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New and Noteworthy: Theater

New This Week Heathers (Vulcan Lyric at the Prince). Mean girls, the musical! Opens Friday. The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (Cape May Playhouse). In Jane Wagner's brilliant one-woman show (Lily Tomlin originated), Trudy the Bag Lady does her best to bring a committee of aliens up to speed on late-20th-century life. Preview Wednesday, opens Thursday.

Kittson O'Neill, is the director of "The WInter's Tale" and shows the children with a large blue piece of fabric that represents the sea how she wants them to move during rehearsal. ( Michael Bryant / Staff Photographer )
Kittson O'Neill, is the director of "The WInter's Tale" and shows the children with a large blue piece of fabric that represents the sea how she wants them to move during rehearsal. ( Michael Bryant / Staff Photographer )Read more

New This Week

Heathers (Vulcan Lyric at the Prince). Mean girls, the musical! Opens Friday.

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (Cape May Playhouse). In Jane Wagner's brilliant one-woman show (Lily Tomlin originated), Trudy the Bag Lady does her best to bring a committee of aliens up to speed on late-20th-century life. Preview Wednesday, opens Thursday.

The Winter's Tale (Shakespeare in Clark Park). A children's chorus, original music, and, of course, a bear, enhance this outdoor production. Opens Wednesday.

Continuing

Reviewed by Jim Rutter (J.R.), and Toby Zinman (T.Z.).

Defending the Cave Man (Penn's Landing Playhouse). Men and women have been trying to figure each other out for a very long time. Through Aug. 30.

Didn't Your Father Have This Talk with You? (Montgomery Theater) Tony Braithwaite recounts his years teaching sex ed to high school boys. Through next Sunday.

Divine/Intervention (Voyeur Nightclub). The clever central device in this world-premiere examination of the counterculture icon known as Divine is that the real name Glenn Milstead (Ryan Walter) and Divine (Bobby Goodrich) sit facing each other at their makeup table, seeing rage and self-pity, drugs and food, success and failure. Walter and Goodrich turn in two strong, impressive performances, but what's missing from the show is enlivening wit. Through next Sunday. - T.Z.

Lulu's Golden Shoes (Flashpoint Theatre Company). In Quiara Alegría Hudes' comic-book-inspired feminist-Latina take on growing up as a young girl in North Philadelphia, the heroes are flawed, and the villains outrageous. But unlike most comic-book tales, the heroes here don't always win, but they persevere. Through next Sunday. - J.R.

Miss Saigon (Broadway Theatre of Pitman). Madame Butterfly updated to Vietnam. Through next Sunday.

No Sex Please, We're British (Hedgerow). There's a reason this farce - too complicated to synopsize - ran for eight years in London. Through Aug. 23.

On Golden Pond (Bucks County Playhouse). Norman and Ethel, at their longtime summer home, find small joys and confront big issues. Keir Dullea and Mia Dillon lead a stellar cast. Through next Sunday. - J.R.

Stella and Lou (People's Light & Theater). Two life-experienced people face a turning point in Bruce Graham's sweet, Philly pub-set play. Through Aug. 23.

The Taming of the Shrew (Delaware Shakespeare Festival). Can clever Petruchio subdue fiery Katharina? Will Bianca's suitors and pseudo-suitors ever sort themselves out? Through next Sunday.