Theater / Dance
February 23 to March 1, 2012— Volume 38 Number 4
Popejoy Presents
Damn Yankees
Friday, February 24th at 8 PM
Location: Popejoy Hall, 203 Cornell Dr NE on the UNM Campus
Tickets: $49, $39 and $29 (plus applicable service charges)
Tickets at: www.unmtickets.com
Information: (505) 277-8010, popejoypresents.com
This classic musical comedy follows a salesman who sells his soul to the devil to help his favorite team beat the New York Yankees. He becomes a young sensation who transforms the hapless Washington Senators, only to realize the true worth of life (and wife) he left behind. The score features showstoppers like “Whatever Lola Wants,” “Heart” and “Two Lost Souls.” Winner of nine Tony Awards, Damn Yankees has been a favorite for decades and is full of heart.
Albuquerque Theatre Guild
Your Guide to Theatre Presents
What’s Opening on Stage this Week
OPENINGS: Click performances below for more information.
The Black Lab: Improv Comedy Laboratory on Friday February 24 at Tech Love Performance Space
Damn Yankees on Friday February 24 at Popejoy Hall
The Importance of Being Earnest opening on Friday February 24 at Southwest Rural Theatre Project
Anne of Green Gables opening on Friday February 24 at Albuquerque Little Theatre
Go to www.abqtheatre.org for information on these theatres and shows and more.
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New Mexico Ballet Company
Presents
Spring Sports
Saturday, February 25th from 7-8:45PM & Sunday, February 26th from 2-3:45PM
Location: National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 Fourth Street SW
Ticket(s): $12, $20, $25 with discounts for students, seniors, children (plus all applicable fees)
Tickets at: www.NewMexicoBallet.org, (505) 292-4245, nhccnm.org, (505) 724-4771 and at the door
Information: www.NewMexicoBallet.org, (505) 292-4245, nhccnm.org, or (505) 724-4771
Spring Sports features:
PUCCI: Sport by world-renowned Pilobolus choreographer, Peter Pucci, is a series of contemporary dances that are a homage to baseball, tennis, football and basketball.
Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. This is the 5th consecutive NMBC production to contain an elusive work by the world’s most famous choreographer.
Don Quixote -NMBC will perform excerpts from the classic story ballet filled with fans, capes, flowers and everything else you expect to find in a Spanish village.
Plus three additional works by local choreographers Tracy Ritter and Jolie Sutton-Simballa
Ballet Repertory Theatre of New Mexico
Presents
The Sleeping Beauty
Saturday, February 25th from 7 – 9 PM & Tuesday, February 28th from 2 – 4 PM
Location: KiMo Theatre, 423 Central NW
Ticket(s): $15 - $20 (a convenience fee will apply to online or phone sales)
Tickets at: KiMo ticket office, KiMotickets.com, or at the door
Information: KiMoABQ.org, (505) 768-3544 or 311
Special Notice: There is no elevator at the KiMo Theatre. Upper floor seating May not be accessible to some persons due to the several flights of stairs.
Come and enjoy the visual beauty and stunning grace of The Sleeping Beauty with original choreography by Alex Ossadnik. A timeless beautiful fairytale of Princess Aurora, destined to prick her finger on her 16th birthday and forever sleep until true love's kiss awakens her, set to Tchaikovsky's enchanting score.
Albuquerque Senior Theatre
Presents
"The Day They Kidnapped Blanche"
Tuesday, February 28th and Wednesday, February 29th at 2:30 PM
Location: North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, 7521 Carmel NE (Wyoming north of Paseo)
Ticket(s): $5
Tickets at: the door, reservations recommended, call (505) 291-9332
Information: (505) 291-9332
"The Day They Kidnapped Blanche" by Ann Pugh and Katy Dacus, Art Age Publications. When residents in area nursing homes start disappearing, the FBI takes notice. Blanche Sherwin, English teacher-turned-stage actress, lands the role of a lifetime when federal agent Steven Devon asks her to go undercover to gather evidence. With the unwitting help of other residents, Blanche helps catch the criminals in the middle of the act.
Public Academy for Performing Arts
Presents dance concert
"Stargaze"
Thursday, March 1st & Friday, March 2nd at 7 PM
Location: National Hispanic Cultural Center, ABQ Journal Theatre, 1701 Fourth Street SW
Ticket(s): $5, $10, $15 (plus applicable service fees)
Tickets at: NHCC Box Office (505) 724-4771 and at the door
Information: (505) 724-4777 and nhccnm.org
Public Academy for Performing Arts (PAPA) Spring Dance Concert 2012, "Stargaze" The Public Academy for Performing Arts presents its eleventh annual Spring Dance Concert, featuring beginning to advanced students in grades 6-12 performing ballet, contemporary, flamenco, hip-hop, and jazz.
The Vortex Theatre
Presents
“The Unauthorized Afterlife of Eugene O’Neill”
Sunday April 1st and April 8th at 7:30 PM
Location: The Vortex Theatre, 2004 ½ Central Avenue SE,
Ticket(s): $15 General Admission, $10 student rush (present a Long Day’s Journey into Night program to receive a $5 discount) [plus all applicable fees]
Reservations at: www.vortexabq.org, all payments will be made at the door
Information: www.championproductions.org and www.vortexabq.org
This original, full-length, one man show by Albuquerque actor/director James Cady provides a creative and unique vision of America’s greatest playwright of the 20th century. The play explores how Mr. O'Neill comes to terms with his treatment of the O’Neill family in his literary works as he journeys through the afterlife searching for the meaning of his own life. Directed by Brian Hansen.
Bruce Edgar
Albuquerque Community Live Art and Performance Services, Q CLAPS
12312 Collier Ct NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112
www.qclaps.info, (505) 299-0795, or bruce@qclaps.info
