Fun things coming up in Marin

• Novato Theater Company and Marin Musical Theater Co.’s adaptation of “Cabaret” opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at 5420 Nave Drive, suite C, in Novato. The show runs through April 13. Admission is $35 to $50. Go to novatotheatercompany.org.

• Performing Arts Academy of Marin performs “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” at 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at Marin Center’s Showcase Theater at 20 Avenue of the Flags in San Rafael. Admission is $45 to $56. Go to tickets.marincenter.org.

• A reading of Janine Sternlieb’s “First Ladies and the Big White Lie” is at 7 p.m. Saturday at Marin Shakes at 514 Fourth St. in San Rafael. Admission is free with RSVP. Go to marinshakespeare.org.

• Marin Ballet presents a story ballet based on Sergei Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” at 6 and 7:30 p.m. March 27 at 100 Elm St. in San Rafael. Admission is $15. Go to marinballet.org.

— Daniel Bromfield, Marin Independent Journal