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Reviewed shows are initialed by theater critic Christopher Blank.
"Air Heart": A one-woman show about aviatrix Amelia Earhart. Free and open to the public, 7:30 tonight and Saturday at McCoy Theatre at Rhodes College, 2000 North Parkway. Call 843-3834.
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"Born Yesterday": The classic romantic (and political) comedy by Garson Kanin, here directed by Marler Stone. Shows are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 21. Tickets $20; $15 for students and senior citizens. Germantown Community Theatre, 3037 Forest Hill-Irene Road, Germantown. Call 754-2680. Online: germantowncommunitytheatre.org
"Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story": Musical tribute to the rock legend. At Playhouse on the Square, 51 S. Cooper, 8 tonight and Saturday; final performance 2 p.m. Sunday. Adults $35; seniors, military and students $20; children $15. Call 726-4656. playhouseonthesquare.org. The rock and roll is "real" in this bio-musical about the bespectacled rocker Buddy Holly. That is, actor Todd Meredith can play guitar and sing the part. But the story suffers from a slow pace and scenes that seem borrowed from every other behind-the-music show. -- C.B.
"From the Mississippi Delta": A young girl born into poverty in the segregated South gets swept up by hope because of the civil rights movement. Opening performance, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Other performances 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, through Oct. 4; 3 p.m. Sundays, through Oct. 5; and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 and Oct. 2. Tickets range $10 to $18. Hattiloo Theatre, 656 Marshall. Call 525-0009. hattilootheatre.org
"The Last Sunday in June": An Emerald Theater Company production. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 21. Tickets: $12. TheatreWorks, 2085 Monroe Ave. Call 272-0909. Go online: etcmemphistheater.com.
Carson Turner as Will Parker tells his fellow cowboys what's up-to-date in Kansas City in Theatre Memphis' "Oklahoma!" running through Sept. 14.
"Oklahoma!": Classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical at Theatre Memphis (Lohrey Stage). 8 tonight and Saturday; final performance 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: Adults $28; students $15; children under 12, $10. 682-8323. Christopher McCollum's lovely set design has the space and lightness of a frontier dream. The characters are warm and genuine in this well-produced musical. -- C.B.
"A Party to Murder": Murder mystery presented by Playhouse 51, Millington's Community Theatre. Performances tonight and Saturday at 8; and 2 p.m. Sunday. Other performances 8 p.m. Sept. 19-20. Tickets: $12; $10 for senior citizens, students, Playhouse 51 members. Millington Civic Center, 8077 Wilkinsville Road, Millington. Call 872-7170.
"Say Goodnight Gracie," starring Don McArt: About George Burns and Gracie Allen. 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $20. Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, 3663 Appling Road, Bartlett. Call 385-6440. bpacc.org
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