42ND STREET
Final week. A tap-dance extravaganza from the talented students at Roosevelt High School Theatre, 1410 NE 66th St, 252-4849. $6-$8. Thurs-Fri at 7:30 pm. Through May 28.
BLACK-EYED BLONDE
Opening. An improvised play styled after '40s film noir. Unexpected Productions at Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, 781-9273. $10. Opening Fri May 28 at 8 pm. Sat at 8 pm. Through June 19.
CIRCUS CONTRAPTION'S GRAND AMERICAN TRAVELING DIME MUSEUM
Seattle's own one-ring circus--featuring the Pizzazz!- winning Opera Diva--presents a collection of various displays "designed to stimulate all aspects of the Human Organism." Workshop 30, Sand Point Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, 800-838-3006. $15. Fri-Sat at 8 pm (21+), Sun at 8 pm (all ages). Through June 27.
CROWNS
See review this issue. Extended. A new gospel musical exploring the religious and cultural importance of hats. Intiman Playhouse, 201 Mercer St, Seattle Center, 269-1900. $10-$46. Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri at 8 pm. Through June 5.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Final week. "If I were a rich man, ya ha deedle deedle..." Shoreline Community College Campus Theater, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, 546-4606. $8-$14. Thurs-Sat at 7:30 pm. Through May 29.
GOODNIGHT DESDEMONA (GOOD MORNING JULIET)
If Othello and Romeo and Juliet were comedies instead of tragedies, they would have been funnier. ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave SW, 938-0339. $10-$25. Thurs-Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 3 and 7:30 pm, Sun at 3 pm, Wed at 7:30 pm. Through June 12.
* HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
"Now all I got is a Barbie-doll crotch!" singeth performance powerhouse Nick Garrison, in the return of the only rock 'n' roll musical that matters. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 325-6500. $16-$18. Thurs-Sat at 8 pm. Through July 31.
INTO THE WOODS
Final week. "The impressive vocal talent serves Stephen Sondheim's fairy-tale musical well. Accompanied by high-quality costumes and some nicely done effects (including a great prop cow), the result is more entertaining than anything I've seen at the 5th Avenue Theatre. The second act falls apart when the musical tries to merge realistic psychology with the symbolic world of fairy tales, but that's not ReAct's fault; they do their best with the flagging plot and pull together for a rousing finale. " (Bret Fetzer) Repertory Actors Theatre at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, 104 17th Ave S, 364-3283. $15-$18. Thurs-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through May 30.
MARX IN SOHO
One weekend only. Karl Marx appeals the besmirching of his good name in this touring one-man show by A People's History of the United States author Howard Zinn. Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park, 325-6500. $10-$15. Sat-Sun May 29-30 at 8 pm.
MRS. PIGGLE-WIGGLE
A musical adaptation of the children's books by Betty MacDonald. (Stoner alert: Set features a completely upside-down house!) Seattle Children's Theatre, 201 Thomas St, Seattle Center, 441-3322. $14-$26. Fri at 7 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 and 5:30 pm. Through June 13.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
See review this issue. Ken Kesey's asylum nightmare, featuring an original score by Heather Duby. Theater Schmeater, 1500 Summit Ave, 325-6500. $15. Thurs-Sat at 8 pm. Through June 19.
SHADOWLANDS
See review this issue. C. S. Lewis, Oxford don and creator of veiled Christian propaganda for children, falls in love with the American poet Joy Gresham in this William Nicholson play. Taproot Theatre, 204 N 85th St, 781-9707. $10-$28. Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Wed at 7:30 pm. Through June 19.
SQUATTERS
Final week. "The actors were clumsy but can't be blamed. Not a moment of this script's first act resembled believable human behavior. The coy allusions to God and Jesus suggested a big metaphoric revelation in the offing. Life is too short to endure this; I left at intermission. " (Bret Fetzer) Troupe du Jour at Northwest Actors Studio, 1100 E Pike St, second floor, 595-5565. $10. Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through May 30.
SWEET THURSDAY
Two weekends only. The John Steinbeck play about community altruism. North Seattle Community College's Stage One, 9600 College Way N. Tickets available at the door only, donation. Opening Fri May 28 at 8 pm. Sat at 8 pm. Through June 4.
TWELFTH NIGHT
Opening. Shipwrecks and gender subterfuge, care of William Shakespeare. SecondStory Repertory, 16587 NE 74th St, Redmond, 425-881-6777. $16-$20. Preview performance Thurs May 27 at 8:15 pm. Opening Fri May 28 at 8:15 pm. Sat at 8:15 pm. Through June 26.
