Opening
Arthur Ashe Athletic Center The Richmond Ballet’s young members give their year-end performances May 14-15 at 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets are free and required. 344-0906.
Barksdale Theatre Carole Brendlinger’s “Money Matters,” a costume farce about two gold-diggers who marry for the same reason, takes the stage May 13 at 8 p.m. Through May 21. Tickets are $20-$25. 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. Call 282-2620 or visit www.barksdalerichmond.org.
ComedySportz “The Empire Rocks Back,” an improv musical parody based on “Star Wars V,” opens May 13 at 10 p.m. Through June 25. Tickets are $12-$14. 266-9377.
James River High School The Jessica Morgan School of Dance presents four shows in two days to benefit the James River High School Drama Club, featuring jazz, tap, modern and lyrical dance, starting May 13 at 7 p.m. Through May 14. Tickets are $6-$9. 272-2108.
Landmark Theater Broadway Under the Stars presents the musical “Contact,” three love stories told through dance, May 17 at 8 p.m. Through May 22. Tickets are $26-$50.50. Call 262-8100 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.
Ongoing
Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen The Henrico Theatre Company presents the Gershwin Western musical “Crazy for You,” through May 22. Tickets are $6-$8. 2880 Mountain Road. 501-5859.
Empire Theatre Theatre IV presents “Seussical, the Musical” through May 15. Tickets are $32. 114 W. Broad St. 344-8040.
Firehouse Theatre The two-person musical “The Last Five Years,” about romance across cultures, 8 p.m. shows with some matinees through May 21. Tickets are $10-$20. 1609 W. Broad St. 355-2001.
Haunts of Richmond Ghost Museum “Ghosts of the Civil War” is a walk-through tour of Richmond’s haunted history, Thursdays-Saturdays 7-10 p.m. and Sundays 3-5 p.m. Through May 29. Tickets are $12.99. 11 N. 18th St. Call 343-3700 or visit www.hauntsofrichmond.com.
Mystery Dinner Playhouse “Murder Came From Outer Space,” a sci-fi dinner-theater mystery, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. at the Governor’s Inn-Best Western. Through June 11. Tickets are $36.95. 9826 Midlothian Turnpike. 649-2583.
Swift Creek Mill Theatre “Caught in the Net,” a comedy about a bigamist cab driver, Thursdays-Sundays at 8 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees. Through May 28. Tickets are $29.25-$41.25.
