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Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute Teen Summer Musical and Academy TEEN SUMMER MUSICAL AND ACADEMY: 13-18 YEARS (19 IF STILL ENROLLED IN HS)

Youth ages 13-18 years (19 if still enrolled in HS) will embark on an intensive eight week journey which will include an intensive Academy curriculum introducing youth to the fundamentals of Acting (anatomy, voice, improvisation, writing, and ensemble work), Movement (African, hip hop, break dancing, jazz, modern and ballet) and Voice (song). Students will be introduced to simple costuming and set design while highlighting the history of great African American artists.

Summer Musical dates: June 24 to August 17 (8 weeks).

Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Fee: $165

Auditions for the Teen Summer Musical at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute begin June 12.

Audition dates include:

* Thursday, June 12: 3:30 – 7 P.M. * Friday, June 13: 3:30 – 7 P.M.

* Saturday, June 14: 9:30 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.

For more information, registration, and audition reservation, please contact Kristi Matsuda at kristi.matsuda@seattle.gov or (206) 684-5741. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S

Seattle, WA 98144 $165 Ongoing through Sunday, August 17, 2014, 6pm

Big Top Rock Teatro Zinzanni’s rock-concert-themed family cirque show stars the band Dream On. See zinzanni.com for schedule of weekend shows through July 20. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $19-$22 Saturday, July 5, 2014

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Saturday, July 5, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Saturday, July 5, 2014

ComedySportz Seattle Comedy Group moves their improv show to the former Empty Space. 8 & 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Atlas Theater, 3509 Fremont Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103 $14 Saturday, July 5, 2014

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Funny Girl In the starring role of this revival, directed by Steve Tomkins, Sarah Rose Davis has to be exhaustively gawked up and geeked out by her costumers to match the song “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty.” But by the time the show reaches “I’m the Greatest Star,” Davis owns the part of the legendary stage performer Fanny Brice (1891-1951), whose talent famously surpassed her looks. Davis bounces from pushy to pleading to soulful to catty, bratty, soulful, and back again. The first-time lead, raised in Bellevue, demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing. Good, because Funny Girl is a show that lives and dies on its Brice. Even the primary plot points of the vaudevillian’s fictionalized biography are mere vehicles to truck the audience toward the next song-and-dance spectacular. And of those there are many in this three-hour show (with intermission), with Davis wonderfully supported by the large ensemble. However, the one dull spot in this practically Technicolor production is the central romance between Brice and the hit-and-miss gambler Nick Arnstein (Logan Benedict). Davis and Benedict have talent but no chemistry-perhaps because they and everyone else are so busy rushing from one number to the next. But if it’s romance you want, you can always rent the movie with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. (Runs Wed.-Sun.; see website for exact schedule. Ends July 6. Runs in Everett July 11-Aug. 3.) DANIEL NASH [See Daniel’s full <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/952755-129/opening-nights-funny-girl” target=”_blank”>review</a>.] Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah $30-$65 Saturday, July 5, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Saturday, July 5, 2014

Parlor Live Comedy Club See website for schedule. The Parlor Collection, 700 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue $15-$30 Saturday, July 5, 2014

Pink Door Cabaret Trapeze performances (6:15-8:45 p.m.) by Bridget Gunning (Sun.) and Tanya Brno (Mon.). Saturdays, go “Behind the Pink Door” (11 p.m.,). See website for full details.   The Pink Door, 1919 Post Alley, Seattle $20 cover Saturday, July 5, 2014

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Opens June 6. Runs Thurs.-Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $99 and up Saturday, July 5, 2014

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Book-It’s adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer-winning novel arrives in one five-hour mega-serving. This production-in which two superhero-obsessed cousins encounter the harsh and exhilarating realities of the real world (1938-’50s) through a comic-book filter-brings emotional KAPOW!s aplenty. Incredibly, after four one-hour acts separated by two intermissions and a dinner break, you could even ask for more. Here we have a dream team of moxie and melancholy from David Goldstein, as Brooklyn-born Sammy Clay, and Frank Boyd, as Czech-born Josef Kavalier. Boyd in particular goes from strong to extraordinary as Josef alters his ambitions to fit wartime and postwar circumstances. Nate Kelderman, who plays Kavalier’s younger brother in the old country (and later his son), perfectly mirrors Kavalier’s wary intelligence. Other memorable performances among the 18-member cast include Opal Peachey as shared romantic interest and activist Rosa Saks and Robert Hinds as the radio actor who voices one of the superheroes. Directed by Myra Platt from an abridged script by Jeff Schwager, Kavalier & Clay obviously requires some audience endurance. The third act is where the setups start to pay off in spades, so if the early acts seem slow, hang in there. The clockwork precision of this complicated adaptation seems a feat of magic in itself. It’s like a trick Kavalier might have tucked up his sleeve to dazzle a captor long enough to escape with his life. (6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends July 13.) MARGARET FRIEDMAN Center Theatre at the Armory, Seattle Center $25-$43 Saturday, July 5, 2014

The Edge Bainbridge Island’s own improv troupe.  Bainbridge Performing Arts, 200 Madison Ave. N., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 $12-$16 Saturday, July 5, 2014, 7:30pm

Searching for the Super Scene Fast-paced improv from Unexpected Productions. 8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $12-$15 Saturday, July 5, 2014, 8:30pm

TheatreSports Unexpected Productions’ long-running (since 1983!) improv comedy show, pitting two teams against each other in front of a panel of judges. 10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $15 Saturday, July 5, 2014, 10:30pm

Spin the Bottle The July edition of Annex Theatre’s late-night variety show (N.B.: not on Friday this month) includes “sly drag,” “disturbing yet hilarious smut,” and much more. Annex Theatre, 1110 Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122 $5-$10 Saturday, July 5, 2014, 11pm

Big Top Rock Teatro Zinzanni’s rock-concert-themed family cirque show stars the band Dream On. See zinzanni.com for schedule of weekend shows through July 20. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $19-$22 Sunday, July 6, 2014

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Sunday, July 6, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Sunday, July 6, 2014

