Performance and classical music listings
Theater Professional/semi-professional Carousel Magical Rodgers & Hammerstein musical about Billy, a carnival barker who woos Julie, a naive millworker, into marriage. Closes 7/15. Walnut Street Theatre - Main Stage, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550; www.walnutstreettheatre.org. $10-$67.50.
Theater
Professional/semi-professional
Carousel
Magical Rodgers & Hammerstein musical about Billy, a carnival barker who woos Julie, a naive millworker, into marriage. Closes 7/15. Walnut Street Theatre - Main Stage, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550;
» READ MORE: www.walnutstreettheatre.org
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$10-$67.50.
Ellington by Starlight Musical featuring the works of Duke Ellington. Closes 7/15. Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol; 215-785-6664. www.brtstage.org.
$29; $10 students.
The Fantasticks Bucks County Playhouse presents this classic coming-of-age story. Closes 7/8. Washington Crossing State Park - Open Air Theatre, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd., Titusville; 609-737-4323. $12-$14.
Humble Boy Love, physics & the joys of beekeeping swirl together with a touch of Hamlet in this comedy. Closes 7/15. People's Light & Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern; 610-644-3500. www.peopleslight.org.
$28-$48.
The Merchant of Venice This play is a dense mixture of romance, comedy & tragedy. Closes 7/9. MCCC - Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor; 609-570-3333, www.kelseytheatre.net.
$12; $10 students & seniors.
Nunsense... A-Men The Little Sisters of Hoboken put on a talent show to raise money for their order. Closes 7/15. Washington Crossing State Park - Open Air Theatre, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd., Titusville; 609-737-4323. $12-$14.
Once on This Island Theatre Horizon presents this musical love story based on 'Little Mermaid.' Closes 7/15. Upper Merion Area Middle School, 450 Keebler Rd., King of Prussia; 610-283-2230. www.theatrehorizon.org. $25; $22 seniors; $18 students & children.
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: Amadeus Story weaves real events from Mozart's life & death into a fantastic tale of unbridled envy. Closes 7/8. $29-$45. Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: The Mystery of Irma Vep Madcap mystery features werewolves, ghosts & damsels in distress. Closes 8/5. $27-$30. Both shows: DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley; 610-282-9455 (WILL). www.pashakespeare.org.
*FREE* Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: The Green Show Lively outdoor program of music & dance, clowning & more. Free & open to the public one hour prior to each evening performance. DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley; 610-282-9455 (WILL). www.pashakespeare.org.
Rounding Third Interactive comedy drama. Closes 7/14. Montgomery Theater, 124 Main St., Souderton; 215-723-9984. www.montgomerytheater.org.
$16-$24.
Family theater
Alice in Wonderland
Follow Alice on her adventures in Wonderland. Closes 7/21. Academy of the New Church - Mitchell Performing Arts Center, 800 Tomlinson Rd., Bryn Athyn; 215-659-8550.
» READ MORE: www.mitchellcenter.info
. $12; $10 children.
Charlotte's Web Tale of a friendship between a pig & spider. Based on the E.B. White novel. Closes 7/13. Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol; 215-785-6664. www.brtstage.org.
$7.
Disney's Mulan, Jr. Bucks County Playhouse presents this action-packed stage adaptation of Disney's 'Mulan.' Closes 7/9. Washington Crossing State Park - Open Air Theatre, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd., Titusville; 609-737-4323. $8-$10.
High School Musical Musical based on Disney's television show about high school. Closes 7/22. The Academy of Music, Broad & Locust Sts.; 215-893-1999; www.academyofmusic.org. $28-$103.
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: Winnie the Pooh Fully-staged production of A.A. Milne's beloved children's classic. Closes 8/4. DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley; 610-282-9455 (WILL). www.pashakespeare.org. $13; $11 children 12 & under.
Willy Wonka Stage adaption of classic Roald Dahl children's novel. Closes 7/6. Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol; 215-785-6664. www.brtstage.org.
$7.
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Based on the comic strip by Charles M. Shultz. Closes 7/8. Morrisville Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Ave., Morrisville; Reservations required: 215-295-3694. $20; $17 children 12 & under & seniors.
Community theater
Run for Your Wife
British farce about a cabby who is clandestinely married to two women. Closes 7/21. Off-Broad Street Theatre, Five S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell; Reservations required: 609-466-2766.
