Theater this fall: shows

"Alice in Wonderland"
Hovey Players, Abbott Memorial Theater, 9 Spring St., Waltham. 781-893-9171. 9/17-10/2: $12, seniors $10.

"As Bees in Honey Drown"
Presented by The Nora Theatre Company. Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-491-2026. 10/22-11/7: Thurs.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 8:30 p.m., matinees Sat. 4 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. $15-$22, discounts for groups of 10 or more. [Get directions].

"Buddy ... The Buddy Holly Story"
Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Boston. 1-800-447-7400; TTY 1-888-889-8587. 12/7-12/19: Tues.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun and 12/8 at 7 p.m., matinees Sat. 2 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m. $25-$68.50. [Get directions].

"Capital Steps"
Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester. 508-798-8653. 10/30: 8 p.m. $18-$50, $75 includes after show dessert reception with cast and dignitaries. [Get directions].

"Cats"
Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Boston. 800-447-7400, groups 617-350-6000. 9/28-10/17: Tues.-Sun. 7:30 p.m., matinees Sat.-Sun. 2 p.m. $16-$66. [Get directions].

"A Christmas Carol"
Tremont Temple, 88 Tremont St., Boston. 617-426-4499. 11/27: 2 and 8 p.m. $15, $27.50. [Get directions].

"A Couple of Blaguards"
Boston Park Plaza Terrace Room, 64 Arlington St., Boston. 617-426-2000. Opens 10/20: Tues.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 and 8 p.m., Sun. 2 and 7 p.m. $28.50 for preview performances, $38.50 after 11/2. [Get directions].

"En Masse"
Perishable Theatre's Stage 2, 95 Empire St., Providence, R.I. 401-331-2695. 9/23-10/2: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., 10/2, 8 p.m. $6-$10, discounts for seniors, students and disabled. [Get directions].

"An Evening With Eric Bogosian"
Blackman Theatre, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-373-2247. 10/29: 8 p.m. $15, discounts for seniors, students and groups.

"Footloose the Musical"
Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St., Boston. 617-931-2787, groups of 20 or more 617-482-8616. Opens 12/14. Tues.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 and 8 p.m., Sun. 2 and 7:30 p.m. $50-$70.

Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"
Riverside Theatre Works, 45 Fairmount Ave., Hyde Park. 617-426-0320 or 617-361-7024. 10/7-10/31: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m.; 10/17, 7 p.m.; 10/31, 2 p.m. $15, seniors and students $12. Presented by Stanley B. Theatre.

"The Great Debate" Musical Revue
Converse Hall, 88 Tremont St., Boston. 800-829-2631. 10/1: 8 p.m.; 10/2: 2 and 8 p.m. $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

"Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
57 Theatre, 200 Stuart St., Boston. 1-800-233-3123. 9/28-10/24: Tues.-Thurs. 8 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 7 and 10 p.m., Sun. 7 p.m. $49.50. [Get directions].

"How the Other Half Loves"
Park Playhouse, 1 Edgemere Ave., Burlington. 781-229-2649. 9/17-9/18, 9/23-9/25, 9/30, 10/1-10/2: 8 p.m.; 9/19: 7 p.m.; 9/26: 2 and 7 p.m. $10-$12. Presented by the Burlington Players.

"Jekyll & Hyde"
Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. 1-800-447-7400; TTY 888-889-8587. 9/28-10/3: Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.; Sat. 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun. 2 and 7 p.m. $28.50-$68.50. [Official site].

"Journey to Heaven: The Shaker Way"
Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, 130 River Drive, Rte. 47, Hadley. 413-584-4699. 9/17-9/18: 8 p.m. $18. Proceeds will benefit the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Foundation. [Get directions].

"The King and I"
Turtle Lane Playhouse, 283 Melrose St., Newton. ÷ 617-244-0169. 10/22-12/5 and 12/27-12/30: Thurs.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. $19, $13 for seniors, student, children and group discounts.

"Observatory"
The Boston Playwrights' Theatre, 949 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-353-5443. 9/16-9/30, 10/1-10/2: 8 p.m., 9/19, 9/26, 10/3: 2 p.m. $15, students and seniors $10. [Get directions].

"Party"
ICA Theatre, 955 Boylston St., Boston. ÷ 617-931-2787. 9/23-10/24: Thurs.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 6:30 and 9:30 p.m., Sun. 3 and 7 p.m. $25, $28.

"Peter Pan"
Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. 1-800-447-7400. 11/9-11/14: Tues.-Thurs. 7 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 6:30 p.m., matinees Sat. 2 p.m. and Sun. 1 p.m. $20-$65. [Official site].

"Remembering the 40's"
Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington St., Waltham. 781-891-5600; groups 781-894-2330; 10/15-10/16: 8 p.m., 10/16-10/17: 2 p.m. $25, children $17. Presented by the Reagle Players.

"Riverdance - The Show"
The Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. 1-800-447-7400. 10/28-11/7: Tues.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 7 p.m., matinees Sat.-Sun., 2 p.m., 10/28, 7:30 p.m. $28.50-$68.50. Celebration of Irish music, song, and dance. [Official site].

"Romeo and Juliet"
Tremont Theatre, Chinese Cultural Institute, 276 Tremont St., Boston. 617-728-4321. 10/29-11/20: Wed.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m., 11/1, 7 p.m. $20, students and seniors $15. Presented by Boston Theatre Works. [Get directions].

"Ruth"
Groton Dunstable Peforming Arts Center, Groton. 978-369-0061. 9/17-9/18: 7:30 p.m., 9/18: 2 p.m., 9/19: 3 p.m. $12, students $10, seniors $8, age 12 and under $5, group rates available. Musical drama based on the biblical story presented by New Life Drama Company.

"The Skin of Our Teeth"
Maudslay State Park, 1 Curzon Mill Rd., Newburyport. 978-465-2572. Through 11/3: Sat.-Sun. 2 p.m. $5. Presented by Theater in the Open.

"Small Victories"
C.J. Walsh Theatre at Suffolk University, 8 Ashburton Place, Boston. 617-262-1831. 9/22, 9/25: 2 and 8 p.m., 9/23-9/24: 8 p.m. $12. Benefit for the Poor People's United Fund.

"The Sound of Music"
Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St., Boston. 617-931-2787., groups 617-482-8616. 10/19-11/7: Tues.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 and 8 p.m., Sun. 2 and 7:30 p.m., 10/28 and 10/31, 2 p.m. $50-$70.

"Stomp"
Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St., Boston. 617-931-2787, groups of 20 or more 617-482-8616. Opens 11/19. Tues.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 5 and 9 p.m., Sun. 2 and 7 p.m. $32.50-$52.50. [Get directions].

"Sunset Boulevard"
Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. 1-800-447-7400, TTY tickets 1-888-889-8587. 1/11-1/16, 2000. Tues.-Sat. 8 p.m., 1/12, 7 p.m., matinees Thurs., Sat., Sun. 2 p.m. $28.50-$68.50. [Official site].

"Waiting in the Wings"
Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston St., Boston. 617-931-2787, groups of 20 or more 617-482-8616. 11/13-11/28: Tues.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 and 8 p.m., Sun. 2 and 7:30 p.m.