Tamara Meneghini plays the monarch in “Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words,” which opens Sunday at the Musical Arts Center in Lafayette. (Courtesy photo)
TODAY Show Songs
Theater buffs will unite as their favorite show tunes play at the Broadway Rave Dance Party at 9 p.m. Friday at the Fox Theatre (1135 13th St., Boulder). Tickets are $18, axs.com.
movie
In “Daddio,” starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, a young woman gets into a cab with an older cab driver and an unexpected conversation ensues. Showtimes are 4 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Boedecker Cinema, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. $12. thedairy.org.
“Daddio,” starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn, is screening at the Boedecker Cinema through Sunday. (Photo provided) Dance Party
Take a free swing dancing lesson starting at 7 p.m., then dance the night away at Niwot’s Dancing Under the Stars party, starting at 7:45 p.m., at Cottonwood Square (7960 Niwot Road). Free. niwot.com.
Weekend Stage
Actress Tamara Meneghini brings the powerful monarch to life in the one-woman show “Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words.” Sunday, 6:30 p.m., Center for Musical Arts, 200 E. Baseline Road, Lafayette. $25. brownpapertickets.com.
Vocal Group
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a vocal group that began in apartheid-era South Africa and has been performing in various incarnations for more than 60 years, will take the stage at the Boulder Theatre (2032 14th St., Boulder) at 8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $30 to $40. Visit axs.com.
Mountain Jam
This year’s lineup for the KGNU Charles Sawtelle Memorial Mountain Jam includes Sally Van Meter, the Natalie Padilla Band and Brian Dubrow, and the show will be at noon Sunday outdoors at the Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Gold Hill. Tickets are $40-45. Visit goldhillinn.com.
Future Stage
A national tour of the popular Broadway musical “Wicked” opens Wednesday through Aug. 25 at the Buell Theatre, at the corner of 14th and Curtis streets in Denver. Tickets range from $45 to $189. Visit denvercenter.org. “Wicked” is an imagined backstory for the witches from “The Wizard of Oz.”
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Cultural songs
Kutandara fuses African musical traditions with indie pop, rock, jazz and gospel, and the group will play Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Carr Park, 1301 21st Ave. in Longmont. Free admission. longmontcolorado.gov.
Kids Video Games
Teens can socialize and make new friends at the Teen Gaming Club event today from 2 to 3 p.m. The event is at the Longmont Public Library, 409 4th Ave., Longmont. Free. downtownlongmont.com.