“ALTAR BOYZ” Fort Collins’ Carousel Dinner Theatre has the Colorado premiere of the hottest newly available musical, an irreverent parody of a pious pop boy-band trying to save the world, one screaming fan at a time. 7:45 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 1:45 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays (dinner 90 minutes before) through Nov. 24 at 3509 S. Mason St., Fort Collins, $29-$38 (970-225- 2555 or ).
“TRUTH IN TRANSLATION”This Colorado Festival of World Theatre offering tells how 11 South African pilgrims created a small evolutionary leap to heal their country. 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Colorado College’s Armstrong Theatre, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs. $20-45 (cfwt.org or 719-227-0086).
“THE GLASS MENAGERIE” The Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company opens its second season with the Tennessee Williams masterpiece. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through Oct. 6 at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut St. $12-$15 (2-for-1 Thursdays); 303-444-7328 or .
–John Moore
WEEKLY PODCAST
RUNNING LINES WITH … THE SHAMAS FAMILY: Annawyn Shamas and daughters Ellen and Laura talk with Denver Post theater critic John Moore. Annawyn and Ellen star in Playwright Theatre’s “Eleemosynary.”listen at .
