Ogden's Good Company Theatre presents In the Heights—the pre-Hamilton co-creation of Lin-Manuel Miranda—a musical focusing on the heavily-Latino Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. The show runs Aug. 11-21 at Ogden Amphitheatre (325 E. 25th St.), with performances Thursdays-Saturdays and Mondays at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission/$20 reserved seating; visit goodcotheatre.com for more information.
Colorful airships take to the skies at the annual Sandy Balloon Festival, Aug. 11-12. Friday and Saturday morning balloon launches take place at Storm Mountain Park (11400 S. 1000 East), while the festival grounds Saturday night at South Towne Promenade (173 W. 10000 South), 7:30-10:30 p.m., feature games, inflatables, children's activities, food and the popular "balloon glow."
Queens from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 strut their stuff at the War on the Catwalk, Monday, Aug. 14, 8 p.m. at Capitol Theatre (50 W. 200 South). VIP ticket experiences offer the chance for meet-and-greet photo ops with the queens, while the 2-1/2 hour show features performers including Sasha, Aja, Farrah and Alexis.