Performance and classical music listings

A Little Night Music

Award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical. Closes 6/30. Arden Theatre, 40 N. 2d St.; 215-922-1122. $36-$48; $15 children 12-18.

American Sligo Regional debut, written by Adam Rapp. Closes 6/23. Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St.; 215-563-7500. www.newcitystage.org. $5-$35.

Barcelona Late night: An American woman leaves her own party with a tall, dark stranger, an older Spanish man. Is it a carefree one-night stand or invitation to danger? This world premiere from Bess Wohl takes a funny and seductive look at the politics of who we pretend to be versus who we really are. People's Light & Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern; 610-644-3500. $25-$45.

Beauty and the Beast Fairy tale comes to stage. Closes 8/3. DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley; 610-282-WILL. www.pashakespeare.org/. $16; $12 children 12 and under.

Bootycandy Coorful series of interconnected tales exploring the experience of growing up gay & African American. Closes 6/16. Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St.; 215-546-7824. $39-$54; $34-$49 seniors; $19.50-$27 students.

Cape May Stage: How to Make a Rope Swing The process of selecting a name for a town's new schoolhouse leads to the reopening of old wounds. Closes 6/7. Robert Shackleton Playhouse, Bank & Lafayette Sts., Cape May; 609-884-1341. www.capemaystage.com. $35; $30 seniors; $15 students.

Curio Theatre: The Hound of the Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes mystery gets a funny makeover. Closes 6/1. Curio Theatre Company, 4740 Baltimore Ave; 215-525-1350. www.curiotheatre.org. $10-$20.

Dino! An Evening With Dean Martin Stories from Martin's life are woven together w/ hits. Closes 6/30. Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. $35-$45.

Glass: Shattered Deconstruction of Tennessee Williams' 'The Glass Menagerie,' directed by Michael Durkin. Closes 6/22. Church of the Crucifixion, 620 S. Eighth St. www.therenegadecompany.org. $15-$20.

Grease The story of the summer romance between teenagers from different sides of the tracks. Closes 7/14. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. $10-$95.

Heroes A trio of aged war heroes plot to escape from their retirement home. Closes 6/9. Lantern Theater at St. Stephen's Theater, 10th & Ludlow Sts.; 215-829-0395. $30-$38.

Inherit the Wind Legal drama in which a small town stages a showdown between fundamentalism & science. Closes 6/9. Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol; 215-785-0100. $35-$45.

Into the Woods Sondheim musical about fairy tale life after 'happily ever after.' Closes 6/2. Princeton University - McCarter Theatre, 91 University Pl., Princeton; 609-258-2787. $20-$77.

Lend Me a Tenor Comedy about an opera presenter whose lead performer goes missing, leaving him in a bind. Closes 6/8. Act II Playhouse, 56 E. Butler Ave., Ambler; Box Office: 215-654-0200. $27-$33; $10-$15 students.

Mame A free-spirited woman unexpectedly finds herself in custody of her nephew. Andrea McArdle stars. Closes 6/9. Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope; 215-862-2121. $29-$57.50.

New City Stage Company: Mr. Kennedy Goes to Washington Portrayal of Robert F. Kennedy delivering his California Democratic primary acceptance speech in 1968. Closes 6/4. Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St. newcitystage.org. $20.

Pride & Prejudice Theatrical adaptation of the Jane Austen novel. Closes 6/16. Hedgerow Theatre, 64 Rose Valley Rd., Media; 610-565-4211. $25-$32; $22-$29 seniors; $10 students.

Princeton Triangle Club: Tree's Company, Forest's a Crowd Encore performances of this year's nature-themed show. Closes 6/1. Princeton University - McCarter Theatre, 91 University Pl., Princeton; 609-258-2787. $25-$50.

Spring Awakening Award-winning musical with music by Duncan Sheik; book & lyrics by Steven Sater. Closes 6/9. Theatre Horizon, 401 DeKalb St., Norristown; 610-283-2230. $31-$35; $29 seniors; $25 students.

The Boy Friend An heiress poses as a working girl to pursue a romance with a delivery boy, but he's not who he seems to be. Closes 6/16. Surflight Theatre, Beach & Engleside Ave., Harvey Cedars, NJ; 609-492-9477. $45.

The Drowsy Chaperone When a man plays a cast recording of a musical on his turntable, the show suddenly springs to life in his living room. Closes 6/2. Washington Crossing State Park - Open Air Theatre, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd., Titusville; 267-885-9857. $15; $10 children 12 and under.

The Written Word: John Brown's Body Theatrical staging of Stephen Vincent Benet's Pulitzer Prize-winning poem. Closes 6/9. Hedgerow Theatre, 64 Rose Valley Rd., Media; 610-565-4211. $20.

Venus In Fur Suspense-packed dark comedy by David Ives. Closes 6/23. Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420. philadelphiatheatrecompany.org. $46-$59.

