FALL PREVIEW: TOP TEN ARTS EVENTS

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON @ SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY
Good ol’ $20 bill face: No thanks for the Indian Removal, but many thanks for being interesting enough for a hilarious emo-rock musical! You go, Andrew Jackson. [Fri 10.19.12-Sat 11.17.12. Roberts Studio Theatre @ Calderwood Pavillion, 527 Tremont St., Boston. all ages/$25-$52. @SpeakEasyStage. speakeasystage.com]

ELSEWHERE @ THE DISTILLERY GALLERY
An art show curated by Liz Devlin of FLUX. Boston, your one-stop-shop for all artsy Boston happenings (besides DigBoston, that is). This show will be chockfull of works showcasing the surreal and the daydream-esque. [Thu 9.20.12-Fri 9.26.12. The Distillery Gallery, 516 East Second St., South Boston. all ages/free. @DistilleryArts. gallery.distilleryboston.com]

WAR HORSE @ BOSTON OPERA HOUSE
The Tony Award-winner for best play has received so much critical acclaim that we don’t even want to start. What do you really need to know about this? GIGANTIC HORSE PUPPETS. [Wed 10.10.12-Sun 10.21.12. Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., Boston. 10+/$25-$170. @BroadwayBoston. bostonoperahouse.com]

MARIO TESTINO: BRITISH ROYAL PORTRAITS @ MFA
We have a secret affinity for the House of Windsor over here, particularly since Prince Harry got n00d in Vegas. Not sure those pictures will be in the Museum of Fine Arts, but probably worth a look anyway. [Sun 10.21.12-June 2013. Museum of Fine Arts. 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. all ages/museum fare. @mfaboston. mfa.org]

THE MOTHERFUCKER WITH THE HAT @ SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY
This play is part comedy, part redemptive 12 Step program, part Chris Rock Broadway vehicle. We’re putting it here because it lets us say motherfucker a bunch of times and only sound a little crass. Art, right? [Wed 9.14.12-Thu 10.13.12. Calderwood Pavillion, 527 Tremont St., Boston. 18+/$14 students, $25-$57 general. @SpeakEasyStage. speakeasystage.com]

PARIS COMMUNE @ ARTSEMERSON
The Civilians present a musical history lesson in the form of Paris Commune, which will show you the French Revolution from the perspective of the proletariat. Hooray for Socialism! [Thu 9.20.12-Sun 9.23.12. Paramount Center Mainstage, 559 Washington St., Boston. 14+/$25-$65. @ArtsEmerson. artsemerson.org]

UNLEASHED! @ BOSTON CONSERVATORY
Five works by some of today’s most impressive and influential modern dancers comprise this latest performance under director Cathy Young. Consider this your crash course in dance. [Thu 11.1.12-Sun 11.4.12. Boston Conservatory Theater, 8 The Fenway, Boston. all ages/$25-$30. @bosconservatory. bostonconservatory.edu]

SEQUENCE 8 @ ARTSEMERSON
The men and women of Les 7 doigts de la main return to ArtsEmerson. Acrobatics and dance collide in this modernized, humanized circus. [Thu 9.27.12- Sun 10.7.12. Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., Boston. all ages/$25-$69. @ArtsEmerson. artsemerson.org]

BETRAYAL @ HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY
Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter’s play about a seven-year love affair and all the complexities that come with a thing like that. Drama and sadness, basically. [Fri 11.9.12-Sun 12.9.12. BU Theatre Mainstage, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. all ages/$15-$75. @huntington. huntingtontheatre.org]