On stage
Destiny of Desire — A Telenovela Play with Music: A “prince and pauper” story set in Mexico; through Oct. 4, Denver Center Theatre Company, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $41-$105; denvercenter.org.
Drag Queen Magic: Unlikely friends bond in this comedy, Local Theater Company; Thursday through Oct. 17 (Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder); Oct. 31-Nov. 1 (Mizel Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver); localtheaterco.org.
Hold On to Your Butts: Two actors and a foley artist perform a shot-for-shot parody of your favorite dinosaur movie; through Oct. 4, Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $47; denvercenter.org.
Misery: A writer is rescued by a fan in the snowy Colorado mountains in this harrowing horror story; through Oct. 11, Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; $60-$66; arvadacenter.org.
No Contract: Kirsten Wilson’s autobiographical play about learning to live with her accomplished mother’s dementia; through Oct. 4, Motus Theater, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $28-$57; thedairy.org.
The Outsiders: Tony Award-winning musical based on the book of the same name; through Sunday, DCPA Broadway, Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; denvercenter.org.
The Play That Goes Wrong: Hilarious farce where an amateur theater troupe puts on a show and fails in glorious fashion; through Oct. 4, Longmont Theatre Company, 513 Main St., Longmont; $53-$159; longmonttheatre.org.
The Producers: A down-on-his-luck theater producer cooks up a get-rich-quick scheme in this Mel Brooks musical comedy; through Nov. 29, Jesters Dinner Theater, 224 Main St., Longmont; $22-$60; jesterstheatre.com.
The Weir: A woman is entertained by stories at a remote Irish bar, but has a startling story of her own in this play about empathy, friendship and myth, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company; through Oct. 4 (The Savoy, 2700 Arapahoe St., Denver); Oct. 8-31 (Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder); $17-$48; betc.org.
Coming soon
5 Fifths — Beetlejuice: They took a cult-classic film, split it into five parts, and handed it to five different local companies; Oct. 28, Band of Toughs, Junkyard Social Club, 2525 Frontier Ave., Boulder; $13; bandoftoughs.org.
Rumors: Neil Simon’s comedy about four couples whose lives unravel during a cocktail party; Oct. 2-11, CU Department of Theatre, Loft Theatre, CU Boulder; cupresents.org.
SIP: Drinks, stories, sounds and smells come together when the mysterious Sip Society invites guests to be part of the experience; Oct. 2-25, The Catamounts/Culture House Immersive, Orchard Town Center, 14697 Delaware St., Westminster; thecatamounts.org.
The Vampire of Lafayette: New comedy sprung from the real-life lore of a former denizen of Lafayette who haunted the Boulder County cemetery after his death; Oct. 2-25, Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver; name your price; buntport.com.
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