Triumph of Love Astoria Performing Arts Center presents.
When: May 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, @ 8 p.m.; May 4 and 11, 6 p.m.
Where: Broccoli Theater, Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, 21-12 30 Rd. at 21 St., Astoria
Cost: Adults in advance, $15; Adults at the door, $18; Seniors and students, $12; Children under 10, $5
Contact: 212-352-3101 or visit www.apacny.org
Aristophane's Lysistrata This classic Greek comedy resonates with the dramatic events of our own time. Ancient Greece is given a funny and contemporary flavor with original music and choreography. Lysistrata is fed up with women being treated by their men folk vows to change the outcome of the Peloponnesian War. With the assistance of her fellow Athenian colleagues and Lampito, a Spartan women, she starts a “sex-strike” in Greece.
When: May 1-4, 9-10, 15-17, @ 8 p.m.; May 10-11, 3 p.m.
Where: The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City
Cost: $15
Contact: www.theatermania.com, www.secrettheatre.com, or www.thequeensplayers.com
Agatha Christie's A Murser is Announced The Douglaston Community Theatre presents.
When: May 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, @ 8 p.m.; May 4, 2 p.m.
Where: Zion Episcopal Church, 44 Ave. off Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston
Cost: $14; Seniors and students, $12; Children 10 and younger, $10
Contact: 718-482-3332
Neil Simon's “The Good Doctor” Theatre A La Carte presents. Directed by Linda Hanson. Group rates available.
When: May 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, and 17, @ 8 p.m.; May 11 and 18, 4 p.m.
Where: Community Church of Douglaston, 39-50 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston
Cost: $14; Children under 12 and seniors with ID, $12
Contact: 718-631-4092 or e-mail theatrealacarte@aol.com
Magical, Musical Moments VII: Broadway and So Much More Beari Productions presents.
When: May 3, 9 and 10, 8 p.m.; May 4 and 11, 3:30 p.m.
Where: 63-70 Dry Harbor Rd., Middle Village
Contact: www.spotlightonstage.com/beari
Salute to Israel: Celebration is Remembrance In celebration of Israel's 60th anniversary, actress Judith Goldsmith presents four vignettes of important people in Israel's history: Theodor Herzl, Deborah Dyan; Hannanh Senesh and Golda Meir.
When: May 4, 2 p.m.
Where: Kew Gardens Hills Public Library, 72-33 Vleigh Pl., Flushing
Cost: Free
Contact: 718-261-6654
Cabaret LaGuardia Community College presents. Featuring a live professional band, full sets, costumes and lighting. From the award-winning Broadway musical about the rise of the Nazis in Berlin as viewed through the lens of a German cabaret.
When: May 8-10, and 16, 7:30 p.m.; May 13 and 14, 2:30 p.m.
Where: LaGuardia Community College Little Theatre, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City
Cost: $6; Students, $3
Contact: 718-482-5151
Regrets Only The Outrageous Fortune Company presents the hit comedy by Paul Rudnick, author of “I Hate Hamlet,” about Park Avenue high society and same sex marriages.
When: May 9, 10, 16, and 17, @ 8 p.m.; May 11 and 18, 3 p.m.
Where: Queens Theatre in the Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Cost: Advance, $21; At the door, $25
Contact: 718-428-2500 ext. 20 or 718-760-0064
The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd The play boasts a brilliant script and some of the best songs from a Broadway musical including “On a Wonderful Day Like Today,” “Feelign Good,” and “Who Can I Turn To?” The Sunday matinee will be preceded by a dinner. Those who reserve by May 2 for tables of 10 pay a reduced price.
When: May 9, 10, 16, and 17, @ 8 p.m.; May 18, 2 p.m.; Dinner, May 18, 12:30 p.m.
Where: United Methodist Church, 35 Verbena Ave., Floral Park
Cost: Adults, $12; Seniors, $10; Students, $5; Dinner Reserved by May 2, $20 per person; Dinner Reserved after May 2, $22
Contact: 718-631-2519
Emilio and the Enchanted Cow A heartwarming story about a little boy who copes with his parents separation with the help of an imaginary friend. Marionetas de la Esquina, Mexico's renowned puppet theater company, uses puppets, music and humor to tell the story of eight-year-old Emilio and his loyal imaginary friend, Cow.
When: May 10, 1 p.m.
Where: LPAC's Mainstage Theatre, 47 Ave. and Van Dam St., Long Island City
Cost: $12
Contact: 718-482-5151
Triumph of Love Based on the book by James Magruder. Love can make a woman do strange things, like lie about her past or give up her career for the man she loves. Or throw off her princess attire and disguise herself as a young man in order to infiltrate the guarded “men-only” palace compound of an exiled prince she's admired from afar.
When: Through May 11; Thursdays-Saturdays 8 p.m.; Sundays, 6 p.m.
Where: Broccoli Theatre, Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, 21-12 30 Rd., Astoria
Cost: $15 in advanced, $18 at the door
Contact: 866-811-4111 or visit www.apacny.org
Madame Sousou Conquers Manhattan The Greek Cultural Center presents with English Supertitles.
When: Through May 18; Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 7 p.m.
Where: 27-18 Hoyt Ave. South, Astoria
Contact: 718-726-7329, visit www.greekculturalcenter.org or e-mail reservations@greekculturalcenter.org
Belle's Players Local theatre company called Belle's Players will present works of comedy and tragedy.
When: May 24, 2 p.m.
Where: Forest Hills Public Library, 108-19 71 Ave., Forest Hills
Cost: Free
Contact: 718-268-7934
The Burial of Count Orgaz A world premiere flamenco musical written by Pablo Picasso, in collaboration with the Picasso Museum in Malaga, Spain. Original music composed, arranged and directed by Basilio Gearges. Original flamenco choreography by Aurora Reyes. flamenco music, singing and dancing will fuse with Picasso's poetic text, projections of his painting, and Picasso-like masks to create a stunning “total theatre” experience.
When: Through May 25; English performances: Fridays, 8 p.m. and Saturdays, 3 p.m.; Spanish Performances: Saturdays, 8 p.m. and Sundays, 4 p.m.
Where: Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside
Cost: 30, students and seniors $27
Contact: 718-729-3880
Auditions
Senior Theater Acting Repertory Casting for the spring season. Welcoming new talent at the meetings.
When: Wednesday and Friday mornings
Where: STAR, Post Office Box 604415, Bayside
Contact: 718-776-0529 or visit www.Star-Queens
Kids, Family
Fish Face “Fish Face” is part of the popular Kids of the Polk Street School series by two-time Newberry Honor-winning author Patricia Reilly Giff. ArtsPower brings to the stage this musical adaptation of a story about a little girl named Emily Arrow and her good luck toy unicorn.
When: May 7, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (school groups)
Where: Performing Arts Center, Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside
Contact: 718-631-6311, www.visitqpac.org
Emilio and the Enchanted Cow Presented in both English and Spanish. Between going to a new school and living in a strange old house without his father, Emilio is trying to make sense of his parents' separation. Luckily, Emilio has a vivid imagination and a loyal friend named Cow to get him through the tough times.
When: May 10; English, 1 p.m.; Spanish, 3 p.m.
Where: LaGuardia Performing Arts center Mainstage Theatre, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City
Cost: $12
Contact: 718-482-5151 or visit www.lagcc.cuny.edu/lpac
Meetings
North Shore Playwrights Circle Formerly known as the Playwrights Circle of Great Neck, this open group features discussion, workshopping and writing exercises for playwrights in Queens and Nassau counties.
