On Stage: Theater and dance

"Annie Get Your Gun": Musical about the best shot around, Annie Oakley. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 12. Tickets: $28/adults, $15/students, and $10/children under ages 12. Other shows: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1 and 8 (both are Wednesday shows). Theatre Memphis (Lohrey Stage), 630 Perkins Ext. Call 682-8323. theatrememphis.org.

Photo by John Horan

"The Drowsy Chaperone" at Playhouse on the Square: Carla McDonald as The Drowsy Chaperone (left) and Jenny Lynn Christoffersen as Janet Van Der Graaff.

"The Color Purple: The Musical about Love": Based on classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and film by Steven Spielberg. Shows are 8 tonight, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $25-$80 plus service fees. Orpheum, 203 S. Main. 525-3000 or 743-ARTS (2787). orpheum-memphis.com.

"The Drowsy Chaperone": A die-hard musical fan plays his favorite cast album, a 1928 smash hit called "The Drowsy Chaperone," and the show magically bursts to life. Shows are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 5. Tickets $38; $20 senior citizens, students, military; $15 children. Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper. 726-4656. playhouseonthesquare.org.

"The Wiz": Dorothy is a shy 24-year-old Harlem kindergarten teacher brought by a snowstorm to the Land of Oz in this version of the classic story based on the smash Broadway musical. Show times and tickets: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays ($18; $15 students and senior citizens), 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 12. Tickets $22; $18 for students, senior citizens (age 65+) with ID. Aug. 28 matinee show 3 p.m. ($15; $12 students, senior citizens). Parents Night is Sept. 3. Hattiloo Theatre, 656 Marshall. Call 525-0009. hattilootheatre.org

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