Snohomish County
Theater
“Our Town”: The Pulitzer prize-winning Thorton Wilder play runs weekends through Oct. 4, at the Red Curtain Arts Center, 1410 Grove St., Marysville. The play tells the story of life in the rural town of Grover’s Corners, circa 1900. The cast of nearly 30 actors, some as young as 9, bring the residents of Grover’s Corners to life under the direction of Scott B. Randall. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. matinees on Sundays. Tickets for “Our Town” are $17 for adults, $14 for seniors, students and military personnel, and $5 for children 12 and under. Go to brownpapertickets.com to purchase online, or call 360- 322-7402.
“Seven Keys to Baldpate”: Edmonds Driftwood Players presents the George M. Cohan mystery through Sept. 27 at the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds. A writer bets a friend that he can write a 10,000-word novel in 24 hours. The friend takes the bet, and gives him the keys to his Baldpate Inn, which has been closed for the winter, so he can write in complete seclusion. Things start heating up when a succession of people who also have keys to the inn begin showing up. For tickets, go to www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or call 425-774-9600, option 3.
Village Theatre: The 2015-2016 season in Everett includes “Snapshots,” a Stephen Schwartz musical scrapbook, Oct. 23 to Nov. 15; “My Fair Lady,” the classic Lerner and Loewe musical, Jan. 8 through 31; “Crimes of the Heart,” Beth Henley’s Southern Gothic comedy, March 4 through 27; “My Heart is the Drum,” an inspiring new musical, April 29 to May 22; and “Billy Elliot,” the Broadway sensation with music by Elton John, July 8 through 31. More information is available at www.villagetheatre.org/everett.
Red Curtain:The Marysville foundation’s 2015-2016 theater season of classics includes “Our Town,” Sept. 18 to Oct. 4; “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Nov. 27 to Dec. 13; “Arsenic and Old Lace,” Jan. 29 to Feb. 14; “You Can’t Take It With You,” March 25 to April 10; and “The Fantasticks,” June 3 to 19. More information is available at www.redcurtainfoundation.org.
Edmonds Driftwood Players: After “Seven Keys to Baldpate” the main stage season at Driftwood includes “Best Christmas Pageant Ever” and “Timmy Perlmutter’s Extraordinary Hanukkah,” running together Nov. 27 to Dec. 20; Neil Simon’s comedy “Proposal’s,” Feb. 19 through March 6; “The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” musical comedy, April 22 to May 8; “Suite Surrender,” an homage to the farces of the 1930s and ’40s. Driftwood also produces short runs of new plays, Theatre of Intriguing Possibilities, throughout the year. For tickets and information, go to www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or call 425-774-9600, option 3.
Phoenix Theatre: The comedy theater company has listed its 2015-16 shows. They are: “One Slight Hitch,” Oct. 9 through Nov. 1; “Expressing Willie,” Dec. 4 through 20; “Communicating Doors” by Alan Ayckbourn, Feb. 5 through 28; “The Dixie Swim Club,” April 8 through May 1; “Becky’s New Car” by Steven Dietz, June 2 through 26. The theater is at 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. Call 206-533-2000 or go to www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.org.
Driftwood classes: A new education program by the Edmonds Driftwood Players begins in September. Page to Stage is a 12-weeek playwriting class with John Ruoff. Two six-week improv classes are offered with teacher Jenny Price. Audition workshops let by Ted Jaquith will be offered monthly. The new TIDES (theater intensive drama education for students) program for teens is run by Morgan Heetbrink, who directed the Summer Teen Ensemble at Driftwood for many years. The fall play is “Boy Gets Girl,:” which focuses on stalking. For information and registration, go to www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org and click on education program.
Dance
Olympic Ballet Theatre: The 35th anniversary Beaux Arts season preview performance, dinner and auction to support the ballet is 5:30 p.m. Oct. 17, Lynnwood convention Center. More information is at facebook.com/OlympicBalletTheatre.
Seattle
Theater
“Waterfall”:The new musical is at the 5th Avenue Theatre Oct. 1 through 25. Based on the contemporary Thai novel “Behind the Painting,” this tempestuous romance is set in 1930s Thailand and Japan as the monarchy crumbles with Japan on the brink of war. In this turbulent time, a young Thai student and the American wife of a Thai diplomat fall into forbidden love whose dangers parallel the shifting world around them. This 5th Avenue Theatre/Pasadena Playhouse co-production features a captivating dynamic score and spectacular visual design, and marks the U.S. debut of Thai music superstar Bie Sukrit as Noppon, the student at the center of the ill-fated affair. The 17th new musical produced by The 5th, this is a groundbreaking collaboration between Oscar-winning and Tony-winning American and Asian theatrical artists. See it before it heads to Broadway. Call 206-625-1900 or go to www.5thavenue.org. Tickets also are available as part of the new season at the 5th.
“If/Then”:Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel will star in the national touring production Nov. 3 through 8 at the Paramount Theatre. Menzel, who starred in the original Broadway hits “Wicked” and “Rent,” debuted “If/Then” on Broadway in 2014. Original Broadway cast members LaChanze, Anthony Rapp and James Snyder will join Menzel for the launch of the tour. Pulitzer prize-winner Brian Yorkey, who has long worked with Village Theatre, wrote the lyrics for the musical. For ticket information, go to STGPresents.org/Broadway or call 877-784-4849.
“Hollywood Nights”: Teatro ZinZanni rolls out the red carpet where old Hollywood glamour reigns supreme in the new show starting Sept. 17 under the big top venue at 222 Mercer St., Seattle. When a famous movie director makes reservations at a local fine dining establishment, the restaurant scrambles to get everything in tip-top shape; little do they know that they will soon play a major role in his upcoming film. The cast features a sous chef that juggles more than plates, a hostess with operatic dreams, servers tapping-away for their 15 minutes of fame and silver screen stars who take the art of film to new heights. Show is through Jan. 31, 2016. Tickets start at $99. For more, call 206-802-0015 or visit zinzanni.com/seattle.
Dance
Pacific Northwest Ballet: Season tickets to productions by Pacific Northwest Ballet are on sale now. For information, see www.pnb.org/Season/15-16. Productions include “Roméo et Juliette” and “Coppélia.” Also, tickets are available now for the new Nutcracker, featuring choreography by George Balanchine and set design and costumes by children’s author Ian Falconer. For information and tickets, go to www.pnb.org or call 206-441-2424.
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