Times Leader
THIS WEEK: JUNE 20 to 26, 2008
Nunsense Jamboree, the third in a series of musical comedies about the antics of the Little Sisters of Hoboken who take their show to Nashville to help Sister Amnesia become a country superstar. Pines Dinner Theatre, 3045 High Hill Road, Slatington. Through July 13 with performances Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2 p.m.; Fridays and Sundays at 2 and 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 8 p.m. Dinner served two hours before curtain. 610-926-3702 or pinesdinnertheatre.com.
Twelfth Night. Wit, music, romance and revelry are the food of love in Shakespeare’s comedic feast of lovers and fools. Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Labuda Center for the Arts, DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley. Tonight, Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday at 7 p.m. Continues through July 6. 610-282-9455 or pashakespeare.org.
And They Lived Happily Ever After, a comic version of three classic fairy tales: Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. Presented by the Musical Theater for Young Adults at the Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. Tonight and Saturday at 7 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. $12, $10, $8. 283-2195.
High School Musical based on the Disney Channel original movie about a shy student at East High School and the basketball team’s captain who star in the school’s musical. Pocono Playhouse, Playhouse Lane, off Route 390, Mountainhome. Through June 29 with performances Thursdays at 2 and 8 p.m.; Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 4 and 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. $25, $23. 595-7456.
Always Patsy Kline, a musical tribute to the legendary country songstress. Theatre at the Grove, Nuangola Road and Lake Avenue, Lake Nuangola. Through June 29 with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m. $15. 208-7679.
Fame: The Musical, an inspiring story of a group of students committed to four years of grueling artistic and academic work at New York City’s celebrated High School for the Performing Arts. A Main Stage production at the Shawnee Playhouse, One River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware. Tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Wednesday at 2 and 8 p.m.; Thursday at 2 p.m. Continues through Aug. 9. $25, $14 children. 421-5093 or theshawneeplayhouse.com.
Get on Your Feet, the annual dance recital presented by the David Blight School of Dance. Wyoming Valley West High School, Route 11 and Wadham Street, Plymouth. Saturday and Sunday at noon and 6:30 p.m. $14, $7 children. 823-3914.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, an outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s classic comedy about lovers, fairies, spells and enchantments. Performed by the Gamut Theatre Group of Harrisburg. Bring a blanket or chair. Riverside Park, Tunkhannock. Saturday at 7 p.m. Free. 996-1500.
My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, re-creating the life and times of Ole Blue Eyes with favorite such as “All of Me,” “Fly Me to the Moon” and “New York, New York.” A Main Stage production at the Shawnee Playhouse, One River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware. Sunday at 2 p.m. Continues through July 13. $25, $14 children. 421-5093 or theshawneeplayhouse.com.
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley is performed by the Griffin Conservatory for Actors. Electric Theatre Company, 326 Spruce St., Scranton. June 27-28 at 8 p.
Auditions for the August production of “How I Learned to Drive” by Paula Vogel under the direction of John Schugard. Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St., Duryea. Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. Roles available for three women and two men ages 20 to 60. 430-6754.
Theater Bus Trip to the Sight & Sound Living Waters Theater in Lancaster for a performance of “Abraham and Sarah: A Journey of Love” on Sept. 17. Includes a stop at Shady Maple Restaurant for a smorgasbord lunch and a post-performance stop at Kitchen Kettle Village. Leaves from Pittston Plaza at 8 a.m. with an 8 p.m. return. $85. Sponsored by the United Methodist Church of Pittston. Reservations: 654-8775 or 654-2310.
