Chicago: Teen Edition
The Public Academy for Performing Arts’ High School Theatre Department is proud to present Chicago: Teen Edition live at the South Broadway Cultural Center (1025 Broadway Blvd. SE). The popular 1975 musical, with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebbs and a book co-written by famed choreographer Bob Fosse, centers on a collection of women in prison in 1920s Chicago. Over the course of the jazz-filled tale, the ladies fight for supremacy in the murder-mad tabloid press of the day. The student-led production runs Thursday and Friday, Feb. 27 and 28, stating at 7 p.m. Tickets (available at cabq.gov/artsculture/south-broadway-cultural-center/events) run from $5 to $25.
Beauty and the Beast
Ballet Repertory Theatre of New Mexico presents Beauty and the Beast. Back by popular demand for BRT’s 35th Anniversary Season is this graceful retelling of one of Western lit’s most romantic fairy tales. Catch it Saturday, March 1 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 2 at 2 p.m. at KiMo Theatre (423 Central Ave. NW) Tickets are $22 to $30 and can be purchased in advance at artsandculture.cabq.gov/7607/7608.
ABQ Food Truck Fest
Over 30 of the best, most-mouthwatering food trucks in Albuquerque will gather at the ABQ Food Park (6901 San Antonio Dr. NE) on Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you’re so inclined, you can spend the entire weekend snacking on everything from tacos to deserts while checking out the arts & crafts fair, beer garden, live music and more. There’s even a bounce house for the kids to burn off some of those calories. There’s no cost for admission, but ya gotta buy your own grub.