This week’s theater events are listed alphabetically by title. Shows reviewed by The Denver Post are rated with a maximum four stars.
MUSICALS
“Beauty & the Beast”/”Annie Get Your Gun”
F-SA|Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre presents these two classic musicals in repertory. “Annie Get Your Gun” through today, “Beauty & the Beast” through Saturday, times vary|$20, $15 ages 12 and under|Town Park, 970-627-3421, rocky mountainrep.com|GRAND LAKE |**** “Beauty & the Beast”
“Harbledown”
F-AUG. 27|Creede Repertory Theatre presents this musical fantasy about the coming of age of a girl in Victorian England. Times vary|$7-$14|Black Box Theatre, 124 N. Main St., 866-658-2540, creederep.org|CREEDE
“Menopause the Musical”
OPEN-ENDED|The musical about four women who meet in a department store and find out they are all experiencing menopause; 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$39.50, discounts available|New Denver Civic Theatre, 721 Santa Fe Drive, 303-309-3773, denvercivic.com|*** 1/2
“My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra”
OPEN-ENDED|Four singers perform 56 Sinatra favorites. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday|$32-$38|Garner Galleria Theatre, DPAC, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100, denvercenter.org|***
“The Rocky Horror Show”
F-AUG. 27|The Avenue Theatre presents this musical about an ordinary couple and one unforgettable night. 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday|$20|417 E. 17th Ave., 303-321-5925, avenuetheater.com|*** 1/2
“Ruthless! The Musical”
F-SEPT. 3|Nonesuch Theater presents this dark comedy about the lengths people will go to get what they want. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday|$20-$27.50|216 Pine St., 970-224-0444, nonesuchtheater.com|FORT COLLINS|***
“The Star Crossing”
F-SEPT. 4|The Cripple Creek Players present this melodrama set in the 1890s on the high seas. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. matinees Wednesday and Thursday, Saturday and Sunday|$13, $11 seniors, $7 children|Butte Opera House, 139 E. Bennett Ave., 719-689-2513, cripplecreekplayers.com|CRIPPLE CREEK
COMEDY & DRAMA
“An Ideal Husband”
SA-SEPT. 17|OpenStage Theatre & Company presents this satirical examination of politics and ethics by Oscar Wilde. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday with additional performances at 2 p.m. Sept. 4 and 11 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15. FATT (Friday at the Theatre) Friday is Aug. 26|$13-$20; FATT Friday tickets are $10|Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., 970-221-6730, lctix.com|FORT COLLINS
“The Best of Shakespeare”
F-AUG. 28|The Boulder Acting Group performs a collection of popular scenes by Shakespeare. 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday|$5, free age 12 and under|Steinbaugh Pavilion, 824 Front St., 303-664-1674|LOUISVILLE
“Death of a Salesman”
F-AUG. 28|Lafayette Community Players and the Denver Repertory Theatre pre-sent this classic by Arthur Miller. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday |$9-$18|John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver; 720-209-2154, 720-839-4913, ticketweb.com|***
“Eight Chain Thru”
W|Chameleon Stage presents this staged reading by Judy GeBauer about the need to be special and make a difference. 7:30 p.m.|$5|The Playwright Theatre, 2119 E. 17th Ave., 303-423-7435
“The Heidi Chronicles”
F-SU|Miners Alley Playhouse and A Muse of Fire Acting Company present the story of a young woman coming of age in the Baby Boom generation. Final performances 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday|$15, $13 Sunday|Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., 303-935-3044|GOLDEN
“Inherit the Wind”
F-SEPT. 18|Modern Muse Theatre Company presents this drama about the teaching of evolution. Opens with a preview at 8 p.m. today and continues in its regular run at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday|$10 preview tickets, regular tickets are $20, $12 students with I.D., group rates available|Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., 303-780-7836, modern musetheatre.com
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”/”Kimberly Akimbo”
DATES VARY|Backstage Theatre presents a Shakespeare comedy through Aug. 28, running in repertory with the story of a teenager with a rare condition that causes her body to age faster than normal, through Sept. 4. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday alternating weeks|$8-$15| Breckenridge Theatre, 121 S. Ridge St., 970-453-0199|BRECKENRIDGE
“Noises Off”/”Lumberjacks in Love”/”Light Up the Sky”
Dates vary|Creede Repertory Theatre presents three plays in repertory. “Noises Off” continues through Aug. 27, “Lumberjacks in Love” through Thursday,ug. 25 “Light Up the Sky” through Wednesday.g. 24 Times vary|$15-$24|124 N. Main St., 866-658-2540, creederep.org|CREEDE|*** for “Light Up the Sky”
“Oil”
F-SEPT. 27|Bas Bleu Theatre Company presents this play about growing up in a Texas oil camp. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday|$19, $15 seniors, $10 students|401 Pine St., 970-498-8949, basbleu.org|FORT COLLINS
“The Syringa Tree”
F-SU|A one-woman show with actress Karen Slack portraying 24 characters in a tale of two families. Final performances 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$18-$22|Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., 303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.com|LITTLETON
Theatre Night Inn
M|The Colorado Theatre Guild presents a collection of scenes and songs from different shows presented by various theater companies. 6 p.m. cocktails, 7 p.m. show|$20, $15 CTG members, includes appetizers and cash bar|The Pinnacle Dinner Theatre, 9136 W. Bowles Ave., 303-778-7724|LITTLETON
Theatreworks’ Shakespeare Festival
F-SEPT. 4|Theatreworks begins its 30th anniversary season with “Macbeth” at the 23rd annual Shakespeare Festival. A variety of events is also scheduled, including a Friday Night Feast (6 tonight, $30) and a Wine Tasting (6 p.m. Sept. 3, $20). Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday|Free|Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater, 3955 Cragwood Drive, 719-262-3232, uccstheatreworks.com|COLORADO SPRINGS
DINNER THEATER
Come for Dinner … Stay for Death!
