Theater Openings
BDT Stage’s “Mary Poppins” May 16-Sept. 5: The medicine goes down easily with “A Spoonful of Sugar” and more lovable songs in the Disney stage version of the film about a nanny who uses magic and common sense as a winning recipe. $38-$58. 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000 or bdtstage.com
Equinox Theatre’s “Urinetown: The Musical” May 15-June 6: A darkly comedic send-up of greed, love, revolution and musicals. $20-$25. Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver, 720-984-0781 or equinoxtheatre.com
The Source Theatre’s “The Five Points, Wrapped Around My Soul”
May 21-June 6: A cappella musical that takes its audience on a historical journey through the form’s traditions. $15-$20. Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, 720-238-1323 or thesourcedenver.org
Spotlight Theatre’s “Rope” May 16-June 13: Thriller about two young men who commit a gruesome crime to see if they can get away with it. $19-$21. John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, 720-880-8727 or thisisspotlight.com
The Upstart Crow Theatre’s “The Flies” May 15-30: Jean Paul Sartre’s existentialist take on the myth of Orestes and Electra. $21-$25. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-444-7328 or theupstartcrow.org
Vintage Theatre’s “Night Mother” May 15-June 14: The exploration of the final hour in the life of a young woman who has decided that life is no longer worth living. $24-$28. 1486 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-856-7830 or vintagetheatre.org
Compiled by Mark Collins, Special to The Denver Post
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