Fair Lady

Rock and roll doesn't often make itself at home at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall -- particularly not when the Baltimore Symphony is in residence. But after hearing the orchestra perform with legendary singer/songwriter James Taylor Wednesday night, it was hard not to wish that rock were a more regular visitor.Not that the Taylor concert was a rock show in the traditional sense. Yes, there were guitar, bass and drums, but the guitar was acoustic and the other two instruments tastefully understated, with no massive amplifier stacks obscuring the viola section.

Reid Shelton, 72, the original Daddy Warbucks in the Broadway production of "Annie," died of a stroke Sunday in Portland, Ore. He also appeared in such shows as "Wonderful Town," "By the Beautiful Sea," "My Fair Lady," "Canterbury Tales," "The Rothschilds," "Oh! What a Lovely War!" and "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue."

On stage My Fair Lady runs at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center from Tuesday through Nov. 18. Show times: 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Saturdays; 1 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Sundays. $25-$70. 410-547-7328 or france-merrickpac.com.

The Morris A. Mechanic Theatre yesterday announced its full 1991-'92 season schedule. All performances will be at the Mechanic except "House of Flowers," a musical starring Patti LaBelle, which will be performed at the Lyric Opera House.Oct. 1-27: "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard."Oct. 29-Nov. 24: "My Fair Lady."Dec. 10-Jan. 5: "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story."Jan. 7-Feb. 2: "A Few Good Men."Feb. 11-March 8: "House of Flowers."March 10-April 5: "Lost in Yonkers."May 12-June 6: "The Piano Lesson."

Have you ever noticed that no matter how late you call home or return home, when you have left the children in the care of their father, they are still not in bed?Have you ever felt that you might stay out all night, return home at dawn and find the kids still awake?So, as you might guess, I was not surprised to call home from work one night at 10:30 and hear the sweet voices of my children in the background."What are the kids doing still awake?" I asked."We're playing strip poker," was my husband's response.

Soprano Ludmilla Ilieva will perform her cabaret show, "Hidden Voices," at Goucher College's Merrick Hall at 7 p.m. tonight. Subtitled, "A Show About Hollywood's Unsung Movie Musical Heroines and The Stars They Dubbed For," the evening includes such numbers as "Tonight," from "West Side Story," and "I Could Have Danced All Night," from "My Fair Lady," which were dubbed by Marni Nixon for Natalie Wood and Audrey Hepburn, respectively.Known as "Milla," Ilieva was a scholarship student at both the Juilliard School and the Peabody Conservatory.

Suddenly on Monday, April 12, 2004, NICKOLAS "Nick" KALANDROS, Age 67, at his home in Chamblee, GA, formerly of Balto., beloved husband of Gaila Kalandros, dear son of Helen Kalandros, loving father of Christina K. Staryarsky and Steven Kalandros, step-father of Suzzane Wilcox and William M. Leonard, loving grandfather of nine grandchildren, dear brother of Theodore "Teddy" Kalandros, loving nephew of Nick Pavlos. Also survived by other family members and friends. Nick is a retired owner of My Fair Lady Fitness Center in Tucker, GA and a former Vice President for European Health Spas.

Theatre on the Hill has scheduled five shows for the 1997 summer season, including the first production of "Blood Brothers" staged by an area company.Entering its 16th year in residence at Western Maryland College, the professional theater company also will present "My Fair Lady," "Noises Off," "Winnie the Pooh," and on Saturdays, "The Fabulous Post Show Revue."Auditions for the four plays are scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 1 and March 2 at the college's Alumni Hall main stage. Participants are asked to prepare one short monologue, one ballad in correct key, and one up-tempo song in correct key, and come dressed to dance.

Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre. Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors." 2: 30 p.m. Sunday at the Children's Theatre of Annapolis rehearsal site, off Bayhead Road, and 7: 30 p.m. April 17 at Germantown Elementary School, Cedar Park Road, Annapolis. Be prepared to read from the script and dress for movement. Productions dates are June 30 to July 29. Call Carol Youmans at 410-263-5625 for information and scripts; for directions, call 410-268-9212, option 5. Bell Productions. "Pandemonium," a benefit cabaret comedy show.