This week’s theater events are listed alphabetically by title. Shows reviewed by The Denver Post are rated with a maximum four stars.
MUSICALS
“Annie”
-SU|The story of the orphan and her dog Sandy who are befriended by Oliver Warbucks. Final performances 7:30 p.m. today, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday|$20-$55|Buell Theatre, DPAC, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100, denver center.org
“Anything Goes”
-SU|The REP presents this musical by Cole Porter. Final performances 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
|$24-$29|Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., 719-634-5583, cs fineartscenter.org|COLORADO SPRINGS
“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|$34.50, 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. 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. 29, Nov. 26 and Dec. 31; 7:30 p.m. 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
“West Side Story”
-SU|A story of feuding families in the Upper West Side of New York City in the late 1950s. Final performances 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$20-$32|Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., 303-794-2787, townhallarts center.com|LITTLETON|*** 1/2
COMEDY & DRAMA
“All My Sons”
-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. 6:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 1:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday|$34-$45|Space Theatre, DPAC, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100, denvercenter.org |*** 1/2
“An Evening With Edgar Allan Poe”
-NOV. 6|Hunger Artists Ensemble Theatre presents a reader’s theater presentation about the writer. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday. An additional show is scheduled Oct. 31|$15, discounts available|Byers-Evans House, 1310 Bannock St., 303-893-5438, hungerar tists.org
“Antigone”
-OCT. 30|Community College of Aurora presents the classic tragedy. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. Oct. 28, 2 p.m. Oct. 30|$6-$7|Larry D. Carter Theatre, Community College of Aurora, 16000 E. CentreTech Parkway, 303-360-4767|AURORA
“Appliance”
-NOV. 19|And Toto too Theatre Company presents the story of a woman’s journey through breast cancer. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday|$20|The Denver Victorian Theatre, 4201 Hooker St., 720-280-7058, andtototoo.org
“The Arabian Nights”
-OCT. 30|Colorado College and TheatreWorks are presenting this classic from the Middle East. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday with 2 p.m. matinees Saturday|$22-$25, $12 children 16 and under, group rates available|Armstrong Hall, UCCS campus, 719-262-3232, uccstheatreworks.com|COLORADO SPRINGS
“Breaking the Code”
TH-NOV. 6|The University of Colorado, Department of Theatre and Dance present this play about humanity based on the life of British mathematician Alan Turing. 8 p.m. Thursday-Oct. 29 and Nov. 2-5, 2 p.m. Nov. 5-6, 7 p.m. Nov. 6|$8-$15|Loft Theatre, CU-Boulder campus, 303-492-8181, cutheatre.org|BOULDER
“Bug”
TH-DEC. 17|Curious Theatre Company presents this play by Tracy Letts about a romance between a strange young drifter and a drug-addicted divorcée. Opens in previews at 8 p.m. Thursday and Oct. 28. Continues in its regular run at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday with additional shows at 2 p.m. Nov. 5, Nov. 26 and Dec. 17, 7 p.m. Nov. 9, Nov. 16 and Dec. 7. There is no show Nov. 24|$13-$26 in advance, $17-$30 at the door. Preview tickets are $10|1080 Acoma St., 303-623-0524, curioustheatre.org
“Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got the Will?”
