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Published: Apr 18, 2007

dance

BFA SENIOR DANCE CONCERT The dance concert features new works by Rutgers student choreographers. Runs through April 20, 8pm, $10-$15, Mason Gross Performing Arts Center, 85 George St., New Brunswick, NJ, 732-932-7511.

DANCE CONCERT The Ursinus Dance Company presents a new tap dance work choreographed to the music of James Brown by guest artist Shelley Oliver; a men's piece choreographed by dancer/choreographer Keith Thompson; and four new works by faculty members Chris Aiken and Cathy Young. Runs through April 21, $2-$5, Ursinus College, 601 East Main Street, Collegeville, 610-409-3795.

DANCE SYNERGY Dancefusion's junior company, fusion2, presents a program of new works by company director and choreographers as well as a new piece by HMS dance therapist and choreographer Rachel Morales, to be performed to live music in collaboration with five students from the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy. Sun, April 22, 2pm, $10-$20, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 215-222-7633.

GALA SPRING MUSIC AND DANCE COLLABORATION The performance features more than 130 singers and instrumentalists performing American music from Gershwin to hip-hop, Samuel Barber to Count Basie, in collaboration with 150 dancers with original choreography. Runs through April 21, 7pm, FREE, Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St., 215-732-5446.

HISTORIAS An evening of dance performances featuring the choreography of Merian Soto. Runs through April 27, 7pm, FREE, UArts Dance Theater at the Drake, 1512 Spruce St., 215-829-9800.

MODERN MASTERS The Pennsylvania Ballet performs the theatrical "In the Upper Room" by Twyla Tharp, set to a score by Philip Glass; "Continuum," an examination of the aftermath of 9/11 by Christopher Wheeldon, set to the piano music of Gyuorgi Liget; and "Lambarena," a merging of classic ballet with African dance by Val Caniparoli. Runs April 25-28, Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St., 215-551-7000.

NEW EDGE DANCE CONCERT New Edge Dance and resident artist Olive Prince presents a solo performance followed by a new modern dance piece for the group. Runs through April 22, $8-$10, Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Ave., 215-387-1911.

OCEANS 1:WETLANDS Choreographer Jeanne Ruddy presents a new work inspired by the history and texture of wetland ecology, with original music, projected text and photography to accompany the dancers. Runs through April 21, $10-$25, The Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine St., 215-569-4060.

OPEN STUDIO SERIES Miro Dance Theatre is opening its studios to audiences who want to see the creative process, and respond to dance works in progress and pieces from the Miro repertoire. Runs through May 17, 5:30-7:30pm, FREE, Girard College, Corinthian & Girard Aves., 215-962-4773.

THE PENNSYLVANIA BALLET II The Pennsylvania Ballet II performs an afternoon program as part of the Longwood Gardens classical series. Sat, April 21, noon, free with admission, Longwood Gardens, US Rt. 1, Kennett Sq., 610-388-1000.

PLATITUDES The Philly-based Vada Dance Collective presents four original works exploring the topics of relationships and freedom, with choreography rooted in modern and ballet. Sun, April 22, 3pm, $15, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-895-6537, www.vadadance.org.

POWER SURGE This performance by West Chester University Dance Company features student choreography, as well as works by faculty co-directors Liz Staruch and Gretchen Studlien-Webb. Guest artist Jennifer Rose presents a tap piece. Runs through April 21, $8-$12, Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, West Chester University, 13-15 University Ave., West Chester, 610-436-2266.

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Wake me up before you go-go: Spiritoso Ballet presents this classic fairy tale about a princess who has to sleep for 100 years before her prince comes to rescue her. Runs through April 22, 2pm, $17.50, Sellersville Theater 1894, 136 N. Main St., Sellersville, 215-257-5808.

YOUTH REGIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL ContemperaDance Theatre presents the third annual showcase of regional youth dance groups. This year's show features the premiere of "TimeDance," an interpretation of the history of dance and music throughout time by artistic director/choreographer Gail Vartanian and assistant director Michelle Jones Wurtz. Sat, April 21, 1:30pm, $20, Hill School Center for the Arts, Beech & Sheridan sts., Pottstown, 610-225-3007.

theater

BACK 2 BACK 2 BACK Song-and-dances till you drop: The UArts students present a production of three original one-act musicals — back to back and back again. Runs through April 28, FREE, Philadelphia Arts Bank, 601 S. Broad St., 215-545-0630.

