“Bat Boy: the Musical” by Kaythe Farley,and Brian Fleming, with
book by Laurence O’Keefe, plays through May 10 at Town Hall Arts
Center, 2450 W. Main St., downtown Littleton. Based on a 1982
Weekly World News story about a half-boy, half-bat found living in
a cave. Nick Sugar, who played the lead a number of years ago at
Theatre on Broadway, directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Not intended for anyone under
17. Tickets: $21-$36, 303 794-2787, ext. 5.
A Stage C production will be at 7 p.m. Friday, April 10 at
Englewood’s Hampden Hall, 1000 Englewood Parkway, second floor.
Featured musician guitarist-vocalist John Steidmann will be joined
by John Friedman on guitar and Aaron Angel, bass. The Blue
Ukeladies will bring a mix of folk, rock, country and bluegrass.
Nine-year-old Kate Lubotsky and little sister Lexi Lubotsky will
each sing two songs and poet Kathryn Winograd and her students will
read poetry. (April is National Poetry Month). Janet Grimmett of
Englewood will appear. Carol McGuigan will emcee. Tickets: a
bargain $5, with ages 12 and under free. 303-762-2317. www.stagec.
com. (The C means “Connecting Creativity and Community”)
“Fiddler on the Roof” produced by Highlands Ranch-based
Performance Now Theatre Company, plays April 17 to May 3 at
Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood.
Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets: $24, 303-987-7845, www.lakewood.org.
“Tang Concubines,” a Chinese spectacular, written, produced and
directed by Denver resident Dr. Dennis Law, won awards in Canada.
Set in 618-726 AD, it uses music, dance, martial arts to tell the
story of two concubines, at Buell Theater, Denver Center Complex,
April 7-19. Performances: 8 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays; 2 p.m.
Saturdays, Sundays; 7:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets start at $20,
303-893-4100, www.denvercenter.org, TicketsWest
at area King Soopers.
“Faces in the Crowd” by Peter Gwinn, Colbert Report writer, will
premiere for one weekend, April 17-18 at the Avenue Theater, 417 E.
17th Ave., Denver, mounted by Chicago cast member Kerstin Caldwell.
The one-act piece explores complexities inherent in each of us.
What lies beneath the surface? Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Tickets: $12. 303-321-5925.
“Move Over Mrs. Markham” British farce at its silliest.
Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays (2
p.m. Sunday, May 31). Tickets: $20, 303-935-3044, www.minersalley.com.
“The Eccentricities of a Nightingale” by Tennessee Williams,
April 10 through May 10 at Germinal Stage Denver, 2450 W. 44th
Ave., Denver. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 7 p.m.
Sundays. Tickets $17.75, $19.75, $21.75. (Previews April 10, 11,
12: $15).
“Skin of Our Teeth” by Thornton Wilder plays April 10 through
May 10 at the Aurora Fox, 9000 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, featuring a
strong cast telling the tale of the human race. (Pulitzer Prize)
Bev Newcomb Madden directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays,
Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $24/$20, 303-739-1970, www.aurorafox.org.
“Cups,” written and performed by Joni Sheram will play April
4-25, presented by Modern Muse Theatre Company, in cooperation with
Manitou Art Theatre, at the Bindery Space Theatre, 770 22nd St.,
Denver. History and variety of women’s rites of passage through
bras. (This replaces “Reclaimed”) Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays,
Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays April 18 and 25. Tickets: $20/$18/$15.
303-780-7836 or modernmusetheatre.com. Parking
next to theater.
“Romeo and Juliet,” by William Shakespeare, will move, complete
with feuding families, to current times on the California/Mexico
border, in a production playing through May 3 at Vintage Theatre,
2119 E. 17th Ave., Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays; Industry Night Tuesday, April 14.
303-839-1361. www.vintagetheatre.org.