THEATER Birdy The Centre Theater presents the story of two Philly boys who go to war, then try to come back home physically and mentally, through April 26, 208 Dekalb St.

The coming-out experience is an intensely personal process for most LGBT individuals.

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FRIDAY Now on PBS Global warming and how it could affect national security and water rights.

With newspapers on life-support, the majority of Americans — more than 80 percent — say they get their news first from TV.

THEATER At Home at the Zoo The first play by out playwright Edward Albee is staged through April 19 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S.

Unlike the ’80s ACT UP slogan, silence does not always equal death.

“In a Dream,” a remarkable documentary about the Philadelphia artist/muralist Isaiah Zagar, belongs in the company of “Capturing the Friedmans” and “Tarnation,” two other excellent real-life “home movies.

Chris Cornell Scream Interscope Records

You know how you get that uncomfortable knot in the pit of your gut when you run into someone you haven’t seen in a long time and you’re freaking out because they’ve changed their look to something they think is the bomb but you think is a hot mess? Maybe got some bad collagen, botox, a jacked-up new do or adopted a really unflattering aesthetic, but you just want to get the hell out of there because you know their new look is going to come up and you’re too much in shock to lie and pretend you know what they’re trying to do?

Chris Cornell’s new album, “Scream,” is the sonic equivalent of that moment.

FRIDAY Dollhouse A Dollhouse traitor is targeted by Echo and Sierra as the actives become less controlled.

Rachel Maddow was born on April Fool’s Day, but she’s nobody’s fool.

Springtime is going to be quite busy for Rich Rubin.