fri. 3
. Ben Franklin’s Apprentice —
Long before the Declaration of
Independence, Ben Franklin was a scientist
who was relentless in his pursuit of
knowledge and was not afraid to take risks.
However, in the early 1700s, new ideas
were considered dangerous and met with
extreme skepticism. Theatre of Youth
presents Laurie Brooks play starring Robert
J. Cook, Beth Donohue, Cassie
Gorniewicz, Patrick Cameron, Adam Roth,
Roger Keicher and Gerry Maher under the
direction of Meg Quinn. Opening night 7
p.m. Friday, Feb. 3; 2 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays through Sunday, Feb. 12 at the
Allendale Theatre, 203 Allen St., Buffalo;
$. 884-4400 ext. 304,
www.theatreofyouth.org
. Burtonesque — A Road Less
Traveled Productions presents a musical
based on the works of director Tim Burton
featuring the music of Danny Elfman and
Stephen Soundheim starring J.R. Finan,
Jenny Kulwicki and Chris Parada under the
direction of Drew McCabe, 10:30 a.m.
Fridays and Saturdays Friday, Feb. 3
through Saturday, Feb. 18 at Road Less
Traveled Theater in the Market Arcade
Film & Arts Center, 639 Main St.,
Buffalo; $. 629-3069,
www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org
mon. 9
. Frankenstein — Starry Night
Theatre Inc. will present a world premiere
adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic classic
“Frankenstein.” Opening night 7 p.m. Feb.
9. Performances: 8 p.m. Feb. 10, 11, 17,
18, 24, 25; 2 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the
Ghostlight Theatre, 170 Schenck St. in
North Tonawanda; 743-1614,
www.starrynighttheatre.com
ongoing: now - Feb. 3
. A Chorus Line — The 1975 NY
Drama Critics’ Circle, Tony and Theatre
World Award-winning, plus the 1976
Pulitzer Prize-winning musical about
Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on
a chorus line. Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays
from now through Feb. 3. The closing
performance is 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4
at the Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central
Ave., Lancaster; $. 683-1776,
www.LancOpera.org
now - Feb. 5
. The Hostage — The Irish Classical
Theatre Company presents Brendan
Behan’s drama under the direction of Greg
Natale. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Saturday; and
2 p.m. Sunday, now through Sunday, Feb. 5
at Andrews Theatre, 625 Main St., Buffalo;

$. 853-4282, www.irishclassicaltheatre.com
. Hedwig and the Angry Inch —
John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen
Trask’s Broadway smash rock musical has
been extended under the direction of
Michael Walline. Performances: 8 p.m.
Thursdays and Fridays; 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Saturdays, now through Saturday, Feb. 5 at
ALT Theatre, 255 Great Arrow Ave.,
Buffalo; $. 868-6847, www.alttheatre.com
now - Feb. 11
. The Gin Game — The American
Repertory Theatre of WNY presents D.L.
Coburn’s comedy under the direction of
Michael Lodick. Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m.
Sunday, now through Saturday, Feb. 11 at
Buffalo East, 1410 Main St., Buffalo; $.
634-1102
. True West — Sam Shepard’s drama
about sibling rivalry under the direction of
Beth Gerardi-Wharton. Performances: 7:30
p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m.
Saturdays, now through Saturday, Feb. 11
at the Kaleidoscope Theatre at Medaille
College, 18 Agassiz Circle (Main Bldg.),
Buffalo; $. 479-1587,
www.kaleidoscopetheatreproduc
tions.com
now - Feb. 12
. Nunsense A-Men! — Dan Goggin’s
musical with a twist... Boy, oh, boy there is
a change of habit as O’Connell &
Company presents this spoof about the
misadventures of five nuns trying to
manage a fundraiser under the direction of
Mary Kate O’Connell. Performances: 7:30
p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturdays; 2:30
p.m. Sunday now through Sunday, Feb. 12
at Erie Community College’s Gleasner
Auditorium, ECC North Campus,
Williamsville; $. 848-0800,
www.oconnellandcompany.com
. St. Nicholas — Conor McPherson’s
one-man play under the direction of Scott
Behrend. Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; plus 7
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 at Road Less
Traveled Theater in the Market Arcade
Film and Arts Center, 639 Main St.,
Buffalo; $. 629-3069,
www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org
You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up

— Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahns
comedy presented by Albert Nocciolino and
Shea’s, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursdays; 8
p.m. Fridays; 4 & 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 2
& 6 p.m. Sundays at Shea’s Smith Theatre,
660 Main St., Buffalo; $. 847-0850,
www.sheas.org
now - Feb. 25
. A Raisin in the Sun — The
Subversive Theatre Collective performs
Lorraine Hansberry’s civil rights-era classic
based on a African-American family’s
experiences in the Washington Park
subdivision of Chicago’s Woodlawn
neighborhood. Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, now
through Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Manny
Fried Playhouse, 255 Great Arrow Ave. -
3rd Floor, Buffalo; $. 408-0499,
www.subversivetheatre.org
now - March 4
. Avenue Q — A show about trying to
make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny
bank account under the direction of Doug
Weyand. Adults only. Performances: 7 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 4
& 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday now
through Sunday, March 4 at the
MusicalFare Theatre, 4380 Main St.,
Amherst; $. 839-8540,
www.musicalfare.com