Stage

Peter Antoniou – Peter Antoniou was a semifinalist on "America's Got Talent" as a mentalist act from Seattle. He fuses his ability to read minds and improv comedy. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague Ave. $15. (509) 318-9998.

Musical theater fans who enjoy variety will be impressed with STCU's 2022-23 Best of Broadway season, which commences July 5 with "Hadestown." The season's initial play, which connects two mythic tales, is a sensation and premiered in March 2019 on Broadway.

Blaine Atkins came to Gonzaga University straddling two cultures. As an American citizen raised in the Philippines, ​he's since used public storytelling to focus meaning on how that's shaped him. The 22-year-old college senior is among six or seven storytellers scheduled at 7 p.m. Thursday at Pivot Spokane.

When Jay Mohr performs Friday and Saturday at Spokane Comedy Club, the veteran actor, comedian, radio host and bestselling author will draw from his dramatic personal life. Mohr, 51, will detail his path from addiction, intervention and recovery and riff about being the father of two boys.

Fun Fling Dance – Start the night with a tango dance lesson at 7, followed by an evening of dancing, door prizes, refreshments and more. For more information, call (208) 699-0421. Saturday, 7-10 p.m. Ponderay Events Center, 401 Bonner Mall Way, Suite E, Ponderay. $9 adults; $5 children. (208) 263-0271.

Who knows what the first Spokane Comedy Film Festival will be in the future? What is known is that the event, which is slated for Tuesday at the Garland Theater, will showcase 25 to 35 comedic shorts ranging from 2 to 7 minutes. The films have yet to be selected by festival CEO Josiah Carlson.

The late under-heralded comic Greg Giraldo once did a spot-on bit about how comics never grow up. Well, observational humorist Andy Woodhull backs that up. The veteran standup does snack reviews during his podcast. "I love Pepper Jack Cheez-Its," Woodhull said while calling from Des Moines.

In honor of Black History Month, the Spokane String Quartet will perform a concert featuring works by Black composers and a guest appearance by bass-baritone Derrick Parker at Bing Crosby Theater at 3 p.m. Sunday. Parker is known locally for his performances with the Inland Northwest Opera and Spokane Symphony. 

There are two event postponements to report, and neither one of them is reportedly due to COVID-19. Singer David Archuleta, winner of season 2 of “Star Search 2” and runner-up in season 7 of “American Idol” to David Cook, has canceled his date at the Bing Crosby Theater for the second time in two years.

In an embarrassment of riches, I’ve seen the Tony Award-winning musical “Jersey Boys” at least three times during its headliner residency runs at the Palazzo and the Paris in Las Vegas, so I was greatly looking forward to seeing the latest touring production in Spokane on its opening night Friday.

The Four Seasons created some of the most memorable songs in American rock and roll. "Sherry," "Walk Like a Man," "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" and "Rag Doll." Behind the soaring vocals of lead singer Frankie Valli, the Four Seasons sold more than 100 million records. 

Perhaps the only common denominator among Spokane, El Paso and Anchorage is Zuill Bailey. The artistic director of Northwest BachFest calls each city home at some point during the year. "But Spokane is where my heart is," Bailey said while calling from Phoenix. "I contemplated what home means over the pandemic."

Singer, self-proclaimed ​​International Blonde Bombshell and trans icon and former Club Kid Amanda Lepore will join the cast of Runway, “the premiere drag experience,” for a Valentine’s Day cabaret show hosted by the Globe Bar & Kitchen, at 204 N. Division St., at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Directed by Jean Hardie and written by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields and Jonathan Sayer, “The Play That Goes Wrong” follows a group of actors from the fictitious Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society as they attempt to mount a production of “The Murder at Haversham Manor.”

"Peter and the Starcatcher" – Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be the Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (aka Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s bestselling novels, the play was conceived for the stage.

Following an interruption due to COVID-19, music director James Lowe was back in town to lead the Spokane Symphony in a pair of concerts Saturday and Sunday comprising a cluster of celebrations. To honor Black History Month, two works by Black composers appeared on the program.

After nearly two years of canceled shows and virtual productions, Spokane Civic Theatre has returned to the stage with a bang – and a crash, and maybe a few pieces of broken china. But worry not, it’s all by design. “The Play That Goes Wrong” is “two hours of laughs,” creative director Jake Schaefer said.

Troy Reit is the CEO of VIP Production Northwest, but like everyone else in the live entertainment business, the Whitworth University alum hasn't received the Very Important Person treatment since March 2020. "It hasn't been easy with COVID, which has had a big impact on us," Reit said from his Shadle Park office.

With apologies to Post Malone's father, David Koechner isn't a Dallas Cowboys fan. The comic-actor just plays a rabid aficionado of America's Team on television. "It's crazy since Post Malone's dad (Richard Post), who is my age, comes up and hugs me when I was backstage at his son's show a few years ago."