PICK OF THE DAY
Perfect pairing
Sarah Pfisterer and Rick Hilsabeck are married in real life, so the sparks should fly nicely when the pair star as Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins in “My Fair Lady.” Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston presents the Lerner and Loewe classic musical based on George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion.” In case you don’t recall which familiar songs go with this show, here are a few from the long list — “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?,” “The Rain in Spain,” “I Could Have Danced All Night,” and “Get Me to the Church on Time.” The production boasts a cast of 46, the original Tony Award-winning choreography, adaptations of the original Tony Award-winning costumes, and a 26-piece orchestra. Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11-12, 2 p.m. Through Aug. 19. $34-$54, seniors $3 off, ages 5-18 $20. Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington St., Waltham. 781-891-5600, www.reaglemusictheatre.org
THURSDAY
Geek link
Whatever’s hot in comics will be on the agenda when comedians and comic book aficionados Justin Tyler, Pete LePage, and Alex Zalben bring their nerdist.com podcast Comic Book Club to Boston for a live taping.
Aug. 9, 7 p.m. $5. ImprovBoston, 40 Prospect St., Cambridge. www.improvboston.com
Wild card game Fonsia and Dorsey live in an old folks home and play Ggin rummy to pass the time. They have verbal sparring matches until their friendly game turns sour. Carol Davenport and Alan Huisman star in D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “The Gin Game.”Aug. 9-19. Thurs-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $22, $20 students and seniors. Opening night (Aug. 9) tickets $13. Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport. 978-462-7336, www.firehouse.org
FRIDAY
Isn’t it grand Jean Renoir’s 1937 black and white film “The Grand Illusion” gets a facelift for its 75th anniversary. The Harvard Film Archive presents the premiere of a new restoration derived from the original negative, which was confiscated by the Nazis and discovered decades later in a Russian archive. Aug. 10, 7 p.m. Additional screenings through Aug. 19. $9, $7 students and seniors. Harvard Film Archive, 24 Quincy St., Cambridge. 617-495-4700, www.hcl.harvard.edu/hfa
SATURDAY
Wilde on trial The demise of late-19th-century writer Oscar Wilde was a huge scandal in its time. Playwright Moisés Kaufman uses trial transcripts, letters, interviews, and other source materials to tell the fascinating tale in “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.” Bad Habit Productions presents the play with in-the-round staging. Aug. 11-26. Thurs 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $23, $18 advance. Boston Center for the Arts, Wimberly Theatre, 527 Tremont St., Boston. 617-933-8600, www.badhabitproductions.org
Art boxes Mixed media artist Chelsea Revelle takes old wallpaper, dollhouse furniture, dresser knobs, and other assorted throwaway items and turns them into creative box constructions. See her work in the exhibition “Interiors.”Through Aug. 25. Sat noon-4 p.m. and by appointment. Reception Aug. 11, 7-10 p.m. Washington Street Art Center, 321 Washington St., Somerville. 617-623-5315, www.washingtonst.org
Happy feet Does summertime make you so glad you want to kick up your heels and dance? At Swingin’ on the Charles, you can swing dance outside at sunset to jazz, swing, and soul. No experience or partner is required. Aug. 11, lesson at 7 p.m., dancing 8-11 p.m. $12, $10 students and seniors. Rain date Aug. 18. Community Boating, 21 David Mugar Way, Boston. www.bostonswingcentral.org