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Community theaters top weekend's list

The curtain will rise on a play about two fading Broadway stars, and a show featuring the music of Irving Berlin continues.

By JORGE SANCHEZ
Published January 21, 2006

Two community theater offerings provide the best weekend entertainment options.

This is the opening weekend of Legends at the Arts Center Theatre on the grounds of the Citrus County Art League, 2644 N Annapolis Ave., Citrus Hills. The 200-seat theater is completing its second season, and the seating, acoustics and sight lines are excellent.

As for the play, Legends is about two fading Broadway stars, each forced to work with the other for a paycheck. The two female stars, Sylvia Glenn (Jaret Luboweicki) and Beatrice Monsee (Carole Keller), team up and try, without much success, to get along nicely for the sake of the show. Boom Boom, a male exotic dancer, (played by Freedom) and Jesse Timmons playing an unnamed, star-struck cop flesh out the cast.

Legends will be performed weekends through Feb. 5 at the Arts Center Theatre. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. There is an additional matinee at 2 p.m. Jan. 29. Admission is $15, and box office hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

The Melody Lingers On, the Music of Irving Berlin continues this weekend at Playhouse 19, 865 U.S. 19 Crystal River. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students with IDs. Call the box office for reservations or more information at 563-1333.

In case you want to venture outdoors, check out the 26th annual Brooksville Raid Festival, which takes place today and Sunday at the Sand Hill Scout Reservation on State Road 50 east of Weeki Wachee. Events include Civil War reenactments each day, plus a Victorian-era tea party, a gala ball, a Civil War-era baseball game, vendors and demonstrations. Admission is $6 for adults and $2 for ages 6-12. Children ages 11 and younger and Boy Scouts in uniform are admitted free. Call (352) 799-0129 for information.

Still looking for something to do? Try one of these offerings.

Cabaret continues through Feb. 26 at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 1:30 p.m. some Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; and 3 p.m. Sundays. Doors open two hours before each show for full cash bar and included buffet. Dinner and show, $41; show only, $29.95, plus tax and tip. The show has mature themes and is not recommended for children. Call 863-7949 in west Pasco, toll-free elsewhere at 1-888-655-7469.

Black Coffee, an Agatha Christie mystery, continues weekends through Jan. 29 at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15. The box office is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and an hour before each show. Call (352) 683-5113.

George M!, a musical based on the life of George M. Cohan (Yankee Doodle Dandy, You're a Grand Old Flag, Over There), continues weekends through Jan. 29 at Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15. The box office is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and an hour before each show. Call (727) 842-6777.

Jorge Sanchez covers arts and entertainment in Citrus County. Call 860-7313 or e-mail sanchez@sptimes.com

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