Theater openings

Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s “Cyrano de Bergerac”

July 6-Aug. 11: Timeless romantic comedy about a proud but insecure hero who pines for the lovely Roxanne. $10-$70.

Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, CU campus, Boulder; 303-492-8008, cupresents.org

Rattlebrain Productions’ “Oddville: A Love Story?” July 6-7: The Blue Man Group meets “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.” $20-$24.

Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver; 303-321-5925, avenuetheater.com.

Arts in the Open’s

“Irish Tales Along the Trails” July 7-Aug. 5: A family friendly venture to the Emerald Isle filled with stories of wit and whimsy. $15-$20.

Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder; 303-440-7666, chautauqua.com.

DCPA Off-Center’s “Mixed Taste”

July 11-Aug. 22: Tag-team lectures on unrelated topics. $20.

Seawell Grand Ballroom, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; 303-8934100, denvercenter.org.

DCPA Broadway’s

“Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man”

July 12-Aug. 5: Interactive, upbeat comedy where no subject is taboo. $32.

Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; 303-8934100, denvercenter.org. Phamaly Theatre Company’s “Into the Woods”

July 12-Aug. 5: Sondheim’s dark musical take on fairy tales. $29. Space Theatre, Denver Center, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; 303893-4100, phamaly.org.

Senior Housing Option’s “The Sunshine Boys”

July 12-20: Neil Simon comedy about two former vaudevillian performers who can’t stand each other. $35.

Barth Hotel, 1514 17th St., Denver; 303-595-4464, seniorhousingoptions.org. Compiled by Mark Collins, Special to the Denver Post