Mysteries aren't always as serious as crime shows like CSI make them out to be. When the Hardy Boys hear from the school nurse that Nancy Drew must get married because she's got a "bun in the oven," they put their sleuthing powers to practice to uncover the mystery of what that means and where babies come from. A light-hearted, one-act play, this comedy is one that's entertaining to watch even though we all know the answer.

NETworks presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo
Feb. 23-25, 7 p.m.
$28-$55
millerauditorium.com, (269) 387-2300

For those who crave a happy ending, make your way to Kalamazoo's Miller Auditorium for the traditional, pure fairytale Beauty and the Beast. This classic tale about a prince stuck in the body of a beast who meets a beautiful provincial girl isn't love at first sight. The unlikely duo are accompanied by singing household staff including the kitchenware, a clock and a candlestick as they perform songs all can sing along to.

Is He Dead?
The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre, Kalamazoo
Through Feb. 13, performances at 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
$9-$22
kazoocivic.com, (269) 343-1313

Mark Twain is dead, but his words are not. This manuscript, long known but unpublished until 2003, turns to the stage. In this comedy, Jean-François Millet is a starving French artist who is deep in debt. Only dead painters achieve fame and fortune, so in order to increase the value of his paintings, Millet stages his own death. However, the "dead" artist is resurrected as his "twin sister" and hilarity involving cross-dressing, mistaken identity, and romantic deception ensues as Millet must get out of a dress, come back to life as himself, and woo the woman he loves.