Fleas and Sharks

Steve Dunkelberger\'s picks of the week

By Steve Dunkelberger on May 31, 2007

“A Flea in her Ear”

“A Flea in Her Ear,” a fun comedy with a heart that deals with suspected infidelity, runs through the weekend at CenterStage Theatre.

[Knutzen Family Theatre, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $8-$25, 3200 S.W. Dash Point Road, Federal Way, 253.661. 1444]

“West Side Story”

This year marks the 50th anniversary of “West Side Story,” and Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre pays homage to this iconic American musical by producing a once-in-a-lifetime fully-realized version featuring a 25-piece orchestra and an enormous cast of 43 actors, singers and dancers. The theater is collaborating with Spectrum Dance Theater to re-create the original Jerome Robbins choreography seen in the 1957 Broadway production and the Academy Award-winning 1961 movie.

[5th Avenue Theatre, through June 19, $20-$75, downtown Seattle, 206.625.1900, www. 5thavenue.org]