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COMMUNITY THEATRE
CURTAIN OPENERS
DEBUTING CENTER STAGE
BANDSTAND
From three-time
Tony winner and
Hamilton choreographer
Andy
Blankenbuehler.
Six soldiers return
from war and,
through the power
of music, finally
find a place to call
home. Tilles Center
Swan Lake will be performed at Molloy College's Madison
Theatre on Mar. 29.
for the Performing Arts,
LIU Post, 720 Northern Blvd.,
Brookville, tillescenter.org $49-$89.
4 p.m. Mar. 15.
SISTER ACT
When the witness protection program
sends aspiring disco diva Deloris Van
Cartier to a struggling convent aft er she
sees her boyfriend commit a murder,
Deloris takes her act to the nun’s choir
where she fi nds an unexpected sisterhood.
John W. Engeman Theater, 250
Main St., Northport, engemantheater.
com $80. Mar. 19-May 3.
GISELLE
The Russian National Ballet presents a
romantic tale of love, betrayal, forgiveness,
and redemption. It is among the
earliest of the 19th century classical
ballets performed by major ballet companies.
Staller Center for the Arts, 100
Nicholls Rd., Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, stallercenter.com $61.
8 p.m. Mar. 21.
GREEN DAY’S AMERICAN
IDIOT
The two-time Tony-winning hit musical
based on the Grammy-winning
multi-platinum album boldly takes
the American musical where it’s never
gone before. Smithtown Performing
Arts Center, 2 East Main St., Smithtown,
smithtownpac.org $25-$40.
Mar. 21-Apr. 19.
JUNIE B. JONES THE MUSICAL
A delightful adaptation of four of
Barbara Park’s best-selling books,
brought to life in a genuinely
comical (and not strictly-for-kids)
musical developed by TheatreworksUSA.
The Argyle Theatre at
Babylon Village, 34 West Main St.,
Babylon, argyletheatre.com $15.
Mar. 21-Apr. 19.
QUILTERS
This story of a pioneer woman and her
seven daughters blends a series of interrelated
scenes into a rich mosaic which
captures the sweep and beauty, the
terror and joy, the harsh challenge, and
abiding rewards of frontier life. Adelphi
University PAC, 1 South Ave, Garden City.
aupac.adelphi.edu $25. Mar. 24-29.
IRVING BERLIN’S HOLIDAY INN
This musical tells the story of Jim, who
leaves the bright lights of show business
behind to settle down at his farmhouse
in Connecticut. He quickly discovers
life isn’t the same without a bit of song
and dance. CM Performing Arts Center,
931 Montauk Hwy., Oakdale, cmpac.com
$18-$42. Mar. 28-Apr. 25.
SWAN LAKE
A timeless love story that mixes magic,
tragedy, and romance into four acts presented
by the Russian National Ballet.
Madison Theatre at Molloy College, 1000
Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre, madisontheatreny.
org $45-$55. 3 p.m Mar. 29.
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
An alternately hilarious and touching
and — in the end — deeply revealing
look at the strength that binds six
strong Southern ladies together. Theatre
Three, 412 Main St., Port Jeff erson,
theatrethree.com $20. Apr. 4-May 2.
THAT GOLDEN GIRLS SHOW
Get set for an evening of cheesecake,
laughter, Jazzercise, shoulder pads, sex,
and the elegant art of the quick-witted
put-down in this puppet parody.
Madison Theatre at Molloy College,
1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre,
madisontheatreny.org $35-$45.
3 p.m. Apr. 5.
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