On stage

Annie: Musical about an irascible red-headed orphan; through June 22, Jester’s Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont; $19-$55; jesterstheatre.com.

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder: A mysterious charmer discovers he’s in line for an earldom in this musical comedy; through May 11, Arvada Center for the Arts, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; $56-$83; arvadacenter.org.

Little Shop of Horrors: Musical based on the once-cult 1960s movie about a dentist and hungry plant; through May 35, Denver Center Theatre Company, Wolf Theatre, 13th and Curtis streets, Denver; denvercenter.org.

Martine Out of Time: World premiere of a whimsical play about a woman who feels stuck on her grandmother’s chicken farm; through April 19, Theater Company of Lafayette, The Arapaho Center, 300 E. Simpson St., Lafayette; $22-$25; tclstage.org.

National Bohemians: World premiere of a heartfelt comedy about a hardcore Republican, gay screenwriter, cranky shipwright and a grandma on the lam; through April 20, Miners Alley Playhouse, 1100 Miners Alley, Golden; $45; minersalley.com.

Perfect Arrangement: A carefully constructed marriage is endangered during a hunt for sexual deviants in the 1950s; through May 3, Firehouse Theater Company, John Hand Theater, 7652 E. 1st Place, Denver; $27-$32; firehousetheatercompany.com.

Something Rotten: A pair of ambitious Elizabethan-era producers set out to write the world’s first musical, employing a young upstart known as the Bard; through April 20, CU Department of Theatre, Roe Green Theatre on the CU campus, Boulder; $31; cupresents.org.

The White Chip: One man’s journey from alcoholism to recovery; through May 4, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $15-$50; thedairy.org.

The Wiz: Tony Award-winning musical that eases on down the road with soul, gospel and funk score, put to the “Wizard of Oz” story; through April 20, DCPA Broadway, Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $46-$109; denvercenter.org.

Coming soon

Big Fish: A traveling salesman lives life to the fullest in this musical; April 24-27, CU College of Music, Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St., Boulder; $31-$50; cupresents.org.

Local Lab: Concert readings of three new plays; April 25-27, Local Theater Company, Nomad Playhouse, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder; localtheaterco.org.

Our Town: Thornton Wilder’s still-timely classic that springs life lessons from life in a small town; May 9-25, VIVA Theater Company, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; thedairy.org.