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Funny Girl In the starring role of this revival, directed by Steve Tomkins, Sarah Rose Davis has to be exhaustively gawked up and geeked out by her costumers to match the song “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty.” But by the time the show reaches “I’m the Greatest Star,” Davis owns the part of the legendary stage performer Fanny Brice (1891-1951), whose talent famously surpassed her looks. Davis bounces from pushy to pleading to soulful to catty, bratty, soulful, and back again. The first-time lead, raised in Bellevue, demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing. Good, because Funny Girl is a show that lives and dies on its Brice. Even the primary plot points of the vaudevillian’s fictionalized biography are mere vehicles to truck the audience toward the next song-and-dance spectacular. And of those there are many in this three-hour show (with intermission), with Davis wonderfully supported by the large ensemble. However, the one dull spot in this practically Technicolor production is the central romance between Brice and the hit-and-miss gambler Nick Arnstein (Logan Benedict). Davis and Benedict have talent but no chemistry-perhaps because they and everyone else are so busy rushing from one number to the next. But if it’s romance you want, you can always rent the movie with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. (Runs Wed.-Sun.; see website for exact schedule. Ends July 6. Runs in Everett July 11-Aug. 3.) DANIEL NASH [See Daniel’s full <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/952755-129/opening-nights-funny-girl” target=”_blank”>review</a>.] Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah $30-$65 Sunday, July 6, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Sunday, July 6, 2014

Parlor Live Comedy Club See website for schedule. The Parlor Collection, 700 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue $15-$30 Sunday, July 6, 2014

Pink Door Cabaret Trapeze performances (6:15-8:45 p.m.) by Bridget Gunning (Sun.) and Tanya Brno (Mon.). Saturdays, go “Behind the Pink Door” (11 p.m.,). See website for full details.   The Pink Door, 1919 Post Alley, Seattle $20 cover Sunday, July 6, 2014

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Opens June 6. Runs Thurs.-Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $99 and up Sunday, July 6, 2014

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Book-It’s adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer-winning novel arrives in one five-hour mega-serving. This production-in which two superhero-obsessed cousins encounter the harsh and exhilarating realities of the real world (1938-’50s) through a comic-book filter-brings emotional KAPOW!s aplenty. Incredibly, after four one-hour acts separated by two intermissions and a dinner break, you could even ask for more. Here we have a dream team of moxie and melancholy from David Goldstein, as Brooklyn-born Sammy Clay, and Frank Boyd, as Czech-born Josef Kavalier. Boyd in particular goes from strong to extraordinary as Josef alters his ambitions to fit wartime and postwar circumstances. Nate Kelderman, who plays Kavalier’s younger brother in the old country (and later his son), perfectly mirrors Kavalier’s wary intelligence. Other memorable performances among the 18-member cast include Opal Peachey as shared romantic interest and activist Rosa Saks and Robert Hinds as the radio actor who voices one of the superheroes. Directed by Myra Platt from an abridged script by Jeff Schwager, Kavalier & Clay obviously requires some audience endurance. The third act is where the setups start to pay off in spades, so if the early acts seem slow, hang in there. The clockwork precision of this complicated adaptation seems a feat of magic in itself. It’s like a trick Kavalier might have tucked up his sleeve to dazzle a captor long enough to escape with his life. (6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends July 13.) MARGARET FRIEDMAN Center Theatre at the Armory, Seattle Center $25-$43 Sunday, July 6, 2014

Wicked Wiz of Oz A 45-minute mashup of your favorite Oz musicals, part of the “Mimosas With Mama” drag brunch. Narwhal, 1118 E. Pike St., Seattle $15-$20 Sunday, July 6, 2014, 1:30pm

Weird and Awesome With Emmett Montgomery “A monthly parade [every first Sunday] of wonder and awkward sharing hosted and curated by mustache wizard Emmett Montgomery. 7:30 p.m. first Sunday of every month. Annex Theatre, 1110 Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122 $5-$10 Sunday, July 6, 2014, 7:30pm

Piggyback Stand-up and improv unite. 8:30 p.m. Sun.  Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $10 Sunday, July 6, 2014, 8:30pm

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Monday, July 7, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Monday, July 7, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Monday, July 7, 2014

Pink Door Cabaret Trapeze performances (6:15-8:45 p.m.) by Bridget Gunning (Sun.) and Tanya Brno (Mon.). Saturdays, go “Behind the Pink Door” (11 p.m.,). See website for full details.   The Pink Door, 1919 Post Alley, Seattle $20 cover Monday, July 7, 2014

Rutherford and Son The Endangered Species Project reads Githa Sowerby’s 1912 exploration of the ravages of Edwardian capitalism. ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle, WA 98101 $10-$15 Monday, July 7, 2014, 7pm

Pagliacci Comedy Night Local and national comics, every first Monday. Beer and wine will be available with ID. 8 p.m., first Monday of every month. Pagliacci Pizza, 426 Broadway Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102 Free Monday, July 7, 2014, 8pm

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Comedy Womb This “female-focused but not female-exclusive” show includes a headliner and an open-mike segment, in the Grotto underneath the Rendezvous. JewelBox Theater at the Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 $5 Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Tuesday, July 8, 2014

We Will Rock You This traveling jukebox musical is built around Queen’s greatest hits, meaning karaoke standards like “We Are the Champions” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” 5th Ave Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $29.25 and up Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 7:30pm

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Comedy Womb This “female-focused but not female-exclusive” show includes a headliner and an open-mike segment, in the Grotto underneath the Rendezvous. JewelBox Theater at the Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 $5 Wednesday, July 9, 2014

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Funny Girl In the starring role of this revival, directed by Steve Tomkins, Sarah Rose Davis has to be exhaustively gawked up and geeked out by her costumers to match the song “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty.” But by the time the show reaches “I’m the Greatest Star,” Davis owns the part of the legendary stage performer Fanny Brice (1891-1951), whose talent famously surpassed her looks. Davis bounces from pushy to pleading to soulful to catty, bratty, soulful, and back again. The first-time lead, raised in Bellevue, demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing. Good, because Funny Girl is a show that lives and dies on its Brice. Even the primary plot points of the vaudevillian’s fictionalized biography are mere vehicles to truck the audience toward the next song-and-dance spectacular. And of those there are many in this three-hour show (with intermission), with Davis wonderfully supported by the large ensemble. However, the one dull spot in this practically Technicolor production is the central romance between Brice and the hit-and-miss gambler Nick Arnstein (Logan Benedict). Davis and Benedict have talent but no chemistry-perhaps because they and everyone else are so busy rushing from one number to the next. But if it’s romance you want, you can always rent the movie with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. (Runs Wed.-Sun.; see website for exact schedule. Ends July 6. Runs in Everett July 11-Aug. 3.) DANIEL NASH [See Daniel’s full <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/952755-129/opening-nights-funny-girl” target=”_blank”>review</a>.] Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah $30-$65 Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Opens June 6. Runs Thurs.-Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $99 and up Wednesday, July 9, 2014

