14/48
See Stranger Suggests. Final week. Plays are better when conceived and created in a 24-hour period. Discuss. One World Theatre and Three Card Monty at Consolidated Works, 500 Boren Ave N, 325-6500. $14.48. Round 3 performance: Fri Jan 14 at 8 and 10:30 pm. Round 4: Sat Jan 15 at 8 and 10:30 pm. Through Jan 15.
BODYBODY: YOU CAN'T TELL BY LOOKING
TK TK TK (Annie Wagner). Limelight Productions at Empty Space Theatre, 3509 Fremont Ave N, 800-838-3006. $15. Thurs-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through Feb 12.
BUNNICULA
Final week. "The song-and-dance numbers mostly get in the way of the compelling plot. " (Amy Kate Horn) Seattle Children's Theatre, 201 Thomas St, Seattle Center, 441-3322. $14-$28. Fri at 7 pm, Sat-Sun at 2 and 5:30 pm. Through Jan 16.
DRUNK PUPPET NIGHT #5
Opening. An evening of variously lewd and ludicrous puppetry. Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab at Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 675-4500. $15 (21+ w/ID required). Opening Thurs Jan 13 at 8 pm. Fri-Sat at 8 pm. Through Jan 29.
MICHELLE ELLSWORTH
The solo performance artist brings two "problem-solving outfits" to Seattle. Ed: The Word Made Dress is a 200-pound pentagonal coping device, and The Monkey Saddle is a Velcro Midi monkey suit. On the Boards, 100 W Roy St, 217-9888. $12-$18. Thurs-Fri Jan 13-14 at 8 pm, Sat Jan 15 at 2 and 8 pm, Sun Jan 16 at 8 pm. Through Jan 16.
THE JUDAS KISS
David Hare's play delves into Oscar Wilde's legendary imprisonment and his subsequent exile in Naples. ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave SW, 938-0963. $12-$28. Thurs-Sat at 7:30 pm. Through Feb 5.
THE LION KING
Final week. "The show is less a musical than a sublime, mobile diorama. Every one of these creations is a lure for the eye. " (Annie Wagner) Paramount Theatre, 911 Pine St, 292-2787. $22.50-$125. Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 1 and 6:30 pm. Through Jan 16.
MANON LESCAUT
Opening. The Puccini opera of love and loss in 18th-century France and exile and death in Louisiana. Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St, Seattle Center, 389-7676. $44-$123. Opening Sat Jan 15 at 7:30 pm. Sun at 2 pm. Through Jan 29.
NIGHTSTORIES
Final week. Actors read from stories about machinery, evil, and otherwise. SecondStory Repertory, 16587 NE 74th St, Redmond, 425-881-6777. $8. Fri-Sat at 8:30 pm. Through Jan 15.
NOISES OFF
Final week. "The first act is by the numbers, but the staged chaos of the second act more than compensates. " (Annie Wagner) Seattle Repertory Theatre, 155 Mercer St, Seattle Center, 443-2222. $10-$46. Thurs-Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 2 and 7:30 pm. Through Jan 15.
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES
Extended. That vagina chatalotta bleached its dentata. Stone Soup Theatre, 4035 Stone Way N, 633-1883. $15-$18. Thurs-Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 3 and 8 pm. Through Jan 29.
DANCE
BUTTROCK SUITES II… SWEETER
Final week. Local choreographers draw inspiration from the buttrock genre for the second annual extravaganza. Velocity Mainspace Theater, 915 E Pine St, second floor, 722-0963. $10-$12. Fri-Sun at 8 pm. Through Jan 16.
IMPROV, CABARET, & COMEDY
BED, BOYS, AND BEYOND
Extended. A musical revue about Seattle's gay scene. Thumper's, 1500 E Madison St, 328-3800. $12.50. Thurs at 9 pm. Through Jan 27.
BROADWAY ON FIFTH
Opening. Show tunes with Kristin Woodbury. Crepe de Paris, 1333 Fifth Ave, 623-4111. $42 (includes dinner). Opening Fri Jan 14 at 8 pm. Sat at 8 pm. Through Feb 5.
DAYTIME T.V.
An improvised cross-section of daytime programming. Wing-It Productions at Historic University Theater, 5510 University Way NE, 325-6500. $10. Thurs-Fri at 8 pm. Through Feb 11.
A NIGHT WITH BURT (THE UNTOLD STORY)
Sylvia O'Stayformore spins a torrid tale of love and lust. Thumper's, 1500 E Madison St, 328-3800. $5. Fri-Sat at 9 pm. Through Jan 18.
SEATTLE NEUTRINO PROJECT
Opening. An improvised movie at Market Theatre, 1428 Post Alley, 781-9273. $10. Opening Fri Jan 14 at 8 pm. Sat at 8 pm. Through Feb 12.
LATE NIGHT
ATOMIC BOMBSHELLS GONE BAD
Extended. Burlesque at the Mirabeau Room, 529 Queen Anne Ave N, $10. Wed at 10 pm. Through Jan 26.
SPECIAL EVENTS
AN EVENING OF STAGED READINGS OF NEW WORK
One night only. Staged readings of 10-minute plays by Roosevelt High School students. Seattle Repertory Theatre, 443-2210 ext. 1041. Free. Fri Jan 14 at 7:30 pm.
GROSS INDECENCIES?: A DISCUSSION OF HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE LAW
One night only. A panel discussion in conjunction with the opening of Judas Kiss. ArtsWest, 4711 California Ave SW, 938-0339. Free. Wed Jan 19 at 7:30 pm.
UKELOOZA 4
One night only. Rain City Projects playwright-service organization hosts its annual fundraising cabaret, featuring John Ackerman of Awesome, Sari Breznau of Circus Contraption, and Stranger Genius winner Sarah Rudinoff. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 233-9873. $12 (21+ w/ID required). Mon Jan 17 at 7:30 pm.
WIGFERNO
One night only. A benefit party for Ghost Light Theatricals' forthcoming production of Twelfth Night. Hengst Studio, 1506 Franklin Ave E. Donation. Sat Jan 15 at 8 pm.
LONG RUNS
THE HOKUM HALL VARIETY SHOW at Hokum Hall, 937-3613.
JET CITY IMPROV at Historic University Theater, 352-8291.
LATE NIGHT CATECHISM from Seattle Theatre Project at ACT, 292-7676.
MUSICA VITAE! CABARET at Century Ballroom, 325-6500.
TEATRO ZINZANNI at 2301 Sixth Ave, 802-0015.