-NOV. 19|Colorado Stage Company presents this comedy about a family gathering around its dying patriarch. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. matinees Nov. 6 and 13|$15, $12 seniors and students|Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., 303-471-8171, coloradostage.com|LONE TREE
“Dracula”
-OCT. 30|The Player’s Guild presents this story based on Bram Stoker’s novel of the same name. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$13.50 Friday and Saturday, $11 Sunday|The Festival Playhouse, 5665 Old Wadsworth Blvd., 303-422-4090, festivalplayhouse.com|OLD TOWNE ARVADA
“A Flea in Her Ear”
-NOV. 5|A farce set in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. 6:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 1:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday|$34-$45|Stage Theatre, DPAC, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100, denvercenter.org |*** 1/2
“The Fourth Wall”
-SA|The Avenue Theatre presents satire of art and politics during the George W. Bush administration. Final performances 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday |$20|417 E. 17th Ave., 303-321-5925, avenuetheater.com|***
“Honeymoon at Graveside Manor”
-SU|The North Stage Players present the story of a newly-married couple who find themselves honeymooning in a one-time mortuary. Final performances 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$6, $8|D.L. Parsons Theater, 11801 Community Center Drive, 303-868-0723 |NORTHGLENN
“Horror: The Transformation”/ “Realism: The Mythical Brontosaurus”
-SU|The Buntport Theater Company opens its fifth season with these two plays running in repertory. “Horror” is a psychological horror story, “Realism” is a black comedy. Times vary|$15, $12 seniors and students|Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., 720-946-1388, buntport.com
“Land of the Dolls”
-NOV. 5|The Bug Theatre and Paper Cat Productions present this parody of the 1960 cult classic “Valley of the Dolls.” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday|$15, $12 seniors, students and groups|Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., 720-985-6886
“Master Harold…and the boys”
-SA|Bas Bleu Theatre Company presents this play by Athol Fugard, a South African playwright, about living under Apartheid in 1950. Final performances 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday|$19, $15 seniors, $10 students, group rates available|401 Pine St., 970-498-8949, basbleu.org|FORT COLLINS|***
“Matt and Ben”
TH-NOV. 26|Backstage Theatre presents the regional premiere play envisioning the story behind the friendship of two of Hollywood’s leading men . Matt (Damon) and Ben (Affleck). 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. A “Champagne Evening” is Oct. 29, tickets are $25. There is no show Nov. 24|$15|121 S. Ridge St., 970-453-0199, backstagetheatre.org|BRECKENRIDGE
“Misery”
-OCT. 29|Paragon Theatre Company presents the story of a popular romance novelist who is imprisoned by his “No.1 fan” after he is injured in a car accident in a remote area. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday|$15, $13 seniors and students |Phoenix Theatre, 1124 Santa Fe Drive, 303-300-210, paragontheatre.com|** 1/2
“Painting Churches”
-NOV. 12|The story of an elderly couple moving to their summer cottage and their daughter who comes to help them move and paint their portrait. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday|$16-$18|Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., 303-935-3044|GOLDEN |***
“Picnic”
-SU|Coal Creek Community Theater presents this Pulitzer Prize-winning play that takes place on Labor Day Weekend in the joint back yards of two middle- aged widows. Final performances 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$6-$12, group rates available|Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant St., 303-665-0955, cccthe ater.org
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“A Place at Forest Lawn”
-NOV. 13|A cantankerous resident who lives in a Hollywood rest home. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. Wednesday. A talk-back follows the 1 p.m. Nov. 2 show. An audio-described performance is 2 p.m. Nov. 12|$32-$42|Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., 720-898-7200, arvada center.org|ARVADA
“Promiscuity”
-SA|The Playwright Theatre and Slow on the Draw Productions present this modern bedroom farce. Final performnaces 8 p.m. today and Saturday|$20, $15 seniors and students, Thursday shows are 2-for-1|The Playwright Theatre, 2119 17th Ave., 303-499-0383, playwrightthe atre.com
“Puppetry of the Penis”
-OCT. 30|A non-sexual adult comedy. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday|$32.50 weekdays, $39.50 weekends|New Denver Civic Theatre, 721 Santa Fe Drive, 303-309-3773, denvercivic.com, pup petryofthepenis.com
“The Male Intellect: New and Improved (With 60% More Truth!)”
