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TERRACE PLAZA PLAYHOUSE, The Marvelous Wonderettes, this smash off-Broadway hit takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts, through February 7, 7:30 p.m., 99 E. 4700 South, Ogden, $12-$14 general, $11-$13 seniors/students, $9-$11 children (12 and under), 801-393-0070, http://terraceplayhouse.com.
HALE CENTRE THEATRE-WEST VALLEY CITY, Is He Dead?, by Mark Twain, it’s 1846 and talented French artist Millet feels honor bound to save his fiancée and her father from financial ruin, but Millet soon realizes that great paintings make much more money after the artist dies, so in desperation he fakes his own death and becomes his “sister,” through February 7, 12:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. performances, $49 general (December 31), $28-$31 general, $16 children ages 5-11, 801-984-9000, www.halecentretheatre.org.
HALE CENTRE THEATRE-OREM, Barefoot in the Park, by Neil Simon, when newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter arrive at their first New York apartment the honeymoon comes to a screeching halt as they confront a needy mother-in-law, an eccentric neighbor and the inevitable adjustment to married life, through February 7, 7:30 p.m., also 3 p.m. matinees on January 10, 17, 24, 31 and February 7, 225 W. 400 North, Orem, $11 (preview performances), $34-$38 (December 31), $16-$22 general, $12-$16 children, 801-226-8600, www.haletheater.org.
GRASSROOTS SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, The Little Mermaid, A Shakespearean Tragedy, adapted by Christopher Clark from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, the well known story of a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince, told in the language and poetry of William Shakespeare, January 8-10, 7:30 p.m., Ladies Literary Guild, 850 E. South Temple, $12 adults, $8 children in advance, $15 adults, $10 children at the door, www.grassrootsshakespeare.com.
DESERT STAR PLAYHOUSE, Pirates of the Scaribbean, by Ben E. Millet, January 8-March 21, 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m., also 2:30 p.m. matinees, $18.95 adults, $10.95 children (11 years and under), 4861 S. State, 801-266-2600, www.desertstar.biz.
UTAH CHILDREN’S THEATRE, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, dramatized by Joseph Robinette from a story by C.S. Lewis, siblings Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are sent out of London during World War II, in the darkness of the old country house where they are sent the children stumble through an old wardrobe to the land of Narnia, where it is always winter and never Christmas under the White Witch’s reign, January 9-10, 16-17, 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. performances, 3605 S. State St., $14 general, 801-532-6000, www.uctheatre.org.
CENTER STAGE PERFORMING ARTS, Beauty & the Beast, Jr., Disney’s beloved classic is a fun filled show for the entire family, January 9, 7 p.m., January 10, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Main Performance Hall, Covey Center for the Arts, 425 W. Center St., Provo, $5-$9, 801-852-7007, https://secure.coveycenter.org/webtix/.
PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY, Alabama Story, by Kenneth Jones, a gentle children’s book with an apparent hidden message stirs the passions of a segregationist senator and a no-nonsense state librarian in 1959 Montgomery, just as the civil rights movement is flowering, inspired by true events, January 9-24, 7:30 p.m. (Monday-Thursday evenings), 8 p.m. (Friday and Saturday evenings), also 2 p.m. matinees (on Saturdays), $25-$44 (tickets will be $5 higher when purchased on day of performance), 801-581-6961, www.pioneertheatre.org.
CENTERPOINT LEGACY THEATRE, The Miracle Worker, by William Gibson,, directed by Karen Whiting, the inspiring true story of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan, January 12-February 7, 7:30 p.m., also 2:30 p.m. matinees on January 31, February 2 and 7, Barlow Main Stage, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville, $17.25-$23.25, 801-298-1302, www.centerpointtheatre.org.