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”
-SA|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. Final performances 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday|$17-$20
|Phoenix Theatre, 1124 Santa Fe Drive, 720-209-4105, nextstagedenvercom
|***
“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”
-SA|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. Final performances 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday|$13-$15, group discounts available|Longmont Performing Arts Center, 513 Main St., 303-772-5200, long monttheatre.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|***
“Naked Boys Singing”
-DEC. 31|Theatre Group presents this all-male Broadway musical revue. Opens in previews at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and continues in its regular run Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Shows are also scheduled the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. (all tickets are 2-for-1); 7 and 10 p.m. Oct. 15 and 29, Nov. 26 and Dec. 31; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12 (all tickets are $5 off), there are no shows Dec. 24-
25. This show is not appropriate for children|$30, $35, group rates available
|Theatre On Broadway, 13 S. Broadway, 303-777-3292, theatregroup.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. Monday,pt. 26 tickets are $15. There is no show tonightept. 23|$20|417 E. 17th Ave., 303-321-
5925, avenuetheater.com|*** 1/2
“West Side Story”
-OCT. 23|A story of feuding families in the Upper West Side of New York City in the late 1950s. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$20-$32|Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., 303-794-
2787, townhallartscenter.com|LITTLETON
“Wicked”
-OCT. 2|The award-winning show billed as “the untold story of the witches of Oz.” 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
“All My Sons”
W; TH-NOV. 5|World War II has ended and all Joe Keller wants for his family is the chance to live out the American Dream, but a terrible secret threatens to destroy everything. Opens in previews Thursday and continues in its regular run Oct. 6-Nov. 5. 6:30 p.m. Monday-
Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 1:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday. A 6:30 p.m. show is offered Wednesday with free admission as part of “Free for All,” a series of performances designed to make theater accessible to everyone|$34-$45
|Space Theatre, DPAC, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100, denvercenter.org
“The Biggest Thief in Town”
-SA24|Mesa Experimental Theatre presents this play by Dalton Trumbo about an undertaker and a doctor who plot to steal a body. Final performances 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday|$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|$14, $12 students and seniors|25797 Conifer Road, Aspen Park, 303-886-2819, stagedoorthe atre.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
“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. An audio-described performance is Oct. 1|$32-$42
|Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., 720-898-7200, arvada center.org
|ARVADA|*** 1/2
“Life Forces”
SA-OCT. 9|South Suburban Performing Arts presents “A Women in the Arts Series” Production featuring two one-act plays “Carlene Yakkin”‘ (by Melissa Lucero McCarl) and “O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie” (by Terry Dodd). 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 8, 3 p.m. Sunday and Oct. 9. The Oct. 8 performance is a non-
partisan benefit for “The White House Project” that supports leadership training for females, tickets are $25 and include a reception and talk-back after the show|$15, $10 seniors, students and groups|Theatre at Buck Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., 303-730-4616|LITTLETON
“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. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday with 2:30 p.m. matinees Sunday,ept. 25 Oct. 2, 9 and 16|$19, $15 se-
niors, $10 students, group rates available, first Thursday night and first Sunday mati-
nee tickets are 2-for-1|401 Pine St., 970-
498-8949, basbleu.org|FORT COLLINS
“The Oldest Profession”
-OCT. 9|Lake Dillon Theatre presents this story of five aging practitioners. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 6:30 p.m. Sunday|$15|146 Lake Dillon Drive, 970-
513-9386|DILLON
“Promiscuity”
-OCT. 22|The Playwright Theatre and Slow on the Draw Productions present this modern bedroom farce. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. A special Hurrican Katrina benefit show is 8 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are $25, all proceeds will go to the American Red Cross|$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”
-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 Sunday|$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”
-SU25|Openstage etc presents this play about relationship boundaries. Final performances 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$10, season packages avail-
able|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”
-SA24|KOS Productions and the Parker Arts Council present this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy about a family who does whatever it wants, whenever it wants. Final performances 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday|$12, $6 children and seniors, group discounts available|Main-
street 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|*** 1/2
“Blood Brothers”
-NOV. 5|A musical about best friends who are twins unknowingly 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, adinnertheatre.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!”
-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, arvada center.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”
-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
Kermit Holiday/Darryl Collier
Holiday is on stage through Saturday; Collier performs performs Tuesday-
Oct. 1. 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
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
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 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
Jake Johannsen/Komics Kare/
Robert Schimmel
Johannsen performs through Saturday;sept. 24 Komics Kare presents a comedy show with a variety of comedians, all proceeds go to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, 6:45 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, Wednesday, tickets are $15; Schimmel is on stage Thursday-Oct. 1. 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, rattle
braintheater.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
Rock the Boat Comedy Theatre
SA|A benefit performance for year-
round programming at the Center for the Arts in Glenwood Springs. Performers include the Midnight Crooner, Linda Heart and others. 7:30 p.m.|$18, $14 members|Center for the Arts, 601 E. Sixth St., 970-945-2414|GLENWOOD SPRINGS
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
