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"Art," presented by and at Lamb's Player's Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado. Tue.-Thu. 7:30 p.m., Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 4:30 & 8 p.m., Sun. 2:30 p.m. Aug. 6-Sept. 12. $22-$42. (619) 437-0600.

Chinese Actress Zhang Set for 'Geisha' Turn

Zhang Ziyi, who co-starred in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," is in final negotiations to play the title character in the film adaptation of "Memoirs of a Geisha."

'Cavite,' 'Miner' take top honors at Woodstock

Ian Gamazon and Neill dela Llana's Philippines-set ransom thriller "Cavite" was named best feature Sunday at the sixth annual Woodstock Film Festival. Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani's "The Devil's Miner," about two Bolivian silver miners, took home best documentary honors.

Tartuffe

Director Joe Dowling's tragicomic production of Moliere's "Tartuffe," in Richard Wilbur's matchless translation, is as fine a piece of Comedie-Francaise classicism as we're likely to see on these shores.

Shrink It Over

Ron Lester still has the same natural charisma that made him a hit in the late 1990s. His amiable Southern drawl is reminiscent of the good ol' boy football player he portrayed in Varsity Blues. His sweet engaging smile recalls wannabe rapper Sugar Daddy, his character on The WB's ...

Stars Celebrate '9 to 5,' 25 Years Later

Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton were back on the job, working the arrivals line at a party celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1980 workplace-comedy smash, "9 to 5."

Big Trouble in Little Hazzard!

From the opening credits to the final sing-along of the catchy theme song, "Big Trouble in Little Hazzard!" makes good.

Hitler in Love

"Hitler in Love," presented by and at The Found Theatre, 599 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach. Fri.-Sat. 8:30 pm. Jan. 21-Mar. 19. $10. (562) 433-3363.

Theatres Making Antiwar Statements

On March 2, over 110 New York theatre groups and venues will make a pro-peace statement, from program inserts and curtain speeches to performance events and street actions.

Schwimmer Wins in Defamation Suit

David Schwimmer won a $400,000 judgment in a defamation lawsuit against former charity fundraiser Aaron Tonken, the actor's publicist said Friday.