Dance
Snohomish County
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
“Director’s Choice”: Featuring two works by George Balanchine to pay tribute to the man whose works have been vital to Pacific Northwest Ballet’s company and a world premiere by Christopher Wheeldon; runs at various times through June 9, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle Center. Tickets start at $28. Call 206-441-2424 or online at www.pnb.org.
Season Encore Performance: Pacific Northwest Ballet concludes its 40th Anniversary Season with nine audience favorites, a season-in-review photo montage and an honorary stage bow for company dancers from the last 40 years; 6:30 p.m. June 9, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St. Tickets start at $28. Call 206-441-2424 or go to www.pnb.org.
“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
“Making God Laugh”: This Curtain Call Theatre production is a family comedy with four scenes set 10 years apart at various holidays; runs 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday through June 8 at Everett Music Hall, 1402 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett. Tickets are $15 and $12.50. Go to www.cctbothell.org.
“The School for Husbands”: Everett Community College students will perform this Moliere comedy about two sisters and their suitors; 7:30 p.m. June 6 through 8 in EvCC’s Baker Hall, Room 120. Admission is by donation. The play is open to the public, but no infants. For more information call 425-388-9525.
“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 dessert 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 9, 13, 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
“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.
“The Language Archive”: George is a linguist but he can’t talk to the most important person in his life: his wife; runs at various times through June 9 at Seattle Public Theatre, 7312 West Green Lake Drive N, Seattle. Tickets start at $27. Call 206- 524-1300 or online at www.seattlepublictheater.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; opens at 7:30 p.m. June 13 and 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.
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