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Published: Apr 3, 2007

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CINDERELLA The 50-member Moscow Festival Ballet performs the story of a poor girl who is abused by her step-family but saved by Prince Charming, all thanks to a glass slipper. Traveling with the company are stars from the Bolshoi and Kirov ballets, Wed, April 11, 7:30pm, $35-$45, Annenberg Center for Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St., 215-898-3900.

HEADLONG DANCE THEATER FIRST FRIDAY SERIES Works old, new and in the process of being perfected are performed in an open atmosphere that urges audience feedback. Every first Fri, 8pm, FREE , Spirit Wind Internal Arts Society, 213 New St., 215-545-9195.

THE LUSH PROJECT The UArts School of Dance presents Anne MacGillivray Wilson, Rachel Slater and Elle Chyun in an evening of new dances from collaborations with musicians, composers and visual artists. Runs April 12-14, FREE , UArts Dance Theater at the Drake, 1512 Spruce St., 215-829-9800.

TAMAGAWA DANCERS AND DRUMMERS Taiko drumming meets traditional Japanese dance makes for an evening of thunderous performance, Tue, April 10, 6pm, FREE , Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College, Rt. 320, Swarthmore, 610-328-8001; Wed, April 11, 7pm, FREE , Levitt Auditorium, Broad & Pine sts., 215-717-6000; Thu-Fri, April 12-13, 8pm, $25, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914.

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ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Crazy little thing called marriage: Swarthmore College presents this honors thesis production about a woman who tricks a man into marrying her by having him sleep with another girl, making a kind of sense that only Shakespearean plays can. Directed by Eleanor Holdridge. Runs April 5-7, Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, 610-957-6164.

ALMOST, MAINE This Off-Broadway comedy tells the story of residents of a small, fictional town in northern Maine, who are falling in and out of love at an alarming rate. Directed by Dan Kern. Runs through April 8, $25-$40, Act II Playhouse, 56 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-645-0200.

CAROLINE, OR CHANGE Arden Theatre Company presents the story about a divorced black mother of three working as a maid in 1963 Louisiana who finds herself in the middle of a family conflict when the lady of the house allows her to keep any spare change she finds while doing laundry. Directed by Terrence J. Nolen. Runs through April 15, $27-$45, Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. 2nd St., 215-922-1122.

CHEKHOV LIZARDBRAIN The Pig Iron Theatre Company presents a comic mash-up of neuroscience and surrealism, pulling inspiration from doctor/playwright Anton Chekhov and the "Three Brain" theory of Paul D. MacLean to create highly physical vignettes based on the absurdities of human nature. Runs through April 15, $20-$30, The Latvian Society, 531 N. 7th St., 215-627-1883.

THE CHOSEN The Players Club of Swarthmore Theater presents the stage-adapatation of Chaim Potok's story about two Jewish young men whose chance friendship changes their lives in unexpected ways. Directed by Dennis Bloh. Runs through April 7, $8-$15, The Players Club of Swarthmore, Fairview Rd., off Rt. 320, Swarthmore, 866-811-4111.

THE DAY & THE LIFE OF... Headline Theater makes an exercise in performance out of the life of a selected celebrity, company and/or audience member. Every first Sat, 6pm, $10, Arts Garage, 1520 Parrish St., 215-765-2702.

THE DOMESTICATION OF WOMEN: A HOUSEWARES PARTY IN TWO ACTS A comedy celebrating the fighting spirit of women trapped in consumer hell, the play starts with Elaine, whose husband just left her, fleeing to her friend Julie's housewares party for a taste of normalcy, only to find it isn't so. Directed by Jose Aviles. Runs through April 7, $12-$20, Walnut Street Theater, Studio 5, 825 Walnut St., 215-551-3376.

ENCHANTED APRIL Two lonely married women rent and share an Italian villa with a crusty Englishwoman and a lonely aristocrat, expecting a relaxing vacation, until their husbands make a surprising visit in this Broadway musical hit. Runs through April 29, $10-$57.50, Walnut Street Theatre, 9th & Walnut sts., 215-574-3550.

