On stage this week

'The Miracle Worker' at Circuit Playhouse: Laura Stracko (from left), Nicole Renee Hale and Dave Landis.

Photo by By Rory Dale

"The Miracle Worker" at Circuit Playhouse: Laura Stracko (from left), Nicole Renee Hale and Dave Landis.

Alvin Ailey: 8 tonight and Saturday; final performance 3 p.m. Sunday. $20, $37, $47, $57. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 20-city U.S. tour celebrating Judith Jamison's 20th year as artistic director. Orpheum, 203 S. Main. 525-3000. 529-4231 group sales. cdfmemphis.org Masterclass -- Horton Method: 10 a.m. Saturday ($20). University of Memphis Dance Studio. 312-9787. Masterclass -- Revelation Workshop: 11 a.m. Saturday. First Baptist Church, 2849 Broad Ave. $20 (free with ticket stub). Call 312-9787.

'The Miracle Worker' at Circuit Playhouse: Laura Stracko (from left), Nicole Renee Hale and Dave Landis.

Photo by By Rory Dale

"The Miracle Worker" at Circuit Playhouse: Laura Stracko (from left), Nicole Renee Hale and Dave Landis.

"Frost/Nixon":British talk show host David Frost and disgraced U.S. President Richard M. Nixon meet. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Through April 3. "Pay-what-you-can" performance 8 p.m. March 25. All tickets $20 opening weekend only (tonight, Saturday and Sunday). Playhouse on the Square, 66 S. Cooper. 726-4656. Visit online: playhouseonthesquare.org.

"Magdala": Opera by John Baur, based on life of Mary Magdalene, will feature performances by four Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music graduate students. 7:30 p.m. Thursday (free admission). Harris Concert Hall, 3775 Central Ave. The University of Memphis campus. Thursday performance will feature Act 1, Scene 4 of Magdala. 678-3762. jbaur@memphis.edu

"The Miracle Worker": Classic tells the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, blind and mute Helen Keller. 8 tonight and Saturday; final performance 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $30, $20 for students, senior citizens, military; $10 for children. Circuit Playhouse, 51 S. Cooper. Call 726-4656. playhouseonthesquare.org

"Moon Over Buffalo": Ken Ludwig's comedy. Shows are 8 tonight and Saturday. Millington Civic Center, 8077 Wilkinsville Road, Millington. Tickets $12, $10 seniors citizens, students and members; group rates available. Presented by Playhouse 51, Millington's Community Theatre. Call 872-7170. playhouse51.com

"Shakespeare's Women": An imaginative exploration of the Bard's women, from his leads (Rosalind, Juliet, Lady Macbeth) to his lesser-known but no-less-intriguing ladies ("Othello"'s Emilia and "Henry IV"'s Joan). Scenes, songs, soliloquies. In celebration of Women's History Month. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, through March 28. Tickets: $18, $10, $22. Hattiloo Theatre, 656 Marshall. 525-0009. Online: hattilootheatre.org.

"South Pacific": Musical. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Other performances: 8 p.m. March 26; 2 and 8 p.m. March 27; 1:30 and 7 p.m. March 28. Orpheum, 203 S. Main. 525-3000. orpheum-memphis.com

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