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Tucson, Arizona | Published: 01.19.2006
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Theater
15th Annual New Play Festival — Temple of Music and Art, Cabaret Theatre. Old Pueblo Playwrights hosts performances of new plays. Informal critiques with audience follow shows. Reservations requested. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26-27; 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28; 2:30 p.m. Jan. 29. $5 per show; $20 festival pass. 615-1180.
"Crowns" — Temple of Music and Art. Arizona Theatre Company presents a play showcasing the soul, faith and spirited style of African-American women, embodied in the hats they wear to church. Preview: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19; opening night: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20; regular shows: 8 p.m. Jan. 21; 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 22; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26-27 Continues through Feb. 4. Preview: $27-40; regular shows: $26-$44. 622-2823.
"Dearly Departed" — Live Theatre Workshop. The Jessie Jones/David Bottrell comedy is about the Turpin clan and its efforts to bury the family's patriarch. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 5. $16, with discounts available. 327-4242.
"Evita" — Tucson Music Hall. Broadway in Tucson/A Nederlander Presentation brings Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical to life. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24-26; 8 p.m. Jan. 27; 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 28; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29. $18-$58. 321-1000.
"The Exonerated" — Invisible Theatre. The Southwest premiere of the staged reading about six wrongly convicted survivors of death row. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays. Continues through Jan. 29. $20-$22. 882-9721.
"The Fever" — Center for Expressive Arts, 3838 E. Fort Lowell Road, Jan. 20; Mat Bevel Institute, 530 N. Stone Ave., Jan. 21; Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., Jan. 22. The Rogue Theatre presents this one-person play by Wallace Shawn. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $17. 326-7354.
"The Good Doctor" — Top Hat Theatre Club. Neil Simon's vignettes. 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 26. $17; discounts available. 326-6800.
"Gunsmokin', or El Diablo" — Gaslight Theatre. Gaslight goes West. 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; 7 and 9:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 3 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Continues through March 18. $15.95, with discounts available. 886-9428.
The Howell Family — Berger Performing Arts Center. Theatrical troupe performs for the first time as a family. Presented by Arizona Rose Theatre Company. 8 p.m. Jan. 21. $14 in advance; $15 at the door. 888-0509.
Lemonman's Star Surf — Solar Culture, 31 E. Toole Ave. Variety show open to all ages. 9 p.m. Jan. 21. $3. 884-0874.
A Part and a Potluck — Red Barn Theatre, 948 N. Main Ave. Potluck followed by participants doing skits and scenes. All ages. 6:30 p.m. $2. 622-6973.
"Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You" — Beowulf Alley Theatre. Beowulf Alley Theatre Company presents the story of a nun's ex-students whose lives have strayed from her teachings, and what happens when they pay her a visit. Additional presentation of "The Actor's Nightmare," a one-act comedy. Preview: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19; regular shows: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1:30 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 12. Preview: $17.50; regular: $16.25 in advance, $18.75 regular; discounts available. 882-0555.
Tucson Playback Theatre — Zuzi's Theater. Audience members' true stories brought to life onstage. American Sign Language interpreted. 6:30 p.m. making of Ben's Bells; 7:30-9 p.m. show. Jan. 21. $10. 490-8262.
"Vietnam 101: The War on Campus" — Tucson High Little Theatre, 400 N. Second Ave. Theatrical documentary traces the effect the war years had on students of Oberlin College in Ohio. Post-show talk Jan. 28 with Tucsonan Amy Lederman, attorney and syndicated columnist, who attended Oberlin. Feb. 1 performance benefits Amnesty International; for those tickets, call 225-5069. 7 p.m. Jan. 27-28; Feb. 1-4. $7; discounts available; $12 Feb. 1 show. 225-5326.
Children's theater
"Who Stole the Magic Beans?" — Children's Theatre, 1800 E. Fort Lowell Road. Interactive children's play of lost beans and jumbled fairy tales. 12:30 p.m. Jan. 20-21, 27-28. $10-$15. 624-0172.
Comedy/Magic
Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed — Vaudeville Cabaret, 110 E. Congress St. Improv comedy group performs. 8-9 p.m. Jan. 20. $3. 440-4436.
Monolog Cabin — Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Comedy improv group performs. Tickets at www. hotelcongress.com online. 6:30 p.m. Jan. 27. $6. 622-8848.
dinner Theater
"Murder at Magic Manor" — Mystery Mansion Dinner Theater, 1800 E. Fort Lowell Road. An interactive whodunit with plenty of innuendo. Doors open at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. $35, includes a three-course dinner and the show. Drinks, tax and tip not included. 624-0172.
Sinatra Sunday — Fuego Restaurant Bar & Grill, 6958 E. Tanque Verde Road, in the Chipolata Lounge. Paul Elia and his Sinatra, Bennett and Martin sounds. Three-course prix-fixe menu. 7 p.m. Jan. 22. $38-$48. 886-1745.
Poetry
Calvin Bedient — Modern Languages Auditorium, 1423 E. University Blvd., Jan. 25; UA Poetry Center, 1600 E. First St., Jan. 26. The University of Arizona Poetry Center presents poet/scholar Bedient reading on Jan. 25 and lecturing about "Five Theses on Contemporary Poetry" on Jan. 26. 8 p.m. Jan. 25; 6-7 p.m. Jan. 26. Free. 626-3765.
Out of Town
"Oklahoma!" — Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 5247 E. Brown Road, Mesa. Dinner theater presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical. 1:15 and 8 p.m. Jan. 19; 8 p.m. Jan. 20-21; 1:15 and 7 p.m. Jan. 22; 8 p.m. Jan. 24; 1:15 and 8 p.m. Jan. 26; 8 p.m. Jan. 27. Continues through Feb. 18. $41-$50; $25 show only. 1-480-325-6700.
Brian Regan — Dodge Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix. Comedian performs. 8 p.m. Jan. 20. $27.50-$46.50. 321-1000.
Auditions
Clean and Sober Theatre (CAST) — Compass Health Care Mollner Center, 3333 E. Grant Road. Seeking people ages 13-23 whose lives have been impacted by addiction, either through their own use or that of a family member or friend, to tell their stories. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily through Jan. 31. Free. 620-6615, Ext. 5014.
Top Hat Theatre Club — 3110 E. Fort Lowell Road. Adult actors needed for upcoming productions. Bring picture, résumé and prepared two-minute comic monologue. 6-9 p.m. Jan. 22. Free. 326-6800.
Compiled by Carrie L. Ord. Find more calendar listings at dailystarcalendar.com online.