UBU
"Alfred Jarry's vomitous depiction of power abused by the unbridled lusts of a country's leaders, written in 1896, certainly resonates with our time. Unfortunately, Ki Gottberg has crammed this adaptation with references to tax refunds, weapons of mass destruction, reality television, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the PATRIOT Act, etc. These political horrors (or fresher ones) would have risen in an audience's mind while they watched the original text. By making these analogies explicit, Gottberg hammers the play's macabre internal logic into a shapeless pile of broad, poo-poo ca-ca jabs at George W. Bush and American consumerism, offered at a moment when reality, as seen on the front page of any newspaper, trumps fiction. " (Bret Fetzer) Empty Space and Seattle University at Empty Space Theatre, 3509 Fremont Ave N, 547-7500. $10-$35. Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 7:30 pm, Wed at 7:30 pm. Through June 6.
URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL
Final week. Two city kids fall in love in a time of drought in this Tony-winning new musical. Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St, 292-2787. $21-$59. Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 2 and 7:30 pm. Through May 30.
THE WIZARD OF OZ
"Because, because, because, because, because!" Studio East, 402 Sixth St S, Kirkland, 425-827-3123. $7-$10. Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 2:30 and 7:30 pm, Sun at 2:30 pm. Through June 6.
DANCE
CORNISH COLLEGE PREPARATORY DANCE PROGRAM PERFORMANCE
One weekend only. A recital by Cornish dance students (ages four to 18). PONCHO Concert Hall, 710 E Roy St, 726-5011. Free. Fri May 28 at 5:30 and 7 pm, Sat May 29 at 3 and 7 pm.
FLOOR OF THE FOREST
Cornish and UW dance students perform a 1970 dance by Trisha Brown in conjunction with Brown's Henry Art Gallery exhibition. Henry Art Gallery, 15th Ave NE and NE 41st St, 543-2280. Free with museum admission ($6-$8). Thurs at 6:15 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through July 18.
FESTIVALS, CABARET, & COMEDY
KYLE CEASE, JORDY FOX
One weekend only. Standup comedy at Comedy Underground, 222 S Main St, 628-0303. $6-$12. Thurs May 27 at 8:30 pm, Fri-Sat May 28-29 at 8:30 and 10:30 pm.
* DINA MARTINA BRUNCH
Final week. Spend your blurry Sundays with chanteuse/raconteur/ freak Dina Martina at the appropriately ratty Thumper's, every inch of which is as meticulously clean and well maintained as Ms. Martina's makeup. Perfectly brilliant--don't miss it. Thumper's, 1500 E Madison St, 328-3800. $10 (plus the price of victuals). Sun at 11 am and 2 pm. Through May 30.
FRICKER'S FOLLIES
One night only. A pulpy "burlesque circus" about a sewer war. Rendezvous, 2320 Second Ave, 441-5823. $10. Sun May 30 at 9 pm.
PEEPSHOW
Opening. The newest entry in CHAC's Residencies series, this show features new work by local sketch comedy groups. This Tuesday it's Upton and Kooterville. Capitol Hill Arts Center, 1621 12th Ave, 388-0521. $10. Tues at 8 pm. Through June 29.
PHOENICIA & VIC... PINKABOO!
Final week. A new show from the legendary lounge duo, starring the starlicious Wade Madsen. Thumper's, 1500 Madison St, 328-3800. $15. Sat-Sun at 8:30 pm. Through May 30.
SHORELINE SHORTS
Opening. A festival of new one-acts directed by faculty and students. Lobby Theater, Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave N, 546-4606. $7-$8. Opening Wed June 2 at 7:30 pm. Through June 5.
LATE NIGHT
KOOTERVILLE
Sketch comedy from members of local groups Bald Faced Lie, Flaming Box of Stuff, and more. Theater Schmeater, 1500 Summit Ave, 325-6500. $10. Fri-Sat at 11 pm, Sun at 8 pm. Through June 5.
ROUGHHOUSING
An hourlong sketch comedy show from FURIOSO!, plus performances by Flaming Box of Stuff and more. Freehold's East Hall Theater, 1525 10th Ave. Tickets available at the door only, $5. Sat at 10:30 pm. Through June 12.
TRAIN OF THOUGHT > NEW YORK
Sketch comedy based on a Big Apple theme. Northwest Actors Studio, 1100 E Pike St. Tickets available at the door only, $8-$10. Fri-Sat at 10 pm. Through June 12.
LONG RUNS
BIG WHEEL BINGO at Rendezvous, 441-5823.
DON'T TELL MOMMA at Thumper's, 328-3800.
* THE HOKUM HALL VARIETY SHOW at Hokum Hall, 937-3613.
JET CITY IMPROV at Historic University Theatre, 352-8291.
LATE NIGHT CATECHISM from Seattle Theatre Project at ACT, 292-7676.
TEATRO ZINZANNI at 2301 Sixth Ave, 802-0015.
THEATRESPORTS at the Market Theater, 781-9273.
