Your guide to entertainment in Charlotte in the week ahead
Movie
‘The 5th Wave’
Wed 1.20 Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. Rated PG-13. Opens Jan. 22.
WIN PASSES: To enter a drawing for a pair of passes to the promo screening at 7 p.m. Wednesday in south Charlotte, email CLT@charlotteobserver.com with “The 5th Wave” in the subject line and your name, age and phone number in the body. Deadline is 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
Dance
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Fri 1.22 8 p.m. (also 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 23 and 2 p.m. Jan. 24). Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St. $19.50-$81.50. www.blumenthalarts.org.
The 18-member troupe makes its first Charlotte appearance with works based on classic and modern technique, including Nacho Duato’s “Coming Together.”
Theater
‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
Fri 1.22 8 p.m. (also various performances through Feb. 7). 501 Queens Road. $12-$27. www.theatrecharlotte.org.
Theatre Charlotte does Oscar Wilde’s droll comedy about two deceptive men, their shrewd lady friends, and an elderly gargoyle with influence over all of them.
Opera
‘Romeo et Juliette’
Sun 1.24 2 p.m. (also 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 and 8 p.m. Jan. 30). Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St. $19-$150. www.operacarolina.org.
Opera Carolina’s version of Charles Gounod’s drama stars Canadian newcomer Marie-Ève Munger and Jonathan Boyd (seen here in “La Traviata” and “Margaret Garner”) as the lovers. Sung in French, with supertitles.
Theater
‘Post Secret: The Show’
Sat 1.23 7 p.m. (also Jan. 24). Booth Playhouse, 130 N. Tryon St. $25. www.blumenthalarts.org.
Three actors use projected images and video to bring to life secrets – sexual, sad, funny and controversial – left anonymously at PostSecret.com.
This story was originally published January 14, 2016 at 5:05 PM with the headline "Your guide to entertainment in Charlotte in the week ahead."