Peter Pan

Opening: There are a lot of Peters milling around the Children's Theatre this weekend. Director Peter Rothstein stages "Peter Pan," the J.M. Barrie classic that has been tweaked and updated under the guidance of artistic director Peter Brosius. Offensive stereotypes have been removed from this fantastical story. The musical got a national spike in December after a live NBC special aired. Alanna Saunders, who played Tiger Lily on the broadcast, brings her star power to Minneapolis, where she plays Wendy. Ivey Award-winning phenom Tyler Michaels plays Peter and Reed Sigmund plays Hook in one of CTC's larger shows. (7 p.m. Fri., 2 & 5 p.m. Sat.-Sun., 7 p.m. Thu.; 2400 3rd Av. S., Mpls.; $10-$80. 612-874-0400 or childrenstheatre.org.)Rohan Preston

Happy Days

Opening: This is the musical about the TV show, not the Samuel Beckett masterpiece. So put on your Fonzie and Richie and relax your head. Garry Marshall, who created the iconic 1970s show, wrote the script. Arnold's drive-in is threatened and the gang holds a dance contest to save the place. Well they succeed? That would spoil the surprise, Potsie. Minneapolis Musical Theatre is producing the show, which includes 21 songs by the legendary Paul Williams. (7:30 p.m. Fri., 2:30 & 7:30 p.m. Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun., 7:30 p.m. Thu. Ends May 17; New Century Theatre in City Center, 615 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls.: $30, 612-455-9501 or hennepintheatretrust.org)

Graydon Royce

Freud's Last Session

Opening: Open Window Theatre stages this play by Mark St. Germain that imagines a meeting between C.S. Lewis and Freud on the day England entered World War II. It's a heady piece with interesting runs of philosophy and religion as the Christian writer and Jewish psychoanalyst have at each other. Kurt Schweickhardt plays Freud and Nathan Cousins is Lewis. (7:45 Fri.-Sat., 1:30 p.m. Sun., 7:45 Thu. Ends May 24; Metropolis Minneapolis building, 1313 Chestnut Av., Mpls., Suite 102; $22-$30, 612-615-1515 or openwindowtheatre.org)G.R.

Carousel

Opening: This is considered by aficionados to be Rodgers and Hammerstein's finest score. Karen Weber, a very fine musical performer herself, has directed this staging for Bloomington Civic Theatre. Michael Gruber choreographed and Anita Ruth is music director. The cast is led by Elizabeth Hawkinson as Julie Jordan and Dominique Wooten as Billy Bigelow. (7:30 p.m. Fri., 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., 7:30 p.m. Thu. Ends May 17; Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd.; $27-$34, 952-563-8575 or btacmn.org)

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Plotholes, A Fool's Foibles

Opening: Director Jon Ferguson draws on classic fantasy and fairy tales with a dark twist in this new work inspired by the history of clowns and misfits. Five guest artists join a cast of 41 Interact Center performing artists. Interact recently moved to a new location in St. Paul's Midway area. Since 1996, it has presented and produced work by artists with disabilities. This play (with music by Aaron Gabriel) launches a three-year exploration of the role of the fool in literature and theater. (7 p.m. Fri., 3 & 7 p.m. Sat., 7 p.m. Thu. Ends May 16; Interact, 1860 W. Minnehaha Av., St. Paul; $20, 651-209-3575)

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