Theater
All the Way: Alley Theatre and Dallas Theatre Center co-produce the Houston premiere of Robert Schenkkan's Tony-winning drama chronicling Lyndon Johnson's tumultuous first year as president. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 21; Alley Theatre, 615 Texas; $26-$125; 713-220-5700, alleytheatre.org.
Alley All New: Festival features free workshops and readings of new works-in-progress, at venues throughout the Alley Theatre complex. This week's schedule: "Miller, Mississippi" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Saturday; "Roz and Ray" at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 Sunday; "Syncing Ink" at 8 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Sunday; "Songs from Mrs. Mannerly" 3 p.m. Friday and Sunday; "Cleo" at 11 a.m. Saturday; "The Harraassment of Iris Molloy," at noon Sunday; Alley Theatre, 615 Texas; free; 713-220-5700, alleytheatre.org.
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Fences: August Wilson's Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a former Negro League baseball star grappling with social change and family tensions in 1950s Pittsburgh. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 28; Ensemble Theatre, 3535 Main; $23-$50; 713-520-0055, ensemblehouston.com.
The Book of Maggie: World premiere of Brendan Bourque-Sheil's irreverent fantasy-comedy in which a woman planning to kill herself faces supernatural interference from Judas Iscariot, Pontius Pilate and St. Peter. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 14; Stages Repertory Theatre, 3201 Alley Parkway; $23-$49; 713-527-0123, stagestheatre.com.
Becky's New Car: Steven Dietz's comedy about a wife and mother stuck in a midlife crisis - until a chance encounter brings drastic change. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company, Studio 101, 1824 Spring; $20; 832-463-0409, mildredsumbrella.com.
A Doll's House: Henrik Ibsen's classic protofeminist drama; Previews Thursday, opens Friday; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 21; also, 8 p.m. Monday and Feb. 17; Classical Theatre Company. 4617 Montrose; $25; 713-963-9665, classicaltheatre.org.
52 Pick Up: Offbeat improvisational theater piece in which two actors throw a deck of cards in the air - and the way they fall dictates the rest of the show. 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays through Feb. 27; 3 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 14-28; Theater LaB Houston at MATCH, 3400 Main; $32-$47; 713-521-4533, matchhouston.org.
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Barefoot in the Park: Neil Simon's 1963 comedy hit follows two crazy-in-love newlyweds as they adjust to their first New York apartment and each other's idiosyncrasies. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 14; also, 2:30 p.m. Saturday; A.D. Players, 2710 W. Alabama; $40; 713-526-2721, adplayers.org.
The Wedding Singer: Stage musical based on the 1998 film comedy; 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 5 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 21; Bayou City Theatrics at the Kaleidoscope, 705 Main, Suite B; $35-$40; 832-817-8656, bayoucitytheatrics.com.
Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare's romantic tragedy. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sunday, through Feb. 21; Texas Repertory Theatre Co., 14243 Stuebner Airline; $43; 781-583-7573, texreptheatre.org.
Julius Caesar: Shakespeare's tragedy, presented with gender-reversed casting. 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; Intrepid Fringe production, at Makeshift Theatre, 1504 Wirt; $17-$35; 830-370-5907.
Broadway in Concert: Revue of show tunes; 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, through March 26; also, 2 p.m. Feb. 14 and 28 and March 13; Music Box Theater, 2623 Colquitt; $27-$37; 713-522-7722, themusicboxtheater.com.
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Opera
Rusalka: Dvorak's lyric fairy tale about a lovelorn water nymph and the bargain she makes to become human and land her Prince. Ana Maria Martinez stars in Glyndebourne Festival Opera production, with Brian Jagde as the Prince; Harry Bicket conducts. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 and 12; Houston Grand Opera at Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas; $15-$322; houstongrandopera.org.
The Marriage of Figaro: Mozart's comic masterpiece in which Count Almaviva plots to seduce Susanna, bride-to-be of his valet, Figaro - while Figaro and the Countess counterplot to foil him. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Houston Grand Opera, Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas; $15-$354; 713-228-6737, houstongrandopera.org.
La Cenerentola: Rossini's take on the "Cinderella" legend; 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday; also, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 and 13. Opera in the Heights, 1703 Heights; $35-$67; 713-861-5303, operaintheheights.org.
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Houston Symphony: "Singin' in the Rain," the classic 1952 film musical, with live orchestral performance. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday; Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana; $25-$129; 713-224-7575, houstonsymphony.org.
Dance
On Love: CORE Performance Company performs an evening of dance inspired by the poetry of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi and Rainer Maria Rilke; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; MATCH, 3400 Main; $10-$15; 713-521-4533, matchhouston.org.
BalletBoyz: Britain's renowned all-male contemporary dance company performs works by Christopher Wheeldon and Alex Whitley, presented by Society for the Performing Arts. 8 p.m. Saturday, Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas; $23-$78, 713-227-4772, spahouston.org.
Four in the Mix: Dance companies from Sam Houston State University, University of Houston, Rice University and Houston Community College-Central perform as part of Dance Month at the Kaplan Theatre. 8 p.m. Saturday, Evelyn Rubenstein JCC of Houston, 5601 S. Braeswood; $15-$30; 713-551-7255, erjcchouston.org.
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