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ARTS &ENTERTAINMENT ROBIN TROWER, May 22; Pabst Theater. 8 p.m. WICKED DIVAS, May 27-29; Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra pops concert. DANCE COPPELIA, May 19-22; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts., 929 N. Water St. Milwaukee Ballet presents this popular 19th century ballet. A life-size doll attracts the attention of a local vil- lager so entranced by its beauty that his wife-to-be must imper- sonate the doll in order to win back his love. 273-7206. COMEDY MARTIN LAWRENCE, May 1-2; Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. 8 p.m. 286-3663. JAY AND SILENT BOB GET OLD: FEATURING KEVIN SMITH AND JASON MEWES, May 3; Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. 286-363. LEWIS BLACK: IN GOD WE RUST, May 6; Riverside Theater. 8 p.m. PATTON OSWALT, May 6; Pabst Theater. JOHN PINETTE, May 7; Pabst Theater. 8 p.m. THEA TER THE LION IN WINTER, through May 1; Cabot Theater, Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents the story of Henry II; his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine; Henry’s nubile French mistress and the grown sons vying to inherit the throne. 291-7800. THE BOMB-ITTY OF ERRORS, through May 8; Stackner Cabaret, Milwaukee Theater Center, 108 E. Wells St. Elizabethan lyricism meets millennial microphone mastery in this hip-hop retelling of MC Willy Shakespeare’s hilarious farce. (con- tains adult language and content.) 224-9490. DEATH OF A SALESMAN, through May 8; Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, Milwaukee Theater Center, 108 E. Wells St. The world doesn’t seem to want Willy Loman anymore, but with a lifetime invested in his work, he’s not going down without a fight. An unflinching examination of the American dream, this towering, Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece could have been plucked from today’s headlines. 224-9490. THRILL ME: THE LEOPOLD & LOEB STORY, through May 15; Tenth Street Theatre (lower level of Calvary Church, 935 W. Wisconsin Ave.) In Tandem Theatre presents this story of how relationships can be murder. Experience the chilling true story, set to haunting and memorable music, of the legendary duo who committed one of the most infamous and heinous crimes of the twentieth century in this tale of obsession and insanity. 271-1371. REMEMBER ME?, through May 22; Broadway Baby Dinner Theatre, 5132 W. Mill Rd. Laugh-out-loud show tells story of Mary and Brian, who have a seemingly perfect marriage until Mary’s old college flame shows up. 212-5132. MISS NELSON’S MISSING, through June 5; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Poor Miss Nelson is at her wit's end. But that all changes when she goes missing and the ruthless, homework-assigning substitute teacher Viola Swamp steps in. Now the students must scramble to clean up their act and find their beloved Miss Nelson before things get any worse. Most appreciated by adults, teens and young people ages three and up. 273-7206. A SHORT EVENING OF CHEKHOV: PLAY READINGS AT TEN CHIMNEYS, May 2. Ten Chimneys, Genesee Depot. Ten Chimneys Foundation continues its highly-successful collabora- tion with Milwaukee Rep’s Artistic Intern Company 7 p.m. Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 at the door. 262-968-4110. EXHIBITS LES PAUL’S HOUSE OF SOUND, MILWAUKEE MUSCLE, ENERGY & INGENUITY, CITY OF FRESHWATER, continuing; Discovery World, 500 N. Harbor Dr. MILWAUKEE 1101 N. Water Street • 414-272-1195 DELAFIELD 3191 Golf Road • 262-646-7878 GRAFTON 2615 Washington Street • 262-375-2222 WWW.WATERSTREETBREWERY.COM CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 18 FAITH FAMILY FESTA, MILWAUKEE’S ITALIANS, continuing; Milwaukee County Historical Society, 910 N. Old World 3rd St. Special exhibit explores the traditions, triumphs and hardships of immigrant life for Milwaukee’s Italian community. 273-8288. ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRING SHOW, through May 8; Mitchell Park Horticultural Park Domes.