Theater: New and Noteworthy

Tomfoolery

(Act II Playhouse, Ambler). A revue of the great corpus of humorist Tom Lehrer. Tuesday through April 2.

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Arden Theatre). A musical of Shakespeare's comedy about humans and the fairies who inhabit a forest. Thursday through April 9.

Reviewed by Tirdad Derakhshani (T.D.), Julia M. Klein (J.M.K.), Wendy Rosenfield (W.R.), Jim Rutter (J.R.), John Timpane (J.T.), and Toby Zinman (T.Z.).

Barefoot in the Park (Broadway Theatre of Pitman, N.J.). Neil Simon's sparkling, nutty play about apartment living in New York. Through March 19.

The Enchanted (IRC/Walnut Street Theatre, Studio 5). Jean Giraudoux's tale of obsession giving way to the joys of everyday living. With Muppet-style puppets! Ends next Sunday.

The Gift (Walnut Street Theatre). Will Stutts' comedy of collaboration between a guy a lot like Truman Capote and a woman a lot like Harper Lee. Through March 14.

Grand Concourse (Theatre Horizon, Norristown). A young woman with a secret barges into a soup kitchen and shakes things up. Raises worthwhile issues, but doesn't really resolve them. Ends Sunday. - J.M.K.

John (Arden Theatre). Pulitzer-winner Annie Baker's new play, set in Gettysburg.

Ends Sunday.

Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Walnut Street Theatre). Neil Simon's classic, drawing on his time as a joke writer for the 1950s comedy revue Your Show of Shows. High-energy, very funny. Ends next Sunday. - J.T.

Leper + Chip (Inis Nua Theatre). Man meets woman at a party in Dublin. They fight - but the impulse for revenge undergoes a certain change. Ends next Sunday.

Lost Girls (Theatre Exile). Three generations of working-class women try to rise above their constricted horizons. Through March 12.

Mass Appeal (Montgomery Theatre, Souderton). Bill C. Davis' play about a Catholic pastor, his idealistic deacon, and the cushy suburb they serve. Ends next Sunday.

The Matchmaker (People's Light). Thornton Wilder's farce/satire about romance and mistaken identity, the basis for Hello, Dolly! Through March 12.

Seussical the Musical (SALT Performing Arts, Chester Springs). A musical featuring all 18-and-under talent. Ends Sunday.

S-heads (Azuka Theatre). Bert's Bikes & Sports, a down- and-out bike shop in Lower Manhattan, is on its last wheel. How to save it? Through March 12.

Uncle Vanya (Hedgerow Theatre Company). The estate, the pistol, the pencil, the selfishness, the remorseless, clear-eyed Chekhov vision. Fine acting, good momentum, so-so atmosphere, but good Chekhov. Ends next Sunday. - J.T.

Waiting for Godot (Curio Theatre Company). Under a big, spreading tree, Curio gives a strong, assured, wildly energetic, and wonderfully vaudevillian take on Beckett's modern classic. Through Saturday. - T.D.