Theater openings
Butte Theatre Company’s “The Marvelous Wonderettes”
Aug. 3-25: Time-traveling music that settles into the big hair and big sound era of the late-1950s. $9-$21. 139 E. Bennet Ave., Cripple Creek; 719-896-6402; buttetheater.com Lake Dillon Theatre Company’s “The Underpants” Aug. 3-Sept. 2: A turn-of-the-century couple’s conservative existence is shattered when the wife’s bloomers fall in public. $24.50-$41.50.
460 Blue River Parkway, Silverthorne; 970-513-6386; lakedillontheatre.org
Vintage Theatre Company’s “The Sunshine Boys”
Aug. 3-Sept. 9: Two aging vaudevillians get along on stage, but not off, in this Neil Simon comedy. $16-$32. 1468 Dayton St., Aurora; 303-8567830; vintagetheatre.com
Vision Box Studio’s “The Othello Project”
Aug. 3: Modern piece that combines Shakespeare’s original text and contemporary interviews with victims and perpetrators of domestic violence.
McNichols Civic Center, 144 W. Colfax Ave., Denver; 270-810-1841; visionbox.org
Public Work Theatre Company’s “Xperiment”
Aug. 4: Family friendly solo show about a clown who valiantly attempts to conduct scientific experiments. $9-$12.
Public Works Theatre Company, Chautauqua Community House, 301 Morning Glory Dr., Boulder; Chautauqua.com
DCPA Broadway’s “On Your Feet!”
Aug. 8-19: Musical based on the life of Emilio and Gloria Estefan. $30-$115.
Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; 303-893-4100; denvercenter.org
Lakewood Cultural Center’s “Waistwatchers, The Musical” Aug. 8-25: Musical that takes a lighthearted look at four women singing about body issues. $40-$50. 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood; 303-987-7845; waistwatchersthemusical.com
Pipedreams Productions’ “#BEST YOU”
Aug. 9-Sept. 1: Interactive theatrical game show that explores how far people will go to be the best. $23-$25.
JMAC Studios White Box, University of Denver, 1903 E. Iliff Ave., Denver; hashtagbestyou.com Compiled by Mark Collins, Special to the Denver Post