------Calendar • Stage & Dance------Now Playing Go d o f Ca r n a g e — First Presbyterian An g e l i n a Ba l l e r i n a Th e Mu s i c a l — Theater presents this R-rated PBS children’s show comes to the Th e Ha l f -St i t c h e d Am i s h Qu i l t i n g Cl u b examination that devolves into stage in song and dance 2 p.m. — Story of a mismatched lot who a dark comedy of bad manners and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at All the Right Notes where it’s hard to tell the chil- Honeywell Center, Wabash, $9-$14, join together for a quilting class, by When Jerome Kern award-winning, bestselling author dren from the adults 7:30 p.m. 563-1102, www.honeywellcenter.org Wanda E. Brunstetter (call for Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 6-8, Se r v a n t o f Tw o Ma st e r s — First said, “Irving Berlin has no times) Aug. 24-Dec. 8 at Blue Gate Friday-Saturday, Sept. 14-15 Presbyterian Theater presentation place in American music. Curtain Call Theater, Shipshewana, $29-$44, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16; of a man thought to be dead show- He is American music,” www.riegsecker.comphptheater 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21 and ing up to claim his fiancée that sets 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at he wasn’t kidding. I Love JEN POIRY-PROUGH Ha n k Wi l l i a m s : Lo st Hi g h w a y — A clas- off all kinds of silliness 7:30 p.m. sic country musical biography of the First Presbyterian Theater, Fort Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 11-13 a Piano, a musical revue legendary singer (call for times) Wayne, full-time students w/ID free, and Friday-Saturday, Oct. 19-20; by Michael Berkeley and Wednesday-Sunday thru Aug. 26, $10-$24, 422-6329, www.firstpres- 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21; and 7:30 Ray Roderick, now run- I LOVE A PIANO at the Round Barn Theatre at Amish byteriantheater.com p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 26-27 Thursday, Aug. 23 • 2 & 8 p.m. Acres, Nappanee, $6.95-$45.16, A Fe w Go o d Me n — Fort Wayne Civic at First Presbyterian Theater, Fort ning at the Wagon Wheel 800-800-4942, www.amishacres. Theatre presents Aaron Sorkin’s Wayne, $10-$24, 422-6329, www. Theatre, features 64 of Friday-Saturday, July 24-25 com drama about a young Navy lawyer firstpresbyteriantheater.com involved in a trial of a U.S. Marine Berlin’s songs. Only a 8 p.m. Ha r r y Po tt e r a n d t h e Ob n o x i o u s Vo i c e Nu n s e t Bo u l e v a r d — Cindy Williams few of these songs were — Ecstatic Theatrics presentation of 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8; 2 p.m. of TV’s Laverne & Shirley stars Wagon Wheel Theatre a parody play spoofing the boy wiz- Sunday, Sept. 9; 8 p.m. Friday- in this tale of the Little Sisters of unfamiliar to my hus- ard and written by local playwright Saturday, Sept. 14-15; and 2 p.m. Hoboken 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 at band – and he’s not the 2517 E. Center St., Warsaw Jeannette Jaquish 7 p.m. Friday- Sunday, Sept. 16 at Arts United Niswonger Performing Arts Center, musical theatre aficiona- Tix.: $31, 574-267-8041 Saturday, Aug. 24-25 at west side Center, Fort Wayne, $16-$24, 424- Van Wert, $17-$37, 419-238-6722, do that I am. But even the of Franke Park, Fort Wayne, free, 5220, www.fwcivic.org www.npacvw.org 484-5946, www.ecstatictheatrics. Ca r m i n a Bu r a n a — Collaborative Dr i v i n g Mi ss Da i s y — National road songs we weren’t familiar with recognize most of the numbers com production from the Fort Wayne tour of Broadway incarnation of the sounded fresh and contemporary. in scene 5, set in a movie theatre. I Lo v e A Pi a n o -An Ir v i n g Be r l i n Ballet, Heartland Sings and the Fort Oscar-winning film (call for times) The through line of the show The act ends with a World War Re v i e w — Salute to the American Wayne Children’s Choir that offers Oct. 17-Nov. 4 at the Round Barn centers on a 1910-built piano. II-era Stage Door Canteen show. songwriter that includes a large 24 medieval poems set to