Theater, dance and comedy shows around Snohomish County

THEATER

Red Curtain: The Red Curtain Arts Center, 9315 State Ave., Suite J, Marysville (in the Goodwill shopping center, behind the Everett Community College cosmetology school); 360-322-7402; redcurtain foundation.org. The Sesame Street-esque musical “Avenue Q” is running through Sept. 23. What’s a puppet, fresh out of college, supposed to do with his life? Find out in this musical that won three Tony Awards. Not recommended for children. Shows are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $18 general and $15 students, seniors and military.

Edmonds Driftwood Players: Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds; www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org or 425-774-9600. “Something’s Afoot” shows through Sept. 30. The musical comedy takes a satirical jab at the Agatha Christie murder mystery. Ten people are stranded in an isolated English country estate during a raging thunderstorm. One by one, they are killed in mysterious (and hilarious) ways as they try to discover the murderer’s identity. Tickets are $28 general and $25 juniors, seniors, military.

Phoenix Theatre: 9673 Firdale Ave., Edmonds. Call 206-533-2000 or go to www.tptedmonds.org. “The Underpants” runs Sept. 21-Oct. 14. Imagine getting caught in public with your skirt blown over your head and nothing but your bloomers on display for all to see. That’s the premise of Steve Martin’s adaptation of the 1910 German play “Die Hose” by Carl Sternheim. It’s a satirical send-up of bourgeois snobbery and conformity. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12-25.

Camano Island Radio Theatre: Go back to the golden age of radio as you listen to “The Life of Riley” and “The Hitchhiker” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. Family friendly live radio theater. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $20. More at www.thumbnailtheater.org.

Village Theatre: Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave.; 425-257-8600 or www.villagetheatre.org/everett. The 2018-19 season includes “The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes,” “Matilda The Musical,”“I Do! I Do!,” “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” and “Million Dollar Quartet.” Season tickets, for all five shows, is $305 general, $285 seniors and $235 youth.

COMEDY

Tony V’s Garage: Monday Night Comedy is a weekly comedy showcase and open mic at the garage, 1716 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Features regional comedians working out their longer sets and local amateurs trying new material. Next showcase is Sept. 24. No cover. Sign up at 7:30 p.m.; show is at 8 p.m.

Tim Noah’s Thumbnail Theater: The Thumb hosts Crackpot Comedy Cavalcade 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. Family friendly sketch and improvisational comedy. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children. More at www.thumbnailtheater.org.

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. Next show is Oct. 14.

Orange is the New Barack: Musical and political comedy meet in this Capitol Steps show at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. The group of former U.S. Senate staffers satirize the very people and places that employed them. Their show promises to put the “MOCK” in democracy, showcasing the craziest post-election you’ve ever seen. Tickets start at $29. Call 425-275-9595 or go to www.edmondscenterforthearts.org.

DANCE

All Hallow’s Eve: BodyVox will perform a Halloween-themed show at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. The dance theater performance mines cinema, folklore and our collective nightmares. BodyVox is a dance school in Portland, Oregon. Tickets start at $19. Call 425-275-9595 or go to www.edmondscenterforthearts.org.

OPERA

Pacific Northwest Opera: The region’s opera company will perform “La Bohème” Oct. 26, Oct. 28, Nov. 2 and Nov. 4 at McIntyre Hall, Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Friday shows are at 7:30 p.m., Sunday shows are at 3 p.m. One of the most beloved and romantic operas of all time, “La Bohème” is an enduring tale of young love and tragic loss set in Paris. The cast includes the U.S. operatic debut of international tenor Ernesto Ramirez. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Tickets are $25-$59. Free lecture 45 minutes before each performance. Call 360-416-7727, ext. 2, for ticket information. More at www.mcintyrehall.org. Next up: “The Ring of the Nibelung.”

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