“'Twas the Night Before Christmas,” 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Schauer Arts Center, 147 N. Rural St., Hartford. It’s Christmas Eve, and a sleeping Marie dreams of a journey to a magical land - a land filled with toys and elves playing and working happily. $21. www.schauerevents.org.

Oconomowoc High School ’s “West Side Story,” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oconomowoc Arts Center , 641 E. Forest St. , Oconomowoc. 262-560-3172, www.oasd.k12.wi.us.  

Girls Night Out: The Show, 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Bub’s Irish Pub, N116-W16218 Main St., Germantown. Ripped men bring down the house. $20 and up. www.eventbrite.com.

29th annual Tellabration 2019, 7 p.m. Saturday, Mount Mary University Bergstrom Building , 2900 Menomonee River Parkway , Milwaukee . Bringing together storytellers from southeast Wisconsin to delight, captivate and mesmerize audiences with their tales. $5. www.organicarts.info.

Franco Escamilla, 8 p.m. Saturday, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. , Milwaukee . $39 and up. www.pabsttheater.org, 414-286-3663.  

Kyle Kinane, 8 p.m. Sunday, Turner Hall, 1040 Vel R. Phillips Ave., Milwaukee. $25. www.pabsttheater.org, 414-286-3663.  

“Tuesdays with Morrie,” through Sunday, St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 7845 N. River Road , Milwaukee . The inspirational and autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist, and Morrie Schwartz, his former professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch sees Morrie on television and realizes the professor is battling ALS. 414-744-5995, www.acaciatheatre.com.  

“Pinkalicious,” through Sunday, The Box Theater Company, W359-N5920 Brown St. , Oconomowoc. A tale, based on the popular book by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann, of Pinkalicious, who can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. $20. 262-560-0564, www.boxtheatreco.org.  

The Second City’s The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Sweater, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30, and 2 p.m. Dec. 1, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St., Milwaukee. $48 and up. 414-273-7206, www.marcuscenter.org.  

“ Bakersfield Mist,” through Nov. 30, Plymouth Church , 2717 E. Hampshire Ave. , Milwaukee . The Boulevard Theatre brings a comedic two-person staged reading about a debate over a piece of Jackson Pollock art that is either authentic or a fraud. Contact Mark Bucher at www.milwaukeeboulevardtheatre.com or marksaysthankyouforwaiting@gmail.com.  

“Jayne Taylor Christmas Show 2019,” Nov. 30, Sunset Playhouse, 700 Wall St. , Elm Grove. 262-782-4430, www.sunsetplayhouse.com.

“The Band’s Visit,” Tuesday through Dec. 1, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. , Milwaukee . The Broadway musical explores the unexpected merging of Egyptian musicians that landed in a small American town and their surprising discovery of some commonalities. 414-273-2787, MarcusCenterBroadwaySeries.com.  

Cirque Dreams Holidaze, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. , Milwaukee . $25.25 and up. www.pabsttheater.org, 414-286-3663.  

“Even More Holiday Tales with John McGivern,” 8 p.m. Dec. 3, Dec. 4, Dec. 5, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 7, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Northern Lights Theater, 1721 W. Canal St., Milwaukee. $35 and up. 414-847-7922, www.paysbig.com.

The Moth: The Milwaukee GrandSLAM Championship, 8 p.m. Dec. 5, Turner Hall, 1040 Vel R. Phillips Ave., Milwaukee. a battle of wits and words - fierce, hilarious, heartbreaking and all points between. The Moth is dedicated to finding intriguing people to tell inspired stories. At The Moth StorySLAM, those people find us. On this night, using words as weapons, they compete to determine The Moth’s Milwaukee GrandSLAM Story Champion. $25. www.pabsttheater.org, 414-286-3663.  

“Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” through Dec. 15, Next Act Theatre, 255 S. Water St. , Milwaukee . The autobiographical glimpse of Neil Simon’s early days as a joke writer for the Sid Caesar Show alongside Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks. 414-278-0765, www.nextact.org.

“Jeeves at Sea,” through Dec. 22, Broadway Theatre Center , 158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee . The Milwaukee Chamber Theatre continues its tradition of amusing Jeeves stories by P.G. Wodehouse. 414-291-7800, www.milwaukeechambertheatre.com.

“Newsies,” through Dec. 22, Skylight Music Theatre, 158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee . The musical is based on a rousing true story of newsboys fighting for their rights under a greedy boss. 414-291-7800, www.skylightmusictheatre.org.

“A Christmas Carol,” Tuesday through Dec. 24, Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. , Milwaukee . It’s a dazzling Christmas feast with enough theatrical goodies to fill any sized stocking hung by the chimney with care. www.pabsttheater.org, 414-286-3663.  

“Nunsense,” Friday through Jan. 12, Stackner Cabaret at 108 E. Wells St. , Milwaukee . The long-playing musical feature nuns in financial straits. 414-224-9490, MilwaukeeRep.com.

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