Carl Theatre at Amish Acres, Nappanee, song-catalog revue of his work 8 Orff’s musical composition 8 p.m. $6.95-$45.16, 800-800-4942, www. Similar to the titular instrument Hillary Smith’s “What’ll I Do?” p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23; 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21 and 2:30 p.m. amishacres.com in the film The Red Violin, this broke the audience’s heart and Friday-Saturday, Aug. 24-25 at Sunday, Sept. 23 at Arts United Di s n e y ’s Ph i n e a s a n d Fe r b Li v e — steadfast little wooden upright Hawkins’ “God Bless America” Wagon Wheel Theatre, Warsaw, Center, Fort Wayne, $27-$23 adv., Phineas, Ferb and the Tri-State $12-$31, 574-267-8041, wagon- $32-$27 d.o.s., 422-4226, www. gang escape from the TV to go moves along through American brought them to their feet (liter- artsunited.org onstage 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, ally). It was a unique moment of wheeltheatre.org history going from owner to Pl a i n a n d Fa n c y — A musical comedy A Pe c u l i a r Pe o p l e — The identifica- Oct. 26 at Allen County War owner. theatre magic. at the Round Barn Theatre (call for tion of Christians in 1 Peter 2:9 Memorial Coliseum, $15.50-$47.50, Although they aren’t neces- Act 2 opens with the end of times) thru Oct. 20 at Amish Acres, is examined in this All for One 482-9502, disney.go.com/disneylive/ Productions presentation 8 p.m. sarily presented in the decades the war, and includes several fun- Nappanee, $6.95-$45.16, 800-800- phineas-and-ferb-on-tour 4942, www.amishacres.com Friday-Saturday, Sept. 21-22; 2:30 Sa v i o n Gl o v e r ’s SoLe Sa n c t u a r y — in which they were written, the ny numbers, but Hawkins’ rendi- p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23 at Allen Award-winner tap dancer/choreog- songs do fit together well in a se- tion of “Supper Time” brings County Public Library, Fort Wayne, rapher performs 7:30 p.m. Friday, ries of vignettes, some hilarious, back the tragedy of war. Asides $8-$12 adv., $10-$15 d.o.s., 622- Oct. 26 at Honeywell Center, 4610, www.allforonefw.org Wabash, $25-$45, 563-1102, www. others heartbreaking. Backed by a Schlumpf, Anthony and Dow AUDITIONS An n i e — Wabash Area Community honeywellcenter.org slide show featuring vintage pho- display perfect comic timing dur- Ad v e n t u r e s o f Hu c k Fi n n (Oc t . 5-8) — Theater presentation of Tony- NOVEMBER tos, the production captures the ing the song “Lazy,” as they play Auditions for Fort Wayne Youtheatre winning musical about Depression- An O. He n r y Ch r i st m a s — All for production 4-6 p.m. Tuesday- era orphan 7:30 p.m. Friday- fast-changing styles and moods kazoos while taking a break from One Productions presents a Wednesday, Sept. 4-5 at Arts Saturday, Sept. 28-29 and 2 p.m. rags-to-riches Christmas story in experienced by Americans from moving the ever-present piano. United Center, Fort Wayne, 422- Sunday, Sept. 30 at Honeywell the tradition of author O. Henry 8 1910 through the late 1950s. Some of the most familiar 6900, www.fortwayneyoutheatre.org Center, Wabash, $11-$16, 563- 1102, www.honeywellcenter.org p.m. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 2-3; The first vignette illustrates songs might be from the “Sum- A Ch r i st m a s Su r v i v a l Gu i d e (No v . 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4; 8 p.m. Bu s y b o d y — British playwright and the early practice of selling sheet mer Stock Theater” section 23-De c . 15) — Auditions for holiday Friday-Saturday, Nov. 9-10; 2:30 musical revue 7 p.m. Sunday- songwriter Jack Popplewell’s comic music in stores by having pretty which features songs from Annie murder mystery 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 at Allen Monday, Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at Arena County Public Library, Fort Wayne, people sing to customers – kind Get Your Gun. The premise of Dinner Theatre, Fort Wayne, 424- p.m. curtain, Friday-Saturday, Sept. 28-29, Oct. 5-6 and Oct. $8-$12 adv., $10-$15 d.o.s., 622- of an interactive 1910 version the scene is that three actresses 5622, www.arenadinnertheatre.org 4610, www.allforonefw.org Th e Sn o w Qu e e n (De c . 