Calendar

Every Fri.–Sun. Three different audiovisual planetarium shows suitable for all ages. Did an Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs? (11:30 a.m.) looks at cosmic collisions across the solar system including the 6-mile-wide asteroid that hit the earth 66 million years ago. The Sky Tonight (12:30 & 2:30 p.m.) is an exploration of the current night sky, with tips on how to find the cardinal directions, constellations, and planets on your own. Sea Monsters (1:30 p.m.) follows an aquatic dolichorhynchops, or “dolly,” as she travels through the prehistoric ocean, encountering plesiosaurs, sharks, giant fish, and more. Various times, U-M MNH, 1105 North University. $8 at the door. Limited capacity. 764–0478.

June 1–4, 8–11, 15–18, & 22–25. Carol Gray, Rob Sulewski, & Graham Atkin direct students and local actors in an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s sharp-tongued comedy that begins in the valley and moves across the Arb to conclude in the peony garden. The high-spirited plot involves 2 pairs of young lovers. One couple, both disdainful of love, are tricked into acknowledging each other, while the other couple’s love is nearly ruined by a deception that, abetted by the paranoia of returning military heroes, leads to trumped-up charges of infidelity. The play is best known for its charged sexual banter and for the penetrating wit and often dark cast of its humor. This year’s production is the first not under the supervision of Shakespeare in the Arb founder Kate Mendeloff, who passed away from cancer this April. Audience members should be prepared for light weather conditions, periods of sitting, standing and walking. 6:30 p.m., meet at the Peony Garden entrance at 1610 Washington Heights. $25 (Matthaei-Nichols members, $20; students, $15) in advance only. Tickets go on sale May 22 (May 15 for members) at mutotix.umich.edu & the Michigan Union Ticket Office and are held at will call at the Arboretum Visitor Center. 998–9540.

Talk sold out. Free tickets for the signing line still available at literatibookstore.com. 6:30 p.m., Literati, 124 E. Washington. Mask encouraged. 585–5567.

June 9 & 10. Outspoken and often unscripted comic who riffs on a wide variety of topics, from religion to bowling to being a cancer survivor. Preceded by 2 opening acts TBA. Alcohol is served. 7:15 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 9:45 p.m. (Sat.), 212 S. Fourth Ave. $18 reserved seating in advance (before 6 p.m. the night of the show) at aacomedy.com, $20 general admission at the door. 996–9080.

Every Thurs.–Sun., June 1–25. This local professional theater company performs the 1980 Broadway musical adapted from the 1933 Busby Berkeley film musical about a talented young performer who gets her big break on Broadway. The vintage score, which features lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer and music by Harry Warren, includes such favorites as “You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me,” “We’re in the Money,” and “I Only Have Eyes for You.” 7:30 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 3 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.), Encore, 3126 Broad St., Dexter. Tickets $57.50 (seniors 62 and over $55.50, youth 12 and under $28) in advance at theencoretheatre.org and at the door. 268–6200.

June 9–11. Vicky Wurster directs a cast of local actors in the world premiere of an original musical by Jason Eyster, bringing to life the history of Chelsea with song, dance, humor, and drama. The story focuses on Frank Glazier, the  businessman and politician who built Chelsea’s iconic clock tower in 1906. 7:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 3 p.m. (Sun.), Chelsea High School Auditorium, 740 N. Freer Rd., Chelsea. $20 (groups of 10 or more, $15 each) at chelseaareaplayers.org & at HomeTown Pharmacy (cash or check only) in Chelsea, and at the door. chelseaareaplayers@gmail.com.

June 9 & 10. David Andrews directs this accomplished town-and-gown company in his new adaptation of The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic operetta about young love on the high seas. In his version Andrews retains the original score (with some rewritten lyrics) while entirely reworking the libretto into a sequel that takes place 44 years after the original. Set on the shores of Lake Michigan during Prohibition, the farcical plot centers on an aging boat pilot who schemes to turn in his rum-running employer to impress a long-lost love who heads an international temperance union. But his plans get thrown for a loop when he discovers that he can’t get out of his contract and must continue to work for the bootleggers. 7:30 (Fri.) and 2 & 8 p.m. (Sat.), Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, 911 N. University. Tickets $20 (seniors, $15; students, $10) in advance at muto.umich.edu and at the door. 647–8436.

The Chicago husband-and-wife duo of jazz singer Petra van Nuis and guitarist Andy Brown “share a gift for melody and have plenty of rhythmic confidence,” says a DownBeat critic. “They project naturalness when phrasing, and their overall intelligence makes understatement and subtlety virtues.” Tonight they are backed by 2 local jazz veterans, bassist Paul Keller and drummer Pete Siers, in a program of vintage swing tunes. 7:30 p.m., KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. Tickets $29–$50 (students, $19) in advance at kerrytownconcerthouse.com and at the door. 769–2999.

Every Thurs.-Sun., June 2–25. Sarab Kamoo directs the pandemic-delayed premiere of David Wells’ 2020 drama about a high-stakes immigration case in which an Arab American interpreter, engaged to a White American lawyer, falls in love with her fiancé’s Arab American client. Escalating emotions and her need to choose between the prospect of a storybook American life and her desire to define her own identity complicate the already ticklish task of translation. 8 p.m. (Thurs.–Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Theatre Nova, 410 W. Huron St. Tickets $22 in advance at theatrenova.org & at the door. Mask strongly recommended. 635–8450.

June 9–11. Karl Sikkenga directs this local acting company in a 90-minute alfresco production of Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy centered on a noblewoman who must disguise herself as a man in order to win the world’s respect. With its deft counterpointing of multiple plots, its extravagance of word and wit, and its canny assault upon the various socially sanctioned ways in which people inflict themselves upon one another, As You Like It is arguably the greatest comic drama in English. It is certainly one of the most entertaining. Stars Veronica Long, Maegan Murphy, Mei-Lin Wong, and Michael Jewett. Live music TBA before each performance. 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sun.), 210 N. Wallace at Sherman, Ypsilanti. Rain location at Ypsi Performance Space, 218 N. Adams. Tickets $15 (students & seniors, $10). Limited capacity; reservations recommended at 489–9205 or at brevityshakespeare.com.

June 9, 10, & 22. Stand-up comedy shows held in “nontraditional” (for comedy) secret locations. Both the lineups and locations are not revealed until the day of the show. June 9 (9 p.m.): Sober show on the Northside, snacks for sale. June 10 (7 p.m. & 9 p.m.): Bring your own drinks. June 22 (7:30 p.m.): Downtown, food and drinks available for purchase. Various times, Ann Arbor indoor locations TBA. $25 per show. Preregistration required at donttellcomedy.com/cities/ann-arbor.

Film screenings every Tues. & Thurs.–Sun. Tickets $10.50 (children under 12, students, seniors age 65 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8.50; MTF members, $8; matinee $7.50) in advance online (recommended) & at the door. For updated schedule, see MichTheater.org. 

June 9: “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (John Cameron Mitchell, 2000). Brassy, joyous rock opera about a transsexual from divided Berlin who survives a botched sex change operation and several wounding betrayals to continue touring with her obscure band while searching for her “other half.” 9:30 p.m.