Theater: New and Noteworthy

(Through Sept. 24 at various locations. Information: 215-413-1318 or fringearts.com.).

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The Gin Game (Montgomery Theatre). The enduringly popular 1978 Pulitzer Prize winner about a friendship at a nursing home. Thursday through Oct. 8.

Ripcord (South Camden Theatre Company). See preview on H14.

Rock and Roll Man: The Alan Freed Story (Bucks County Playhouse). See preview on H14.

The Shape of Things (Eagle Theatre, Hammonton, N.J.) Neil Labute's 2001 drama about four students and the romances among them. Friday through Oct. 15.

Shrek: The Musical (Broadway Theatre of Pitman, N.J.). See preview on H14.

Something Wicked This Way Comes (Delaware Theatre Company). A musical based on the fiction of fantasy writer Ray Bradbury. Wednesday through Oct. 18.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Bristol Riverside Theatre). In this musical about kids, words, parents, and competition, six adolescents square off in the battle of battles. Saturday through Oct. 15.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

(Walnut Street Theatre). You've got Sondheim, you've got Plautus, and you've got a very funny bunch of actors. A comedy tonight. Through Oct. 22.

The Gin Game (Cape May Stage). The enduringly popular 1978 Pulitzer Prize winner about a friendship at a nursing home. Through Sept. 22.

Million Dollar Quartet (Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven, N.J.). Musical reenactment of a recording session with Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Ends Sunday.

Red Velvet (Lantern Theater Company). While riots against the abolition of slavery rage in the streets of 19th-century London, an African American actor prepares to play Othello. (Through Oct. 8).

Rumors (Ritz Theatre, Haddon Township). Neil Simon's first, and very funny, farce. Through Sept. 24.

Simpatico (McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton). Sam Shepard drama performed by Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire) and A Red Orchid Theatre. Through Oct. 15.

Storyboard: Treasure Island (Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley). Storyboard rendition of the Stevenson classic, assisted by a local graphic artist. Ends next Sunday.

Which Reminds Me (Act II Playhouse, Ambler). The tireless Tony Braithwaite one-man show based on theater stories, letters from patrons, and much more. Through Oct. 1.

Wreck of the Spanish Armada (Aerodrome, Cape May Airport). Bill Sterritt's love story/adventure. Friday-Sunday through mid-October.