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Week in theater: Elsa and Arendelle take on Denver, Alice brings Wonderland to Boulder and Dr. Seuss invades Longmont

Caroline Bowman appears as Elsa in the "Frozen" tour in 2019. Elsa and crew are back on stage in Denver. (Deen van Meer / Courtesy photo)
Caroline Bowman appears as Elsa in the “Frozen” tour in 2019. Elsa and crew are back on stage in Denver. (Deen van Meer / Courtesy photo)
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Alice in Wonderland: The Lewis Carroll classic performed with a short hike; on stage through July 14, Arts in the Open, Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder; $16-$21; chautauqua.com.

Disney’s Frozen: National Broadway tour of the stage musical version of the beloved film; on stage Wednesday-July 3, DCPA Broadway, Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; denvercenter.org.

Impossible Things: Immersive outdoor theater experience where audience members are guests at a high school grad’s party; on stage through Sunday, The Catamounts, Museum of Outdoor Arts, 6331 Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village; $45-$100; thecatamounts.org.

The Lightning Thief — The Percy Jackson Musical: An unlikely hero discovers he has superpowers; on stage through Sunday, Parlando, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $17-$23; thedairy.org.

Macbeth: A would-be king’s ambitions turn things to chaos; on stage through Aug. 11, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Roe Green Theatre, University Theatre Building; $22-$76; cupresents.org.

Play Crawl: Twelfth-annual evening of micro-plays by local women playwrights; on stage Tuesday, Olde Town Arvada, 7509 Grandview Ave., Arvada; $50 (includes buffet); andtototoo.org.

Rent: Musical about a group of modern-day bohemians in the Lower East Side; on stage through Sunday, Arts Hub Players, The Arts Hub, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette; $15-$18; artshub.org.

Seussical: Musical featuring Dr. Seuss’s most beloved characters; on stage through Sept. 1, Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont; $19-$50; jesterstheatre.com.

Coming soon

Arden of Faversham: A play with mysterious authorship about a woman’s pact to have her husband murdered; July 28, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Roe Green Theatre, University Theatre Building; $30-$67; cupresents.org.

Darkfield: Immersive theatrical experience in a strange new world; July 11-Aug. 11, DCPA Off-Center and Realscape Productions, The Bird Lot, 2532 Larimer St., Denver; denvercenter.org.

The Merry Wives of Windsor: Falstaff is on the hunt for a wealthy wife in Shakespeare’s bawdy comedy; July 6-31, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, CU campus; $28-$81; cupresents.org.

Othello (2024): Fresh take on Shakespeare’s tragedy, littered with misinformation, deep fakes, PTSD and betrayal; June 29-July 27, Firehouse Theater Company, John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver; $27; firehousetheatercompany.com.

To submit a theater pick, email the entry plus a high-resolution photo to features@prairiemountainmedia.com, with “Friday Mag theater pick” in the subject line.