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Entertainment

It's show time

By JORGE SANCHEZ
Published March 18, 2005

Area community theaters are active with productions about the last days of Jesus Christ and an Arthur Miller drama. For lighter fare, there's a bedroom farce about mistaken identities.

At Playhouse 19 community theater in Crystal River, the musical Jesus Christ Superstar tells the story of Christ from shortly before Palm Sunday to his crucifixion.

Playhouse 19 takes a modern approach to the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical. Modern clothing, choreography and staging keep the local presentation in the spirit of how Webber and Rice wrote the popular score, said director Jacki Hull.

Songs include I Don't Know How to Love Him and Superstar.

Show times are 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The play runs through March 27. The theater is at 865 U.S. 19 S. Crystal River. Tickets are $15 at the box office.

All My Sons by Arthur Miller has its final performances this weekend at the Art Center Theatre at the Citrus County Art League. The story deals with a small manufacturer who sells defective airplane parts to the military and later suffers personal and professional damage. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 and can be obtained by calling 746-7606 or in person at the theater box office, which is open 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The theater is at 2644 N Annapolis Ave., off County Road 486 in Citrus Hills.

The comedy Natalie Needs A Nightie will be presented at the West Citrus Community Center on Veterans Drive, Homosassa Springs. Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Call 527-9061 for advance tickets.

Sugar Babies a tribute to burlesque, continues through April 3 at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and most Saturdays; and 3 p.m. Sundays. Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and cash bar. Dinner and show, $39.50; show only, $28.45; ages 12 and younger, $21.95 and $16.95, all plus tax and tip. Call 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll free elsewhere at 1-888-655-7469.

Sweet Charity continues through Sunday at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Shows are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $16, reserved seating. Box office is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and an hour before each performance. Call (352) 683-5113.

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