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Girls Night: The
Musical at
Shea's: Girls
Night: The Musical
promises to have
audiences
laughing, crying
and dancing in
the aisles! Follow
five friends as
they re-live their
past, celebrate
their present and
look to the future
on a wild and hilarious karaoke night out and you'll recognize every one of them. Carol who was born to party, blunt Anita who says it like it is, Liza and her 'issues' boring Kate the great designated driver and Sharon, the not-so-angelic angel who just couldn't resist tagging along! Girls Night is bursting with energy and is packed with every female anthem you can think of including Girls Just Want to Have Fun, I Will Survive and Say a Little Prayer. Tickets for the touching and hilarious "tell-it-like-it-is" look at the lives of a group of female friends will go on sale Friday, July 25th at 10:00 a.m. For tickets ($35.00 previews, $45.00 other performances, $50.00 Curtain Up! performance), call Ticketmaster at 716/852-5000, visit www.ticketmaster.com or the Shea's Ticket Office, located at 650 Main Street. Group discounts are available for groups (10 or more). To book a group call 716/829-1154. Girls Night: The Musical will play from September 16th to October 12th at Shea's Smith Theatre, located at 660 Main Street. Preview performances are Tuesday, September 16th and Wednesday, September 17th at 7:30 p.m. The performance schedule is Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.sheas.org.

Red Clay: The 2008 Buffalo Infringement Festival and American Repertory Theater proudly present a staged reading of the original full-length play, Red Clay, written by Matthew LaChiusa. The reading will take place on Monday, July 28th, from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Allendale Theatre and will feature Phil Knoerzer, Linda Stein, John Kaczorowski, Chris Standart, Jeffery Coyle and Anne Roaldi. In Red Clay, a railroad is caught between doing business the "good ol' way" and the forces placed upon it by a changing business world, a man who dreams of building a fortune but at any sacrifice, a southern boy with a fast train and a New York City woman who tries to balance love and ledger books. Will their dreams come true and passions play out or crumble into the red clay of Georgia? The Allendale Theatre is located at 203 Allen Street and for more information call 716/884-4858 or visit www.artofwny.org.
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2008 Buffalo Infringement Festival: The 2008 Buffalo Infringement Festival will take place through Sunday, August 3rd and will include a broad range of eclectic, independent, experimental and controversial art. The festival will take place in multiple venues in and around Buffalo's Allentown District and all are welcome to experience the various forms of visual, performing, musical and media arts. Members of Buffalo's arts community are again joining forces to produce this “ambitious grassroots gathering of eclectic, independent, experimental and politically charged productions from around the world.” Be sure to mark your calendar for the fourth edition of this annual event and upcoming fundraiser. For more information on everything Buffalo Infringement Festival, visit www.infringebuffalo.org.

Curtain Up 2008: The 27th Annual Curtain Up!, presented by the Theatre District Association of Western New York and M&T Bank, will be held Friday, September 19, 2008. Curtain Up! is the official opening of Buffalo's live theatre season and offers something for everyone with theatrical productions at 14 participating theatres, associated events, a Creative Black-Tie Gala Dinner on stage at Shea's Performing Arts Center, and a free community celebration featuring live entertainment on Main Street in Buffalo 's Theatre District. “Curtain Up! is the Buffalo Niagara community's celebration of the opening of the theatre season. Thousands of people will gather to celebrate the vitality and diversity of theatre in our community. This celebration offers something for everyone from its Creative Black-Tie Dinner to the free street party with plenty of entertainment to suit any taste.  The Theatre District Association and its members are pleased to present this event for the community,” said Brian Dusenberry, president of the Theatre District Association. "How exciting that Curtain Up! has been going strong for 27 years! We're so lucky here in Buffalo to have so many amazing professional theatres to experience and what a perfect night to come together and celebrate them all!” said Curtain Up! 2008 Event Chairperson Lisa Ludwig. A cocktail reception will take place in Shea's Grand Lobby starting at 5:00 p.m. and the creative Black-Tie Gala Dinner will take place at 6:00 p.m. on the stage of Shea's. All Curtains will rise for Act II at 8:00 p.m. Following the performances, at 10:00 p.m. a free community celebration offering a variety of unique entertainment will be held from through 1:00 a.m. on Main Street in Downtown Buffalo's Theatre District. The event includes various outdoor entertainment and post parties. For more information on Curtain Up! and all of the fabulous theatrical performances, visit www.curtainupbuffalo.com.