This week in West Alabama, Sept. 12-18, Joan Ellison performs Judy Garland works for the TSO's season-opener; UA's Department of Theatre and Dance continues its Broadway Cabaret at the University Club; Nicki Minaj and Cirque du Soleil in Birmingham.
MUSIC
THURSDAY
Three's Company: 7-10 p.m., Roll Call, lounge atop the Alamite Hotel, 2321 Sixth St., downtown Tuscaloosa.
Tyler Braden: 8 p.m., $18, Druid City Music Hall, 1307 University Blvd., on the Strip. www.druidcitymusichall.com.
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FRIDAY
Waylon Wyatt, Bayker Blankenship: 8 p.