THE BOMB-ITTY OF ERRORS Shakespeare in the 'hood: The 11th Hour Theatre Company presents a hip-hop version of "The Comedy of Errors," as four boys rap their way through the Bard's classic tale of love and mistaken identity. Music by Jeffrey Qaiyum. Runs through April 29, $15-$25, Spirit Wind Arts Center, 213 New St., 267-987-9865.

BOY GETS GIRL A chilling drama about a woman who goes on a blind date with a man whose persistence after her rejection of him turns into an obsession. Runs through May 12, $12-$24, Montgomery Theater, 124 Main St., Souderton, 215-723-9984.

CABARET It's all fun and games until the Nazis come into power. Set in 1930s Berlin on the eve of the Nazi uprising, this well-known musical tells the stories of the cabaret performers at the Kit Kat Club. Directed by Lance Moore. Runs through April 28, $20-$25, Plays & Players Theater, 1714 Delancey St., 215-735-0630.

A COMB AND A PRAYER BOOK: A SURVIVOR'S STORY The Stockton Theatre Program presents the story of a Hungarian woman who survived six concentration camps by the age of 19. Based on the memoir of South Jersey resident Elizabeth Blum Goldstein; directed by Pamela Hendrick. Runs through April 22, $6-$8, Stockton Performing Arts Center, Jim Leeds Rd., Pomona, NJ, 609-652-9000.

COMMUNICATING DOORS Set in 2014, Alan Ayckbourne's time-traveling comedy sends a London sex expert from the future and two women who were murdered in 1998 and 1978 back in time through a set of hotel doors as they attempt to rewrite history and save their own lives. Runs April 19-May 5, $12, Playcrafters of Skippack, 2011 Store Rd., Skippack, 610-584-4005.

DAMN YANKEES Faust meets professional baseball in this musical about a middle-aged fanatic who trades his soul in order to lead his team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. Directed by Tony Filipone. Runs through May 3, $15, Footlighters Theater, 58 Main Ave., Berwyn, 610-296-9245.

DERBY DAY The Ballard brothers are having a rough day: Their father having just died, the oldest brother Frank returns to Chicago to see his brothers (an angry, newly married Ned and ex-con Johnny) and ends up drinking and revealing secrets about the family. Directed by Charles Maryan. Runs April 21-29, $15-$25, Mason Gross Performing Arts Center, 85 George St., New Brunswick, NJ, 732-932-7511.

THE DISHWASHERS A black comedy by Morris Panych about the battle of wits between two men: Dressler, the lord of a basement full of dirty dishes, and his new employee, Emmett, who is hired to serve the restaurant customers. Runs through May 6, $28, Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St., 215-574-3550.

ENCHANTED APRIL Love is in the air: 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. Runs through April 29, $10-$57.50, Walnut Street Theatre, 9th & Walnut sts., 215-574-3550.

FALSETTOS The George Street Playhouse presents a musical that 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 through 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, this 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 Street, 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.

FOREVER PLAID A musical revue centered on four young male singers killed in a car crash on their way to their first big gig in the 1950s; they have now been miraculously revived for the chance to perform the show that never was. Features songs such as "Catch a Falling Star," "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" and "Heart and Soul." Runs through May 13, $15-$42, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Radcliffe & Market sts., Bristol, 215-785-0100.

FOUR DOGS AND A BONE HATG Theater Company presents a satire on the movie business, telling the story of four "dogs" (a desperate writer, a sleazy producer, a conniving newcomer and a brash character actress) who try to get the biggest bite of the "bone" (the film). Directed by David Ebersole. Runs through April 28, $12, Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge St., 215-525-1551.

GEORGE M! The Neshaminy Valley Music Theatre presents a musical about George M. Cohan's life, from his early days in vaudeville with his parents and sister to his later career as a Broadway performer, director and producer. Runs through April 21, $12.50-$18, Neshaminy High School, 2001 Old Lincoln Highway, Langhorne, 215-364-4999.

