Musical comedy

The Mel Brooks stage version of his cult classic movie "Young Frankenstein" ends its run this week at Paramount Theater before it continues its journey to Broadway.

[Paramount Theatre, $25-$100, 911 Pine St., Seattle, www.theparamount.com]

 

“Birth”

This ain\'t your daughter\'s “Vagina Monologues.” “Birth – Vagina Monologues of Childbirth” by Karen Brody tells the stories of eight women and their tales of giving birth. The stories are much more than you ever learned in biology class.

[Seattle Public Theatre at the Bathhouse, Sept. 7-8 7:30 p.m., Sept. 9 7 p.m.; 7312 W. Greenlake Dr. N., Seattle; Vashon Island High School Theatre, Sept. 28 8 p.m., 20120 Vashon Highway S.W., Vashon; Theatre on the Square, Sept. 29 7:30 p.m., $25-$30, 915 Broadway, Tacoma, 800.838.3006, www.boldinseattle.com]