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Book-It’s adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer-winning novel arrives in one five-hour mega-serving. This production-in which two superhero-obsessed cousins encounter the harsh and exhilarating realities of the real world (1938-’50s) through a comic-book filter-brings emotional KAPOW!s aplenty. Incredibly, after four one-hour acts separated by two intermissions and a dinner break, you could even ask for more. Here we have a dream team of moxie and melancholy from David Goldstein, as Brooklyn-born Sammy Clay, and Frank Boyd, as Czech-born Josef Kavalier. Boyd in particular goes from strong to extraordinary as Josef alters his ambitions to fit wartime and postwar circumstances. Nate Kelderman, who plays Kavalier’s younger brother in the old country (and later his son), perfectly mirrors Kavalier’s wary intelligence. Other memorable performances among the 18-member cast include Opal Peachey as shared romantic interest and activist Rosa Saks and Robert Hinds as the radio actor who voices one of the superheroes. Directed by Myra Platt from an abridged script by Jeff Schwager, Kavalier & Clay obviously requires some audience endurance. The third act is where the setups start to pay off in spades, so if the early acts seem slow, hang in there. The clockwork precision of this complicated adaptation seems a feat of magic in itself. It’s like a trick Kavalier might have tucked up his sleeve to dazzle a captor long enough to escape with his life. (6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends July 13.) MARGARET FRIEDMAN Center Theatre at the Armory, Seattle Center $25-$43 Wednesday, July 9, 2014

We Will Rock You This traveling jukebox musical is built around Queen’s greatest hits, meaning karaoke standards like “We Are the Champions” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” 5th Ave Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $29.25 and up Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 7:30pm

Flipside Comedy Show Stand-up every Wednesday at this bastion of old-school Seattle charm. 13 Coins, 125 Boren Ave. N., Seattle See website Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 8pm

Duos Comedy Showcase Unexpected Productions presents comedians two at a time. Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $5 Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 8:30pm

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Thursday, July 10, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Thursday, July 10, 2014

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Funny Girl In the starring role of this revival, directed by Steve Tomkins, Sarah Rose Davis has to be exhaustively gawked up and geeked out by her costumers to match the song “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty.” But by the time the show reaches “I’m the Greatest Star,” Davis owns the part of the legendary stage performer Fanny Brice (1891-1951), whose talent famously surpassed her looks. Davis bounces from pushy to pleading to soulful to catty, bratty, soulful, and back again. The first-time lead, raised in Bellevue, demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing. Good, because Funny Girl is a show that lives and dies on its Brice. Even the primary plot points of the vaudevillian’s fictionalized biography are mere vehicles to truck the audience toward the next song-and-dance spectacular. And of those there are many in this three-hour show (with intermission), with Davis wonderfully supported by the large ensemble. However, the one dull spot in this practically Technicolor production is the central romance between Brice and the hit-and-miss gambler Nick Arnstein (Logan Benedict). Davis and Benedict have talent but no chemistry-perhaps because they and everyone else are so busy rushing from one number to the next. But if it’s romance you want, you can always rent the movie with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. (Runs Wed.-Sun.; see website for exact schedule. Ends July 6. Runs in Everett July 11-Aug. 3.) DANIEL NASH [See Daniel’s full <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/952755-129/opening-nights-funny-girl” target=”_blank”>review</a>.] Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah $30-$65 Thursday, July 10, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Thursday, July 10, 2014

Parlor Live Comedy Club See website for schedule. The Parlor Collection, 700 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue $15-$30 Thursday, July 10, 2014

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Opens June 6. Runs Thurs.-Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $99 and up Thursday, July 10, 2014

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Book-It’s adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer-winning novel arrives in one five-hour mega-serving. This production-in which two superhero-obsessed cousins encounter the harsh and exhilarating realities of the real world (1938-’50s) through a comic-book filter-brings emotional KAPOW!s aplenty. Incredibly, after four one-hour acts separated by two intermissions and a dinner break, you could even ask for more. Here we have a dream team of moxie and melancholy from David Goldstein, as Brooklyn-born Sammy Clay, and Frank Boyd, as Czech-born Josef Kavalier. Boyd in particular goes from strong to extraordinary as Josef alters his ambitions to fit wartime and postwar circumstances. Nate Kelderman, who plays Kavalier’s younger brother in the old country (and later his son), perfectly mirrors Kavalier’s wary intelligence. Other memorable performances among the 18-member cast include Opal Peachey as shared romantic interest and activist Rosa Saks and Robert Hinds as the radio actor who voices one of the superheroes. Directed by Myra Platt from an abridged script by Jeff Schwager, Kavalier & Clay obviously requires some audience endurance. The third act is where the setups start to pay off in spades, so if the early acts seem slow, hang in there. The clockwork precision of this complicated adaptation seems a feat of magic in itself. It’s like a trick Kavalier might have tucked up his sleeve to dazzle a captor long enough to escape with his life. (6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends July 13.) MARGARET FRIEDMAN Center Theatre at the Armory, Seattle Center $25-$43 Thursday, July 10, 2014

