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Capital Playhouse is staging a show that took Tacoma Musical Playhouse to the higher rungs of international competition. Yes, "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" is playing a run in Olympia as its cast of two men and two women go through the roles of romance and relationships.

[Capital Playhouse, through Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $21-$31, 612 E. Fourth Ave., Olympia, 360.943.2744, www.capital playhouse.com]

 

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Tacoma Musical Playhouse's "They're Playing Our Song" pairs the comedic timing of Neil Simon with the melodies of Marvin Hamlisch, the dude who created "A Chorus Line," in this funny and romantic story about an established composer and his relationship with an aspiring young female lyricist.

[Narrows Theater, through Feb. 11, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $16-$23, 7116 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.565.6867, www.tmp.org