WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THEATRE THIS WEEK (SEPT. 19-25, 2012)

For your convenience, we’re listing theatre performances that are taking place between today and next Tuesday. And don’t forget, if you want a complete monthly listing please mouse over “Live Theatre Previews and Reviews” and click on “Upcoming Theatre Events.”

CENTERPOINT LEGACY THEATRE, “Little Women,” through September 22, 7:30 p.m., Barlow Main Stage, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville, $17-$20, 801-298-1302, www.centerpointtheatre.org.

HALE CENTRE THEATRE-OREM, “Arsenic and Old Lace,” through September 22, 7:30 p.m., 3 p.m. matinees, $16-$20, $12-$16 children, 801-226-8600, www.haletheater.org.

THE STING AND HONEY COMPANY, “The Winter’s Tale,” by William Shakespeare, directed by Javen Tanner, through September 29, Tuesdays-Fridays 7:30 p.m., Saturdays 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., $20, Leona Wagner Black Box Theatre, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.arttix.org.

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY, “In the Heights,” music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegria Hudes, conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, through September 29, 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances, 2 p.m. matinees, $38 (balcony), $59 (main floor/loge), tickets are $5 higher when purchased on day of performance, 801-581-6961, www.pioneertheatre.org.

HALE CENTRE THEATRE-WEST VALLEY CITY, “9 to 5 The Musical,” music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, book by Patricia Resnick, through September 29, 7:30 p.m., 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. matinees, $24-$26 adults, $15-$16 children (children under 5 not permitted), 801-984-9000, www.halecentretheatre.org.

UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” “Mary Stuart,” “Titus Andronicus,” “Les Misérables,” “Scapin,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Hamlet,” “Stones in His Pockets,” through October 21, 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m., 2 p.m. matinees, Adams Shakespeare Theatre, Auditorium Theatre, Randall L. Jones Theatre, Cedar City, $22-$73, 800-752-9849, www.bard.org.

DESERT STAR PLAYHOUSE, “Wicked-er,” by Ben Millet, artistic director Scott Holman, through November 10, 6 p.m., 7 p.m. or 8:30 p.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. matinees, playhouse prices $13.95-$17.95, $13.95 students, $12.95 seniors, $9.95 children, dinner theatre prices $38.95-$42.95, $14.95 children, no senior or student discounts, 801-266-2600, www.desertstar.biz.

WASATCH THEATRE, “Avenue Q,” September 6-22, 8 p.m., September 22 also 2 p.m. matinees, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, $20, 801-446-5657, www.wasatchtheatre.org.

THE 42ND ANNUAL CLASSICAL GREEK THEATRE FESTIVAL, Antigone by Sophocles, in a new American translation by Marianne McDonald, choreographed by Darlene Casanova, directed by Larry West, September 19, 7:30 p.m., Wildcat Theater, Weber State University, $9-$12, 801-832-2457, www.westminstercollege.edu/greek_theatre.

BABCOCK THEATRE, “Vernon God Little,” by D.B.C. Pierre, adapted for the stage by Tanya Rondy, directed by Matt Toronto, student previews September 19-20, 7:30 p.m., September 21-30, 7:30 p.m., 2 p.m. matinees, $15 general, $12 University of Utah faculty and staff, University of Utah students free with Ucard, $8 other students with ID, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

ZION THEATRE COMPANY, “Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion,’” adapted by Melissa Leilani Larson, directed by Sarah Stewart, September 21-22, 7:30 p.m., The Off Broadway Theater, 272 S. Main St., $8-$16, at the door, www.ziontheatrecompany.com.

THE 42ND ANNUAL CLASSICAL GREEK THEATRE FESTIVAL, Antigone by Sophocles, in a new American translation by Marianne McDonald, choreographed by Darlene Casanova, directed by Larry West, September 22-23, 29-30, 9 a.m., Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre, $10 members, $15 non-members, $7 students and children, 801-832-2457, www.westminstercollege.edu/greek_theatre.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “A Second Birth,” by Ariel Mitchell, directed by George Nelson, September 25-28, 7:30 p.m., September 29, 2 p.m., (the September 27 performance will be ASL interpreted), Margetts Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, $8, 801-422-4322, www.arts.byu.edu.

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