Critic’s Picks: The best of South Sound arts this weekend
Teen poetry at B Sharp Coffee
Creative Colloquy gets into National Poetry Month (that’s April) with a monthly reading/open mic themed around teen angst poems. Bring out your black nail polish and torn jeans and immerse yourself.
7 p.m. Monday. Free. B Sharp Coffee House, 706 Opera Alley (Court C), Tacoma. creativecolloquy.com.
“Noises Off” at Lakewood Playhouse
The 1982 classic comedy by British author Michael Frayn about a play with backstage machinations and onstage bedlam comes to Lakewood Playhouse. John Munn directs. Parental advisory for mild sexual humor.
8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Friday (April 15) through May 8. $25 adult; $22 military; $21 senior; $19 student. Pay-what-you-can 8 p.m. Thursdays: April 21, 28. Lakewood Playhouse, 5729 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd. Lakewood. 253-588-0042, lakewoodplayhouse.org.
TSO plays ‘Symphonic Django’
Tacoma Symphony Orchestra director Sarah Ioannides brings a new production of “Symphonic Django,” a mélange of gypsy jazz from the Paris swing era showcasing the music of its most famous icon, Django Reinhardt. Guitar virtuoso John Jorgenson and jazz violinist Ben Powell join a gypsy jazz troupe including locals Greg Ruby and Neil Andersson.
7:30 p.m. Saturday. $19-$80; $12 students. Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma. 253-591-5894, broadwaycenter.org, tacomasymphony.org.
‘Saturday Night Fever’ comes to the Pantages
A new touring production, based on the 1977 John Travolta movie of the same name, tells the coming-of-age story with disco-era hits such as “Stayin’ Alive,” “Jive Talkin,’” and “How Deep is Your Love?”, along with new songs written for the show.
3 p.m. Sunday. $39-$110. Pantages Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma. 253-591-5894, broadwaycenter.org.
Rosemary Ponnekanti: 253-597-8568, @rose_ponnekanti
This story was originally published April 14, 2016 at 10:02 AM with the headline "Critic’s Picks: The best of South Sound arts this weekend."