Theater
An Evening with Rita Moreno: The legendary, award-winning entertainer offers an evening of story and song at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. Moreno is one of only nine performers ever to win an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony. Tickets start at $34 general admission, or $15 for young people. Call 425-275-9595.
Edmonds Driftwood Players: Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or 425-774-9600, option 3. Tickets for the 2016-17 season are on sale now. The thriller “Wait Until Dark” by Frederick Knott runs through Oct. 2. The play pits Susy, a recently blinded woman, against sinister thugs in a life-and-death game of cat and mouse. Driftwood’s Theatre of Intriguinig Possibilities stages “Fahrenheit 451,” based on the book by Ray Bradbury and directed by Ted Jaquith, from Oct. 20 to 30.
Phoenix Theatre: The comedy theater is at 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds; 206-533-2000 or www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.org. Tickets for the Phoenix 2016-17 season also are available now. The plays include Ken Ludwig’s “Moon Over Buffalo,” opening Oct. 7 and running Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 30 under the direction of Eric Lewis. The cast includes Jay Jenkins, Tom Cook, Karen Hendrickson, Steve Heiret, Cindy Boggio, Tracy Kirtkpatrick, Jim Thompson and Melanie Calderwood.
Red Curtain: Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts, a nonprofit arts education organization, plans a fundraising auction and dinner “Denim &Diamonds” at 6 p.m. Oct. 1 at 9215 State Ave., Suite J, Marysville. Admission is $45. For more information, go to www.redcurtainfoundation.org. The 2016-17 season at the Red Curtain Community Arts Center features “Arsenic and Old Lace” opening on Oct. 21, as well as “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians,” “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “You Can’t Take It With You” and “Noises Off!” To learn about volunteering or to donate to the auction, call 360-322-7402.
Village Theatre: Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave.; 425-257-8600 or www.villagetheatre.org/everett. See the website for the 2016-17 season line up of Village shows, including “Pump Boys &Dinettes,” which runs Oct. 28 to Nov. 20 in Everett, and “Singin’ in the Rain,” “The 39 Steps,” “A Proper Place” and “Dreamgirls.”
Village KidStage: “Urinetown,” the Broadway hit musical, will be produced as an Everett TeenSelect show Oct. 21 to Nov. 6 at Cope Gillette Theatre, Everett. For ticket and performance information, go to villagetheatre.org/everett/ks-urinetown.
Ballet
Olympic Ballet Theatre: The Edmonds company’s 36th season opens with its annual Beaux Arts Gala dinner and auction on Oct. 15 at the Lynnwood Convention Center. More at facebook.com/OlympicBalletTheatre. Olympic Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” will be performed Dec. 9-11 at the Everett Performing Arts Center and Dec. 15-18 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. The full-length romantic ballet “Giselle” will be performed April 8 at the Everett Performing Arts Center and April 29 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. Tickets for “The Nutcracker” are available at www.olympicballet.com or call 425-774-7570.
The Russian Grand Ballet: The touring company will perform Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Edmonds Center for the Arts. Tickets from $45 at www.edmondscenterforthearts.org.
Comedy
Tim Behrens: The comedian offers his one-man, two-act show, “A Fine and Pleasant Misery,” based on the writings of Patrick F. McManus at 8 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave. Tickets are $25. Call 425-258-6766 for reservations.
Trent Arterberry: Comical storyteller, mime, musician and hilarious puppeteer, 2 p.m. Oct. 9, Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St. Tickets are $5, but free for preschoolers sitting on laps. Kids love him, adults won’t want to miss him. Call 360-363-8400.
Everett Comedy Night: Emory’s on Silver Lake, 11830 19th Ave. SE, Everett, hosts a second-Sunday monthly comedy night with Cory Michaelis. Tickets are $10. The evening begins at 8:30 p.m. and features touring and local comedians. To reserve a table, call 425-337-7772. This fall, the dates are Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11.
To submit information to this calendar, please email reporter Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com.
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