Film: Whether you played with Lego building blocks as a kid or were first introduced to them by the delightful animated Lego Movie last year, you are likely to enjoy A LEGO Brickumentary, the even more unlikely non-fiction film about the Danish-born creation that has grown into the second largest toy company in the world. Yes, it’s everything you always wanted to know about Legos and essentially is a feature-length product placement plug, but with offbeat narration by Jason Bateman and lots of eye-opening trivia — the original Lego factory in Denmark kept burning down in the company’s early years — it makes for a pleasant viewing experience. Emphasis is placed on the uses of Legos by adults, including art constructions and the building of small-scale models for scientific experiments. Oddly, the Legoland theme parks are left out of the movie, but otherwise, it should satisfy whatever curiosity you have about the dimpled, interlocking bricks. At the Living Room Theaters on the Florida Atlantic University campus in Boca Raton.
Theater: In case Palm Beach Dramaworks’ recent staged concert of A Little Night Music has whetted your appetite for the output of composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim — and it should have — you can head to the Delray Center for the Arts (a/k/a Crest Theatre) this weekend to see MNM Productions’s mounting of the urbane Side by Side by Sondheim, a revue of his playlet-like songs of his early career, from West Side Story (1957) to Pacific Overtures (1976). Those were the years of some of his most innovative work in collaboration with producer-director Hal Prince, including Company, A Little Night Music and Follies. Performer-turned-director Bruce Linser is at the helm of a talented local cast of Shelley Keelor, Alix Paige, Leah Sessa and Wayne LeGette, under the musical direction of the busy Paul Reekie. Side by Side continues in Delray Beach through Aug. 9, and then moves north to the Kravis Center’s Rinker Playhouse, Aug. 13–16.
Music: The Miami Summer Music Festival wraps this weekend with three opera productions by its talented student casts. Tonight and Sunday afternoon, it’s Mozart’s Don Giovanni, conducted by festival founder Michael Rossi and directed by Jeffrey Marc Buchman, and Saturday evening will feature Massenet’s Cendrillon, both performed at Barry University’s Shepherd Broad Performing Arts Center. The festival is in its second year and has featured a huge amount of performances and training classes over its four weeks, and these opera performances may end up introducing us to some future stars of the stage. Don Giovanni can be seen at 7:30 tonight and 2 p.m. Sunday, and Cendrillon takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets start at $15, and can be had at the door or by calling 1-800-838-3006 or visiting www.miamisummermusicfestival.com.
Dance: This weekend, Boca Ballet Theatre steps out from its summer to perform classics by American dance masters including the Russian-born George Balanchine (Serenade) and Lew Christensen (Con Amore). The ballet company is getting ready next month for its college dance fair, in which representatives from major dance schools around the country come to the school to spot talent for their collegiate programs. In the meantime, you can check out the dancers who already light up the stage. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the University Theatre on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Tickets are $35 ($25 for students and seniors). Call 995-0709 or visit www.bocaballet.org.