sims with vocalist Katy Miner. Aug 22 at 4 & 8. Premier Center Cabaret at Musicalfare, , 4380 Main St., Amherst (839-8540).

A SCORE TO SETTLE, written by Kico Gonzalez-Risso, directed by Arthur Masella, starring Rita Costanzi. Aug 14 at 8 & Aug 16 at 7. Premier Center Cabaret at Musicalfare, 4380 Main St., Amherst (839-8540).

THEY KILL THINGS, a site-specific spectacle designed for Silo City presented by Torn Space Theater, written and Directed by Dan Shanahan and Melissa Meola. Aug 13-22, Thu-Sat at 7. Silo City, 20 Childs Street -now Silo City Way (812-5733).

VANITIES, readers theater production of the play by Jack Heifner, presented by Aurora Players, directed by Lauren Zaborowski. August 22 & 23 at 8. The Roycroft Pavilion in Hamlin Park, East Aurora (687-6727).

CLOSING

BALLOONACY, play by Barry Kornhauser presented by TOY’s Theatre for the Very Young series, directed by Meg Quinn, starring Jacob Albarella. Through Aug 16, Sat & Sun at 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. The Maxine and Robert Seller Theatre at the Jewish Community Center, 2640 North Forest Rd., Getzville (884-4400).

NUNSENSE, musical comedy by Dan Goggin, directed by Debby Koszelak Swartz, starring Joann V. Mis, Debby Koszelak Swartz, Jill Anderson, Katherine Quattrini, Linda Casterline-Liberti. Through Aug 16, Thu at 7, Fri & Sat at 8, Sun at 2. Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St., North Tonawanda (743-1614).

RHINOCEROS by Eugene Ionesco, presented by Subversive Theatre, directed by Albert Falcone, starring Rick Lattimer, John Vines, Haley Keeley, Jacob Sauer, Sara Kovacsi, Virginia Brannon, Murry Galloway, J. Tim Raymond, Corinne McLaughlin, Peter-Mark Raphael. Through Aug 15, Thu-Sat at 8. The Manny Fried Playhouse, 255 Great Arrow Ave., third floor (408-0499).

TWELFTH NIGHT, comedy by Shakespeare presented by Shakespeare in Delaware Park, directed by Steve Vaughan, starring Tim Newell, Adam Yellen, Jordan Louis Fischer, Chris Hatch, David Lundy, Greg Gjurich, Stephen Wisker, Norman Sham. Through Aug 16, Tue-Sun at 7:30. Shakespeare Hill in Delaware Park (856-4533).

UPCOMING

THE MAN WHO LAUGHED LOUDEST, a staged reading fundraiser for the Brazen-Faced Varlets showcasing the writing of Michael O’Donohoe, starring Lara Haberberger, Kelly Beuth, Heather Fangsrud, Mike Beiter, Jenny Gembka, Jane Cudmore, Brittany Kucala, Diane McNamara, Theresa DiMuro-Wilbur. Aug 30 at 2. Rust Belt Books, 415 Grant St. (574-9139).