Cinderella

Theatrical adaptation of the fairy tale. Closes 7/13. Surflight Theatre, Beach & Engleside Ave., Harvey Cedars, NJ; 609-492-9477. $13.

Disney's 101 Dalmatians A group of puppies go up against Cruella De Vil in this theatrical adaptation of the Disney film. Closes 7/27. Media Theatre for the Performing Arts, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100. $12; $10 children.

Peter Pan & Captain Hook Peter, Wendy & friends must rescue Tinkerbell & Tiger Lily from the pirates. Closes 7/14. Surflight Theatre, Beach & Engleside Ave., Harvey Cedars, NJ; 609-492-9477. $13.

PHIT Kids Presents StoryUP! Philly improvisers create a funny & magical hour of adventure based on ideas & stories from kids in the audience. Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge St. $8 advance; $10 day of show.

Pinocchio A wooden puppet boy must save his father after he's swallowed by a whale. Closes 6/23. Arden Theatre, 40 N. 2d St.; 215-922-1122. $32-$36; $20-$22 children 13-17; $15-$18 children 12 and under.

Storybook Musical Theater: Rumpelstiltskin Theatrical adaptation of the Brothers Grimm tale. Closes 6/2. Mitchell Performing Arts Center, 800 Tomlinson Rd., Bryn Athyn; 215-659-8550. www.storybookmusical.org. $14; $12 children.

The Cat in the Hat Theatrical adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book. Closes 7/12. Surflight Theatre, Beach & Engleside Ave., Harvey Cedars, NJ; 609-492-9477. $13.

The Little Mermaid Theatrical adaptation of the animated film. Closes 6/2. Montgomery Theater, 124 N. Main St., Souderton; 215-723-9984. $10; $8 seniors and children.

The Music Man, Jr. Student production of the musical. Closes 5/31. Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School, 6301 N. 2d St. $5.

Theatreworks USA: Ramona Quimby Based on Newbery Medal-winning writer Beverly Cleary's book. Closes 6/1. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. www.theatreworksusa.org. $10-$16.

Actors' NET: The Merchant of Venice

Shakespeare's tale of love, greed, revenge & a plea for tolerance. Closes 6/16. Morrisville Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Ave., Morrisville; Reservations required: 215-295-3694.

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. $20; $17 seniors; $10 under 12.

Gutenberg - The Musical Doug Simon and Bud Davenport are authors of a big, splashy new musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg. In need of support they perform a backers' audition for New York producers. They have no actors, no sets, no costumes. But Bud & Doug can sing, dance and most important, they have hats. This two-man musical spoof was developed by Scott Brown and Anthony King at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in NY. Drexel University - The New Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, 3401 Filbert St.; dugutenberg@gmail.com. $10; $5 students.

The 39 Steps Comedic adaptation of the Hitchcock thriller. Closes 6/22. Haddonfield Plays & Players, 957 E. Atlantic Ave., Haddonfield; 856-429-8139. $15.

The Kingfisher The dialogue bristles with hilarious one-liners. Spring Garden Mill, Route 332. Tyler State Park, Newtown; Langhorne Players: 215-860-0818. $15-$17.

Uncle Tom's Cabin - An Unfortunate Melodrama EgoPo's provocative remounting, with a race-reversed cast, revisits the original novel and invites a candid discussion of race in America. Closes 6/9. Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey Pl.; Reservations required: 267-273-1414. www.egopo.org/. $20-$50.

Let's Host a Murder

A murder-themed party gets out of hand, turning all the guests into suspects. Ongoing. Bistro Romano, 120 Lombard St.; Mystery Dinner Theatre Box Office: 215-238-1313. $45.95.

Ahoy, Stranger! Music of Travel and Adventure

The Chestnut Street Singers perform a selection of music relative to travel. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. Free. 6/2. 5 pm.

Bach's Lunch Tea luncheon & mini-concert featuring members of the Bay-Atlantic Symphony. Carriage House Tearoom & Cafe, 1048 Washington St., Cape May; 909-884-5404. www.bayatlanticsymphony.org. $30. 6/5.

Bay-Atlantic Symphony: Folk & Fashion Concert of works by Vivaldi & Mozart. First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St., Cape May; 909-884-5404. bayatlanticsymphony.org. $25; $20 seniors; $10 students. 6/6. 8 pm.

Camerata Ama Deus Period instrument chamber ensemble. Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martin's Lane voxamadeus.org/about/camerata. $10-$25. 5/31. 8 pm. Also Daylesford Abbey, 220 S. Valley Rd., Paoli. voxamadeus.org/about/camerata. $10-$25. 6/2. 6 pm.

Dmitri Shostakovich: In Music & Words The Fine Art Piano Co celebrates Russian legend Shostakovich. Ethical Society of Philadelphia, 1906 Rittenhouse Square $30; $24 seniors. 6/1. 7:30 pm.

La Ville Lumiere Flutist Michele Kelly and harpist Kimberly Rowe perform chamber music composed or conceived in Paris. Anchor Presbyterian Church, 980 Durham Rd. (Rte. 413), Newtown. $20; $10 seniors and children. 5/31. 8 pm.

