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February 12, 2012|By Wendy Killeen

MUSICAL VARIETY: The Theatre Company of Saugus presents “Twelve Months of Music: A Year in Revue’’ in several shows through next Sunday.

The show features two songs for each month of the year. It includes old and new songs from Broadway musicals, radio, and television.

Director is company veteran Amanda Allen. Music direction is by Shawn Gelzleichter.

The cast features many theater veterans as well as some newcomers: Yvonne Goulart and Nathan Goulart-Pasco of Brookfield; Sarah Cadarette of Somerville; Kylie, Leslie, and Talia Lemerise of Chelsea; Elissa O’Donnell of Everett; Mike Fay of Hampton, N.H; Nicole Felix of Lynn; Jen Ryan of Brighton; Ellie Vining of Medford; Michael Saracco of Melrose; Yesenia Arango of Revere; Amanda Allen, Gigi and Meghann Breton, Autumn Dion, Ashleigh, Joanne, and William Fafard, Bobby Imperato, Jenna Linehan, Tanya Michaud, Molli Motroni, and Robyn Tuberosa, all of Saugus; David, Max, and Susan Roberts of Wakefield; and Lauren Amaru and Kayla Harvey of Winthrop.

Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. today and next Sunday at the East Saugus United Methodist Church, 85 Chestnut St.

Tickets are $15, $13 for seniors or students, $10 for children. Call 781-816-7019 or visit www.tcsaugus.org.

NEW YORK STAGE: “The Yeats Game,’’ a play written by Gloucester resident John J. Ronan, premiered in his hometown in 2007, and went on to be performed in Boston. Now, it has found its way to New York City.

The farce, presented by American Storyboard Inc., runs Feb. 29 through March 25 at the Producers Club.

Kathy Richter directs a cast of four: Toby Wherry, Susan Stout, Jennifer Silverstein, and Lucius Wall.

The play is about middle-age choices and their consequences. At a funeral, as two couples contemplate a friend’s fatal, love-nest heart attack, they flash back to their own recent snowed-in weekend at a mountain cabin. There, a board game designed for age-hating baby boomers leads to tangled romance as the old friends explore love, lust, marriage, and mischief.

Ronan describes the play as “a comical, brainy look at the pre-geezer years.’’

In addition to being a playwright, poet, and journalist, Ronan is the host of “The Writer’s Block,’’ a program on Cape Ann TV’s Channel 12 that features local writers, actors, and other artists. It began its 22d season in September.

American Storyboard is a nonprofit company dedicated to producing high-quality documentaries, plays, and other forms of media.

“The Yeats Game’’ is lined up for 24 performances - 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays - at 358 West 44th St. in Manhattan.

Tickets are $30. Call 212-868-4444 or visit www.smarttix.com. For more information, visit www.theyeatsgame.org.