Opening this week in the city

ANNIE JR by Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin (Toronto Youth Theatre). Little Orphan Annie seeks her birth parents in this musical. Opens Jan 21 and runs to Jan 24, Wed-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $30, students $25. LOWER OSSINGTON THEATRE, 100A Ossington. 416-915-6747, TorontoYouthTheatre.org.

ELEGY (The TheatreLab). A young girl being held captive by her father and brother struggles to understand her world. Opens Jan 15 and runs to Jan 19, Thu-Mon 8 pm, mat Sun 3 pm. $15, students $10, matinee is pwyc. CAMERON HOUSE, 408 Queen W. 416-901-4201.

JERRY SPRINGER - THE OPERA by Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee (Hart House Theatre). This musical merges opera with daytime trash TV. Opens Jan 16 and runs to Jan 31, Wed-Sat 8 pm (plus midnight Jan 24). $25, student/seniors $15. 7 HART HOUSE at U of T. 416-978-8849, uofttix.ca.

PRIDE & PREJUDICE adapted from the novel by Jane Austen (Alumnae Theatre). Austen's classic love story gets a staging. Opens Jan 16 and runs to Jan 31, Wed-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20, Wed-Thu 2-for-1, Sun pwyc. 70 Berkeley. 416-364-4170, alumnaetheatre.com. 

RAVENSCROFT by Don Nigro (The Village Players). A detective seeks the truth in this spoof of British drawing-room mysteries. Opens Jan 16 and runs to Feb 7, Thu-Sat (and Jan 21) 8 pm, mats Sun (except Jan 18) 2 pm. $20, students/seniors $16. THE VILLAGE PLAYHOUSE, 2190 Bloor W. 416-767-7702, villageplayers.net.

THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES by Molière (Stage Centre Productions). A man's scheme to make a young girl into the perfect wife goes awry in this comedy. Opens Jan 15 and runs to Jan 31, Thu-Sat (and Jan 28) 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $25, seniors $20, students $15. FAIRVIEW LIBRARY, 35 Fairview Mall. 416-299-5557, stagecentreproductions.com.

Courtesy of nowtoronto.com