14-16) — 12-13 at Arena Dinner Theatre, of iTunes. The costume change of various ages are auditioning Im a g i n Oc e a n — Black-light puppet Auditions for Fort Wayne Youtheatre Fort Wayne, $35, 424-5622, www. from the long dresses and updos for the lead, and their competi- arenadinnertheatre.org show that presents an undersea production 4-6 p.m. Tuesday- adventure 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. of the 1910s to the short fringed tiveness while singing “Anything Wednesday, Nov. 6-7 at Arts Th e Mi s e r — Moliere’s 17th-century comic masterpiece updated and 3 at Niswonger Performing Arts flapper dresses and bobbed wigs You Can Do” is absolutely hilari- United Center, Fort Wayne, 422- Center, Van Wert, $12-$22, 419- 6900, www.fortwayneyoutheatre.org presented by IPFW Theatre depart- of the ‘20s really bring home the ous. This scene culminates with ment 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 238-6722, www.npacvw.org changes in American attitudes two counterpoint songs (“You’re Sept. 28-29 and Thursday- that occurred within 10 short Just In Love” and “Old Fashioned Planning Calendar Saturday, Oct. 4-6 and 2 p.m. years. World War II, dance mara- Wedding”) being sung individu- Sunday, Oct. 7 at Williams Theatre, SEPTEMBER IPFW, Fort Wayne, $5-$14, IPFW thons and the Great Depression ally and then together. Four sing- Si st e r s o f Sw i n g : Th e St o r y o f t h e students w/ID free, 481-6555, new. are also represented by Berlin’s ers singing four different things, An d r e ws Si st e r s — National tour- ipfw.edutheatre songs, which reflected the Amer- beautifully. ing musical that follows the early OCTOBER ican psyche during the first part When the cast sings together, days of the hit-making trio (call Th e Fi r e b i r d — Ivan and the Firebird of the 20th century. their voices blend beautifully in for times) Sept. 4-Oct. 14 at the join forces to thwart the king’s Round Barn Theatre at Amish magic in this Fort Wayne Ballet But this show isn’t a history tight harmonies. The production Acres, Nappanee, $6.95-$45.16, Youth Company Family Series lesson (not that there’s anything features the most simple, no-frills 800-800-4942, www.amishacres. production 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. wrong with that). set this season, leaving more com Saturday, Oct. 6 at Auer Center for The six performers are paired room for the dancing, choreo- Arts and Culture, Fort Wayne, $10, up throughout the show, and the graphed by Scott Michaels, who 422-4226, www.fortwayneballet.org chemistry between the perform- also directed. The dance numbers ers is tangible. Kira Lace Hawk- are energetic and give the illu- Membership Makes ins and David Schlumpf have sion of a much larger chorus. The The Difference a genuine sensuousness in all seemingly endless array of cos- • Job Referrals Sa t u r d a y , Se p t . 8, 2012 • 9-5 their scenes. Jennifer Dow and tumes, designed by Stephen R. Wh i t l e y Co u n t y Co u r t h o u s e La w n Stephen Anthony bring sophisti- Hollenbeck, are stunning. • Experienced Negotiators • Insurance Over 30 Juried Professional Artists, cation and wit to their pairings. I’ve never been a particular Live Music, Dance, Silent Auction, Dan Smith and Hillary Smith are fan of the musical revue genre, • Contract Protection Children’s Art Tent, Carriage Rides, the adorable “juvenile leads” but but I Love a Piano completely Fort Wayne Student Art Show in City Hall they have moments of tenderness won me over. Its stories of ev- Musicians Association Music by Shannon Persinger, as well. eryday Americans are beautifully Steve Suvada, Gregg Bender, J Taylors, Act 1 features the least- told and well-acted, resulting in Call Bruce Graham Shade Jonze, Darlene Hackett & More known songs but still has dozens an emotionally satisfying way to for more information www.wcaaf.org of familiar tunes. Anyone who’s end the Wagon Wheel season. 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