EQUINOX Part of the 2006/2007 Studio Series, "Equinox" is a festival of plays by UArts theater students. Runs April 12-15, FREE , Gershman Hall, University of the Arts, Broad & Pine sts., 215-569-8080.

FALSETTOS This musical chronicles the life of Marvin, a man who wants to have a tight-knit family with his ex-wife Trina, his son Jason and his male lover Whizzer. Directed by David Saint. Runs April 10-May 6, $28-$64, George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ, 732-246-7717.

THE FANTASTICKS Musicals about young love nearly destroyed by scheming parents are entertaining, but musicals featuring puppets by Mum Puppettheatre playing young love nearly destroyed by scheming parents are much more entertaining. Runs through May 6, $1-$30, Mum Puppettheatre, 115 Arch St., 215-925-7686.

FATHERS AND SONS Set in 1870s Deadwood, the elegiac Western finds Wild Bill Hickock, the famed lawman and gunfighter, reunited with Calamity Jane, Colorado Charlie, and other Deadwood denizens while Jack McCall and his pals angle for a showdown. Directed by Randall Wise and John Doyle. Runs through April 22, $15-$20, Center Theater, 208 DeKalb St., Norristown, 610-279-1013.

A FEW SMALL REPAIRS Inspired by the true, bizarre lives of mother and daughter Big and Little Edie Beale, this Painted Bird Productions presentation is a dark comedy about parenthood, childhood and the stuff dreams are made of and sometimes destroyed by. Directed by William Roudebush. Runs through April 22, $15-$25, 2nd Stage @ the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St., 215-563-4330.

GODSPELL A musical based on the Gospel of Saint Matthew transposed into a contemporary urban setting, including the stories of Lazarus, the Good Samaritan, Judas' kiss, and more Christian parables and stories, all in song. Fri-Sat, April 6-7, $19.50-$32.50, Keswick Theatre, Easton Rd. & Keswick Ave., Glenside, 215-572-7650.

THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE DEADLY This murder mystery dinner theater takes place in the Old West, so expect an evening of can-cans, outlaws, sharp-shooting and maybe a murder or two. Every Sat. Runs through April 28, 7pm, $40-$45, Fisher's Tudor House, 1858 Street Rd., Bensalem, 215-244-9777.

GREASE! Innocent first loves: watch Danny Zuko and Sandy fall in love while Rizzo talks tough and everyone at Rydell High sings and dances in poodle skirts and leather jackets. John Travolta may not be in this local stage adaptation of the musical favorite, but "Greased Lightning" will go on without him. Runs through April 22, $47, The New Candlelight Theatre, 2208 Millers Rd., Ardentown, DE, 302-475-2313.

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, PART II The Curio Theatre Company brings Douglas Adams' modern classic radio script to the stage with over 200 sound effects, a selection of actors reading multiple characters, and original storyboard illustrations created by Nonthaporn and Ray Saunders. Runs through April 7, $10-$22, Calvary Center, 48th & Baltimore sts., 215-525-1350.

IN THE CONTINUUM Named by New York Times as one of the top four plays in 2005, this is the story of the darkly comic events of two young women living worlds apart in L.A. and Zimbabwe with one life-changing thing in common: a positive diagnosis of HIV infection. Directed by Robert O'Hara. Runs through April 15, $33-$51, Plays & Players Theater, 1714 Delancey St., 215-985-0420.

THE LIFE OF GALILEO Wilma Theater is staging Bertolt Brecht's drama about the life of the famous astronomer who struggled with the issues of reason, religion and power when he discovered that Earth was not the center of the universe. Directed by Blanka Zizka. Runs April 11-May 13, $25-$45, Wilma Theater, Broad & Spruce sts., 215-546-7824.

MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM August Wilson's story about an ambitious trumpet player who clashes with the group of veteran blues players with whom he performs as backup to "Mother of the Blues," Gertrude "Ma" Rainey in 1920s Chicago. Directed by Charles Dumas. Runs April 11-21, $20, Randall Theater, Temple University, 13th & Norris sts., 888-695-7849.

MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL This celebration of hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges and "The Change" includes such chart-toppers as "I Heard It Thru the Grapevine; You No Longer See 39" and "Stayin' Awake! Stayin' Awake!" Ongoing, $45, Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th St., 215-923-0210.

MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT Lovingly ripped off of the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," this musical comedy is a chronicle of the perils (killer rabbits! Taunting Frenchmen!) faced by King Arthur and his knights in their search for the Holy Grail. Directed by Mike Nichols. Runs through April 8, $28-$100, Academy of Music, Broad & Locust sts., 215-731-3333.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Yet another Shakespearean battle of the sexes — this time with the incorrigible Benedick and the sarcastic Beatrice, whose hate at first sight translates to marriage before long. Runs through April 14, $17-$25, The Ritz Theatre Company, 915 White Horse Pike, Haddon Township, NJ, 856-858-5230.

OTHELLO See Iago lie. See Iago plot. See Iago ruin the lives of Moorish general Othello, Othello's trusted friend Cassio, and Othello's wife Desdemona in this Shakespearean tragedy about race, geopolitics, and deception. Directed by Carmen Khan. Runs through May 19, $12.50-$25, Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, 2111 Sansom St., 215-496-8001.

PROMETHEUS BOUND A contemporary gay comedic adaptation of the classic Greek myth about a giant who stole fire and is punished by the gods by being bound to a rock. Adults only. Runs April 12-15, $20, Playground at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St., 215-563-4330.

RADIO GOLF This sequel to August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" is set in the Pittsburgh Hill District in 1997, about a successful real estate developer and mayoral candidate who confronts his heritage when his aunt's house is slated for deomlition. Directed by Kenny Leon. Runs through April 8, $28-$40, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Pl., Princeton, NJ, 609-258-2787.

THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM A darkly comic Southern fairy tale against a bluegrass score about a charming gentleman bandit, the rich plantation owner's daughter he loves, the wicked stepmother who wants her dead, and an evil thief who carries his brother's head around in a trunk. Directed by Peter Reynolds. Runs through April 22, $7-$24, Villanova Theatre, Vasey Hall, Villanova University, 610-519-7474.

TAKING STEPS A farce about a hard-drinking tycoon who attempts to buy a reputedly-haunted house (and former brothel) to please his wife... who is about to walk out on him. Runs through April 29, $25, Hedgerow Theatre, 164 W. Rose Valley Rd., Media, 610-565-4211.

TAMING OF THE SHREW Another nod to the Bard: Lantern Theater presents an all-male cast to perform one of Shakespeare's many famous battles of the sexes, this time featuring Katherine, Padua's town shrew, and Petruchio, the capricious, oddball bachelor. Directed by Ceal Phelan. Runs through April 29, $15-$30, Lantern Theater, 10th and Ludlow sts., 215-829-9002.

TWELFTH NIGHT A classic Shakespearean romantic comedy about a girl who loves a boy who loves another girl who loves another boy who's actually the first girl in disguise. Witty hijinks and surprises abound. Directed by Abigail Adams. Runs through April 7, $28-$48, People's Light & Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, 610-644-3500.

VIA CRUCIS A dramatic staging of the Stations of the Cross using Franz Liszt's musical composition of the same name. Pay what you can, Fri, April 6, 3pm, St. John the Evangelist Church, 21 S. 13th St., 215-545-0766.

WHEN SOMETHING WONDERFUL ENDS Sherry Kramer's one-woman show is about the connections between three seemingly unrelated topics: the death of Kramer's Midwestern Jewish mother, the Barbie Doll craze of the early 1960s, and the complex oil-driven global economy. Runs April 6-May 6, $15-$25, Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St., 215-568-8077.

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BOB'S BIG MONDAY SHOWCASE These weekly shows present performances by seven to eight singers, with two songs apiece. A special Monday menu is offered by the restaurant; a minimum $10 food or drink is required. Every Mon, 7:30pm, $8, The Stockton Inn, 1 Main St., Stockton, NJ, 609-397-1250.

MARTHA GRAHAM CRACKER CABARET A night of music and mayhem starring Pig Iron Theatre's Dito van Reigersberg as the one-and-only Martha Graham Cracker. Every first Thu, 9pm, $10, L'Etage, Beau Monde, 2nd floor, 6th & Bainbridge sts., 215-592-0656.