Theater

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Opening

"AIDA," opera performed by Teatro Lirico d'Europa about a girl who must choose between her heritage and her heart, 8 p.m. Saturday, McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, $45-$75, (760) 340-2787.

"BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY," 8 p.m. today, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, $40-$70, (760) 340-2787.

"CIRQUE," comedy, mimes, magic, contortion, trapeze and acrobatics, 8 p.m. Wednesday through Feb. 19, 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 20-21, VIP dinner and show 6 p.m. Feb. 19, $175-$300, Fantasy Springs Casino, 82245 Indian Springs Drive, Indio, $75, children 12 and younger $50, proceeds to benefit the Parkinson's Resource Organization, (760) 773-0625.

"FORBIDDEN BROADWAY STRIKES BACK!" musical comedy, a spoof on blockbuster musicals, 8 p.m. Feb. 18, 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 19, McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, $25, (760) 340-2787.

"RIVERSIDE COUNTY ALMANAC," by Phill Courtney and Company features music, comedy and social satire inspired by Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion," 7 p.m. today, Zacateca's, 2472 University Ave., Riverside, $5 advance, $7 door, (909) 686-9824.

Continuing

"CAROUSEL," starring Michael Goulet, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, Feb. 18, 25-26, 2 p.m. Sunday and Feb. 27, 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 19, through Feb. 27, Landis Auditorium, RCC, 4800 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, $17-$25, (909) 222-8100.

"THE FABULOUS PALM SPRINGS FOLLIES," features Anna Maria Alberghetti through March 26, 1:30 and 7 p.m. today, Saturday and Wednesday through Feb. 18; 1:30 p.m. Sunday; Frankie Laine is featured March 29 through May 28, Plaza Theatre, 128 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, $33-$65, (760) 327-0225.

"JOEY AND MARIA'S COMEDY ITALIAN WEDDING," dinner theater, 7 p.m. Saturdays, Spotlight 29 Casino, 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella, $37.50, (760) 775-5566.

"LES MISERABLES," nonmusical version, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, special matinee 2 p.m. Saturday, through Feb. 20, Riverside Community Playhouse, 4026 14th St., Riverside, $12, (909) 686-4030.

"LIBERACE AND FRIENDS" featuring impersonator Will Collins, comedy and dancing showgirls, 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, through May 12, Palm Canyon Theatre, 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, $32-$39, (760) 323-5123.

"PLAYWORKS," staged readings of three new plays written and developed for production by UCR playwrighting students, 8 p.m. Feb. 18, Barn Theatre, UCR, 900 University Ave., Riverside, free, parking in Lot 6, (909) 787-3245.

"RED, HOT AND NEW," musical revue featuring Vicki Knight, Ed Harbur and Anita Maltin, dinner and show 5:30 p.m., show only 7 p.m. Sundays, through April 2; "MASTERS OF THE HOUSE," with Michael Greer and Marta Sanders, 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through March 26, Rock Garden Cafe, 777 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, dinner and show $39, Sunday buffet lunch and show $32, 2 and 8 p.m. show only $20, (760) 327-8840, (760) 328-6085.

Auditions

The UCR Department of Theatre is holding auditions for "PLAYWORKS," staged readings of new plays, 6-9:30 p.m. Monday, Olmsted Hall, room 1316, UCR, 900 University Ave., Riverside; rehearsals begin Tuesday, production opens Feb. 18, (909) 787-3245.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

Opening

"AMERICUS BRASS BAND," staged musical show, program includes a historical re-creation of the regimental brass band music of the Civil War, 8 p.m. today, Memorial Chapel, University of Redlands, 1200 E. Colton Ave., Redlands, $10-$15, (909) 798-7565, (909) 335-5194.

"MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS," musical, opens Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through March 25, Rialto Community Playhouse, 150 E. San Bernardino Ave., Rialto, $12, seniors and students $10, (909) 873-8514.

"PARTY MIX," comedy, 8 p.m. Feb. 18, 24-25, 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 19, 26, 2 p.m. Feb. 20, 27, Creative Arts Blackbox Theatre, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, $10, seniors $8, students $4, (909) 880-5876.

