Sleeping Beauty

City Theatre’s Christine Nicholson produces their third British-style panto, complete with a gender-bending prince, a biker-chick princess, a giant orange pony and some scare drag. Girl gets girl, evil is vanquished, candy is tossed to the audience in a bunch of delightfully good fun. F, Sa 8pm; Su 2pm. Through 12/18. $10-$15. City Theatre at the California Stage, 2509 R St.; (916) 558-2228; www.citytheatre.net.