New onstage

OPENINGS

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: Bay Area Musicals inaugurates its first season with Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows’ ever-popular musical satire on climbing the corporate ladder. Previews begin Friday, Nov. 27. Opens Saturday, Nov. 28. Through Dec. 19. Marines Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter St., S.F. (415) 340-2207. www.bamsf.org. Mummenschanz: The whimsical Swiss mime company returns with its latest concoction of abstract and fantastical puppets dancing through humorous wordless skits. Friday-Sunday, Nov. 27-29. Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley. (510) 642-0212. www.calperformances. org. Riverdance: The 20th anniversary world tour of the traditional Irish dance-and-song showcase makes it way to Broadway San Jose. Opens Tuesday, Nov. 24. Through Sunday, Nov. 29. Center for the Performing Arts, 255 S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose. (800) 982-2787. www.ticketmaster.com.