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Wooden O Again Seattle Shakespeare Co. is committed to outdoor productions of the Bard, and this summer’s offerings are The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Julius Caesar. The former, obviously, is a little more family friendly, with Jason Marr and Conner Neddersen, respectively, as BFFs Proteus and Valentine, whose parting triggers a series of love notes, saucy servants, disapproving fathers, misplaced affections, inpudant servants, mistaken identites, loveable brigands, premature announcements-of-death, and cross-dressing. David Quicksall directs. As for the Roman tragedy Julius Caesar, directed by Vanessa Miller, this will be an all-female production, with Therese Diekhans as the doomed overreaching tyrant, Suzanne Bouchard as Brutus, and Amy Thone as Cassius. Tonight, Julius Caesar debuts in Issaquah, while Two Gentlemen bows on Mercer Island. (Other performance locations, through August 10, will include Volunteer Park, Seattle Center, Lynwood, Sammamish, Edmonds, and Des Moines.) Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S. 7 p.m. Luther Burbank Park, 2040 84th Ave. S.E. (Mercer Island). Free. 7 p.m. BRIAN MILLER Luther Burbank Park, 2040 84th Ave. S.E., Mercer Island, WA 98040 Free Thursday, July 10, 2014

We Will Rock You This traveling jukebox musical is built around Queen’s greatest hits, meaning karaoke standards like “We Are the Champions” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” 5th Ave Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $29.25 and up Thursday, July 10, 2014, 8pm

Improv Anonymous: The Harold A narrative improv format created by legendary improv teacher Del Close.  Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $7 Thursday, July 10, 2014, 8:30pm

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Friday, July 11, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Friday, July 11, 2014

ComedySportz Seattle Comedy Group moves their improv show to the former Empty Space. 8 & 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Atlas Theater, 3509 Fremont Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103 $14 Friday, July 11, 2014

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Funny Girl In the starring role of this revival, directed by Steve Tomkins, Sarah Rose Davis has to be exhaustively gawked up and geeked out by her costumers to match the song “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty.” But by the time the show reaches “I’m the Greatest Star,” Davis owns the part of the legendary stage performer Fanny Brice (1891-1951), whose talent famously surpassed her looks. Davis bounces from pushy to pleading to soulful to catty, bratty, soulful, and back again. The first-time lead, raised in Bellevue, demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing. Good, because Funny Girl is a show that lives and dies on its Brice. Even the primary plot points of the vaudevillian’s fictionalized biography are mere vehicles to truck the audience toward the next song-and-dance spectacular. And of those there are many in this three-hour show (with intermission), with Davis wonderfully supported by the large ensemble. However, the one dull spot in this practically Technicolor production is the central romance between Brice and the hit-and-miss gambler Nick Arnstein (Logan Benedict). Davis and Benedict have talent but no chemistry-perhaps because they and everyone else are so busy rushing from one number to the next. But if it’s romance you want, you can always rent the movie with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. (Runs Wed.-Sun.; see website for exact schedule. Ends July 6. Runs in Everett July 11-Aug. 3.) DANIEL NASH [See Daniel’s full <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/952755-129/opening-nights-funny-girl” target=”_blank”>review</a>.] Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah $30-$65 Friday, July 11, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Friday, July 11, 2014

Parlor Live Comedy Club See website for schedule. The Parlor Collection, 700 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue $15-$30 Friday, July 11, 2014

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Opens June 6. Runs Thurs.-Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $99 and up Friday, July 11, 2014

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Book-It’s adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer-winning novel arrives in one five-hour mega-serving. This production-in which two superhero-obsessed cousins encounter the harsh and exhilarating realities of the real world (1938-’50s) through a comic-book filter-brings emotional KAPOW!s aplenty. Incredibly, after four one-hour acts separated by two intermissions and a dinner break, you could even ask for more. Here we have a dream team of moxie and melancholy from David Goldstein, as Brooklyn-born Sammy Clay, and Frank Boyd, as Czech-born Josef Kavalier. Boyd in particular goes from strong to extraordinary as Josef alters his ambitions to fit wartime and postwar circumstances. Nate Kelderman, who plays Kavalier’s younger brother in the old country (and later his son), perfectly mirrors Kavalier’s wary intelligence. Other memorable performances among the 18-member cast include Opal Peachey as shared romantic interest and activist Rosa Saks and Robert Hinds as the radio actor who voices one of the superheroes. Directed by Myra Platt from an abridged script by Jeff Schwager, Kavalier & Clay obviously requires some audience endurance. The third act is where the setups start to pay off in spades, so if the early acts seem slow, hang in there. The clockwork precision of this complicated adaptation seems a feat of magic in itself. It’s like a trick Kavalier might have tucked up his sleeve to dazzle a captor long enough to escape with his life. (6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends July 13.) MARGARET FRIEDMAN Center Theatre at the Armory, Seattle Center $25-$43 Friday, July 11, 2014

PROK Open Mike Sign up for this generally zany and enjoyable evening, when professionals are also known to drop by.  The People’s Republic Kafe, 1718 12th Ave., Seattle Free Friday, July 11, 2014, 6:30pm

We Will Rock You This traveling jukebox musical is built around Queen’s greatest hits, meaning karaoke standards like “We Are the Champions” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” 5th Ave Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $29.25 and up Friday, July 11, 2014, 8pm

Searching for the Super Scene Fast-paced improv from Unexpected Productions. 8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $12-$15 Friday, July 11, 2014, 8:30pm

TheatreSports Unexpected Productions’ long-running (since 1983!) improv comedy show, pitting two teams against each other in front of a panel of judges. 10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $15 Friday, July 11, 2014, 10:30pm

Big Top Rock Teatro Zinzanni’s rock-concert-themed family cirque show stars the band Dream On. See zinzanni.com for schedule of weekend shows through July 20. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $19-$22 Saturday, July 12, 2014

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Saturday, July 12, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Saturday, July 12, 2014

ComedySportz Seattle Comedy Group moves their improv show to the former Empty Space. 8 & 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Atlas Theater, 3509 Fremont Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103 $14 Saturday, July 12, 2014

