Comedy gold

In this darkly funny Tony-winning musical, broke Monty Navarro learns his late mother had a secret: her family is filthy rich. While juggling two love affairs, he eliminates his eccentric relatives one by one to get closer to the fortune.

After years chasing Captain Flint's lost treasure, a crew of pirates is ready to strike gold, but one professional actor has taken five shots of rum and is attempting a major role in Treasure Island. Expect shifting alliances, sword fights, and slurred monologues in a high-seas spectacle where no two performances ever go the same way.

Carmen Lynch built her act on moving fluidly between English and Spanish, mining the culture clash for material most comedians can't touch. A late-night regular on The Tonight Show, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Conan, she brings her bilingual set to Arlington Drafthouse for two nights.

John Leguizamo's solo comedy gets a new lead in Brian Quijada (Mexodus), who plays a Latin history "professor" pushed to teach his son the real story of the Americas after a racist bullying incident at school, from Mayan pyramids through conquistador destruction to Latine contributions to the U.S. Expect a chalkboard, a few props, and unapologetic physical comedy.

Tony winner Laura Benanti (Gypsy) turns her own life into a one-woman comedy, tackling motherhood, people-pleasing, and aging with songs co-written by Todd Almond. A New York Times Critics' Pick after sold-out Off-Broadway runs and an Edinburgh Fringe engagement, Nobody Cares plays Signature Theatre for a limited run.