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.

The Book of Mormon: National tour of the Broadway smash hit written by CU Boulder alums Matt Stone and Trey Parker; through May 18, DCPA Broadway, Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $53-$165; denvercenter.org.

Cinderella: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical spin through the classic fairy tale; through May 18, The Spark, 4847 Pearl St., Unit B, Boulder; $16-$33; thesparkcreates.org.

Closer Than Ever: Intimate musical about live, friendship and security; through May 17, Longmont Theatre Company, 513 Main St., Longmont; $35; longmonttheatre.org.

Exhibit: Playwright and film and stage actor Regina Taylor’s one-person show about an African American woman recalling living through a sharply polarized America of the 1960s and beyond; through May 25, Curious Theatre Company, 1080 Acoma St., Denver; $64; curioustheatre.org.

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

The Hot Wing King: A four-man team attempts to win a cook-off in Memphis in this Pulitzer Prize-winning piece; through May 25, Denver Center Theater Company, Kilstrom Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; denvercenter.org.

Little Shop of Horrors: Musical based on the once-cult 1960s movie about a dentist and hungry plant; through May 25, Denver Center Theatre Company, Wolf Theatre, 13th and Curtis streets, Denver; denvercenter.org.

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

Pericles — An Adaptive Show for People with Cognitive Disabilities: Shakespearean production that seeks to create an engaging experience for people with cognitive disabilities; through Saturday, Phamaly Theatre Company, CU Boulder Loft Theatre; $15-$25; phamaly.org.

Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare’s epic romantic and tragic tale; through May 18, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut, Boulder; $27-$31; thedairy.org.

Coming soon

& Juliet: There’s life after Romeo for the young heroine in this Broadway musical; June 4-15, DCPA Broadway, Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $47-$112; denvercenter.org.

Bluebird Improv: Actors Tim Meadows (“SNL,” “Mean Girls”), Brad Morris (Second City, “The Good Place”), Joe Canale (Second City) and Matt Walsh (“Veep”) have a fun and created-on-the-spot conversation with the audience; May 16-18, DCPA Broadway, Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $77; denvercenter.org.

The Conversation Part 1 — The Israeli-Palestinian Conversation: Theater piece that allows urgent voices from each side of the ongoing conflict to speak their truths; May 22-31, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $15-$30; thedairy.org.

Forbidden Broadway — Merrily We Stole a Song: A cabaret that roasts more than 30 Broadway hits, May 28-June 29, DCPA Broadway, Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $77; denvercenter.org.