Theater: New and Noteworthy

Ah, Wilderness!

(East Lynne Theatre Company, Cape May). Eugene O'Neill in a comic vein. Wednesday through Sept. 2.

Coriolanus (Shakespeare in Clark Park). Seems to be the play of the moment - with Charlotte Northeast leading an all-female cast! Wednesday through next Sunday.

Didn't Your Father Have This Talk with You? (Act II Playhouse, Ambler). Tony Braithwaite's popular one-man show about his experience teaching theology and sex ed to first-year high-schoolers. Through next Sunday.

Guys and Dolls (Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope). The Frank Loesser sparkler based on the tales of Damon Runyon. Friday through Aug. 12.

Newsies (Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven, N.J.). Read all about it! The Disney musical about the Newsboys Strike of 1899. Tuesday through Aug. 13.

Troilus and Cressida (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, DeSales University, Center Valley). A doomed love affair set against the Trojan War. Wednesday through Aug. 6.

Wicked (Academy of Music). Inventive, clever, spectacular, this generation's Wizard of Oz, from the other side. Wednesday through Aug. 27.

Wreck of the Spanish Armada (Aerodrome, Cape May Airport). Bill Sterritt's rollicksome love story/adventure. Mondays-Thursdays until Labor Day; Fridays-Sundays through mid-October.

Reviewed by Tirdad Derakhshani (T.D.), Hugh Hunter (H.H.), and Jim Rutter (J.R).

Around the World in 80 Days (Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley). Hedgerow specializes in affectionate farcical renditions of epic adventures - with tiny (in this case, five-person) casts. Through Aug. 13.

As You Like It (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, DeSales University, Center Valley). The perennially popular comedy of love in the woods. Through Aug. 6.

Hamlet (REV Theatre Company / Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May). Outdoor performance of the world's most famous revenge tragedy. Sunday, and Tuesday through Saturday.

Henry V (Delaware Shakespeare, Wilmington). Emilie Krause as Henry. Krause is good, but this production holds few surprises. Ends next Sunday. - T.D.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven, N.J.) The all-time brother, reader of dreams. Ends Sunday.

Perfect Blue (Tiny Dynamite / Christ Church Neighborhood House). A man and wife debate via Skype as our heritage and environment await. Ends Sunday.

Rabbit Hole (Theater with a View / Sycamore Hill, Pottstown). Pulitzer-winning play outdoors. Ends Saturday.

Romeo and Juliet (Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company). The Shakespeare tragedy, played at parks in the Philadelphia area. Ends Thursday. For full schedule: cctheatrec.org.

The Three Musketeers (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, DeSales University, Center Valley). Ken Ludwig's affectionate, madcap adaptation of the Dumas swashbuckler. A great, funny, sparkling rendition - and the two stars are the choreography and the set. Through Aug. 6. - H.H.

Titanic (Broadway Theatre of Pitman, N.J.). A big (25 players plus orchestra) production befitting a big ship, stressing the unsinkable optimism of the era. Done in grand style. Ends next Sunday. - J.R.