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Funny Girl In the starring role of this revival, directed by Steve Tomkins, Sarah Rose Davis has to be exhaustively gawked up and geeked out by her costumers to match the song “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty.” But by the time the show reaches “I’m the Greatest Star,” Davis owns the part of the legendary stage performer Fanny Brice (1891-1951), whose talent famously surpassed her looks. Davis bounces from pushy to pleading to soulful to catty, bratty, soulful, and back again. The first-time lead, raised in Bellevue, demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing. Good, because Funny Girl is a show that lives and dies on its Brice. Even the primary plot points of the vaudevillian’s fictionalized biography are mere vehicles to truck the audience toward the next song-and-dance spectacular. And of those there are many in this three-hour show (with intermission), with Davis wonderfully supported by the large ensemble. However, the one dull spot in this practically Technicolor production is the central romance between Brice and the hit-and-miss gambler Nick Arnstein (Logan Benedict). Davis and Benedict have talent but no chemistry-perhaps because they and everyone else are so busy rushing from one number to the next. But if it’s romance you want, you can always rent the movie with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. (Runs Wed.-Sun.; see website for exact schedule. Ends July 6. Runs in Everett July 11-Aug. 3.) DANIEL NASH [See Daniel’s full <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/952755-129/opening-nights-funny-girl” target=”_blank”>review</a>.] Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah $30-$65 Saturday, July 12, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Saturday, July 12, 2014

Parlor Live Comedy Club See website for schedule. The Parlor Collection, 700 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue $15-$30 Saturday, July 12, 2014

Pink Door Cabaret Trapeze performances (6:15-8:45 p.m.) by Bridget Gunning (Sun.) and Tanya Brno (Mon.). Saturdays, go “Behind the Pink Door” (11 p.m.,). See website for full details.   The Pink Door, 1919 Post Alley, Seattle $20 cover Saturday, July 12, 2014

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Opens June 6. Runs Thurs.-Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $99 and up Saturday, July 12, 2014

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Book-It’s adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer-winning novel arrives in one five-hour mega-serving. This production-in which two superhero-obsessed cousins encounter the harsh and exhilarating realities of the real world (1938-’50s) through a comic-book filter-brings emotional KAPOW!s aplenty. Incredibly, after four one-hour acts separated by two intermissions and a dinner break, you could even ask for more. Here we have a dream team of moxie and melancholy from David Goldstein, as Brooklyn-born Sammy Clay, and Frank Boyd, as Czech-born Josef Kavalier. Boyd in particular goes from strong to extraordinary as Josef alters his ambitions to fit wartime and postwar circumstances. Nate Kelderman, who plays Kavalier’s younger brother in the old country (and later his son), perfectly mirrors Kavalier’s wary intelligence. Other memorable performances among the 18-member cast include Opal Peachey as shared romantic interest and activist Rosa Saks and Robert Hinds as the radio actor who voices one of the superheroes. Directed by Myra Platt from an abridged script by Jeff Schwager, Kavalier & Clay obviously requires some audience endurance. The third act is where the setups start to pay off in spades, so if the early acts seem slow, hang in there. The clockwork precision of this complicated adaptation seems a feat of magic in itself. It’s like a trick Kavalier might have tucked up his sleeve to dazzle a captor long enough to escape with his life. (6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends July 13.) MARGARET FRIEDMAN Center Theatre at the Armory, Seattle Center $25-$43 Saturday, July 12, 2014

We Will Rock You This traveling jukebox musical is built around Queen’s greatest hits, meaning karaoke standards like “We Are the Champions” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” 5th Ave Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $29.25 and up Saturday, July 12, 2014, 2pm

The Flower of England’s Face: William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Freehold’s adaptation of three history plays. Preview Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, 6:30 p.m. Mon., June 30. Opens Sat., July 12 at UW Penthouse Theatre, N.E. 45th St. & 17th Ave. N.E. Runs 8 p.m. July 12, 14, 16-19; 4 p.m. July 13 & 20. Hughes Penthouse Theatre, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $15-$50 Saturday, July 12, 2014, 8pm

We Will Rock You This traveling jukebox musical is built around Queen’s greatest hits, meaning karaoke standards like “We Are the Champions” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” 5th Ave Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $29.25 and up Saturday, July 12, 2014, 8pm

Searching for the Super Scene Fast-paced improv from Unexpected Productions. 8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $12-$15 Saturday, July 12, 2014, 8:30pm

TheatreSports Unexpected Productions’ long-running (since 1983!) improv comedy show, pitting two teams against each other in front of a panel of judges. 10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $15 Saturday, July 12, 2014, 10:30pm

Big Top Rock Teatro Zinzanni’s rock-concert-themed family cirque show stars the band Dream On. See zinzanni.com for schedule of weekend shows through July 20. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $19-$22 Sunday, July 13, 2014

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Sunday, July 13, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Sunday, July 13, 2014

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Funny Girl In the starring role of this revival, directed by Steve Tomkins, Sarah Rose Davis has to be exhaustively gawked up and geeked out by her costumers to match the song “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty.” But by the time the show reaches “I’m the Greatest Star,” Davis owns the part of the legendary stage performer Fanny Brice (1891-1951), whose talent famously surpassed her looks. Davis bounces from pushy to pleading to soulful to catty, bratty, soulful, and back again. The first-time lead, raised in Bellevue, demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing. Good, because Funny Girl is a show that lives and dies on its Brice. Even the primary plot points of the vaudevillian’s fictionalized biography are mere vehicles to truck the audience toward the next song-and-dance spectacular. And of those there are many in this three-hour show (with intermission), with Davis wonderfully supported by the large ensemble. However, the one dull spot in this practically Technicolor production is the central romance between Brice and the hit-and-miss gambler Nick Arnstein (Logan Benedict). Davis and Benedict have talent but no chemistry-perhaps because they and everyone else are so busy rushing from one number to the next. But if it’s romance you want, you can always rent the movie with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. (Runs Wed.-Sun.; see website for exact schedule. Ends July 6. Runs in Everett July 11-Aug. 3.) DANIEL NASH [See Daniel’s full <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/952755-129/opening-nights-funny-girl” target=”_blank”>review</a>.] Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah $30-$65 Sunday, July 13, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Sunday, July 13, 2014

Parlor Live Comedy Club See website for schedule. The Parlor Collection, 700 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue $15-$30 Sunday, July 13, 2014

Pink Door Cabaret Trapeze performances (6:15-8:45 p.m.) by Bridget Gunning (Sun.) and Tanya Brno (Mon.). Saturdays, go “Behind the Pink Door” (11 p.m.,). See website for full details.   The Pink Door, 1919 Post Alley, Seattle $20 cover Sunday, July 13, 2014

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Opens June 6. Runs Thurs.-Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $99 and up Sunday, July 13, 2014

