Theater in Boulder, 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.

A Standard Showdown: most stores run three to five rounds, each a best-of-three match of Magic: The Gathering in Standard, which uses only the newest sets. The winner gets a special promo card while supplies last. Room for up to 32 players; entry is $5.

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.

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

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

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

Missio at Marquis in Denver, Colorado.

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

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

Les Misérables at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Johnstown, Colorado.

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

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.

GWAR (16 and Over) at Ogden Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

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.

Cat Clyde & Dean Johnson at Aggie Theatre in Ft. Collins, Colorado.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 32 players; entry is $30.

Magic: The Gathering's Friday Night Magic, in Pauper: every card in a deck must once have been printed as a common. Players of every level are welcome.

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.

Murder Mystery Co. Dinner Theater Show at The Old Spaghetti Factory in Westminster in Colorado.

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

A family-friendly circus story told through aerial silks, trapeze, flow arts, acrobatics and memorable characters.

Bas Bleu - Pay What You Can at Bas Bleu Theatre Company in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

The Brothers Comatose at Aggie Theatre in Ft. Collins, Colorado.

Les Misérables at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Johnstown, Colorado.

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