Denver-area theater openings starting Feb. 23:
Aurora Fox Theatre Company’s “Real Women Have Curves”
Feb. 23-March 18: Comically subversive play that follows the lives of five Latina women working in a Los Angeles factory. $26-$37.
9900 E Colfax Ave., Aurora; 303-739-1970; aurorafoxartscenter.org
Buntport Theater Company’s “The Book Handlers”
Feb. 23-March 17: World premiere comedy about a service that will make your books look real and your library full. $18-$25.
717 Lipan St.; buntport.com
Candlelight Dinner Playhouse’s “Kiss Me Kate”
Feb. 23-April 15: Cole Porter’s jazzy spin through Shakespeare’s battle-of-the-sexes story. $29.50-$59.50.
4747 Marketplace Dr., Johnstown; 970-744-3747; coloradodandlelight.com
Coal Creek Theater of Louisville’s “Becky Shaw”
Feb. 23-March 10: Newlyweds fix up two romantically challenged friends, and things take a darkly comic turn. $15-$18. Louisville Center for the Arts; 801 Grant Ave., Louisville; 303-665-0955; cctlouisville.org
CU-Boulder Department of Theatre’s “Everyman”
Feb. 23-March 4: Fresh adaptation of the classic 15th-century morality play. $5-$20.
University Theatre, CU-Boulder; 303-492-8008; cupresents.org
Evergreen Chorale’s “Company”
Feb. 23-March 11: Sondheim’s musical that revolves around a confirmed bachelor and his married friends. $17-$28.
Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, 303-674-4002, evergreenchorale.org
Grapefruit Lab/Teacup Gorilla’s “Jane/Eyre”
Feb. 23-March 3: Dark and often humorous take on the early feminist novel by Charlotte Bronte, bringing a contemporary queer perspective to the story. $15. The Bakery; 2132 Market St.; eventbrite.com
Town Hall Arts Center’s “Something’s Afoot”
Feb. 23-March 25: Satirical musical that pokes fun at Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries. $23-$42. 2450 W. Main St., Littleton; 303-794-2787; townhallartscenter.org
LC Live’s “Menopause, the Musical”
Feb. 24: Four-woman musical comedy that chronicles the trials and tribulations of aging. $20-$40. Lincoln Center Performance Hall; 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins; lctix.com
DCPA Broadway’s “Hamilton”
Feb. 27-April 1: National Broadway tour of the groundbreaking hip-hop musical about American history. $10 lottery. Buell Theatre; 14th and Curtis streets; 303-893-4100; denvercenter.org
Breckenridge Backstage Theatre Company’s “Totally Awesome ’80s Ski Town, USA”
March 1-31: Party musical comedy that harkens back to the 1980s. $23-$39. 121 S. Ridge St., Breckenridge; 970-453-0199; backstagetheatre.org
