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Performing at La Musica this month, clockwise from top: artistic director Bruno Giuranna, cellist Cecilia Radic, violist Nokathula Ngwenyama, and assistant artistic director Derek Han.


 
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Kay Kipling's calendar of arts and entertainment.

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.



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