Briefs: Music, theater and family fun
Theater
CSN SPOTLIGHTS
ONE-ACT PLAYS
Drama students at the College of Southern Nevada and members of the local theater community team up this weekend to present seven one-act plays.
Led by CSN theater instructor Mindy Woodhead, the workshops involve more than 30 performers, directors and crew members.
The plays, 10 to 20 minutes in length, include “Tongue Tied” and “Clowns(s) ” by M. Thomas Cooper; “Tattoo” by Jane Martin; “Slop-Culture” by Robb Badlam; “Lonely” by Ann Marie Healy; “The Processional” by Robert Kemnitz and Jennifer McMaster; and “Precipice” by William Mastrosimone .
The one-acts will be staged at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the BackStage Theatre at CSN, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas.
For tickets ($5), call 651-5483 or visit www.csn.edu/pac.
Theater
‘LADIES’ INVADE
UNLV BLACK BOX
“Learned Ladies” return to school this weekend as the Nevada Conservatory Theatre debuts Moliere’s classic satire in the Black Box Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
“Learned Ladies” may be a 17th-century comedy, but the French playwright’s rapier wit remains equally sharp in the 21st, skewering upper-class excesses and pretensions.
Part of NCT’s 10th-anniversary season, “The Learned Ladies” will be performed at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Black Box Theatre at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway; additional performances are at 8 p.m. April 17-20 and 2 p.m. April 21.
For tickets ($15 for adults, $13.50 for those under 18), visit pac.unlv.edu or call 895-2787.
Music
JULIE BUDD SINGS
‘SHOWSTOPPERS’
From “Guys and Dolls” to “Gypsy,” Broadway favorites take center stage when singer Julie Budd performs “Showstoppers” at The Smith Center’s Cabaret Jazz this weekend.
As a little girl with a great big voice, Budd made her professional debut at 12 and has been singing ever since, performing with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Liberace in venues from London to Las Vegas.
Budd performs “Showstoppers” at 7 tonight and 3 and 7 Saturday at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave.
For tickets ($39-$49), call 749-2000 or go online to www.thesmithcenter.com.
Theater
‘PIPPIN’ BENEFITS
GOLDEN RAINBOW
They’ve got magic to do — in more ways than one — as RagTag Entertainment presents the Tony-winning musical “Pippin” this weekend to benefit Golden Rainbow, a nonprofit organization that assists those with HIV/AIDS.
With a score by “Wicked’s” Stephen Schwartz, “Pippin” focuses on the title prince — Charlemagne’s son — as he searches for his “Corner of the Sky.”
Performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at Shane O’Neal Studios, 4970 Arville St. For show information or tickets ($15), visit http://pippinsvctheatre.eventbrite.com/.
Music
UNLV WELCOMES
GUITARIST WATT
Award-winning guitarist Ian Watt visits the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for a Saturday night concert.
The Scotland-born soloist first attracted international attention in 2009, when, at 18, he captured a silver medal in the prestigious Parkening International Guitar Competition. Since then, he’s performed internationally.
Watt will play at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Doc Rando Recital Hall at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.
For tickets ($40 general, $13 student rush), call 895-2787 or go online to pac.unlv.edu.
Family fun
BRAZIL FESTIVAL
SAMBAS DOWNTOWN
Las Vegas may be a long way from Rio de Janeiro, but that’s not stopping the samba spirit from taking over the Clark County Amphitheater at Saturday’s Vegas Loves Brazil Festival.
Nevada’s largest Brazilian music and culture festival, the event features live samba bands, authentic Brazilian cuisine and demonstrations of capoeira , a martial art that combines elements of dance and music.
The festival runs from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the county amphitheater, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway. For tickets ($5), phone 201-2506 or go online to www.vegaslovesbrazil.com.
Children’s theater
‘RED RIDING HOOD’
HITS HENDERSON
An old favorite gets a new twist as the award-winning Missoula Children’s Theatre returns to Henderson with “Red Riding Hood.”
Featuring local performers from kindergarten through high school, “Red Riding Hood” follows the not-so-little title character as she and her preteen pals encounter (among others) a not-so-bad wolf, a friendly forest ranger, a handsome woodsman — and three little pigs.
Saturday’s performances are 3 and 7 p.m. at the Henderson Convention Center, 200 Water St. Performances continue at 3 and 7 p.m. April 20 at the Henderson Multigenerational Center, 350 S. Green Valley Parkway.
Tickets ($8 adults, $5 children and seniors) are available at the door; for more information, call 267-2171 or go online to HendersonLive.com.
Music
SYMPHONY SALUTES
YOUNG ARTISTS
Winners of the Henderson Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artists Competition will be in the spotlight Sunday afternoon during the ensemble’s Young Artists Concert.
Pianist Aida Badalian , bassoonist Kelly Haines and violinists Kelsea Au , Jacob Davis and Deric Pang will perform with the orchestra, under the direction of conductor Taras Krysa , as part of the symphony’s 26th season.
The concert will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway. Performances are free, but a $10 donation per person is suggested. For more information, call 267-2171 or go online to www.hsorch.org.
Theater
‘RITCHIE’ RECALLS
LATIN ROCKER
A salute to Ritchie Valens and other Latin rockers inspires the original musical “Ritchie,” which debuts this weekend at the Winchester Cultural Center.
In the show, the Winchester Players join Rick Arroyo and his Latin Jazz Ensemble to perform songs ranging from Valens’ “La Bamba” to Santana’s “Black Magic Woman.”
Valens’ recording career lasted only a few months; on Feb. 3, 1959, he died in the same Iowa plane crash that took the lives of fellow rockers Buddy Holly and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson.
“Ritchie” will be staged at 7 tonight and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 McLeod Drive. For tickets ($7), call 455-7340.
Comedy
BRIT WIT SPARKS
‘TWISTED CORK’
Sketch comedy returns to Las Vegas with a drunken “Oi!” in the British National Theatre of America’s sketch-comedy show “Twisted Cork,” which continues next week at McMullen’s Irish Pub.
Featuring a cast of Brits and Yanks, the show blends random wit, ridiculous characters and music.
“Twisted Cork” will be presented at 8 p.m. Wednesday at McMullen’s, 4650 W. Tropicana Ave.; performances continue at 8 p.m. April 19, 25, 26 and May 2, 4, 9 and 10.
Tickets are $8 at the door; more information is available online at www.BNTofA.com.
— By CAROL CLING
