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Here's what's on Houston stages this week

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The Sam Houston Dancers from Sam Houston State University will perform during "Four in the Mix" on Saturday at the Kaplan Theatre.
The Sam Houston Dancers from Sam Houston State University will perform during "Four in the Mix" on Saturday at the Kaplan Theatre.Lynn Lane

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.

Classical

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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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