A murder mystery dinner, “Extra Sensory Poisoning,” offering magic, murder, mystery, history and ghost stories. 7:30 p.m.|$45; overnight packages are also available|The Hearthstone Inn, 506 N. Cascade Ave., 719-473-4413|COLORADO SPRINGS
“Dinner, Dessert and Death”
‘Til Death Do Us Party Productions presents murder mysteries on various weekends through October|$195 per couple|Bluebird Lodge, Gold Hill Inn, 303-443-6461, goldhillinn.com|BOULDER
“Oklahoma”
F-SEPT. 4|The classic romantic musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. 6 p.m. dinner, 7:45 p.m. shows Wednesday-Sunday, noon buffet and 1:45 p.m. shows Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday|$34.95-$39.95|Season tickets, group rates and party accommodations available|Country Dinner Playhouse, 6875 S. Clinton St., 303-799-1410. countrydinnerplayhouse.com|GREENWOOD VILLAGE|***
“Seussical the Musical”
F-SEPT. 2|Anarchy erupts in the Jungle of Nool and it will take the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant and others to restore harmony. 5:45 p.m. doors, 6 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. show, Tuesday-Sunday; 11:45 a.m. doors, noon lunch, 1:30 p.m. show, matinees Saturday and Sunday|$26-$36|Cabaret Dinner Theatre, 701 Main St., 970-255-0999, ext. 1, thecabaret.net|GRAND JUNCTION
“The Sound of Music”
F-SEPT. 4|A nun is dispatched to serve as a governess for the seven children of a widowed naval captain in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical. Times vary|$36.95-$42.95|Pinnacle Dinner Theatre, 9136 W. Bowles Ave., 720-214-5630, pinnacledinnertheatre.com|LITTLETON|** 1/2
“The Sound of Music”
F-SEPT. 4|A nun is dispatched to serve as a governess for the seven children of a widowed naval captain in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical. 6 p.m. doors open, 7:45 p.m. show Thursday-Saturday, noon doors, 1:45 p.m. matinee Sunday|$29.95-$34.95|Union Colony Dinner Theatre, 802 Ninth St., 970-352-2900, ucdinnertheatre.net|GREELEY
“Summer Lovin”‘
F-SEPT. 11|A musical revue from Vaudeville through rock and roll. Showtimes vary|$21-$34|Heritage Square Music Hall, 18301 W. Colfax Ave., 303-279-7800, hsmusichall.com|GOLDEN|***
“Till Death Do Us Part”
Interactive comedy/mystery dinner theater. Selected Fridays and Saturdays|$37 per person|Cash bar and gratuity not included|The Lumber Baron Mansion, 2555 W. 37th Ave., 303-462-3400
“Wizard of Oz”
F-SEPT. 4|The story of Dorothy, her dog Toto and their adventure on the Yellow Brick Road. 6:15 p.m. dinner, 7:45 p.m. show Tuesday and Thursday-Sunday; 5:30 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. show Wednesday; 12:15 p.m. meal, 1:45 p.m. show Sunday matinee|$25-$53|Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., 303-449-6000, theatreinboulder.com|BOULDER| ****
CHILDREN’S
“The Little Mermaid”
F-SEPT. 3|The musical about the young mermaid girl who wanted to be human. 3 p.m. Saturday|$5|Jesters School for the Performing Arts, 224 Main St., 303-682-9980|LONGMONT
“Little Red Hoodwinks the Wolf”
F-SA20|Little Red Riding Hood with audience participation. 1:30 p.m. Saturday, some weekday performances are also scheduled|$6 children, $5 adults|Heri-tage Square Music Hall, 18301 W. Colfax Ave., D-103, 303-279-7800|GOLDEN
STAND-UP & IMPROVISATION
Kevin Fitzgerald/Bob Jay
Dr. Fitzgerald is on stage through Saturday; Jay performs performs Wednesday-Aug. 27. Showtimes: 8 p.m. Wednesday (non-smoking), Thursday and Sunday, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday, 5:30, 8 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday|$8 weeknights, $10 weekends|Wits End Comedy Club, 8861 Harlan St., 303-430-4242, witsendcomedy club.com|WESTMINSTER
Enchanted Grounds
SA|Comedy improv, 6 p.m. Saturdays|$5|1915 S. Havana St., 303-750-3144
“Going Through an Awkward Stage”
