Kemp’s Jig: Comedy in Early Music
Concert explores the lighter side of 16th- and early 17th-century music, presented by the Hofstra Collegium Musicum, Thursday, March 13, 8 p.m. With guest artist Alex Schirling, bass; also performance of “Something Wicked,” a one-hour version of Macbeth. $11, $8 seniors and students. Hofstra University’s John Cranford Adams Playhouse, Hempstead. 463-6644.
The Comedy of Errors
Hofstra University’s 65th annual Shakespeare Festival presents the farce about two sets of twins separated at birth, Friday and Saturday, March 14-15, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 16, 2 p.m. $12, $10 seniors and students. Hofstra University’s John Cranford Adams Playhouse, Hempstead. 463-6644.
Hello Dolly!
The delightful musical comedy, Friday and Saturday, March 14-15, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 16, 2:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 19, 2 and 8 p.m. $25, $23 seniors, $18 students, $14 youth 12 and under, $28 at door. BroadHollow Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. (631) 581-2700 or www.broadhollow.org.
Mending Fences
Norm Foster’s comedy about a son and his estranged father and their efforts to rebuild their relationship, Friday and Saturday, March 14-15, 8 p.m. $20, $18 seniors, $18 students, $15 ages 12 and under; $25 at door. Studio Theatre, 141 S. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst. (631) 226-8400 or www.broadhollow.org.
All Shook Up
The Elvis Presley-inspired jukebox musical, Saturday, March 15, 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 16, 3 p.m. $20, $17 students and seniors Friday and Sunday. Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts, 2222 Hewlett Ave., Merrick. 868-6400.
Long Beach Music Festival
Varied local bands perform at the first Long Beach Music Festival, Saturday, March 15, noon-6 p.m. With Grand Funk Railroad, Bobby Blues, Dave Kellan Band, Still Remains Unplugged, Milestone, and Steel Horse. Long Beach Public Library, 111 W. Park Ave., Long Beach.
Pink Floyd LaserSpectacular
The popular multi-media laser and light show featuring the music of Pink Floyd, Saturday, March 15, 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. $29.99, $39.99 and $49.99. The Space at Westbury, 250 Post Ave., Westbury. (800) 745-3000 or 283-5566 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.thespaceatwestbury.com.
Little Women
Musical version of the beloved story that traces the adventures of the March sisters growing up in Civil War America, presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Sunday, March 16, 2 p.m. $28, $20 seniors. The Show Place at the Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Ave., Bellmore. 599-6870 or www.plazatheatrical.com.
Someone Must Wash the Dishes
Satiric monologue written by pro-suffragist Marie Jenney Howe in 1912, Sunday, March 16, 2 p.m. West Hempstead Public Library, 500 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead. 481-6591.