Theater openings

Miners Alley Playhouse’s “The 39 Steps”

March 23-April 29: Alfred Hitchock’s masterpiece performed by four characters in breakneck style. $15-$38. 1224 Washington Ave., Golden; 303-935-3044; minersalley.com Midtown Arts Center’s “Ragtime”

March 23-May 26: An upperclass wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician become dramatically intertwined in this musical. $54-$64. 3750 S. Mason St., Fort Collins; 970-225-2555; midtownartscenter.com Performance Now Theatre Company’s “The Producers”

March 23-April 6: Musical comedy about a scheming producer and a sure bust-ofan-idea that goes right. $20. Lakewood Cultural Center; 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood; 303-987-7845; Lakewood.org/ lccpresents

Bas Bleu Theatre’s “Waiting for Obama” March 24: Staged reading of DCPA senior arts journalist and former Denver Post writer John Moore’s play about guns and gun control in America. free (donations accepted for Denver Actors Fund). 401 Pine St., Fort Collins; 970-498-8949; basbleu.org

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center’s “Fun Home”

March 29-April 22: Tony-winning (Best Musical) show about a woman unraveling the mysteries of her childhood. $20-$42.

30 West Dale St., Colorado Springs; 719-634-5581; csfineartscenter.org

The Upstart Crow Theatre Company’s “The Playboy of the Western World”

March 29-April 8: A young man in rural Ireland claims to have killed his father. $21-$25. Dairy Arts Center; 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; thedairy.org Compiled by Mark Collins, Special to the Denver Post