‘No Way Out’ based
on family’s letters
Letter writing is a lost art.
Which is a shame, as letters can chronicle lives with a poetic beauty and emotional force that you just can’t get through a 140-character tweet.
Letters are central to “No Way Out,” a multi-media play on stage at the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave.
It tells of a family’s attempts to escape Nazi Germany — it’s a true story, and told through the letters they wrote to one another.
The Susan Prinz Shear play comes our way courtesy of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona.
The performance is today at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. 577-9393.
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Everyone loves a singing Frankenstein, right?
That’s what you’ll find in Tucson Magnet High School’s production of the musical “Young Frankenstein,” based on the Mel Brook’s movie and written by Brooks and Thomas Meehan.
This one has Frankenstein, among other things, crooning “Puttin’ On the Ritz,” which is quite possibly the funniest scene in the history of cinema. Really. We suspect it’ll be just as funny on stage.
Performances are 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 22, with a 2 p.m. show on Nov. 22, at the Tucson High Little Theatre, 400 N. Second Avenue.
Laughs, too, are in order at The Gregory School’s production of “The Curious Savage,” a comedy by John Patrick.
Mrs. Savage has inherited a cool $10 million from her late husband. While she wants to help those in need, her adult stepchildren have other plans for her money. They commit poor Mrs. Savage to an institution until she can come to her senses.
Performances are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the school’s Donald R. Nickerson Performing Arts Center, 3231 N. Craycroft Road. It’s $8 at the door; 6 in advance. 327-6395, Ext. 252.
