OPENING

Front Range Playwright’s Showcase Three new one-act plays receive concert readings, today, Coal Creek Theater of Louisville, Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Ave., Louisville; $5; cctlouisville.org.

BOULDER AREA

Beauty and the Beast Musical version of the beloved Disney movie, through Sept. 21, BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Road, Boulder; $40-$63; 303-449-6000, bdtstage.com.

Escape A man finds himself isolated in a mental health facility and confronts the voices that have haunted him his entire life, through Aug. 30, Royal Players Guild, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $20-$25; thedairy.org.

Boulder Fringe Festival Twelve days of theater, dance, music and more, through Sunday, various venues, Boulder; free-$15; boulderfringe.com.

LONGMONT

Nunsense The Little Sisters of Hoboken are in need of funds and put on a variety show to raise them, through Sept. 29, Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont; $17-$43; 224 Main St., Longmont; 303-682-9980, jesterstheatre.com.

NORTHERN COLORADO

Tarzan: The Stage Musical An infant boy on the shores of West Africa is raised by gorillas, through Sunday, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Dr., Johnstown, $29.50-$64.95; 970-744-3747 or coloradodandlelight.com.

DENVER AREA

Chicago Award-winning musical set in the Windy City during the height of media sensationalism, through Sunday, Phamaly Theatre Company, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $40-$80; phamaly.org.

The Great American Trailer Park Musical Musical Comedy about life in Florida’s most exclusive trailer park, through Aug. 31, Equinox Theatre Company, Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver; $22-$30; equinoxtheatredenver.com.

My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy One-man comedy about one man’s struggle to make it as a New York actor,  through Sunday, Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood; $40-$59; 303-987-7845, mysonthewaiter.com.

The Never Summer New play by local playwright Ellen K. Graham about a woman living in Denver, circa 2040, Thursday through Aug. 31, Feral Assembly, Theater 29, 5138 W. 29th Ave., Denver; $20; theater29denver.com.

Suicide Lies World premiere play about three women’s journeys that shed light on the insidious nature of suicide, through Sept. 7, The SOURCE Theatre Company, Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Dr., Denver; $17-$25; thesourcedenver.org.



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