At Duck Creek, Erika Ranee has a solo show of 19 paintings and a group exhibition she curated of work by six artists who defy the conventions of painting.

Susan Page, USA Today’s Washington bureau chief, is out with “The Rulebreaker,” a fascinating biography of Barbara Walters full of surprises even for dedicated followers of her career in TV news.

Two star-studded evenings of short plays directed by Bob Balaban, plus jazz, comedy, and film at Guild Hall.

“Mel Brooks’s Young Frankenstein: The Musical" will give Bay Street audiences plenty to laugh with and laugh at.