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New and Noteworthy: Theater

New This Week Les Miserables (Media Theatre) Back to the barricades! Previews Wednesday, Thursday, opens Friday. QED (Lantern Theatre Company) Peter DeLaurier lives a day in the character of the charismatic physicist Richard Feynman. Preview Thursday, opens Friday.

Donna Pescow and Lenny Wolpe in Steve Bluestein's new comedy "Rest, in Pieces," at the Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington through next Sunday. (Matt Urban)
Donna Pescow and Lenny Wolpe in Steve Bluestein's new comedy "Rest, in Pieces," at the Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington through next Sunday. (Matt Urban)Read more

New This Week

Les Miserables (Media Theatre) Back to the barricades! Previews Wednesday, Thursday, opens Friday.

QED (Lantern Theatre Company) Peter DeLaurier lives a day in the character of the charismatic physicist Richard Feynman. Preview Thursday, opens Friday.

Arthur & the Tale of the Red Dragon (People's Light and Theatre Company) The annual panto tells of young Arthur's adventures on the road to the throne. Previews Wednesday- Friday, opens Saturday.

Continuing

Reviewed by Wendy Rosenfield (W.R.), Jim Rutter (J.R.), David Patrick Stearns (D.P.S.), and Toby Zinman (T.Z.).

Read complete reviews at www.inquirer.com/theater

Asking for It (Simpatico Theatre Company) Adrienne Truscott's one-woman comedy takes on "rape discourse" - the jokes, the lore, the politics. Ends Sunday.

Bad Jews (Walnut Street Theatre/Independence Studio) Cousins combust in a battle over a family heirloom, in a top-notch production of a laugh-out-loud play full of painful insights. Through Dec. 28. - T.Z.

Blood Wedding (Philadelphia Artists Collective) Lorca's great tragedy, in collaboration with Drexel University, gets a dark and earthy production. Through next Sunday. - J.R.

Caught (InterAct Theatre Company) One of the smartest, most cynical, heart-wrenching, brain-teasing comedies ever, in a brilliant InterAct premiere. Ends Sunday. - T.Z.

The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence (Azuka Theatre Company) Smart and funny and oddly moving, this play of many Watsons asks big questions about trust and human-ness. Through next Sunday. - T.Z.

The Glass Menagerie (Act II Playhouse) Carla Belver leads a fantastic cast with plot-shifting empathy in this fine production. Ends Sunday. - W.R.

Great Expectations (Arden Theatre Company) In a production that's good fun, a small, strong cast tackles Dickens' big, rich tale of Pip and his life of luck, love, and lucre. Extended through Dec. 21. - W.R.

Greetings! (Montgomery Theater) Jewish woman meets Christian fiance's family on Christmas Eve. Things happen. Through Dec. 7.

Hamlet (Hedgerow Theatre) Jared Reed plays the conflicted prince in this 90-minute version directed by Dan Hodge. Through next Sunday.

Henry V (Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre) This production walks a line between reinterpretation and trivialization in a version that takes place in a modern classroom with kids reenacting the play. Ends Sunday. - D.P.S.

Into the Woods (Eagle Theatre) Stephen Sondheim's fairy-tale tangle gets a charmingly makeshift, musically terrific production. Through Dec. 6. - D.P.S.

Lost in Yonkers (Bristol Riverside Theatre) Neal Simon's sweet-sad story of two young brothers' lives upended. Through Nov. 30.

Mary Poppins (Walnut Street Theatre) A delightful cast makes the most of this dandy's show's big Broadway moments. Through Jan. 4. - T.Z.

The Matter of Frank Schaefer (Curio Theatre Company) A Methodist minister is ousted for marrying his son to another man. Through Dec. 6.

Red Speedo (Theatre Exile) Fascinating production, impressive set (complete with chlorine), and a terrific cast of master manipulators. Through next Sunday. - T.Z.

Rest, in Pieces (Delaware Theatre Company) This new comedy explores how a family is affected by a death - in ways you migh not expect. Through next Sunday.

Row After Row (People's Light and Theatre) Three Civil War reenactors raise big issues and ask politically potent questions in a play too short to contain it all. Ends Sunday. - J.R.

Richard II (Quintessence Theatre Group) The play that launched Shakespeare's Henriad, featuring a super-stylish Richard. In repertory with As You Like It. Ends Sunday. - W.R.

Til Divorce Do Us Part (Society Hill Playhouse) Three talented women do their best in this musical exploring a bitter divorce with relentless cheer. Through Dec. 7. - W.R.