This week’s theater events are listed alphabetically by title. Shows reviewed by The Denver Post are rated with a maximum four stars.
MUSICALS
“Assassins”
-SEPT. 24|Next Stage presents the story by Stephen Sondheim about the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the president of the United States. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday|$17-$20, today is Theatre Night Out|Phoenix Theatre, 1124 Santa Fe Drive, 720-209-4105, nextstagedenver.com|***
“Children’s Letters to God”
-OCT. 9|A musical inspired by the bestselling book of the same name. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$12.50 Friday and Saturday, $10 Sunday|The Festival Playhouse, 5665 Old Wadsworth Blvd., 303-422-4090, festivalplayhouse.com|OLD TOWNE ARVADA
“Guys & Dolls”
-SEPT. 24|Longmont Theatre Company presents this musical about a gambler who bets a fellow gambler that he can’t make the next girl he sees fall in love with him. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday with an additional performance at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22|$13-$15, group discounts available|Longmont Performing Arts Center, 513 Main St., 303-772-5200, longmonttheatre.org|LONGMONT
“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, 5 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$32.50, 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”
-OCT. 1|The Avenue Theatre presents this musical about an ordinary couple and one unforgettable night. 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. An additional performance is scheduled at 8 p.m. Sept. 26, tickets are $15. There is no show Sept. 23|$20|417 E. 17th Ave., 303-321-5925, avenuetheater.com|*** 1/2
“Wicked”
-OCT. 2|The award-winning show billed as “the untold story of the witches of Oz.” Opens tonight at 7 sept. 16 and continues in its regular run at 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday|$30-$75, shows are sold out however a ticket lottery will be held daily for a limited number of orchestra seats|Buell Theatre, DPAC, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100, denvercenter.org
COMEDY & DRAMA
“An Ideal Husband”
-SA|OpenStage Theatre & Company presents this satirical examination of politics and ethics by Oscar Wilde. Final performances 8 p.m. today and Saturday|$13-$20|Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., 970-221-6730, lctix.com|FORT COLLINS
“The Biggest Thief in Town”
TH-SEPT. 24|Mesa Experimental Theatre presents this play by Dalton Trumbo about an undertaker and a doctor who plot to steal a body. 7:30 p.m.|$8, $5 seniors and students|Mesa State College, Department of Theatre, 1100 North Ave., 970-248-1604|GRAND JUNCTION
“The Dead Guy”
-OCT. 15|Curious Theatre Company presents this play by Eric Coble examining the public’s obsession with reality television. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$13-$26|Acoma Center, 1080 Acoma St., 303-623-0524, curioustheatre.org|** 1/2
“Dead White Males”
-OCT. 2|An examination of the state of public education. The play is presented as part of the 2005 New Work Festival. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday|$16-$18|Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., 303-935-3044, min ersalley.com|GOLDEN|** 1/2
“The Fourth Wall”
-SEPT. 30|The Avenue Theatre presents satire of art and politics during the George W. Bush administration. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$20, $15 Sunday matinee|417 E. 17th Ave., 303-321-5925, avenuetheater.com|***
“The Good Doctor”
-OCT. 8|Neil Simon’s play featuring Anton Chekhov’s short stories and sketches. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. All proceeds from tonight’s opening show will be donated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina|$14, $12 students and seniors|25797 Conifer Road, Aspen Park, 303-886-2819, stagedoortheatre.org|CONIFER
“Heartbreak House”
-OCT. 9|A drama by George Bernard Shaw about the generation responsible for the First World War. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday|$16.75 Friday, $18.75 Saturday, $14.75 Sunday|Germinal Stage Denver, 2450 W. 44th Ave., 303-455-7108, germinalstage.com|*** 1/2
“Inherit the Wind”
-SU|Modern Muse Theatre Company presents this drama about the teaching of evolution. Final performances 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday with additional performances at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday|$20, $12 students with I.D., group rates available|Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., 303-780-7836, modern musetheatre.com|*** 1/2
“Intimate Apparel”
-OCT. 2|A drama set in 1905 about a woman who makes a living sewing intimate apparel and has a dream to fall in love and get married. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-
Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m. Wednesday. A talk-back with the cast follows the Sept. 21 performance. An audio-described performance is Oct. 1|$32-$42|Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., 720-898-7200, arvada center.org|ARVADA|*** 1/2
“Master Harold…and the boys”
-OCT. 22|Bas Bleu Theatre Company presents this play by Athol Fugard, a South African playwright, about living under Apartheid in 1950. Opens at 7:30 p.m. tonight followed by a reception, continues in its regular run at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday with 2:30 p.m. matinees Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9 and 16|Opening night tickets are $30, regular tickets are $19, $15 seniors, $10 students, group rates available, first Thursday night and first Sunday matinee tickets are 2-for-1|401 Pine St., 970-498-8949, basbleu.org|FORT COLLINS
“Promiscuity”
-OCT. 22|The Playwright Theatre and Slow on the Draw Productions present this modern bedroom farce. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday|$20, $15 seniors and students, Thursday shows are 2-for-1|The Playwright Theatre, 2119 17th Ave., 303-499-0383, playwrighttheatre.com
“Relationships, Realities and Repercussions, a collection of six short plays”
TH-OCT. 9|Theatre 13 presents three comedies and three dramas. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday with a 7 p.m. show Oct. 9. There is no show Oct. 8|$12, $10 seniors and students, $8 BMoCA members|Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., 303-443-2122|BOULDER
“Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead”
-OCT. 1|Two minor characters from “Hamlet” live their lives ignorant of their script. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. matinee Sept. 25|$18, $15 seniors and students|Boulder’s Upstart Crow, 2131 Arapahoe Ave., Unit A, 303-442-1415, the upstartcrow.org|BOULDER
“The Shape of Things”
-SEPT. 25|Openstage etc presents this play about relationship boundaries. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sept. 25|$10, season packages available|The Armstrong Hotel, third-floor ballroom, 259 S. College Ave., 970-221-6730, 970-484-5237|FORT COLLINS
“The Underpants”
-OCT. 16|The story about a housewife who becomes an overnight celebrity when she loses her underpants in public. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$22, $18 seniors and students|Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., 303-739-1970, aurorafox.org|AURORA
“The Voice of the Prairie”
-OCT. 16|John Olive’s celebration of the roots of radio. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday|$20, $18 students, group rates available|Denver Victorian Playhouse, 4201 Hooker St., 303-433-4343|***
“You Can’t Take It With You”
-SEPT. 24|KOS Productions and the Parker Arts Council present this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy about a family who does whatever it wants, whenever it wants. 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and Thursday-Sept. 24 |$12, $6 children and seniors, group discounts available|Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet, 866-464-2626, ticketswest.com|PARKER
DINNER THEATER
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To the Forum”
-OCT. 30|A cunning slave struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan for his young master in exchange for freedom. 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, thecab aret.net|GRAND JUNCTION
“Ain’t Misbehavin”
-NOV. 6|The musical celebrating Thomas “Fats” Waller. 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
“Blood Brothers”
-NOV. 5|A musical rags to riches story about twins separated at birth. 6 p.m. dinner, 7:45 p.m. show, Thursday-Saturday; noon meal, 1:45 p.m. show, Sunday|$34-$38|Carousel Dinner Theatre, 3509 S. Mason St., 970-225-2555, adinnerthe atre.com|FORT COLLINS
“City of Angels”
-OCT. 23|Set in Hollywood in the the 1940’s, the musical chronicles the misadventures of Stine, a young novelist attempting to write a screenplay. 6 p.m. doors open, 7:45 p.m. show Thursday-
Saturday, noon doors, 1:45 p.m. matinee Sunday|$32.95-$34.95|Union Colony Dinner Theatre, 802 Ninth St., 970-352-2900, ucdinnertheatre.net|GREELEY
“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
“My Way: A Frank Sinatra Tribute”
-NOV. 6|A celebration of the life of Sinatra. Times vary|$27.50-$37.50|Metro Playhouse, 701 Main St., 1224 N. 25th St., 970-255-0999|GRAND JUNCTION
“Sweeney Todd: The Legend of the Barber Fiend of Fleet Street”
-OCT. 30|T. J. Mullin’s adaptation of an 1847 melodrama. Showtimes vary|$21-$34|Heritage Square Music Hall, 18301 W. Colfax Ave., 303-279-7800, hs musichall.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”
-OCT. 1|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|$27-$53|Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., 303-449-6000, theatreinboulder.com|BOULDER| ****
CHILDREN’S
“Go, Dog. Go!”
TU-NOV. 11|A play based on the children’s book of the same name by P.D. Eastman. Most shows are at 10 a.m. and noon Monday-Friday with some additional shows on the schedule|$7|Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.,720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org|ARVADA
“Young King Arthur”
-NOV. 5|The story of the young king with audience participation. 1:30 p.m. Saturday, some weekday performances are also scheduled|$6 children, $5 adults
|Heritage Square Music Hall, 18301 W. Colfax Ave., D-103, 303-279-7800|GOLDEN
“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”
SA-OCT. 22|Peanut Butter Players Lunch Bunch presents this show based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz. Two shows are offered every Saturday, an 11 a.m. show is followed by a noon lunch, 1 p.m. lunch is followed by a 1:45 p.m. show. Some additional shows are also on the schedule|$8, includes lunch|Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., 303-786-8727|BOULDER
STAND-UP & IMPROVISATION
“Bleep the What?!”
-NOV. 12|Original scenes and songs from seven comedic actors. Opens in previews today and Saturday at 8 p.m. and continues in its regular run at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Nov. 12|$16, discounts available|Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., 303-758-4722, bo vinemetropolis.com
Jaz Kaner/Kermit Holiday
Kaner is on stage through Saturday; Holiday performs performs Wednesday-
Sept. 24. 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
Denver TheatreSports
F|Short-form competitive improvisation matches. 7:30 p.m.|$5|Full Moon Events Center, 9108 W. Sixth Ave., 303-458-5732|LAKEWOOD
Enchanted Grounds
SA|Comedy improv, 6 p.m. Saturdays|$5|1915 S. Havana St., 303-750-3144
Improv Hootenanny
M|Different troupes, styles and performances Mondays at 7:30 p.m.|$5|Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., 303-758-4722, bovinemetropolis.com
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
Laughs for Lunch
W|Bring your lunch and listen to a variety of comedians and comedy troupes including Chicken Lips perform, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Wednesdays|$5|Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., 303-321-5925, ave nuetheater.com
Mile Hi Larity
W|Improv comedy show the first Wednesday 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. This month’s show is called “The We Want New Bowling Shirts Show” |$5|Jazz@Jack‘s, 1553 Platte St., 303-433-1000
Kevin Pollak/Colorado Youth for a Change/Jake Johannsen
Pollak performs today and Saturday; Colorado Youth for a Change featuring Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald and Johannsen, a silent auction and more, 5:30-9 p.m. Wednesday; Johannsen is on stage Thursday-Sept. 24. 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
F|Rattlebrain Theater Company, 16th and Arapahoe streets, 720-932-7384, rattlebraintheater.com
RIDE
-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
