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Performance and classical music listings

Theater Professional/semi-professional Cape May Stage: The Understudy A Hollywood action star gets a big role in a new Broadway play, but finds himself clashing with his understudy. Closes 7/30. Robert Shackleton Playhouse, Bank & Lafayette Sts., Cape May; Box Office: 609-884-1341. $35-$50; $30-$50 seniors; $12.50-$50 students.

Theater

Professional/semi-professional

Cape May Stage: The Understudy

A Hollywood action star gets a big role in a new Broadway play, but finds himself clashing with his understudy. Closes 7/30. Robert Shackleton Playhouse, Bank & Lafayette Sts., Cape May; Box Office: 609-884-1341. $35-$50; $30-$50 seniors; $12.50-$50 students.

Colin Quinn: Long Story Short Colin Quinn from 'Saturday Night Live' stars in a one-man comedy about the history of the world. Closes 7/10. Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420. www.colinquinnlongstoryshort.com. $51-$65.

East Lynne Theater Company: He & She Comedy/drama deals with the dilemma of a woman who is a wife & mother with a career. Closes 7/23. First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St., Cape May; Reservations required: 609-884-5898. www.eastlynnetheater.org. $30; $25 seniors; $15 students; free 12 and under.

Grease A pair of teenagers from opposite sides of the tracks have a summer fling. TV personality Marc Summers stars. Closes 7/15. Surflight Theatre, Beach & Engleside Ave., Harvey Cedars, NJ; 609-492-9477. $31-$49.

Hatchetman Magazine staff facing a corporate takeover start to panic as change looms. Closes 7/17. People's Light & Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern; 610-644-3500. $25-$45; $25-$42 children 17 and under.

James Braly: Life in a Marital Institution Darkly comic tale about a 20-year rollercoaster of a marriage. Closes 7/16. Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St.; 215-546-7824. $35.

Miss Saigon An American soldier & Vietnamese woman fall in love during the Vietnam War, but are separated. Can they find each other? Closes 7/17. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. $10-$95.

New City Stage Company: 'Night Mother Award-winning drama about a suicidal woman who announces her plans to her mother. Closes 7/3. Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St.; 215-563-7500. www.newcitystage.org. $18-$24.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: The Comedy of Errors Mistaken identities make for hilarious complications until chaos gives way to clarity & mayhem to mirth. Closes 7/17. DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley; Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: 610-282-9455. pashakespeare.org. $33-$50.

Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific: National Tour The tale of two couples dealing with the realities of war on a tropical island during WWII. Closes 7/2. DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley; Labuda Box Office: 610-282-3192. www.southpacificontour.com. $25-$50.

The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? - National Tour One-man show examining the differences between men & women. Closes 7/31. Act II Playhouse, 56 E. Butler Ave., Ambler; Box Office: 215-654-0200. www.maleintellect.com/. $27-$33.

The Prisoner of Second Avenue Neil Simon comedy about an executive who has a breakdown as his life falls apart. Closes 7/16. Montgomery Theater, 124 N. Main St., Souderton; 215-723-9984. $26-$35.

Two Into One Classic British farce by Ray Cooney. Closes 8/7. Hedgerow Theatre, 64 Rose Valley Rd., Media; 610-565-4211. $22-$25; $19-$22 seniors; $10 students under 18.

Family theater

Alice in Wonderland

Musical stage adaptation of Lewis Carroll's children's story. Closes 7/19. Surflight Theatre, Beach & Engleside Ave., Harvey Cedars, NJ; 609-492-9477. $15-$17.

Annie Jr. The adventures of a spunky orphan & her pet dog, Sandy. Closes 7/8. Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol; 215-785-0100. $8.

Annie Jr. The adventures of a spunky orphan & her pet dog, Sandy. Closes 7/10. Sellersville Theater 1894, Main St. & Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808. $8.

Beauty & the Beast Can Belle see past the Beast's fearsome exterior to the good person hidden beneath? Closes 7/3. Washington Crossing State Park - Open Air Theatre, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd., Titusville; Box Office: 609-737-4323. $5.

Cape May Kids! By Marlena Lustik, inspired by the novella 'Down The Shore' by Gwynne Spencer. Closes 8/10. Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1048 Washington St., Cape May; 609-884-5404. $10; $7 children 3-12.