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Book-It’s adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer-winning novel arrives in one five-hour mega-serving. This production-in which two superhero-obsessed cousins encounter the harsh and exhilarating realities of the real world (1938-’50s) through a comic-book filter-brings emotional KAPOW!s aplenty. Incredibly, after four one-hour acts separated by two intermissions and a dinner break, you could even ask for more. Here we have a dream team of moxie and melancholy from David Goldstein, as Brooklyn-born Sammy Clay, and Frank Boyd, as Czech-born Josef Kavalier. Boyd in particular goes from strong to extraordinary as Josef alters his ambitions to fit wartime and postwar circumstances. Nate Kelderman, who plays Kavalier’s younger brother in the old country (and later his son), perfectly mirrors Kavalier’s wary intelligence. Other memorable performances among the 18-member cast include Opal Peachey as shared romantic interest and activist Rosa Saks and Robert Hinds as the radio actor who voices one of the superheroes. Directed by Myra Platt from an abridged script by Jeff Schwager, Kavalier & Clay obviously requires some audience endurance. The third act is where the setups start to pay off in spades, so if the early acts seem slow, hang in there. The clockwork precision of this complicated adaptation seems a feat of magic in itself. It’s like a trick Kavalier might have tucked up his sleeve to dazzle a captor long enough to escape with his life. (6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Ends July 13.) MARGARET FRIEDMAN Center Theatre at the Armory, Seattle Center $25-$43 Sunday, July 13, 2014

We Will Rock You This traveling jukebox musical is built around Queen’s greatest hits, meaning karaoke standards like “We Are the Champions” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” 5th Ave Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $29.25 and up Sunday, July 13, 2014, 1:30pm

Wicked Wiz of Oz A 45-minute mashup of your favorite Oz musicals, part of the “Mimosas With Mama” drag brunch. Narwhal, 1118 E. Pike St., Seattle $15-$20 Sunday, July 13, 2014, 1:30pm

The Flower of England’s Face: William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Freehold’s adaptation of three history plays. Preview Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, 6:30 p.m. Mon., June 30. Opens Sat., July 12 at UW Penthouse Theatre, N.E. 45th St. & 17th Ave. N.E. Runs 8 p.m. July 12, 14, 16-19; 4 p.m. July 13 & 20. Hughes Penthouse Theatre, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $15-$50 Sunday, July 13, 2014, 4pm

We Will Rock You This traveling jukebox musical is built around Queen’s greatest hits, meaning karaoke standards like “We Are the Champions” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” 5th Ave Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $29.25 and up Sunday, July 13, 2014, 7pm

Piggyback Stand-up and improv unite. 8:30 p.m. Sun.  Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $10 Sunday, July 13, 2014, 8:30pm

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Monday, July 14, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Monday, July 14, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Monday, July 14, 2014

Pink Door Cabaret Trapeze performances (6:15-8:45 p.m.) by Bridget Gunning (Sun.) and Tanya Brno (Mon.). Saturdays, go “Behind the Pink Door” (11 p.m.,). See website for full details.   The Pink Door, 1919 Post Alley, Seattle $20 cover Monday, July 14, 2014

The Flower of England’s Face: William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Freehold’s adaptation of three history plays. Preview Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, 6:30 p.m. Mon., June 30. Opens Sat., July 12 at UW Penthouse Theatre, N.E. 45th St. & 17th Ave. N.E. Runs 8 p.m. July 12, 14, 16-19; 4 p.m. July 13 & 20. Hughes Penthouse Theatre, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $15-$50 Monday, July 14, 2014, 8pm

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Comedy Womb This “female-focused but not female-exclusive” show includes a headliner and an open-mike segment, in the Grotto underneath the Rendezvous. JewelBox Theater at the Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 $5 Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Comedy Womb This “female-focused but not female-exclusive” show includes a headliner and an open-mike segment, in the Grotto underneath the Rendezvous. JewelBox Theater at the Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 $5 Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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Funny Girl In the starring role of this revival, directed by Steve Tomkins, Sarah Rose Davis has to be exhaustively gawked up and geeked out by her costumers to match the song “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty.” But by the time the show reaches “I’m the Greatest Star,” Davis owns the part of the legendary stage performer Fanny Brice (1891-1951), whose talent famously surpassed her looks. Davis bounces from pushy to pleading to soulful to catty, bratty, soulful, and back again. The first-time lead, raised in Bellevue, demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing. Good, because Funny Girl is a show that lives and dies on its Brice. Even the primary plot points of the vaudevillian’s fictionalized biography are mere vehicles to truck the audience toward the next song-and-dance spectacular. And of those there are many in this three-hour show (with intermission), with Davis wonderfully supported by the large ensemble. However, the one dull spot in this practically Technicolor production is the central romance between Brice and the hit-and-miss gambler Nick Arnstein (Logan Benedict). Davis and Benedict have talent but no chemistry-perhaps because they and everyone else are so busy rushing from one number to the next. But if it’s romance you want, you can always rent the movie with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. (Runs Wed.-Sun.; see website for exact schedule. Ends July 6. Runs in Everett July 11-Aug. 3.) DANIEL NASH [See Daniel’s full <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/952755-129/opening-nights-funny-girl” target=”_blank”>review</a>.] Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah $30-$65 Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Opens June 6. Runs Thurs.-Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $99 and up Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Flipside Comedy Show Stand-up every Wednesday at this bastion of old-school Seattle charm. 13 Coins, 125 Boren Ave. N., Seattle See website Wednesday, July 16, 2014, 8pm

The Flower of England’s Face: William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Freehold’s adaptation of three history plays. Preview Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, 6:30 p.m. Mon., June 30. Opens Sat., July 12 at UW Penthouse Theatre, N.E. 45th St. & 17th Ave. N.E. Runs 8 p.m. July 12, 14, 16-19; 4 p.m. July 13 & 20. Hughes Penthouse Theatre, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $15-$50 Wednesday, July 16, 2014, 8pm

Duos Comedy Showcase Unexpected Productions presents comedians two at a time. Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $5 Wednesday, July 16, 2014, 8:30pm

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Thursday, July 17, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Thursday, July 17, 2014

