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New This Week Hamlet (REV Theatre Company/ Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May). Outdoor performance of the world's most famous revenge tragedy. Wednesday through next Sunday, and July 25-29.

REV Theatre Company's outdoor "Hamlet" at Laurel Hill Cemetery. ABBY SCHLACKMAN
REV Theatre Company's outdoor "Hamlet" at Laurel Hill Cemetery. ABBY SCHLACKMANRead more

New This Week Hamlet

(REV Theatre Company/ Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May). Outdoor performance of the world's most famous revenge tragedy. Wednesday through next Sunday, and July 25-29.

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. Sunday.

Young Frankstein: The Musical (Everybody's Theater Company/Upper Dublin High School PAC, Fort Washington). Based on the classic Mel Brooks spoof. Thursday and Friday.

As You Like It (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, DeSales University, Center Valley). The perennially popular comedy of love in the woods. Thursday through Aug. 6.

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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.

Henry V (Delaware Shakespeare, Wilmington). Emilie Krause as Henry. Through July 30.

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 Sunday. - H.H.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven, N.J.) The all-time brother, reader of dreams. Ends next Sunday.

New and Improved Stages of Grief (Act II Playhouse, Ambler). Written by and starring Mary Carpenter. The awkward, comic side of loss and grieving. Stays in middle gear until a truly poignant ending. Ends Sunday. - J.T.

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

Perfect Blue (Tiny Dynamite/Christ Church Neighborhood House). A man and wife debate via Skype as our heritage and environment await. Ends next Sunday.

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

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 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. Ends Saturday.

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

Titanic (Broadway Theatre of Pitman, N.J.). A big (25 players plus orchestra) production befitting a big ship, stressing the unsinkable optimism of the era. Done in grand style. Through July 30. - J.R.

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