-NOV. 19|A follow-up comedy to “The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?” with Robert Dubac. 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday|$20|Rattlebrain Theater, 1601 Arapahoe St., 720-932-7384
“Rasputin”
SA-NOV. 19|OpenStage Theatre & Company presents this look at the Russian monk who was murdered in 1917. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Nov. 6 and 13, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17. FATT Friday is 8 p.m. Oct. 28|$20, $15 seniors and students, $13 matinee, FATT Friday tickets are $10|Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., 970-221-6730, lctix.com|FORT COLLINS
“September Shoes”
-DEC. 17|The story of a couple who return to their Southwestern childhood home. Continues in previews and opens in its regular run Thursday-Dec. 17. Showtimes: 6:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 1:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday|$34-$45|Ricketson Theatre, DPAC, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100, denver center.org
“The Sun That You Are/ El Sol Que Tu Eres”
-NOV. 6|University of Colorado at Denver, CU-Denver Live! and El Centro Su Teatro presents this bi-lingual play set in Mexico during the Days of the Dead. 8:05 p.m. Thursday-Saturday with a 3 p.m. matinees Nov. 6|$5-$15|Kenneth King Center, Auraria campus, 303-556-2296, kennethkingcenter.org|*** 1/2
“The Vampire of Cripple Creek”
-OCT. 31|Cripple Creek Players present this story of what happens when Dracula skips Translyvania and heads to Bennett Avenue. 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Oct. 31|$11, $9 seniors, $7 children|Butte Opera House, 139 E. Bennett Ave., 719-235-8944, cripplecreekplayers.com|CRIPPLE CREEK
“Wait Until Dark”
-NOV. 6|The Evergreen Players open their 56th season with this thriller about a hidden fortune, three con men and a blind woman. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday|$18, $14 seniors and students|Center/Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, 303-670-9182, evergreenplayers.org|EVERGREEN
“Yet Another Act of Random Kindness”
TU-NOV. 9|Dividing Line and the Denver Book Mall present this comedy. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday|$10|Denver Book Mall, 32 Broadway, 303-592-9045
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”
-SU|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 today-Saturday, noon doors, 1:45 p.m. matinee Sunday |$32.95-$34.95|Union Colony Dinner Theatre, 802 Ninth St., 970-352-2900, ucdin nertheatre.net|GREELEY
Come for Dinner … Stay for Death!
SA|A murder mystery dinner, “The Electric Chair,” offering magic, murder, mystery and history. 7:30 p.m.|$45; overnight packages 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
“The King and I”
-MARCH 26|The story of a widowed English Governess who travels to Siam in 1862 to teach the King’s progeny. This is the dinner theater’s 100th production. 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
“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
“Singin’ in the Rain”
-NOV. 20|The beloved musical set in 1927. 8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; optional dinner service is offered 2 hours earlier|$25-$42.95|Pinnacle Dinner Theatre, 9139 W. Bowles Ave., 720-214-5630, pinnacledinnertheatre.com|LITTLETON
“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, 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
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”
-SA|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. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday|$16, discounts available|Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., 303-758-4722, bovinemetropolis.com
Bleu Cow 5
-NOV. 19|A late-night variety show with a “naughty” edge. Midnight Saturday|
$5|Bovine Metropolis Theater, 1527 Champa St., 303-758-4722, bovinemetropolis.com
Vilmos/Jackie Kashian
Vilmos is on stage through Saturday; Kashian performs Wednesday-Oct. 29. 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|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
Laughs for Lupus
TH|Comedians Gary Gulman, Corey Kahaney and Dan Naturman present an evening of comedy to benefit The Lupus Foundation of Colorado. Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald will host the show. 7 p.m. patron party, 8 p.m. show|$25, $35, $75 (includes patron party)|Teikyo Loretto Heights Theater, 3001 S. Federal Blvd., 303-830-8497, ticketmaster.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|$5|Jazz@Jack‘s, 1553 Platte St., 303-433-1000
Alonzo Bodden/Gabriel Iglesias
Bodden performs through Sunday; Iglesias is on stage Thursday-Oct. 29. 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, 1601 Arapahoe St., 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
