Tonight, take a trip back to the '80s with the musical The Wedding Singer on the River Center stage. Set in New Jersey in 1985, the story follows Robbie Hart, a washed-up musician who performs at weddings for a living. His life takes an unexpected turn, however, when he meets waitress Julia, who encourages him to keep pursuing his dream of rock stardom. Although both of them are engaged to other people, the two start falling for each other, and a comedy of mistaken identities, misunderstandings and John Hughes-esque romance ensues. As an added twist, the leads—Jillian and J. Michael Zygo—are husband and wife, and their real-life chemistry adds an extra dimension to the performance. 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $29 to $49. (Image courtesy Jam Theatricals)

Housewife Nora Helmer is treated as silly and frivolous by her controlling husband Torvald. But when a figure from her past threatens her husband's position and her marriage, Nora must juggle a double life to keep things from turning deadly. George Judy directs the Norwegian drama A Doll's House in the Reilly Theatre (mistakenly listed as taking place in the Shaver Theatre in the print version of 225). Starting this Wednesday, and continuing Wednesdays through Saturdays until February 21 at 7:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sundays. Tickets are $15-$28 at swinepalace.org. 

A remarkable one-woman show visits the Manship stage Saturday. "Lady Bird, Pat & Betty: Tea for Three" reveals a gallery of intimate portraits of three remarkable, radically different First Ladies, each one dealing with a turning point in her career in "the hardest unpaid job in the world." Emmy Award–winning actress Elaine Bromka stars in this alternately heartwarming, heartbreaking and hilarious glimpse into the lives of Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, and Betty Ford. 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 to $40. 

Tonight, the Baton Rouge Gallery holds a First Wednesday opening reception for the February's exhibit, with refreshments and refreshing new art. World-renowned photographer Eleanor Owen Kerr brings some of her breathtaking black and white photos to the gallery, abstract painter Kathleen Lemoine expresses a more geometric point of view in her show, and 2007 Louisiana Artist Fellow Jacqueline Dee Parker displays her giant collages. The exhibition will run through February, and the opening reception takes place tonight from 7 to 9 p.m.