Theater, dance and opera around the region

Published 1:30 am Friday, November 4, 2016

Awards

Gregory: Regional professional theater awards were presented Oct. 24 in Seattle. Village Theatre’s “My Heart is the Drum” collected awards for best actor (Jon-Michael Reese) and actress (Claudine Mboligkpelani Nako) in a musical. Village’s “Billy Elliot” got the award for best supporting actor in a musical for performances by Bryan Kinder and Quinn Liebling.

Theater

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 and Dinettes” — which runs through Nov. 20 — and “Singin’ in the Rain,” “The 39 Steps,” “A Proper Place” and “Dreamgirls.”

Edmonds Driftwood Players: Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or 425-774-9600, option 3. Next up is “Mr. Scrooge” Nov. 25-Dec. 18. Lighthearted music makes this a wonderful way for the entire family to see the grand story of the hardhearted Ebenezer Scrooge.

Red Curtain: Red Curtain Foundation for the Arts, a nonprofit arts education organization, 9315 State Ave., Suite J, Marysville. More at www.redcurtainfoundation.org or 360-322-7402. “Arsenic and Old Lace” runs through Nov. 6. Next up is “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” Dec. 2-18. Auditions for “A Streetcar Named Desire” are Nov. 9-10.

Phoenix Theatre: The comedy theater is at 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds; 206-533-2000 or www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.org. Next up is “Christmas Spirit” Dec. 2-18, directed by Keith Dahlgren.

Youth productions

Village KidStage: “Urinetown,” the Broadway hit musical, will be produced as an Everett TeenSelect show through Nov. 6 at Cope Gillette Theatre, Everett. For ticket and performance information, go to villagetheatre.org/everett/ks-urinetown.

Arlington High School: The comedy “Moon Over Buffalo” is on stage at 7 p.m. Nov. 3-5, 11-12, and 3 p.m. Nov. 12 at Byrnes Performing Arts Center, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd. Tickets are $10, or $8 for seniors and students.

Cascade High School: The classic “Our Town” will be performed at 7 p.m. Nov. 10-12 and 17-19 in the Bear Space Theater in the cafeteria at the high school, 801 E. Casino Road, Everett.

Ballet

Olympic Ballet Theatre: The Edmonds company’s 36th season opens with “The Nutcracker” 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.

Alderwood Dance Spectrum: “A Storybook Nutcracker” performances are 9:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Dec. 8, 9:45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 9, and 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at the PUD auditorium, 2320 California St., Everett. Tickets, $20 each, are available in advance at www.brownpapertickets.com.

Emerald Ballet Theatre: “The Nutcracker” will be performed at 2 p.m. Dec. 3-4 and 10-11 at the Northshore Performing Arts Center, 18125 92nd Ave. NE, Bothell. Tickets, from $20, available by calling 425-298-3449.

Reflections School of Dance: “One Uncontainable Gift” will be presented at 2 and then again at 4 p.m. Dec. 6, Glacier Peak High School performing arts center, 7401 144th Pl. SE, Snohomish. $10 at the door. More at www.reflectionsschoolofdance.com. Also at Warm Beach Lights of Christmas, 5:45 and 7:45 p.m. Dec. 19.

Comedy

Improv Comedy Night: Each third Saturday at 7 p.m. at Cafe Zippy, 2811 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Free.

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. Remaining nights this fall are Nov. 13 and Dec. 11.

Seattle International Comedy Competition: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N. Tickets from $19. Call 425-275-9595.

Opera

Pacific Northwest Opera: The regional company performs Bizet’s “Carmen” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 and 11, and 3 p.m. Nov. 6 and 13 at McIntyre Hall, Skagit Valley College. Call 360-416-7727, ext. 2, for ticket information. “Amahl and the Night Visitors” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16.

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