Theater, dance and opera around the region

Published 1:30 am Friday, February 24, 2017

Theater

Camano Island Radio Theatre: An evening of mystery and comedy will begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at the old Camano Island Schoolhouse, 993 Orchid Road, Camano Island. The live radio shows to be performed at “Mystery in Cabin B-13” and “The Life of Riley.” The evening doubles as a fundraiser for the restoration of the 1906 school building. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door. For more information, go to www.CamanoSchoolhouse.com.

The 5th Avenue Theatre: Billie Wildrick (who graduated from Snohomish High School) leads the cast of “The Pajama Game,” which also includes Greg Stone (who graduated from Lynnwood High). The Tony award-winning musical plays through March 5 at the 5th. More information is at www.5thavenue.org.

Phoenix Theatre: The comedy theater is at 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. For tickets — $19 general and $16 seniors, military and students — call 206-533-2000 or go to www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.org. “Last Romance” will be staged Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through March 5. Eric Lewis directs Michael McFadden, Susan Connors, Griffin Price and Melanie Calderwood in this funny show by Joe DiPietro.

Edmonds Driftwood Players: Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or 425-774-9600, option 3. “Enchanted April,” is on the boards through March 5.

Village Theatre: Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave.; 425-257-8600 or www.villagetheatre.org/everett. “The 39 Steps” runs March 3-26, followed by “A Proper Place” and “Dreamgirls.”

Red Curtain: Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts, a nonprofit arts education organization, 9315 State Ave., Suite J, Marysville (in the Goodwill shopping center behind the Everett Community College cosmetology school). More at www.redcurtainfoundation.org or 360-322-7402. “You Can’t Take It With You” will be staged March 24 through April 9.

“Always…Patsy Cline”: This Theatre Arts Guild show by Ria Peth Vanderpool and Kelly Visten as Patsy Cline and Louise Seger, is at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce St., Conway. Call 360-445-3000; conwaymuse.com. For tickets, $28 each, go to www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2728750.

Youth theater

Arlington High School: The classic Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls” will be presented March 3, 4, 10, 11 in the Byrnes Performing Arts Center at the school, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd. Tickets are $8 for students and seniors and $10 for other adults. More information is at www.byrnesperformingarts.org.

Madrona Children’s Theatre: The group presents Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonk March 10-13 in the theater at Mountlake Terrace High School, 21801 44th Ave. W. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth 14 and under at www.madronatickets.brownpapertickets.com.

Comedy

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. Next event is March 12. To reserve a table, call 425-337-7772.

Steam Powered Giraffe: The quirky act, which includes lots of music, multimedia visuals, pantomime and comedy sketches, performs at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave. Tickets are $15 to $30. Call 425-258-6766.

Dance

The Dance School: “I Love to Dance,” a studio performance of original choreography and solo works, will be performed at 4:30 and 7 p.m. March 4 in the Wilderness Room of the Henry M. Jackson Building at Everett Community College. Tickets are $10 each, available at www.tututix.com/client/thedanceschoolwa.

Opera

Cinderella in Spain: Seattle Opera visits the Marysville Opera House to perform this operetta at 2 p.m. March 25, 1225 Third St. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Call 360-363-8400. This deceptively simple story is about the beauty of kindness, the power of compassion and the ugliness of mistreating others. Set in the city of Barcelona, it provides a lively, modern-day bilingual backdrop. The performance is hosted by the city of Marysville and the Marysville Library, with funding by the Gellerson Memorial Programming. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments will be available for purchase.

To submit information to this calendar, email reporter Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com.