Palo Alto Players. “Miss Saigon.” April 28-May 12; 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays; paid preview 8 p.m. April 26. Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $18-$32; www.paplayers.org or 650-329-0891. Sunnyvale Community Players. “Little Women, the Musical.” Through May 12. Book by Allan Knee, music and lyrics by Jason Howland and Mindi Dickstein. Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. Sunnyvale Theater, 550 E. Remington Ave., Sunnyvale. $21-$26. 408-733-6611 or sunnyvaleplayers.org.

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