THE ARTS Local tribute shows – from Fats Waller to Edith Pilaf

Piazza” and “La Cage Aux Folles” with Kelsey Grammar. Her concert work has taken her to such venues as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and London’s West End.

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The theater is at 4 Orinda Theatre Square. Go to www.orindamovies.com to reserve a seat.

A lot is happening at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts, including Synergy Theater’s world debut of the improvised romantic comedy “The Mating Game” through April 23.

According to artistic director Kenn Adams, three eligible contestants, a hopeful bachelor and a powerful game show host keep the action coming fast and furious as the ups and downs of romantic love play out on stage.

Meanwhile, Contra Costa Musical Theatre performs one of my favorite musicals –“Ain’t Misbehavin’” – April 24-29. Set in the Harlem Ren- aissance of the 1920s and 1930s, this toe-tapping musical review is a tribute to Fats Waller. The Lesher Center is at 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek. For tickets, call 925-943-7469 or go to www.lesherartscenter.org. Broadway and cabaret star Christine Andreas brings “Piaf – No Regrets” to Live at the

Orinda! on April 23. The concert series at the art deco Orinda Theatre offers first class talent in an intimate venue.

A consummate performer, Andreas starred on Broadway in “The Scarlet Pimpernel,” “Oklahoma!,” “My Fair Lady” opposite the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Ian Richardson, “Light in the