"THE TRAVAILS OF A HOUSEHOLD," peformed in Spanish by junior and senior students majoring in Spanish, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, San Bernardino Valley College, 701 S. Mt. Vernon Ave., San Bernardino, donations accepted, (909) 880-5814; 8 p.m. Feb. 25-26, Recital Hall, Cal State San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, $5, students $3, (909) 880-5814; 8 p.m. March 10-11, College of the Desert, 43500 Monterey Ave., Palm Desert, donations are welcome, (909) 880-5452.

Continuing

"CHARLEY'S AUNT," 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through Feb. 19, Chino Community Theatre, 13123 Seventh St., Chino, $10, seniors, students and children $8, (909) 590-1149.

"CINDERELLA," musical adaptation by Wayne R. Scott, 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 2:15 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2:15 p.m. Sundays, additional performance 7:30 p.m. March 9, through March 12, LifeHouse Theater, 1135 N. Church St., Redlands, $8-$14, children $5-$9, tickets are $1 more on day of performance, (909) 335-3037.

"COUNTRY CLUB CAPERS," comedy, murder-mystery dinner with audience participation, 8 p.m. Saturdays, through March 11, Dave and Buster's, 4821 Mills Circle, Ontario, $32.95, (909) 987-1557.

"THE MIRACLE WORKER," 8 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Sunday, Fontana Mummers Community Theatre, 8463 Sierra Ave., Fontana, $3-$8, (909) 822-4052.

"QUILTERS," story of a pioneer woman and her six daughters and the challenge of frontier life, 7:29 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 20, At the Grove Productions, 276 E. Ninth St., Upland, $15-$17, (909) 920-4343.

Workshops

Winter classes for LifeHouse Theatre's performing arts workshops for ages 8 to early teens begin Tuesday, through March 9; vocal workshops 4-5 p.m., drama workshops 5:15-6:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, LifeHouse Theater, 1135 N. Church St., Redlands, $80 per workshop, (909) 335-3037, Ext. 24.

ORANGE COUNTY

Opening

"AIDA," opera performed by Teatro Lirico d'Europa about a girl who must choose between her heritage and her heart, 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, $47-$67, (800) 300-4345, (562) 916-8500.

"ALL MY SONS," story about the problems facing a young man who returns from war to confront a terrible truth about his father, previews Feb. 18-24, opens Feb. 25, 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, through April 1, South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, $18-$47, pay-what-you-will 2:30 p.m. Feb. 26, (714) 708-5555.

"CRAZY FOR YOU," musical, opens 8 p.m. Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, 7 p.m. Feb. 27, through March 5, Fuller Civic Light Opera, Plummer Auditorium, 201 E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton, $15-$36, (714) 879-1732, (714) 526-3832.

"LOVE LETTERS," starring Adrienne Barbeau and Lawrence Pressman, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Curtis Theatre, Brea Civic and Cultural Center, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, $17-$27, (714) 990-7722.

Continuing

"HOLLOW LANDS," the westward expansion is recalled through the story of an Irish immigrant who arrives in lower Manhattan in 1815, 8 p.m. today, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, $18-$47, (714) 708-5555.

"MURDER ON THE HAPPY TRAIL," murder-mystery dinner with audience participation, 8 p.m. Saturdays, through March 11, Dave and Buster's, 71 Fortune Drive, Suite 960, Irvine, $32.95, (949) 727-0555.

"NANCY HARDY AND THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX," a comedy murder-mystery, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Mezzanine Restaurant, 19800 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine, $49, reservations required, (949) 631-2583.

"REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT," explores the subconscious elements of a soldier's relationship with his wife, 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 7:45 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Feb. 27, South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, $18-$45, (714) 708-5555.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Opening

"A HUEY P. NEWTON STORY," story by and starring Roger Guenveur Smith, about the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party leader, 8 p.m. Wednesday through Feb. 18, 2 p.m. Feb. 19, 4 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, $31-$35, (310) 827-0889.

"42ND STREET," musical, opens 8 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Feb. 20, through Feb. 20, Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Cal State Long Beach, 6200 Atherton St., Long Beach, $30-$35, children $15, (562) 437-6677.

"LA CALISTO," opera, tale of the young nymph Calisto, 8 p.m. today, 2 and 4 p.m. Sunday, Studio Theatre, Cal State Long Beach, Seventh Street and East Campus Drive, Long Beach, $10, students, faculty, staff and seniors $5, (562) 985-7000.

