 July 3 - August 15, 2009 Thursdays - Sundays (approx. 8:30pm; at dusk) [no performance on July 4th] Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater (Located in Zilker Park across from Barton Springs Pool)Admission: FREE! Tale as Old as TimeAn affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson's The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize – this despite the fact he does't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall. |
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This staged spectacle of live music explores the Texas-born performer not only through her legendary songs, but also via letters she wrote to her family. The phenomenal Andra Mitrovich returns in her original starring role, so you know the rafters are liable to burst into flames from the pure paisley power of it all. Through Aug. 30 Wed.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 2:30pm. Zach Theatre, 1510 Toomey, 476-0541. $20-45.
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The musical featuring those singing and dancing sisters of mercy from out of Hoboken who have to figure out how to bury the bodies of 52 nuns accidentally killed by their cook? Done up all City Theatre-style here for your divine pleasure. Through July 5. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5:30pm. Extra shows: Wed., July 1, 8pm; Sun., July 5, 2:30pm. No shows: July 3-4. City Theatre, 3823 Airport Ste. D, 524-2870. $20 ($18, seniors; $12, students; $15, Thursdays).
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The Vestige Group presents the Austin premiere of Toni Press-Coffman's drama about an astronomer struggling to regain meaning in his life after his wife is murdered. Directed by Susie Gidseg. Through July 3. Thu.-Sat., 9pm. Hot Mama's Coffee Shop, 2401 E. Sixth. $15-25 (pay what you wish, Thursdays). www.vestigegroup.org
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On the first Friday of each month, Gnap! Theater Projects presents Austin's pre-eminent open-mic performance forum. Script-in-hand or memorized, funny, dance-based, bad, weird, or just what-the-hell, all styles of performance are welcome. Fri., July 3, 10pm. Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd, 474-7886. $3. www.gnaptheater.org
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