Lower Merion Symphony Orchestra Performance of classical symphonies. Rosemont College - McShain Performing Arts Center, 1400 Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr. www.lowermerionsymphony.org. Free. 6/2.

Meridee Winters Year End Show Concert with 300 students performing rock, classical piano pieces, jazz, and pop. Saturday Club, 117 W. Wayne Ave., Wayne. Free. 6/2-3.

New York Chamber Ensemble Strings & wind instrument group founded in 1987 by Stephen Rogers Radcliffe. Episcopal Church of the Advent, Washington St., Cape May; 909-884-5404. $20; $15 seniors; $5 students. 6/4.

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra: Bravo Brass Orchestra's brass ensemble. St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1625 Locust St.; 215-435-1698. www.pyos.org. $10; free 13 and under. 6/1. 7:30 pm.

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra: Mahler's Symphony No. 2 W/The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia. Louis Scaglione conducts. Kimmel Center, Broad & Spruce Sts.; 215-893-1999. www.pyos.org. $10-$20. 6/2. 7:30 pm.

Amici Opera Company: Otello

Verdi's operatic interpretation of the Shakespearean tragedy. Broad Street Ministries Presbyterian Church, 315 S. Broad St.; 215-224-0257. $10-$25. 6/1. 4 pm.

Anna Crusis Women's Choir The country's oldest feminist choir, based in Philadelphia. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. annacrusis.com. $20. 6/1. 7:30-10 pm.

Center City Opera Theater: Satan's Bride - Maren of Vardo A new opera by Jeff Myers inspired by the true story of Maren Olsdatter, who in 1663 was accused of dalliances with the devil. Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St.; 215-569-9700. www.operatheater.org. $39 and up. 6/6.

Chestnut Street Singers Cooperative chamber choir committed to engagement with musical traditions and their evolution. They link early Renaissance works to contemporary practices, integrate canonical repertoire with lesser-known works, and are always adding a little bit of themselves in the process. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. Free. 6/2. 5-7 pm.

Corpus Christi Parish 50th Anniversary Celebration A Mass & concert. Corpus Christi Church, 900 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale. Free. 6/2. 3 pm.

Drexel Chamber Music Recital Program directed by Luke Abruzzo. Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St.; Box Office: 866-437-3935. Free. 6/2. 5 pm.

International Opera Theater: Jago American premiere of Carlo Pedini's opera, featuring Sharon Zhai, Galen Scott Bower, Paolo Antognetti & Graeme Brown. Media Theatre for the Performing Arts, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100. $49. 5/31, 6/1.

Singing Circle for People Impacted by Cancer Join other singers led by composer, performer & educator Julia Haines. No talent is necessary - just a willingness to have fun. Cancer Support Community of Philadelphia (formerly the Wellness Community of Philadelphia), 4100 Chamounix Dr.; 215-879-7733. Free. 6/4.

The Savoy Company: The Gondoliers Comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan. Annenberg Center - Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; Box Office: 215-893-3900. www.savoy.org. $15-$55. 6/1.

Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company: The Keepers Project

Full-length work explores family history and roots by delving into the universal theme of loss, hope and identity realized through a series of 10 charged vignettes. It uses movement, text and an eclectic sound score ranging from a 1920s Polish tango and an Irish jig to music by Amsterdam composer Chiel Meijering to text and electronic sounds. Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American St.; brownpapertickets.com/event/363208. $15-$20. 5/31, 6/1, 6/2.

Drexel Dance Ensemble Drexel students perform. Drexel University - Mandell Theater, 33d St.; Box Office: 215-895-2787. $10; $5 students. 5/31, 6/1.

FreshDance Drexel's freshman dance company performs. Drexel University - Mandell Theater, 33d St.; Box Office: 215-895-2787. 6/1, 6/2.

Israeli Dancing Easy & intermediate level session. Germantown Jewish Centre, 400 W. Ellet St.; 215-844-1507. $5. 6/2.

Joanne Reagan Dance Recital Student performance. Middle Township Performing Arts Center, 1 Penkethman Way, Cape May; Box Office: 609-463-1924. 5/31, 6/1.

Latin Night Top DJs in the area play salsa, chacha, merengue, and more. Buffet meal (BYOB) and lots of dancing. Atrium Dance Studio, 4721 N. Crescent Blvd., Pennsauken. $12. 6/1.

NIA: The Joy of Movement for People Impacted by Cancer Dance, martial arts & healing arts combine in NIA. Cancer Support Community of Philadelphia (formerly the Wellness Community of Philadelphia), 4100 Chamounix Dr.; Reservations required: 215-879-7733. Free. 6/4.

Philadelphia Dance Theatre: The Rough-Face Girl A dance premiere. William Penn Charter School - Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts, 3000 W. School House Ln.; www.philadancetheatre.org. $20. 6/1. 7 pm.