Theater in Aurora, CO tonight and this week

A Magic Academy class for new players that teaches the basic rules of Magic: The Gathering with simple ready-made decks. Everything you need is provided, all ages are welcome, and it runs about one to two hours. Casual play for up to 10 players.

Missio, known for electrifying performances and captivating alternative beats, plays the intimate Marquis Theater.

Ignite at The Bug Theatre: presenters get 20 slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds, for a fast and fun 5-minute presentation.

Kabaka Pyramid, the Grammy Award–winning Rastafarian lyricist fusing reggae, hip-hop and dancehall, one of the leading voices of Jamaica’s Reggae Revival movement.

Bayonne brings the Filters Tour to the Bluebird Theater. Ages 16 & over.

Bayonne, known for intricate looping and ethereal melodies, for ages 16 and over.

Tim Heidecker & Gregg Turkington: On Cinema Live at Paramount Theatre, a stage show of the satirical web series.

Missio at Marquis in Denver, Colorado.

What If Wednesday Jam at What If Theatre in Lakewood, Colorado.

Les Misérables at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Johnstown, Colorado.

GWAR at the Ogden Theater, with Midnight, Mac Sabbath and Atomic Rule. Ages 16 and over with ID.

GWAR headlines a bill with Midnight, Mac Sabbath and Atomic Rule at the Ogden Theatre. Ages 16 and over.

Heavy metal band GWAR, known for theatrical costumes, plays the Ogden Theatre. Ages 16 and over.

Sophie Lowenstein Presents: Birth music, a show about American birthwork and how we got here.

The Musical Box brings the most spectacular show of the 70s to Paramount Theatre.

Agriculture brings their blend of metal and hard rock to the Marquis Theater.

A collectible card game created by Richard Garfield, Magic: The Gathering was first released by Wizards of the Coast in 1993.

Magic: The Gathering's Friday Night Magic, in Commander: four-player games where each deck is built around one legendary card and everyone starts at 40 life. Casual play for up to 24 players; entry is $15.

New Members Premiere at Pirate: Contemporary Art, a member-run co-operative art space introducing its newest members.

Magic: The Gathering in Commander, its four-player format: each deck is built around one legendary card, its commander, and everyone starts at 40 life. Casual play.

An in-person premiere from FlowStateCrew of ESCII Golden.

Anastasia, a new musical about a brave young woman attempting to discover the mystery of her past and find a place for herself, from the twilight of the Russian Empire to Paris in the 1920s.

Les Misérables at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Johnstown, Colorado.

Magic: The Gathering's Friday Night Magic as a draft: players open booster packs around tables of up to eight, keep one card at a time and pass the rest, then build 40-card decks and play one-on-one. Room for up to 36 players.

Sophie Lowenstein Presents: Birth music, a show about American birthwork and how we got here.

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde at Vintage Theatre in Aurora, Colorado.

Verdi’s Macbeth, a sweeping production set in 11th-century Scotland, where whispers become prophecy and rumor becomes reality. Power is fueled not just by ambition, but by the voices that surround it. Verdi’s score heightens every turn.

A comedic dinner theater show at The Old Spaghetti Factory in Westminster.

Twilight Zone: A Parody at Theater Company of Lafayette in Colorado.

Riot: A Subversive Rock Cabaret at Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, Colorado.

RIOT: A Subversive Rock Cabaret at Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, Colorado.

The Producers, Mel Brooks' Tony Award-winning musical comedy.

Bahamas, the singer-songwriter known for soulful melodies, plays the Bluebird Theatre. 16 and over.

Bahamas with industrial Sport & Sound at the Bluebird Theater. Ages 16 & over.

Friday Night Magic Midnight Draft at Enchanted Realms Games and Gifts in Colorado Springs.

Les Misérables at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Johnstown, Colorado.

Metropolitan Opera Encore Bizet’s “Carmen” at Cinemark Century Theatre in Boulder, Colorado.

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical at Denver Center — Randy Weeks Conservatory Theatre in Colorado.

A Zach Brew Draft for 12 people at a game table in Enchanted Grounds, 3615 W Bowles Ave in Littleton, Colorado. The Littleton shop is one of two Colorado locations of Enchanted Grounds, a coffee shop and game store.

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical at Denver Center — Randy Weeks Conservatory Theatre in Colorado.

RIOT: A Subversive Rock Cabaret at Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, Colorado.