On stage: ‘Guys and Dolls;’ ‘Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Jr.’
By Susan Pugh on May. 01, 2008
-- WHAT: The Academy Players in “Guys and Dolls”
-- WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday and May 9 and 10; 2 p.m. Sunday (a signed performance); 7:30 p.m. May 8
-- WHERE: Academy of Fine Arts’ Warehouse Theatre
-- TICKETS: $20 for adults, $17 for seniors and $10 for students. Tickets can be purchased over the phone at (434) 846-TIXX, online at http://www.AcademyFineArts.com or in person at the box office, which is open from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
-- INFO: (434) 528-3256
-- SYNOPSIS: Nathan Detroit bets high-rolling gambler Sky Masterson that Sky can’t convince missionary Sarah Brown to go with him on a trip to Cuba. As Sky tries his best to charm Sarah, Nathan deals with his own love life and long-suffering fiancée, Miss Adelaide. The musical is set in New York City and features tunes like “Luck Be a Lady” and “If I Were a Bell.”
--WHAT: “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Jr.”
--WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday
--WHERE: Timberlake Christian Schools, 202 Horizon Drive.
--TICKETS: $12 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger
--INFO: (434) 237-5943
--SYNOPSIS: Charlie Bucket, a poor boy whose family is barely getting by, is chosen as one of five people to go inside the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory, the most popular and powerful in the world. The five guests start dropping like flies once the tour begins, until it’s only Charlie who remains.
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