Stage

Openings & Events

ACT One-Acts SEE THE PICK LIST, PAGE 18.

The Arabian Nights Seattle Public Theater’s Youth Program presents Mary Zimmerman’s modern take on the epic myths. Bathhouse Theater on Green Lake, 7312 W. Green Lake Dr. N., 524-1300, seattlepublictheater.org. Donation. Opens July 18. 7 p.m. Fri.–Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., plus 2 p.m. Sat., July 26. Ends July 26.

Attack of the Killer Murder of . . . Death “Agatha Christie meets Roger Corman” in this mystery sendup, set on a movie set in 1958. Theater Schmeater, 2125 Third Ave., 800-838-3006, schmeater.org. $18–$25. Opens July 18. 8 p.m. Thurs.–Sat. Ends Aug. 16.

The Big Broadcast Reunion Arne Zaslove directs this salute to radio of yesteryear. Century Ballroom, 915 E. Pine St., 800-838-3006, brownpapertickets.com. $45. 
8 p.m. Fri., July 18.

The Book of Mormon SEE THE PICK LIST, PAGE 18.

The Danger Zone This burlesque Archer takeoff may be as close as you’ll ever get to seeing Jessica Walter naked. Don’t even pretend you’re not curious. Theatre Off Jackson, 409 Seventh Ave. S., sailorstclaire.com. $20–$30. 8 p.m. Thurs., July 17–Sat., July 19.

Family Affair Jennifer Jasper’s “sick, hilarious, and ultimately relatable” monthly cabaret on the theme of family. JewelBox/Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave., 
jenniferjasperperforms.com. $10. 7:30 p.m. Wed., July 16.

Stage to Screen Theater in high-def: from The Royal Shakespeare Company, Henry IV Part 2 (6:30 p.m. July 18 & 21, 3:30 p.m. July 19–20); from London’s National Theatre, Alan Ayckbourn’s A Small Family Business (noon & 7:30 p.m. July 19–20). SIFF Cinema Uptown, 
511 Queen Anne Ave. N., siff.net. $15–$20.

CURRENT RUNS

Barn Show Creepy farm tales, invented by Blood Ensemble and staged in an actual Marysville barn. (They’ll bus you there; see bloodensemble.org for details.) $30–$35. 8 p.m. July 18–19 & Aug. 2–3.

Big Top Rock Teatro Zinzanni’s rock-concert-themed family cirque show stars the band Dream On. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., 802-0015. $19–$22. See zinzanni.com for schedule of weekend shows. Ends July 20.

Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids A stage version of the Kipling-based animated musical. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. S.E., Mercer Island. $13–$15. 7 p.m. Fri–Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., plus some weekday morning matinees; see youththeatre.org for exact schedule. Ends July 27.

Greenstage

Othello, Love’s Labours Lost, All’s Well That Ends Well, and The Comedy of Errors in various area parks through Aug. 16, all free. See greenstage.org for full schedule.

Hands Solo: Pianoman You may know him as that Nordstrom’s pianist: longtime cabaret musician Victor Janusz recounts his career in this memoir with songs. ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., 292-7676, acttheatre.org. $25. 7:30 p.m. Fri., July 18–Sun., July 20.

Jane Eyre—The Musical SEE REVIEW, PAGE 19.

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., 802-0015. $99 and up. Runs Thurs.–Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21.

Twelfe Night, or What You Will Cross-dressed love tangles in Illyria, via Bainbridge Performing Arts. Bloedel Reserve, 7571 N.E. Dolphin Dr., Bainbridge Island, 842-8569, bainbridgeperformingarts.org. 7 p.m. Thurs–Sun. Ends July 26.

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Little Red Riding Hood meets the Three Little Pigs in this fractured fairy tale. Volunteer Park, schmeater.org. Free. 5 p.m. Sat.–Sun. Ends July 20.

Wise Guys Jet City Improv’s salute to mob movies. Historic University Theater, 5510 University Way N.E., jetcityimprov.com. $12–$15. 8 p.m. Thurs.–Fri. Ends Aug. 22.

Wooden O Again Seattle Shakespeare Company is committed to free outdoor productions of the Bard, and this summer’s offerings are The Two Gentlemen of Verona (SEE REVIEW, PAGE 19) and Julius Caesar in an all-female production directed by Vanessa Miller, with Therese Diekhans as the doomed overreaching tyrant, Suzanne Bouchard as Brutus, and Amy Thone as Cassius. BRIAN MILLER Performance locations through Aug. 10 include Volunteer Park, Seattle Center, Lynnwood, Sammamish, Edmonds, and Des Moines; see seattleshakespeare.org for full schedule.

Dance

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YELLOW FISH A performance that lasts at least an hour, but not longer than two days—these are the only real criteria for this collection of time-based artworks. The rest is up to a rotating cast (including Gender Tender, Mark Haim, Babette Pendleton McGeady, and Molly Sides), who will come and go for almost a month. Alice Gosti directs. SANDRA KURTZ See facebook.com/
yellowfishfestival for full schedule through Aug. 2.

Summer Dance at the Center ARC Dance Company’s summer show includes new works by Gerard Theoret, artistic director Marie Chong, and others. Seattle Repertory Theater, Seattle Center, 800-838-3006, arcballet.org. $15–$35. 8 p.m. Thurs., July 17–Sat., July 19.

127th St. Dance Company This Seattle troupe’s new show is “a dance performance to unite the community and ignite discussion of the triumphs and traumas of our shared experience.” Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland, 425-893-9900, kpcenter.org, 127thstdance.org. $15–$25. 8 p.m. Fri., July 18–Sat., July 19.

Wandering and Wondering Dance and music dispersed throughout Kubota Garden, Renton Ave. S. & 55th Ave. S., kubotagarden.org. Free w/admission ($4–$6). Noon Sun., July 20.

Classical, Etc.

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The Met Summer Encores Favorite “Live in HD” broadcasts from past seasons. The Enchanted Island is the Met’s Shakespeare/baroque pastiche with music by Vivaldi, Rameau, and others, 7 p.m. Wed., July 17. See metopera.org for participating theaters.

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Seattle Chamber Music Society Recitals at 7 p.m., concerts at 8. Benaroya Recital Hall, Third Ave. & Union St., 283-8808, seattlechambermusic.org. Single tickets $48.

Wed., July 16 Recital: Pianist Orion Weiss plays Debussy’s La boite a joujoux. Concert: Haydn, Sibelius, Vaughan-Williams, and Brahms.

Fri., July 18 Recital: Schumann lieder and piano works. Concert: A Ravel string duo and vocal music by Shostakovich and Vaughan-Williams.

Mon., July 21 Recital: A performance by this year’s young winners of the Monika Meyer Clowes Memorial Award. Concert: Brahms, Schumann, and Haydn’s “Emperor” Quartet, so named for its breathtaking slow-movement variations.

Wed., July 23 Recital: Pianist Max Levinson plays Bartok’s Out of Doors suite. Concert: Schubert, Mendelssohn, and lots more songs.

Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society Celebrating its 60th anniversary with a new look at The Mikado, the show that inaugurated the company’s not-so-brief career in 1954. Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Center, 800-838-3006, pattersong.org. $16–$40. 7:30 p.m. Fri.–Sat., 2 p.m. Sat.–Sun. Ends July 26.​

Olympic Music Festival Chamber-music favorites in a repurposed barn, 2 p.m. each Sat. & Sun. through Sept. 7. Next up, early-, middle-, and late-Beethoven string quartets. Quilcene, Wash., 360-732-4800, olympic
musicfestival.org. $18–$33.

Northwest Mahler Festival SEE THE PICK LIST, PAGE 18.