Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad combine comedy, music and burlesque.
Our picks for the top entertainment events of the week
Nonkosher show: Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad
Oy vey, your Jewish grandmother might say. These “nice Jewish girls” offer up a little bit of everything, from a surf version of “Hava Nagila” (with help from backing band The Four Skins) to a striptease (while dressed as Hasidic Jewish men). When: 8 p.m. Friday Where: Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Price: $12 advance, $15 at the door Info: 622-8848, www.hotelcongress.com
The Great American Songbook Sing-along
Concert pianist and actor Hershey Felder, whose one-man/one-piano show “Beethoven, As I Knew A Him” runs through the weekend, will hang around to lead his audience in several nights of joyfully singing Broadway’s greatest hits. Requests from the audience will be encouraged, as well. When: 2 and 7:30 p.m. April 30; 7:30 p.m. May 1; 2 and 8 p.m. May 2; and 2 p.m. May 3 Where: Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Price: $31-$54 Info: 622-2823, aztheatreco.org
It’s no gamble: See Charo’s casino act
OK, admit it – you’re curious about this show. What will the Spanish sexpot do? Her stand-up act? A concert of flamenco guitar (which we hear she’s quite accomplished at)? Both? Whatever the “cuchi-cuchi” diva does, we’re sure it’ll be entertaining. When: 7 p.m. April 30 Where: Desert Diamond Casino, Interstate 19 and Pima Mine Road Price: $10-$20 Info: 294-7777, www.desertdiamondcasino.com