"MARTIN GUERRE," musical love story during the religious wars of 16th-century France, previews Wednesday through Feb. 22, opens 8 p.m. Feb. 23, 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, additional performances 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, March 5, 12 and 19, 2 p.m. March 23, 30 and April 6, through April 8, Ahmanson Theatre, Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, $15-$70, (213) 628-2772.

"NOISES OFF," about a third-rate theater company's tour of a British sex comedy, opens today, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through March 5, Center Theater, Long Beach Performing Arts Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, $40-$60 opening night, $25-$35 regular admission, (562) 436-4610.

"ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT," John Astin portrays Edgar Allan Poe, 8 p.m. today, Beckman Auditorium, $14-$25; and "THE MERCHANT OF VENICE," opens today, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 27, Ramo Auditorium, Caltech, 332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena, $15, children $5, (626) 395-4652.

"PUDD'NHEAD WILSON," adaptation of Mark Twain's novel, previews begin today, opens 8 p.m. Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 3:30 p.m. Sundays, through April 2, Falcon Theater, 4252 Riverside Drive, Burbank, previews $15, $22-$30, students and seniors $15, (818) 955-8101.

"THE ROAD TO MECCA," set in 1974 South Africa and based on a real-life visual artist, a widow transforms her home into a work of art, previews 8 p.m. today through Thursday, opens Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 7 p.m. Sundays, 3 p.m. Feb. 27 and March 19, through April 2, Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave., Hollywood, $18-$22, (323) 663-1525.

"ROSALBA AND THE LLAVEROS FAMILY," comedy in Spanish: opens 8 p.m. today, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; in English: preview 8 p.m. Thursday, opens 8 p.m. Feb. 18, 3 and 8 p.m. Feb. 19, 3 p.m. Feb. 20, performances alternate weekly in Spanish and English, 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays through March 5, Theatre 3, Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, previews $13, opening-night reception $25, regular admission $20, students, teachers and seniors $16, (323) 225-4044, evenings and weekends (323) 226-1170.

Continuing

"A CASE OF MEDIUM MURDER," seance and murder-mystery play with audience participation, 8 p.m. Fridays, 7 p.m. Saturdays, Taix Restaurant, 1911 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, $55 includes dinner, tax and gratuity, reservations required, (310) 278-7712.

"A CHORUS LINE," musical, 8 p.m. today, Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Thursday, Feb. 18, 24-25, 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 19, 26, Feb. 20, 27, San Gabriel Civic Auditorium, 320 Mission Drive, San Gabriel, $20-$52, (626) 308-2868; and 8 p.m. March 3, 2 and 8 p.m. March 4, 2 and 7 p.m. March 5, Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, $22-$42, (800) 233-3123.

"ALL THAT GLITZ," murder-mystery/cabaret show with audience participation, 8 p.m. Fridays, 7 p.m. Saturdays, Tam O'Shanter Inn, 2980 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Angeles, $58 includes dinner, tax and gratuity, reservations required, (310) 278-7712.

"THE BABYSITTER," comedy, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, McCadden Theatre, 1157 McCadden Place, Hollywood, $20, (323) 960-7896.

"BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY," musical, 8 p.m. today, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, $22-$52, (213) 365-3500.

"DARK BLUE MONDAYS," weekly performance series featuring plays, poetry readings, music and performance art, 8 p.m. Mondays, Los Angeles Theatre Center, 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, $5, (213) 485-1681.

"THE DOPE," comedy, an ex-CIA agent's marriage into wealthy Los Angeles society brings about his downfall, 8 p.m. Wednesdays through March 8, Groundling Theatre, 7307 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood, $10, (323) 934-9700.

"FOR THE CURIOUS," features five one-act plays by Dennis Miles, opens today, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays, through March 19, Theatre of Note, 1517 Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, previews $7, opening night $20, regular admission $12-$15, (323) 856-8611.

"GOLDEN CHILD," draws on the true story of a man's break with Confucian tradition by his conversion to Christianity and the unbinding of his daughter's feet, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 20, David Henry Hwang Theater, Union Center for the Arts, 120 N. Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, $20-$30, (800) 233-3123, (213) 625-7000.

"JITNEY," story of a gypsy cab company during the late '70s, 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, through March 19, no performances Feb. 29 through March 3, Mark Taper Forum, Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, $29-$42, (213) 628-2772.

"THE KISS AT CITY HALL," comedy, 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 5 and 9 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 20, Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, $13.50-$42.50, (626) 356-7529.