F-TH25|Players Workshop West 24th graduating class performs long-form improvisation. 7:30 p.m. Thursday|$8|Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., 303-758-4722, bovinemetropolis.com
Improv Hootenanny
M|Different troupes, styles and performances Mondays at 7:30 p.m.|$5|Bo-vine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., 303-758-4722, bovinemetropolis.com
Improv Tonight
TU|The fourth annual comedy event to benefit the Jewish Group Home of Jewish Family Service. Greg Moody of KCNC-Channel 4 will host. A silent auction is included. 6 p.m. silent auction, 7 p.m. comedy show|$50 (preferred seating), $30, $25 in advance|Impulse Theater, 1634 18th St., 303-597-5000, jewishfamilyser vice.org
Impulse Theater
TH, F & SA|Comedy, theater and audience interaction. 8 p.m. Thursdays, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays|$18|Wynkoop Brewery, 1634 18th St., lower level, 303-297-2111, impulsetheater.com
The Laughateria
SA|A collection of performances by 10 comedians presented in an ensemble format in under two hours. 8 p.m.|$20, includes $5 game card, first drink and after party|Dave & Buster’s, Westminster Promenade, Interstate 36 and Church Ranch Road at 104th Avenue, 303-438-1500|WESTMINSTER
Laughs for Lunch
F-W24|Bring your lunch and listen to a variety of comedians and comedy troupes including Chicken Lips perform, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Wednesday|$5|Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., 303-321-5925, avenuetheater.com
Lemon Guacamole
W|Improv graduation show of the students of the Bovine’s Players Workshop West improv classes. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, through Aug. 31|$8, discounts available|Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., 303-758-4722, bovinemetropolis.com
Mile Hi Larity
W|Improv comedy show the first Wed-nesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.|$5|Jazz@Jack’s, 1553 Platte St., 303-433-1000
Monkey’s Uncle Comedy Improv
W|The improv group performs the third Wednesday of each month. 6:30 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show|$5|Jazz@Jack’s, 1553 Platte St., 303-433-1000
Greg Proops/Tammy Pescatelli
Proops performs through Saturday; Pescatelli is on stage Wednesday-Aug. 28. Showtimes: 8 p.m. Tuesday (new talent); 8 p.m. Wednesday (non-smoking), Thursday and Sunday; 8 (non-smoking) and 10 p.m. Friday; 6:30 (non-smoking), 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday|Tickets vary|Comedy Works, 1226 15th St., Larimer Square, 303-595-3637, comedyworks.com
My 20th Class Reunion
W|An interactive performance down memory lane. 7 p.m. Wednesdays|$15|Rattlebrain Theater Company, 16th and Arapahoe streets, 720-932-7384, rattlebraintheater.com
On the Spot – Primetime
F & SA|Improv comedy along the lines of “Whose Line is it Anyway?,” 8 and 10:15 p.m. through Aug. 27|$10, dis-counts available|Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., 303-758-4722, bovinemetropolis.com
RIDE
F-OCT. 28|Rattlebrain Theater performs their improvised show every other Friday at 7:30 p.m.|$40 per person, includes show, appetizers and two cocktails|Dave & Buster’s, 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., 303-759-1515, rattlebraintheater.com
Rodents of Unusual Size Comedy Troupe
W|Performs the fourth Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show|$5|Jazz@Jack’s, 1553 Platte St., #202, 720-982-8174
Some Assembly Required
TU|Fast-paced improv group performs the second Tuesday of every month, 7:30 p.m.|$5|Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., 303-477-5977, someassemblyrequired.biz
Spontaneous Combustion
TH|Marne Interactive Productions presents improv comedy. 7 and 8 p.m. Thursdays|$7|Jillian’s at Colorado Mills, 14500 W. Colfax Ave., 303-277-9370 or 303-462-3400|LAKEWOOD