THE GIVER The Stepford Society: This stage adaptation of Lois Lowry's young adult novel of the same name tells the story of Jonas, a 12-year-old boy who is given the duty of being the memory keeper in a society where there is no fear, no pain and no memory. Directed by David Bradley. Runs April 26-May 20, $20-$26, People's Light & Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, 610-644-3500.

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Theatre Exile presents one of David Mamet's most referenced theatrical works, which examines America's definition of capitalism and masculinity through the story of two down-on-their-luck realtors who contemplate stealing leads from their boss. Directed by Matt Pfeiffer. Runs April 20-May 13, $18-$30, Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American St., 215-922-4462.

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. A fundraising program for the Church's summer camp for disadvantaged kids. Runs through April 21, 8pm, $5-$10, Old First Reformed Church, 4th & Race sts., 215-922-4566.

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, through April 28, 7pm, $40-$45, Fisher's Tudor House, 1858 Street Rd., Bensalem, 215-244-9777.

GREASE! Watch Danny and Sandy fall in love while Rizzo talks shit and everyone at Rydell High sings and dances in poodle skirts and leather jackets. Runs through April 22, $47, The New Candlelight Theatre, 2208 Millers Rd., Ardentown, DE, 302-475-2313.

THE GREAT TENNESSEE MONKEY TRIAL The separation between Church and State is always a hot topic and what better way to discuss it than by re-enacting the trial that aimed to ban the theory of evolution from being taught in schools. Here's an intimate portrayal of the key characters of the Scopes Trial and what their actions meant for posterity. Runs through April 22, Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St., 215-898-6791.

HEARSAY Arcadia Theatre presents the world premiere of Kathryn Petersen's new play. Runs through April 29, $5-$15, Arcadia Theatre, 450 S. Easton Rd., Glenside, 215-571-2112.

HENRY V Delaware Theatre Company has replaced "Shakespeare's R&J" with a more conventional Shakespearean historical drama about the young King Henry leading his outnumbered troops to war. Directed by Sanford Robbins. Runs April 21-May 6, $28-$48, Delaware Theatre Company, 200 Water St., Wilmington, DE, 302-594-1100.

HUNG ON A BLONDE PONYTAIL: AN ACT OF ROCK It's always Yoko's fault. BCKSEET Productions presents the sad tale of two rock 'n' roll stars who shared a passion for music but split when they discovered that they also shared a passion for the same girl. Directed by Christopher L. Butterfield. Runs through May 5, $21, Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th St., 215-923-0210.

IN THE SAWTOOTHS Three thirtysomethings who've been friends since high school take their annual backpacking trip through the mountains of Idaho, but not before being tested by an unexpected tragedy. Directed Chris O'Connor. Runs through April 28, $15-$25, Mason Gross Performing Arts Center, 85 George St., New Brunswick, NJ, 732-932.7511.

INCOMING A comedy about Sally, a pregnant woman who's not ready for motherhood but about to become one, and her partner Liz, who seeks help from Sally's dying father, who somehow has Liz's ex-lover trapped under his bed. Hijinks ensue. Directed by Robin Eisenberg. Runs through April 29, $18-$20, Walnut Street Theater, Studio 5, 825 Walnut St., 215-635-2137.

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

MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM Temple Theaters present August Wilson's play about an ambitious trumpet player who clashes with the group of veteran blues players in 1920s Chicago. Directed by Charles Dumas. Runs through April 21, $20, Randall Theater, Temple University, 13th & Norris sts., 888-695-7849.

MAME One smile and suddenly nobody else will do: The Rose Valley Chorus and Orchestra presents this musical comedy about a tough flapper who holds her own against the 1920s New York establishment but gets in touch with her maternal instinct when faced with the task of raising her nephew on her own. Directed by Bob Moore and Al Blatter. Runs through April 28, $5-$15, Delaware County Christian School, 462 Malin Rd., Newtown Square, 610-565-5010.

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.

NUNSENSE II The wacky hijinks of the Little Sisters of Hoboken (nuns who would prefer not to be nuns) and Padre Polka continues in this fully staged musical production presented by the Players Club of Swarthmore Theater. Directed by Theodora K. Psitos. Runs April 26-May 12, $10-$22, The Players Club of Swarthmore, Fairview Rd., off Rt. 320, Swarthmore, 866-811-4111.

