Fall theater season will be busy

Theater lovers have a full smorgasbord of treats awaiting them, no matter what their tastes are. Live theater is thriving in the Denver metro area. A few suggestions for fall startups:

Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, opens the season with the American classic “West Side Story,” directed and choreographed by the talented Nick Sugar, with Donna Debrecini as music director. Runs from Sept. 11 to Oct. 11. Based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” the tale of ill-fated lovers is moved to 20th-century New York City. Townhallartscenter.org. (Followed by “Shrek” through the holidays.)

The regional premiere of “Saturday Night Fever,” based on the film, plays Sept. 15 to Oct. 4 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Disco, rock and roll, jitterbug, ballroom dance: it’s all there. The mid-20th-century music and dance scene is directed by Rod Lansberry. Arvadacenter.org. (Creede Repertory’s “Good on Paper” plays in the Black Box Theatre Sept. 29 to Oct.25.)

“The Flick,” 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner, plays Sept. 5 to Oct 17 at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. CuriousTheatre.org.

The Cole Porter favorite “Anything Goes,” presented by Highlands Ranch-based Performance Now Theatre Company, plays Sept. 11 to 27 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Performancenow.org.

“Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story” plays Sept 11-Nov. 14 at BDT Stage (Boulder’s Dinner Theater), 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, bdtstage.com.

“My Name is Asher Lev,” based on Chaim Potok’s book, plays at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington St., Golden, from Sept. 11-Oct. 18. Minersalley.com.

“Curtains,” a mystery musical, plays at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, Sept. 18 to Nov. 11. Vintagetheatre.com.

“Jekyll and Hyde,” the musical, plays Sept. 18 to Nov. 8 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Aurorafoxartscenter.org.

“Lookingglass Alice,” a new play, runs Sept. 18 to Nov. 11 at the Stage Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts Complex. Denvercenter.org.

“Singin’ in the Rain,” another American classic, plays Sept. 25 to Oct. 11 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Produced by Inspire Creative. Parkerarts.org.

One October suggestion, since it’s new: “The Explorer’s Club” will be presented by Lone Tree Arts Center, which is producing its plays this year: Plays Oct. 15 to 24, with a strong cast. Lonetreeartscenter.org.