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Theater: New and Noteworthy

New This Week Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven, N.J.) Tale of the all-time brother, reader of dreams. Tuesday through July 23.

New This Week

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

(Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven, N.J.) Tale of the all-time brother, reader of dreams. Tuesday through July 23.

Henry V (Delaware Shakespeare, Wilmington). Emilie Krause plays Henry. Friday through July 30.

Rabbit Hole (Theater with a View/Sycamore Hill, Pottstown). Pulitzer-winning play outdoors. Wednesday through July 29.

The Three Musketeers (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, DeSales University, Center Valley). Ken Ludwig's affectionate, madcap adaptation of the Dumas swashbuckler. Wednesday through Aug. 6.

Perfect Blue (Tiny Dynamite/Christ Church Neighborhood House). A man and wife debate via Skype as our heritage and environment await. Thursday through July 23.

A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur (Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium/L'Étage Cabaret). Reading of the delightful Tennessee Williams one-acter about four women in search of identity. Free. Next Sunday.

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Reviewed by Tirdad Derakhshani (T.D.), Hugh Hunter (H.H.), Jim Rutter (J.R.), John Timpane (J.T.), and Toby Zinman (T.Z.).

Around the World in 80 Days (Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley). Hedgerow specializes in affectionate farcical renditions of epic adventures - with tiny (in this case, five-person) casts. Through Aug. 13.

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Perelman Theater). Fresh from its Bucks County Playhouse run, this is a persuasive, rockin' ride through Buddy Holly's career. Ends Sunday. - J.T.

Footloose! (Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven, N.J.). Welcome back, Surflight. A guy dances his way to acceptance. Genial, with some great dancing. Ends Sunday. - J.T.

Hamlet (REV Theatre / Laurel Hill Cemetery). That's right, Laurel Hill Cemetery. Should make the gravedigger scene pretty creepy. Friday and Saturday.

Hound of the Baskervilles (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, DeSales University, Center Valley). A funny send-up of Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes, and theater itself. Three actors, 16 roles. Ends next Sunday. - H.H.

The Nerd (Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope). A soldier saves a life, then, years later, crashes the birthday party (and life) of the guy he saved. Ends Saturday.

On the Road Again (Montgomery Theater, Souderton). Philly stalwarts Jen Childs and Tony Braithwaite in their popular send-up of summer vacations. Ends next Sunday.

Project Dawn (People's Light, Malvern). A revolutionary court in Philly serves a hard-to-forget group of women. One of the very best new plays of the season. Ends Sunday. - J.T.

Romeo and Juliet (Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company). The Shakespeare tragedy, played at parks in the Philadelphia area. Through July 27. For full schedule: cctheatrec.org.

Saturday Night Fever (Walnut Street Theatre). In 1979 Brooklyn, Tony and Stephanie train together for a dance competition. You'll sing and dance the rest. Tremendous talent, and a worthwhile story about the dark side of working-class life. Ends next Sunday. - T.D.

The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (Cape May Stage). Majorie of Manhattan deals with a hilarious mother and a mysterious figure from her past. Through July 22.

Titanic (Broadway Theatre of Pitman, N.J.). It was sad when the great ship went down - but it went down loving, singing, and dancing. Through July 30.

Will Rogers' U.S.A. (East Lynne Theater, Cape May). A musical revue of a great comic and his country in their day. Through July 22.