Fall Arts Guide 2017

A new season means stages brimming with fresh stories, exciting sounds and unleashed imagination.

Here are 25 performances you shouldn’t miss.

	Dragon Lady Sara Porkalob’s biographical solo show is now an Intiman Theatre musical.
	Her Story A PNB bill showcases Twyla Tharp, Crystal Pite and Jessica Lang.
	Last Stop on Lilac Steamy, seamy ’60s Hollywood with playwright Kelleen Conway Blanchard and director Keira McDonald
	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Book-It’s adaptation of Maya Angelou’s memoir.
	Musicircus A performance of John Cage’s Musicircus features music for flower pots.
	More in Theatre Teh Internet is Serious Business, Ay Carmela!, Burning Doors and The Humans
	Into the Woods A desperate search for a happy ending at Village Theatre
	The World of Extreme Happiness A new play asks the price of success in rapidly globalizing China.
	More in Dance BANDALOOP, Peggy Piacenza and Joanna Kotze/Kim Lusk
	Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba A performance of the island nation’s many dance styles.
	Burlesco DiVino: Wine in Rome Lily Verlaine’s latest burlesque spectacular is a lively romp in the Eternal City.
	More in Music SSO’s [untitled] 1, The Barber of Seville and Habib Koité
	Las Mariposas y Los Muertos Benjamin Benne wrestles with identity in a new play about a band on the verge.
	Emerald City Music: Not even the wind… A world premiere from John Luther Adams launches an impressive second season.
	Ragtime A pared-down version of the musical set in early 20th-century New York
	Pride and Prejudice A compelling adaptation of the Jane Austen novel
	They’re Baaaack Local favorites BenDeLaCreme and Cherdonna Shinatra return with brand-new shows.