"The Club": By Eve Merriam; with songs from 1894-1905 arranged by Alexandra Ivanoff. A group of gentlemen gathers at an upper-class men's club to drink, smoke, plan the spring follies ... but these gentlemen may not be all that they appear. Part of the POTS@TheWorks series. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Friday and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 29. Tickets: $20 opening weekend (tonight, Saturday & Sunday) $33 Thursdays/Sundays; $38 Fridays and Saturdays; $20 senior citizens, students, military; $15 children. A pay-what-you-can performance is 8 p.m. Jan. 12. TheatreWorks, 2085 Monroe. (901) 726-4656. playhouseonthesquare.org
"Confession": Composer Raphaël Lucas' and librettists Jacques Trussel's and Margaret Vignola's work is presented by The University of Memphis Opera. 7:30 p.m. Friday. $10 ($7 non-U of M students, senior citizens); free to U of M students, faculty, staff with ID. Harris Music Hall on the University of Memphis campus, 3775 Central. Call (901) 678-1651.
"Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill": Starring Joyce Cobb. The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday's last performances, given four months before her death. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays (2 p.m. Jan. 14 matinee show); 3 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 22. Tickets $10-$25. Talk back with director and cast Jan. 8 & 19. Hattiloo Theatre, 656 Marshall. (901) 502-3486. hattiloo.org
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