DANCE
Snohomish County
Reflections School of Dance Recital 2013: 5 to 7 p.m. June 15, Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave., Everett; 16th Annual Dance Recital — Student Dance Performance based on the theme “Emerge.” Festival seating, doors open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 and $10 at the door.
Mountlake Terrace Dance Recital: “Myths, Magic &Fairytales” performs at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. June 15 at the Mountlake Terrace High School Theater, 21801 44th Ave. W. This is the city’s yearly dance program presented by all ages and in many styles, including ballet, Egyptian belly dance, Hawaiian hula, hip hop, jazz, tap and a dance from the little ones Single tickets are $14 for general admission or $24 for “Double Show Discount.” For tickets go to www.brownpapertickets.com/event/382013. For ticket information, call 425-640-1448. For more information, call dance programmer Chloe Davenport at 425-640-3107.
Seattle
NEXT STEP: Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers rise as choreographers and PNB School’s Professional Division students take center stage in a lineup of works created for them; 7:30 p.m. June 14, McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle. Tickets are $10, $15 and $20; $5 for teens 13 to 19. Call 206-441-2424 or go to www.pnb.org.
The 32nd Annual PNB School Performances: The Pacific Northwest Ballet School presents two programs featuring their young artists and Twyla Tharp’s “Sweet Fields,” accompanied by the Tudor Choir; and George Balanchine’s “Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet,” accompanied by Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras; 1:30 and 7 p.m. June 15, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle. Tickets are $30, $50 and $70. Call 206- 441-2424 or go to pnb.org or 90 minutes prior to each performance (subject to availability) at McCaw Hall.
THEATER
Snohomish County
“Senior Prom — The Play”: This improv comedy written by Nick Terry and Matthew Terry is based on the film shown at the 2010 Seattle International Film Festival and is about teenagers preparing for that important night; 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through June 16 at Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets are $10 and $8; dress for prom and get $1 off. Call 425-258-6766 or go to www.etix.com.
“Kaputnik”: Dr. Myles Stanton and his bubbling assistant Blaine are in charge of an obsolete observatory in the desert and become involved in an international game of cat and mouse; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through June 23 at the Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. Tickets are $18.50 and $15.50. Call 206-533-2000 or go to brownpapertickets.com.
Skagit County
“A Rotten Demise”: The First Street Cabaret &Speakeasy presents this interactive murder mystery whodunit; performances are June 16, 20, 23, 27 and 30, 612 South First St., Mount Vernon. Dinner/theater buffet is $45 per person plus tax, all reservations are made over the phone with a Visa, Master Card or Discover. Call the box office at 360-336-3012 or 1st Street.Cabaret@gmail.com.
Seattle
“Hairspray in Concert”: The plot involves plump teenager Tracy Turnblad whose dream is realized when she gets to dance on The Corny Collins Show and then she wants to integrate the show. This show collaborates with the 250-member Seattle Men’s Chorus and their vocal ensemble Captain Smartypants, who perform a host of featured roles; opens at 8 p.m. June 20 and performs at 8 p.m. June 21, 2 and 8 p.m. June 22, 2 and 7:30 p.m. June 23, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. Tickets start at $23. Go to www.5thavenue.org or call 206-625-1900 or go to www.seattlemenschorus.org or call 206-388-1400.
“Other Desert Cities”: A family very concerned with public appearances gets torn apart when the daughter threatens to tell all in a memoir; runs at various times through June 30 at ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle. Single Tickets start at $41. Call 206-292-7676 or go to www.acttheatre.org.
“Bach at Leipzig”: Written to mimic a musical fugue, this story is set in Leipzig, 1722 where organists vie for the job of Germany music director and rivalries, trickery and blackmail flair up; runs at various times through June 15, Taproot Theatre Company, 204 North 85th St., Seattle. Tickets range from $20 to $40. Online at www.taproottheatre.org or call 206-781-9707.
“An Evening with Groucho”: Actor and comedian Frank Ferrante does his impeccable tribute performance as Groucho Marx; runs at various times through June 30, ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle. Tickets are $35 and $25. Call 206-292-7676 or go to www.acttheatre.org.
“Illyria”: This musical adaptation of “Twelfth Night” has Shakespeare’s hijiniks and comedy as a mistaken identity sets off a topsy-turvy chain of events: previews July 10 and 11 and runs through Aug. 10 at Taproot Theatre, 204 North 85th St., Seattle. Tickets are $20 to $40. Go to www.taproottheatre.org or call 206-781-9707.
“Rapture, Blister, Burn”: This modern feminist story is a re-look at marriage vs. career vs. family when successful professional Catherine returns home and reunites with college friend and homemaker Gwen and together they explore regret and the road not taken; previews begin July 12 and runs through Aug. 11 at ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle. Tickets start at $41. Call 206-292-7676 or www.acttheatre.org.
BILLBOARD
“Too Soon for Daisies” auditions: Whidbey Playhouse will hold auditions from 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 17 and 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 18 at Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. This is an English thriller. For questions, call the playhouse at 360-679-2237.
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts Audition call: In December, WICA will present “Forever Plaid, Plaid Tidings,” and is holding auditions at 7 p.m. July 12 for four men, ages 20 to 35. Be prepared to sing 16 bars of a show tune or ’50s style song and perform a 2-minute contemporary monologue. Callbacks July 14. Regular Theatre Series Auditions for the 2013-14 Season will be held Aug. 5 and 6. Contact Deana Duncan at WICA, deana.duncan@wicaonline.com, for more information on this audition or to schedule a time.
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