» READ MORE: www.off-broadstreet.com
. $26.50-$27.25.
Saving Grace A secretary has an affair with her boss, mistakes a repairman for a burglar & engages in a game of deception. Closes 7/14. Playcrafters Theatre, Store Rd., Skippack; 610-584-4005; www.playcrafters.org. $12.
Dinner theater
Amish Vows in Paradise
Join the King family for the marriage of their daughter & experience an Amish wedding & feast served family-style. Reservations required. Closes 8/30. Freedom Chapel Dinner Theatre, 15 N. Bridge St., Christiana; 610-593-7013.
» READ MORE: www.freedomchapeldinnertheatre.com
. $44.50-$46.50 includes dinner; $21.50-$23.50 show only.
Chicago Musical based on a 1926 play by Chicago Tribune reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins. Closes 7/15. New Candlelight Theatre, 2208 Millers Rd., Ardentown; 302-475-2313. www.newcandlelighttheatre.com. $47; $30 children Thu.-Fri. & Sun. only.
Dis-Members Only Interactive murder mystery dinner theater production. Reservations required. Closes 8/25. Fisher's Tudor House, 1858 Street Rd., Bensalem; 215-244-9777. www.fisherstudor.com. $39.95.
Here's Killing You, Kid! Dinner & murder mystery that spoofs the film noir genre. Reservations required. Closes 12/29. Peddler's Village, Rtes. 202 & 263, Lahaska; 215-794-4051. www.peddlersvillage.com. $44.95.
Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding Hilarious, interactive Italian-style wedding comedy. Closes 9/30. Spirit of Philadelphia Cruises, Columbus Blvd.; 800-660-8462. www.spiritcitycruises.com. $93.
Classical Music
Chamber music/recitals
Access to Art Summer Chamber Music: Mozart Flute Quartets
Flutist Sue Ann Kahn, violinist Eriko Sato, violist Ronald Carbone & cellist Michael Finckel. Our Lady of the Angels Church, 106 Mechanic St., Cape May; 609-465-3963. $20; $15 seniors. 7/8 8 pm.
Adeline Tomasone, Flutist Assistant Professor of Flute at Rowan University. Rutgers University, 303 Cooper St., Camden; www.camden.rutgers.edu. 7/10 noon.
*FREE* Ana & Sara Elias, Carilloneurs Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, 625 Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr; 612-377-5222. www.bmpc.org. 7/8 7 pm.
Philomel Baroque music played on period instruments. Chalfonte Hotel, 301 Howard St., Cape May; 609-884-8409. www.philomel.org. $10, $7 children; free with dinner. 7/10 8:30 pm.
Stephen Tharp, Organist Tharp performs on the Fred. J. Cooper Memorial Organ. Kimmel Center, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999. www.kimmelcenter.org.
$10. 7/11 7 pm.
Opera/Choral
Atlantic Coast Opera Festival: Opera Gala
Opera & Broadway favorites performed by "Tomorrow's Opera Stars." University of Delaware, 114 Old College, Newark; 215-218-9977,
» READ MORE: www.atlanticcoastopera.com
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» READ MORE: www.udel.edu
. $35; $25 seniors; $15 students; $50 VIP. 7/12 7 pm.
Dance
You'll Find You
Debut work by choreographer Craig Scull. Mum Puppet Theatre, 115 Arch St.;
» READ MORE: craigscull@verizon.net
. $10. 7/6-7/7 8 pm, 7/8 4 pm.
Other Performances
*FREE*
The Alternate Routes
Haddon Lake Park, 13th Ave., Haddon Heights; 856-547-7164. thealternateroutes.com. 7/11 7:30 pm.
Davy Jones The Great Auditorium, Pilgrim & Ocean Pathways, Ocean Grove; 732-775-0035. www.oceangrove.org. $25-$30. 7/7 8 pm.
*FREE* Ship's Company Chanteymen Preserve & perform maritime & other traditional forms of entertainment. Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church, 101 Old Kennett Rd., Wilmington; 302-658-2326. www.lowerbrandywine.org. 7/7 7:30 pm.
*FREE* Wayneron & the Untouchables Center City District, 1700 Market St.; 215-636-3300. www.centerCityPhila/org/summerinthecity. 7/11 noon-1:30 pm.