Theater

* “The Cider House Rules, Parts 1 & 2”--Shane West and Casey Lluberes, above, are among the cast in John Irving’s tale spanning generations, playing at the Mark Taper Forum through Sunday.

* “Something’s Afoot”--The murder mystery musical spoof opens Friday at Actors Co-Op at Crossley Terrace Theatre in Hollywood, and runs Thursdays-Sundays through Nov. 22.

* “The Phantom of the Opera”--Davis Gaines reprises his title role in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical drama, continuing through Nov. 1 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.