Cinderella Fairy tale. Closes 8/4. Surflight Theatre, Beach & Engleside Ave., Harvey Cedars, NJ; 609-492-9477. $15-$17.

Disney's Camp Rock Musical based on the hit Disney Channel original movie. Closes 7/8. Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, 601 N. Lansdowne Ave., Drexel Hill; Box Office: 610-622-1189. $6-$9.

Family Stages: Cinderella Fresh version of the well-loved story. Closes 8/11. Christ's Lutheran Church, 700 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Oreland; Family Stages: 215-886-9341. www.familystages.org. $9.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: Sleeping Beauty Fairy tale adapted by Michele L. Vacca. Schubert Theatre. Closes 8/6. DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley; Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: 610-282-9455. www.pashakespeare.org. $11-$15.

Pirate School! One-man show offering a witty look at pirate life. Closes 7/6. Ocean City Music Pier, Moorlyn & the Boardwalk, Ocean City; 609-525-9291. www.mypirateschool.com/mypirateschool/Home.html. $8.

Red Ridinghood's Woods Red Ridinghood meets characters from various stories as she ventures through the woods. Who can she trust? Closes 7/9. Surflight Theatre, Beach & Engleside Ave., Harvey Cedars, NJ; 609-492-9477. $15-$17.

Robin Hood The notorious outlaw squares off against the sinister Sheriff of Nottingham. Closes 7/30. Media Theatre for the Performing Arts, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100. $12; $10 children.

Sleeping Beauty A princess is celebrating her birthday with her parents, the King & Queen, but an unwelcome visitor may cause trouble. Closes 7/3. Surflight Theatre, Beach & Engleside Ave., Harvey Cedars, NJ; 609-492-9477. $15-$17.

Community theater

Little Shop of Horrors

A floral assistant discovers one of the plants has a taste for blood. Closes 7/23. Off-Broad Street Theatre, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell; Reservations required: 609-466-2766.

Little Women This Student Workshop Production is based on the Louisa May Alcott classic. Closes 7/5. First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St., Cape May; Reservations required: 609-884-5898. Free.

Real Estate Allana Harkin's comedy about a Realtor in suburbia. Closes 7/23. Playcrafters Theatre, 2011 Store Rd., Skippack; Reservations recommended: 610-584-4005. $15.

Classical Music

Orchestral/Chamber Music

Geert D'Hollander, Carillonneur

D'Hollander is the city carillonneur of Antwerp, Belgium. Summer Carillon Concerts at Washington Memorial Chapel, Rte. 23, Valley Forge. Free. 7/6. 7:30 pm.

Montgomery County Concert Band Local band performs music, from classical to contemporary marches. DeBarth Amphitheatre, 1 Parkside Pl., North Wales. Free. 7/6. 7 pm.

The Philadelphia Organ Quartet Four organists present a program of classical organ music. Ocean City Tabernacle, 550 Wesley Ave., Ocean City. 7/3. 7 pm.

Upper Darby Sousa Band Old fashioned music a la John Philip Sousa. Rose Tree Park, Rose Tree Rd., Media; 610-891-4663. www.upperdarbysousaband.com. Free. 7/3. 7:30 pm.

Dance

Salsa Dance Class

Darlin Garcia instructs. Palladium, 229 W. Allegheny Ave. $15.

Salsa Lessons & Dancing Lessons followed by open dancing w/DJ Rombero spinning salsa, merengue & bachata. Coastline, 1240 Brace Rd., Cherry Hill; 856-795-1773.

Other performances

Eddie Bruce

Cabaret musician with over 25 years experience. SugarHouse Casino, 1001 N. Delaware Ave. Free. 7/1. 5:30-9 pm.

Enchante French Cabaret The music of Piaf, Brel, Legrand, Porter, Gershwin & more, performed in French. Mermaid Inn, 7673 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-9797. 7/7. 9 pm.

Judy and Liza: Together Again Tommy Femia & Rick Skye, MAC Award-winning performers (best impersonation), will portray July Garland & Liza Minnelli. Bob Egan's New Hope Supper Club and Cabaret, 6426 Lower York Rd., New Hope; 215-862-5225. $30 cover; $15 minimum. 7/2. 8:30 pm.

The Bearded Ladies: No Regrets - A Piaf Affair Cabaret featuring the music of Edith Piaf. Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St.; 215-546-7824. $20.