"LATE NIGHT CATECHISM," interactive comedy starring Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan, 8 p.m. Fridays, 5 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, Coronet Theatre, 336 La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood, $37, (877) 386-6968.

"LES MISERABLES," musical, 8 p.m. today, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Ahmanson Theatre, Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, $15-$70, (213) 628-2772.

"MURDER BY NIGHT," murder-mystery with audience participation, 8 p.m. Fridays, 7 p.m. Saturdays, Gardens of Taxco, 1113 N. Harper Ave., Los Angeles, $55-$60 includes dinner, tax and gratuity, reservations required, (310) 278-7712.

"NIGHT GAMES," a game-show murder-mystery with audience participation, 8 p.m. Fridays, 7 p.m. Saturdays, Shanghai Red's, 13813 Fiji Way, Marina Del Rey, $55-$60 includes dinner, tax and gratuity, reservations required, (310) 278-7712.

"RED, WHITE AND TUNA," satire of small-town culture and conservatism, 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd., La Mirada, $34, (562) 944-9801, (714) 994-6310.

"SCREAM QUEENS -- THE MUSICAL," campy tribute to B-movie horror films, 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through March 18, Magicopolis, 1418 Fourth St., Santa Monica, $20, (818) 789-6066.

"2.5 MINUTE RIDE," one-woman show starring Lisa Kron, 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, through March 5, Tiffany Theater, 8532 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, $25-$32.50, (310) 289-2999.

"UNCLE JACQUES' SYMPHONY," a one-man show starring Dominic Hoffman, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Tiffany Theater, 8532 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, $18-$25, (310) 289-2999.

"WIT," starring Kathleen Chalfant, a renowned English professor battles ovarian cancer, 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, through Feb. 20, Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood, $20-$42, (310) 208-5454.

Auditions

Curtis Theatre is holding auditions for its "Talent Spotlight," 4-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Curtis Theatre, Brea Civic and Cultural Center, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, (714) 990-7723.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Opening

"AIDA," opera performed by Teatro Lirico d'Europa about a girl who must choose between her heritage and her heart, 8 p.m. Tuesday, California Center for the Arts, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, $22-$49, (800) 988-4253.

"BEAUTY AND THE BEAST," performed by the Christian Youth Theater, 6 p.m. Feb. 18 and 25, 2 and 6 p.m. Feb. 19 and 26, 2 p.m. Feb. 27, La Paloma Theater, 471 S. Coast Highway, Encinitas, $5 family night 2 p.m. Feb. 19, regular admission $8, children $6, (619) 588-0206, (800) 696-1929.

"THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME," musical performed by Christian Youth Theatre, 7 p.m. today, Feb. 18, 2 and 7 p.m. Feb. 19, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Feb. 20, California Center for the Arts, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, $9, children $8, family day 2 p.m. Saturday, $6, (619) 588-0206, (800) 696-1929.

"LOHENGRIN," musical drama of medieval knights and the triumph of good over evil, 6 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Wednesday and Feb. 22, 2 p.m. Feb. 19, Civic Theatre, Third and B streets, San Diego, $31-$118, (619) 570-1100.

Continuing

"FIDDLER ON THE ROOF," 1:45 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays, 1:45 and 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, through March 25, Welk Resort Theatre, 8860 Lawrence Welk Drive, Escondido, $28-$38, lunch and dinner buffets available, (760) 749-3448, (888) 802-7469.

"PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES," country-rock musical revue, 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 20, Avo Playhouse, 303 Main St., Vista, $16, seniors and students $15, children 16 and younger $10, (760) 724-2110.

"RING ROUND THE MOON," comedy, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 4:30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through March 12, Lambs Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado, $14-$34, (619) 437-0600.

"THE SEAGULL," Anton Chekhov tale about love rebuffed and unrequited, 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays, through March 12, Old Globe Theatre complex, Balboa Park, $23-$42, (619) 239-2255.

"SLAM," fusion of music, song, poetry and dance, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, additional performance 2 p.m. Feb. 23, through Feb. 27, Lyceum Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego, $21-$34, (619) 544-1000.

"THE WEIR," 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays, through March 12, Cassius Carter Centre Stage, Old Globe Theatre complex, Balboa Park, $23-$39, (619) 239-2255.

Auditions

Missoula Children's Theatre is holding auditions for "SLEEPING BEAUTY," 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road, Poway, (858) 679-4261.

Published 2/11/2000