THEATER
Snohomish County
Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit”: The sophisticated comedy, about a socialite who invites an eccentric medium to his house and then sees his late wife, is at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 17 through Nov. 9, at the Phoenix Theatre, 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. Tickets are $18.50 general admission or $15.50 for students, seniors and military. Call 206-533-2000. More at www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.org.
“Other People’s Money”: When business as usual takes a turn for the worse. The dramatic play continues 8 p.m. Oct. 17 and 18, 2 p.m. Oct. 19, Edmonds Driftwood Players at Wade James Theater, 950 Main St., Edmonds. For ticket information, go to www.driftwoodplayers.com or call 425-774-9600.
“In the Heights”: Village Theatre brings this Tony award-winning hip hop musical with a salsa beat to the Everett Performing Arts Center Oct. 31 through Nov. 23. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays with an additional matinee on Nov. 20. In the Washington Heights neighborhood in Manhattan, where everyone knows your business, romances bloom, dreams are challenged and one winning lottery ticket threatens to change everything. Information about tickets, which range in price from $30 to $62. Call 425-257-8600.
Women of World War I: A free program at Everett Public Library focuses on what it was like to be a woman working on the Western Front of World War I. Historian and actress Tames Alan appears at 2 p.m. Oct. 26 in Everett Public Library Auditorium, 2702 Hoyt in Everett.
“Rex’s Exes”: This funny, Southern-fried farce by Jones Hope &Wooten, brings back home the Verdeen cousins of Sweetgum, Texas, with outrageous complications. Performances by the Reunion Theatre Group are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 31 to Nov. 16, at the Everett Music Hall Playhouse, in the Macy’s hallway at the Everett Mall. Tickets are available at the door, by phone at 425-268-2187 or online at Brown Paper Tickets. Prices are $15 general admission, $11 for students 17 and under, seniors and military personnel. See www.reuniontheatregroup.org.
“Moon Over Buffalo”: Historic Everett Theatre’s resident Outcast Players offer the comedy at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, through Oct. 26. For tickets, go to www.historiceveretttheatre.org. Call 425-258-6766.
“Dickens’ Christmas Carol: A Traveling Travesty in Two Tumultuous Acts”: Runs two weekends, Nov. 28 through Dec. 7, at the Red Curtain Art Center, 1410 Grove St., Marysville. Directed by Sue Weingarten, it’s a fast-paced British farce. See www.redcurtainfoundation.org for details.
Island County
“Into the Woods”: Whidbey Island Center for the Arts offers this Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sunday, through Oct. 25 at 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Tickets range from $17 to $24. No late seating. This Tony award-winning Broadway hit involves everybody’s favorite fairy tales. Call the box office at 800-638-7631.
“Loveland”: Writer and performer Ann Randolph brings her latest solo comedy show to Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley, for a one-night, R-rated poignant performance at 8 p.m. Oct. 22. Tickets are $20 or $18 for seniors, available online at www.wicaonline.org or by calling 360-221-8268. As Frannie Potts flies cross-country to attend a family member’s funeral, she breaks down. Randolph portrays a plane full of hilarious characters.
“Masters of the Pen with Gwen Jones”: New dramatic reading series that brings unabridged classics from some of the greatest writers of the 18th, 19th and 20th century to the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts stage. The series begins at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 with a night of classic horror and spine-tingling macabre from Edgar Allan Poe, featuring local actors Lucy Pearce and Ethan Berkley. Best not to attend alone. Tickets are $10 and available online at www.wicaonline.org, by calling 360-221-8268 or at 565 Camano Ave., Langley.
Skagit County
Shakespeare Northwest fundraiser, “The Double O’ Wedding”: 7 p.m. Nov. 7 and 8, at the Conway Muse. Be there at the Irish wedding of Emerald O’Carroll and Collin O’Connell. The interactive dinner theater performance is written by Carolyn Travis. Tickets are $50 each and include the wedding, dinner reception, dancing and a drink ticket. Tickets available on Brown Paper Tickets. Additional information at www.shakesnw.org.
Seattle
“Kinky Boots”: The Tony award-winning musical written by Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper runs through Oct. 26 at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave. Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola. A fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos, Lola turns out to be the one person who can help Charlie become the man he’s meant to be. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have a lot in common. Single tickets are available, starting at $29, at www.5thavenue.org or by calling 206-625-1900.
“The Vaudevillians”: A bawdy, rowdy musical review, through Nov. 2, Seattle Repertory Theatre, starring Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales. For tickets, go to www.seattlerep.org.
“Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”: The award-winning Broadway musical returns to Seattle at The Paramount Theatre from Oct. 21 through 26. Tickets start at $25 and are available online at www.stgpresents.org and by calling 877-784-4849.
OPERA
Seattle Opera: Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” runs Oct. 18 to Nov. 1, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 301 Mercer St., at the Seattle Center. In the title role, the production stars French bass, Nicolas Cavallier, who thrilled Seattle audiences in the May 2014 production of “The Tales of Hoffmann.” Subtitles in English. Featuring Seattle Opera Chorus and Seattle Symphony members. Tickets start at $25. More information is at www.seattleopera.org. Tickets are available at 800-426-1619.
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