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Funny Girl In the starring role of this revival, directed by Steve Tomkins, Sarah Rose Davis has to be exhaustively gawked up and geeked out by her costumers to match the song “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty.” But by the time the show reaches “I’m the Greatest Star,” Davis owns the part of the legendary stage performer Fanny Brice (1891-1951), whose talent famously surpassed her looks. Davis bounces from pushy to pleading to soulful to catty, bratty, soulful, and back again. The first-time lead, raised in Bellevue, demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing. Good, because Funny Girl is a show that lives and dies on its Brice. Even the primary plot points of the vaudevillian’s fictionalized biography are mere vehicles to truck the audience toward the next song-and-dance spectacular. And of those there are many in this three-hour show (with intermission), with Davis wonderfully supported by the large ensemble. However, the one dull spot in this practically Technicolor production is the central romance between Brice and the hit-and-miss gambler Nick Arnstein (Logan Benedict). Davis and Benedict have talent but no chemistry-perhaps because they and everyone else are so busy rushing from one number to the next. But if it’s romance you want, you can always rent the movie with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. (Runs Wed.-Sun.; see website for exact schedule. Ends July 6. Runs in Everett July 11-Aug. 3.) DANIEL NASH [See Daniel’s full <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/952755-129/opening-nights-funny-girl” target=”_blank”>review</a>.] Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah $30-$65 Thursday, July 17, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Thursday, July 17, 2014

Parlor Live Comedy Club See website for schedule. The Parlor Collection, 700 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue $15-$30 Thursday, July 17, 2014

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Opens June 6. Runs Thurs.-Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $99 and up Thursday, July 17, 2014

The Flower of England’s Face: William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Freehold’s adaptation of three history plays. Preview Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, 6:30 p.m. Mon., June 30. Opens Sat., July 12 at UW Penthouse Theatre, N.E. 45th St. & 17th Ave. N.E. Runs 8 p.m. July 12, 14, 16-19; 4 p.m. July 13 & 20. Hughes Penthouse Theatre, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $15-$50 Thursday, July 17, 2014, 8pm

Improv Anonymous: The Harold A narrative improv format created by legendary improv teacher Del Close.  Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $7 Thursday, July 17, 2014, 8:30pm

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Friday, July 18, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Friday, July 18, 2014

ComedySportz Seattle Comedy Group moves their improv show to the former Empty Space. 8 & 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Atlas Theater, 3509 Fremont Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103 $14 Friday, July 18, 2014

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Funny Girl In the starring role of this revival, directed by Steve Tomkins, Sarah Rose Davis has to be exhaustively gawked up and geeked out by her costumers to match the song “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty.” But by the time the show reaches “I’m the Greatest Star,” Davis owns the part of the legendary stage performer Fanny Brice (1891-1951), whose talent famously surpassed her looks. Davis bounces from pushy to pleading to soulful to catty, bratty, soulful, and back again. The first-time lead, raised in Bellevue, demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing. Good, because Funny Girl is a show that lives and dies on its Brice. Even the primary plot points of the vaudevillian’s fictionalized biography are mere vehicles to truck the audience toward the next song-and-dance spectacular. And of those there are many in this three-hour show (with intermission), with Davis wonderfully supported by the large ensemble. However, the one dull spot in this practically Technicolor production is the central romance between Brice and the hit-and-miss gambler Nick Arnstein (Logan Benedict). Davis and Benedict have talent but no chemistry-perhaps because they and everyone else are so busy rushing from one number to the next. But if it’s romance you want, you can always rent the movie with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. (Runs Wed.-Sun.; see website for exact schedule. Ends July 6. Runs in Everett July 11-Aug. 3.) DANIEL NASH [See Daniel’s full <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/952755-129/opening-nights-funny-girl” target=”_blank”>review</a>.] Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah $30-$65 Friday, July 18, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Friday, July 18, 2014

Parlor Live Comedy Club See website for schedule. The Parlor Collection, 700 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue $15-$30 Friday, July 18, 2014

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Opens June 6. Runs Thurs.-Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $99 and up Friday, July 18, 2014

PROK Open Mike Sign up for this generally zany and enjoyable evening, when professionals are also known to drop by.  The People’s Republic Kafe, 1718 12th Ave., Seattle Free Friday, July 18, 2014, 6:30pm

The Flower of England’s Face: William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Freehold’s adaptation of three history plays. Preview Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, 6:30 p.m. Mon., June 30. Opens Sat., July 12 at UW Penthouse Theatre, N.E. 45th St. & 17th Ave. N.E. Runs 8 p.m. July 12, 14, 16-19; 4 p.m. July 13 & 20. Hughes Penthouse Theatre, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $15-$50 Friday, July 18, 2014, 8pm

Searching for the Super Scene Fast-paced improv from Unexpected Productions. 8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $12-$15 Friday, July 18, 2014, 8:30pm

TheatreSports Unexpected Productions’ long-running (since 1983!) improv comedy show, pitting two teams against each other in front of a panel of judges. 10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $15 Friday, July 18, 2014, 10:30pm

Big Top Rock Teatro Zinzanni’s rock-concert-themed family cirque show stars the band Dream On. See zinzanni.com for schedule of weekend shows through July 20. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $19-$22 Saturday, July 19, 2014

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Saturday, July 19, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Saturday, July 19, 2014

ComedySportz Seattle Comedy Group moves their improv show to the former Empty Space. 8 & 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Atlas Theater, 3509 Fremont Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103 $14 Saturday, July 19, 2014

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Funny Girl In the starring role of this revival, directed by Steve Tomkins, Sarah Rose Davis has to be exhaustively gawked up and geeked out by her costumers to match the song “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty.” But by the time the show reaches “I’m the Greatest Star,” Davis owns the part of the legendary stage performer Fanny Brice (1891-1951), whose talent famously surpassed her looks. Davis bounces from pushy to pleading to soulful to catty, bratty, soulful, and back again. The first-time lead, raised in Bellevue, demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing. Good, because Funny Girl is a show that lives and dies on its Brice. Even the primary plot points of the vaudevillian’s fictionalized biography are mere vehicles to truck the audience toward the next song-and-dance spectacular. And of those there are many in this three-hour show (with intermission), with Davis wonderfully supported by the large ensemble. However, the one dull spot in this practically Technicolor production is the central romance between Brice and the hit-and-miss gambler Nick Arnstein (Logan Benedict). Davis and Benedict have talent but no chemistry-perhaps because they and everyone else are so busy rushing from one number to the next. But if it’s romance you want, you can always rent the movie with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. (Runs Wed.-Sun.; see website for exact schedule. Ends July 6. Runs in Everett July 11-Aug. 3.) DANIEL NASH [See Daniel’s full <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/952755-129/opening-nights-funny-girl” target=”_blank”>review</a>.] Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah $30-$65 Saturday, July 19, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Saturday, July 19, 2014

