The spring theater season’s 11 best bets start with a delicious dive into a rum-soaked comedy (“The Savannah Sipping Society”) and end with a thrilling jump back to the 1950s — via the 1980s (“Back to the Future: The Musical”). From “The Phantom of the Opera” to “Funny Girl,” Portland-area theatergoers have no shortage of comfort musicals, including one straight from the bedding department — Broadway Rose Theatre Company’s “Once Upon a Mattress.” You’ll find characters boldly confronting norms in the plays “Antíkoni,” “Nice People” and “The Roommate.” A foursome chases edible treasure in “Apple Hunters!” and five interstellar settlers face maddening isolation in “X.” As spring winds down, look for a storm front. Stumptown siren Storm Large returns to Portland Center Stage’s The Armory for a song-filled update on her storied rockstar life.

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