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Hot Tickets Kay Kipling's calendar of arts and entertainment. Kay Kipling |
Theater
The Millionairess. The Shaw piece about a woman whose money does not necessarily make her happy continues through April 3 at the Asolo. Information: 351-8000.
The Bully Pulpit. Michael O. Smith continues to impersonate Theodore Roosevelt in this one-man show, onstage through April 3 at Florida Studio Theatre. Information: 366-9000.
The Comedy of Errors. Shakespeare's early comedy about separated twins continues through April 10 at Venice Little Theatre's Stage II. Information: 488-1115.
Dirty Blonde. Two lonely Mae West fans come together in this Claudia Shear work, onstage through April 18 at Venice Little Theatre. Information: 488-1115.
Bells Are Ringing. The musical comedy about a bubbly answering service employee who gets way too involved in her customers' lives continues through May 2 at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre. Information: 366-5454.
The Diary of Anne Frank. The harrowing story of the Frank family is onstage through May 22 at the Asolo. Information; 351-8000.
Hay Fever. Noel Coward banter fills the Asolo in this comedy about a veddy British theatrical family, through May 23. Information: 351-8000.
One-Hit Wonders. The title says a lot about this musical revue, which is bound to revive memories of groups and songs that had, well, short-term success. At FST's Goldstein Cabaret, through May 29. Information: 366-9000.
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Belgian songwriter Brel's bittersweet words and music turn the Players Theatre into a European cabaret, April 1-11. Information: 365-2494.
Kiss Me, Kate. The sprightly Cole Porter hit about love and life in the theater turns up April 5 and 6 at the Van Wezel. Information: 953-3368.
Jesus Christ, Superstar. A concert version of the rock musical, presented by St. Andrew Playhouse and Full Moon Theatre April 5, 6, and 7 at St. Andrew United Church of Christ. Information: 922-7595 or 350-7801.
Spunk. Three tales by longtime Florida writer Zora Neale Hurston (adapted by George C. Wolfe) comprise this Sarasota premiere, onstage April 8-18 in a Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe production at FST's Gompertz Theatre. Information: 954-4651.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown. She keeps a-floatin', April 8-25 at the Manatee Players Riverfront Theatre. Information: 748-5875.
Fosse. Dance meister Bob Fosse receives his due in this staging of some of his most famous routines, at 3 and 8 p.m. April 9 at Van Wezel. Information: 953-3368.
The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? A comedy that addresses the battle of the sexes head-on, April 13-18 at in a Van Wezel show offered at the Players Theatre. Information: 953-3368.
Anita Bryant Died for Your Sins. Florida Studio Theatre offers the world premiere of a play by Brian Christopher Williams, set in the 1970s and focused on a teen struggling with culture clashes. Onstage April 13 through June 5. Information: 366-9000.
Cats. The Andrew Lloyd Webber hit returns to the Van Wezel stage, April 14 and 15. Information: 953-3368.
Arms and the Man. More Shaw onstage, with this one about a spoiled young woman who meets her match in pragmatic Swiss soldier Bluntschli, April 14-May 2, in the FSU/Asolo Conservatory's Cook Theatre. Information: 351-8000.
Much Ado About Nothing. American Stage's Shakespeare in the Park this month offers one of the Bard's best-loved comedies, accented with a "surreal, spicy Latin flavor." Performances run April 16-May 16 at Demons Landing Park in downtown St. Pete; call (727) 823-PLAY.
The Country Wife: The Musical: Onstage at the Neel Performing Arts Center in a Manatee Community College production, April 17-24. Information: 752-5252.
The Producers. The one you've been waiting to see, arriving April 20-May 2 at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Information: (800) 955-1045.
My Cousin's Wedding. The comic trials and travails of attending a wedding, as seen through the eyes of Second City alums, April 23-25 in a Van Wezel show at the Players Theatre. Information: 953-3368.
Chicago. The razzle-dazzle musical heads to the Van Wezel stage, at 8 p.m. April 27, 2 and 8 p.m. April 28. Information: 953-3368.
Divorce Southern Style. A farce about a middle-aged divorcee, running low on cash, who decides may her ex wasn't so bad after all. Onstage April 28-May 16 at the Lemon Bay Playhouse. Information: 475-6756.
Music
Sounds of the River
The words "rolling on the river" may summon up memories of the rock song Proud Mary; but try thinking of the river with a classical accent. That's what this year's La Musica International Chamber Music Festival does when it takes a look at the River of Music: The Danube and the Composers It Nurtured.
Naturally, that means Richard Strauss, who's represented by a piano quartet and his Capriccio for String Sextet. But composers influenced by the river over a musical "golden age" that lasted three centuries or so also include Mozart, Brahms, Shostakovich, Smetana, Schumann and Dvorak, among others.