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.

PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM Celebration Theater of Lansdowne presents Woody Allen's comedy about a neurotic writer whose wife has left him but is offered advice from the unlikeliest source: Humphrey Bogart. Runs through April 29, $10-$15, Twentieth Century Club, 84 S. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, 610-259-8661.

RELATIVE VALUES Boy meets Girl. Girl can't keep her life together. The Old Academy Players present Noel Coward's comedy about a glamorous Hollywood actress whose engagement to a British earl upsets lots of people: Her long-time maid, the earl's mother, her co-star and former lover, and so forth. Directed by Helga Krauss. Runs April 20-May 6, $12, Old Academy Players, 3544 Indian Queen Lane, 215-843-1109.

THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM A darkly comic Southern fairy tale 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.

A SHAYNA MAIDEL (A BEAUTIFUL GIRL) The Stagecrafters present a drama about two sisters — one raised in America, the other in Poland — who reunite after a 15-year separation, each having survived WWII, the Holocaust and the loss of family members. Directed by Marilyn Yoblick. Runs April 20-May 5, $12-$15, Stagecrafters Theater, 8130 Germantown Ave., 215-247-8881.

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 notorious 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 & Ludlow sts., 215-829-9002.

THEATER 326 ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL Experience 24 performances in four days of eight different contemporary one-act plays, which are chosen, cast, rehearsed and minimally produced by the students registered in the Theater 326 course ("Acting Emphasis Thesis"). Runs through April 29, $15-$20, Randall Theater, Temple University, 13th & Norris sts., 888-695-7849, www.temple.edu/theater.

THE TOURIST POLICE The Art Alliance presents a performance by writer/actor Maria Moeller in a story about a reluctant participant trapped in a two-week guided tour of Tibet, asking the question if it's possible to experience a foreign culture by only looking at it from behind a bus window, Thu, April 26, 7:30pm, $10, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St., 215-545-4302.

TRUE WEST The Barley Sheaf Players presents a drama about a successful screenwriter who is upstaged by his drifter of a brother when a Hollywood agent picks up the brother's script for a Spaghetti Western instead of his romantic drama. Runs April 20-May 5, $10-$12, West Chester & Barley Sheaf Playhouse, 810 N. Whitford Rd., Lionsville, 610-363-7075.

VISITING MR. GREEN Theatre at KI presents a poignant and hilarious portrayal of the collision between a devout Jewish widower and a hot-shot corporate executive, each with a painful secret. Directed by William Roudebush. Runs through April 29, $25-$35, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, 8339 Old York Rd., Elkins Park, 215-887-8700.

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 through May 6, $15-$25, Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St., 215-568-8077.

opera

DON GIOVANNI Temple University Opera Theater is staging Mozart's darkly comic tale of a nobelman whose reckless indulgence in seducing women eventually leads him to his doom. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Directed by Leland Kimball III and John Douglas. Fri-Sun, April 20-22, $12.50-$20, Tomlinson Theater, Temple University, 1301 W. Norris St., 215-204-7600.

LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO And they say fortune favors the brave! The Amici Opera Company presents the area's first performance of Verdi's tale of an unlucky soldier, who returns from battle to find his sweetheart married and then dies defending his home town from Barbarossa. Che tragedia! Sat-Sat, April 14-21, 7:30pm, $10-$22, Bible Presbyterian Church, 1115 Haddon Ave. & Cuthbert Blvd., Collingswood, NJ, 215-224-0257.

POSTCARDS FROM MOROCCO The Curtis Opera Theatre presents a fully staged production of Dominick Argento's one-act musical collage about seven characters whose luggage generate cabaret, puppetry, operetta and more while they wait for a train. Directed by Emma Griffin; conducted by Rossen Milanov and Andrew Hauze. Runs April 19-22, $30, Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St., 215-893-7902.

cabaret

A GRAND NIGHT FOR SWINGING! Devon Neubauer celebrates swingin'-good hits from Basie to Sinatra and more, with musical director Jeff Dershin and featuring Courtney Colletti on bass. Thu, April 26, 8pm, $30 ($10 food/drink minimum), The Stockton Inn, 1 Main St., Stockton, NJ, 609-397-1250.