Parlor Live Comedy Club See website for schedule. The Parlor Collection, 700 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue $15-$30 Saturday, July 19, 2014

Pink Door Cabaret Trapeze performances (6:15-8:45 p.m.) by Bridget Gunning (Sun.) and Tanya Brno (Mon.). Saturdays, go “Behind the Pink Door” (11 p.m.,). See website for full details.   The Pink Door, 1919 Post Alley, Seattle $20 cover Saturday, July 19, 2014

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Opens June 6. Runs Thurs.-Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $99 and up Saturday, July 19, 2014

The Flower of England’s Face: William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Freehold’s adaptation of three history plays. Preview Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, 6:30 p.m. Mon., June 30. Opens Sat., July 12 at UW Penthouse Theatre, N.E. 45th St. & 17th Ave. N.E. Runs 8 p.m. July 12, 14, 16-19; 4 p.m. July 13 & 20. Hughes Penthouse Theatre, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $15-$50 Saturday, July 19, 2014, 8pm

Searching for the Super Scene Fast-paced improv from Unexpected Productions. 8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $12-$15 Saturday, July 19, 2014, 8:30pm

TheatreSports Unexpected Productions’ long-running (since 1983!) improv comedy show, pitting two teams against each other in front of a panel of judges. 10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $15 Saturday, July 19, 2014, 10:30pm

Big Top Rock Teatro Zinzanni’s rock-concert-themed family cirque show stars the band Dream On. See zinzanni.com for schedule of weekend shows through July 20. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $19-$22 Sunday, July 20, 2014

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Sunday, July 20, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Sunday, July 20, 2014

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Funny Girl In the starring role of this revival, directed by Steve Tomkins, Sarah Rose Davis has to be exhaustively gawked up and geeked out by her costumers to match the song “If a Girl Isn’t Pretty.” But by the time the show reaches “I’m the Greatest Star,” Davis owns the part of the legendary stage performer Fanny Brice (1891-1951), whose talent famously surpassed her looks. Davis bounces from pushy to pleading to soulful to catty, bratty, soulful, and back again. The first-time lead, raised in Bellevue, demonstrates a remarkable agility of performance and comic timing. Good, because Funny Girl is a show that lives and dies on its Brice. Even the primary plot points of the vaudevillian’s fictionalized biography are mere vehicles to truck the audience toward the next song-and-dance spectacular. And of those there are many in this three-hour show (with intermission), with Davis wonderfully supported by the large ensemble. However, the one dull spot in this practically Technicolor production is the central romance between Brice and the hit-and-miss gambler Nick Arnstein (Logan Benedict). Davis and Benedict have talent but no chemistry-perhaps because they and everyone else are so busy rushing from one number to the next. But if it’s romance you want, you can always rent the movie with Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. (Runs Wed.-Sun.; see website for exact schedule. Ends July 6. Runs in Everett July 11-Aug. 3.) DANIEL NASH [See Daniel’s full <a href=”http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/952755-129/opening-nights-funny-girl” target=”_blank”>review</a>.] Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N., Issaquah $30-$65 Sunday, July 20, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Sunday, July 20, 2014

Parlor Live Comedy Club See website for schedule. The Parlor Collection, 700 Bellevue Way N.E., Bellevue $15-$30 Sunday, July 20, 2014

Pink Door Cabaret Trapeze performances (6:15-8:45 p.m.) by Bridget Gunning (Sun.) and Tanya Brno (Mon.). Saturdays, go “Behind the Pink Door” (11 p.m.,). See website for full details.   The Pink Door, 1919 Post Alley, Seattle $20 cover Sunday, July 20, 2014

Teatro ZinZanni: When Sparks Fly Maestro Voronin headlines this mad-scientist-themed show. Opens June 6. Runs Thurs.-Sun. plus some Wed.; see zinzanni.com/seattle for exact schedule. Ends Sept. 21. Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer St., Seattle $99 and up Sunday, July 20, 2014

Wicked Wiz of Oz A 45-minute mashup of your favorite Oz musicals, part of the “Mimosas With Mama” drag brunch. Narwhal, 1118 E. Pike St., Seattle $15-$20 Sunday, July 20, 2014, 1:30pm

The Flower of England’s Face: William Shakespeare’s Henry IV Freehold’s adaptation of three history plays. Preview Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island, 6:30 p.m. Mon., June 30. Opens Sat., July 12 at UW Penthouse Theatre, N.E. 45th St. & 17th Ave. N.E. Runs 8 p.m. July 12, 14, 16-19; 4 p.m. July 13 & 20. Hughes Penthouse Theatre, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $15-$50 Sunday, July 20, 2014, 4pm

Piggyback Stand-up and improv unite. 8:30 p.m. Sun.  Unexpected Productions Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle $10 Sunday, July 20, 2014, 8:30pm

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Monday, July 21, 2014

Comedy Underground See website for complete schedule, including their “Monday Madness” open-mike night, 8 p.m. Comedy Underground, 109 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104 $6 Monday, July 21, 2014

Laughs Stand-up and other comedy. See website for complete schedule, including open-mike night.  Laughs Comedy Spot, 12099 124th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034 $10-$20 Monday, July 21, 2014

Pink Door Cabaret Trapeze performances (6:15-8:45 p.m.) by Bridget Gunning (Sun.) and Tanya Brno (Mon.). Saturdays, go “Behind the Pink Door” (11 p.m.,). See website for full details.   The Pink Door, 1919 Post Alley, Seattle $20 cover Monday, July 21, 2014

Can Can Cabarets Seattle’s center for neo-burlesque presents shows and/or live music nearly every night; see website for full details and ticket prices. Can Can, 94 Pike St. Downstairs from Matts & Chez Chea, Seattle see website Tuesday, July 22, 2014