Aldersgate Church Community Theater will present the opening of “Anything Goes” in Wesley Hall, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1301 Collingwood Road. The show is set aboard luxury liner SS American as it sails from New York to Southampton.
A series of comical mistaken identities ensues as the passengers and crew sing and dance their way across the Atlantic. Remaining performance dates are July 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. Matinee performances are July 9 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors 65 and over.
For reservations call 703-799-7061, or visit www.presaleticketing.com.
“The Barber of Seville” will be at Lubber Run Ampitheatre July 7 through Aug. 7. The show is a 45-minute one-act version of Rossini’s masterpiece, suitable for the whole family. Adapted by the Lyric Opera of Chicago and sung in English the show is presented by the Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia at 8 p.m. Free. Call 703-528-1433 or visit www.novaopera.org for specific dates.
“Two-Headed,” by Julie Jensen, is running at the Clark Street Playhouse from through July 9. It follows the friendship of two Mormon frontierswomen over the 40 years following the Mountain Meadow Massacre of 1857. Call 703-418-4808 or visit http://www.washingtonshakespeare.org.
“Alice in Underwear” opens at Natural Theatricals. Performances begin July 13 and run through July 30 at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, 101 Callahan Drive. Visit www.naturaltheatricals.com or call 703-739-5895. Purchase tickets online or by calling 703-739-9338; $19 before the show, or at the amphitheatre for $22 the day of the show.
MetroStage presents Ellington, the Life and Music of the Duke, a cabaret about jazz legend Duke Ellington. Written by David Scully, directed by David Hunter Koch and featuring Jimi Ray Malary as Ellington. Show runs July 14 through Aug. 6, Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $35, call 800-494-8497. 1201 N. Royal St.
“Assassins,” by Stephen Sondheim runs from through July 23. This 2004 Tony Award-winning show gives a captivating look at the lives and lunacy of nine infamous assassins, from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald. With music ranging from folk to ragtime to big, Broadway ballads, it is one of Sondheim’s most inventive and exquisitely scored shows. At the Signature Theatre. Call 703-820-9771 or visit http://www.signature-theatre.org.
The Little Mermaid will be at Synetic Theater, 4041 S. 28th St., Arlington from through Aug. 20 on Saturday and Sundat at noon. For ages 4 and up. Tickets are $12 in advance. Call 703-824-6200 or visit www.classika.org.