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Reviewed shows are initialed by theater critic Christopher Blank and contributing reviewer Jon W. Sparks. Go to gomemphis.com for video clips of "Pride and Prejudice," "String of Pearls" and "Disney's High School Musical 2."
Disney's "High School Musical": Stage production based on the Disney Channel original movie. Shows are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 24. Tickets $30; $20 senior citizens, students, military (with ID); $15 for children under 18. Pay-what-you-can performance 8 p.m. July 31. Circuit Playhouse, 1705 Poplar Ave. Call 726-4656. playhouseonthesquare.org.
"Disney's High School Musical 2: Live Onstage!": Shows at 8 tonight, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Weekday performances 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday through Aug. 3. Tickets $15; $12 for students and senior citizens. Harrell Theatre, 440 Powell, Collierville. Call 853-3228. "A high-octane treat with some differences from the broadcast version, the musical's reason for being is to provide a string of hook-laden songs that stir dancin' feet interspersed with bursts of over-the-top, adolescent zaniness and lame dialogue, bro. The extravaganzas are the main thing, and the Harrell makes them pop with energy." -- J.W.S.
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"I Hate Hamlet": Performances tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; final performance at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $10. East End Playhouse (Suite 16 in Factory Outlet Mall), 3536 Canada Road, Lakeland. 674-7584 or 494-0836.
"Pride and Prejudice": Stage adaptation of the Jane Austen novel. Shows at 8 tonight and Saturday; final performance at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $23; $15 students with ID; $10 children under 12. Next Stage, Theatre Memphis, 630 Perkins Ext. Call 682-8323. A reprise of the sold-out production in February, this engaging show, staged in the round, employs a minimal set and a cast that brings accessible gentility to the fusty script. Director John Rone delights with this warm romantic comedy set in the English countryside.-- C.B.
"The Producers": Musical comedy based on the film by Mel Brooks. Shows are 8 tonight and Saturday; final performance at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $35; $20 seniors, students, military; $15 children. Playhouse on the Square, 51 S. Cooper. Call 726-4656. Go online: playhouseonthesquare.org. Two of Playhouse on the Square's head honchos (associate producer Mike Detroit and artistic director Dave Landis) play Bloom and Bialystock, respectively, in Mel Brooks' musical comedy based on the more humorous 1968 movie. Ken Zimmerman as Roger De Bris steals the show in a swishy portrait of Hitler. -- C.B.
"String of Pearls": Shows 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 3. Tickets: $25; $20 for seniors, students, military; $15 children. TheatreWorks, 2085 Monroe Ave. in Overton Square. Call 726-4656. Go online: playhouseonthesquare.org. This joy-and-tear-filled evening of feminist theater follows a string of pearls through the lives of a diverse group of interesting women, played by four actresses. With adult themes and an intricate storyline, the play is ably directed in the round by Jimmy LeDuc. -- C.B.
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