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ALTON BROWN: EDIBLE INEVITABLE TOUR Feb 5 Food Network star Alton Brown brings his brand of quirky humor and culinary-science antics to Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers. The two-hour show is a unique blend of stand up comedy, food experimentation, talk show antics, multimedia lecture, and live music. The entire family will have a blast! Show starts at 7:30 PM. $40-$180 seats available. Online box office, www.bbmannpah.com. Feb 6- 28
CABARET Feb 6-28 Set in pre-World War II Berlin, Germany, the seedy nightclub emcee oversees a cross-section of tawdry performers and audience. Sally Bowles, the headliner, meets a young American writer and igets caught up in German-Jewish tensions. Winner of eight Tony awards. See it at Laboratory Theater in Fort Myers. Showings on select dates and times. $20 adult, $18.50 senior/military and $12 child ticket pricing. www.laboratorytheaterflorida.com. DANCING & ROMANCING 2 Feb 8 Joan Hess and Kirby Ward return to Southwest Florida to delight audiences with an all-new dance program that celebrates the best of song and dance through the ages, including routines of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. By the Gulf Coast Symphony under the musical direction of Andrew M. Kurtz at the Barbara Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers. $42-$75. Shows at 2 PM and 7 PM. www.bbmannpah.com. Feb 8 ANNIE Feb 10-15 Directed by lyricist Martin Charnin, this production is a new incarnation of the iconic original. Featuring book and score by Tony Award-winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie includes such unforgettable songs as “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You,” plus the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.” At Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. Ticket prices $36-$73 Showtimes vary. www.bbmannpah.com. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Feb 10-Mar 4 It’s a zany adaptation of the Jules Verne adventure. London, 1872. Phileas Fogg agrees to an outrageous wager — to travel the globe in just 80 days! Be dazzled by a whirlwind journey of great fun as five actors take on countless roles. at Florida Repertory Theatre in the Fort Myers River District. Showtimes vary. Tickets available for $45-$49. Previews, $25-$29. www.floridarep.org. GHOSTBIRD THEATER PRESENTS: SNOW Feb 11-22 In Brittney Brady’s original adaptation of Maxence Fermine’s novel Snow, Yuko journeys cross- country to infuse his poetry with color. Snow is a performance of haiku: spontaneous and familiar, with simple, subtle beauty. Showings at 2 PM and 7 PM. Saturday 2 PM show only. At the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in the Fort Myers River District. Admission, $10. www.sbdac.com. Feb 11- 22 Feb 10- 15 Feb 10- Mar 4
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