Theater August: Osage County

Academy Award-winner Estelle Parsons stars as Violet Weston, a pill-popping, deeply unsettled woman dealing with the disappearance of her alcoholic husband and her extended family in this dark comedy, through May 2 at Forrest Theater, 1114 Walnut St.; (215) 893-1999.

An Evening Without Woody Allen

1812 Productions presents the world-premiere comedy featuring short stories and essays by Woody Allen, through May 16 at Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey St.; (215) 592-9560.

Fallen Angels

Walnut Street Theatre presents a comedy about bored wives, old flames and high society, through May 2, 825 Walnut St.; (215) 574-3550.

Girls Night: The Musical

Follow five friends as they relive their past, celebrate their present and look to the future on a hilarious karaoke night out, through May 23 at Kimmel’s Innovation Studio, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

Arden Theatre Company presents an adaptation of Laura Joffe Numeroff’s bestselling children’s book about the chaos a demanding mouse can create, through June 13, on Arden’s Arcadia Stage, 40 N. Second St.; (215) 922-1122.

The Musical of Musicals: The Musical

Independence Studio on 3 presents a pastiche of elements from big-name musicals, May 4-June 27, 825 Walnut St.; (215) 574-3550.

Respect: A Musical Journey of Women

Society Hill Playhouse presents an exuberant musical that recounts the journey of women in the 20th century with popular music, through May 23, 507 S. Eighth St.; (215) 923-0210.

Rooms

11th Hour Theatre Company presents the story of two ambitious artists trying to stay together through the punk and new-wave explosion of the late 1970s and early ’80s, through May 2 at the Independence Black Box at Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St.; (267) 987-9865.

Sick

The Walnut Street Theatre’s Studio 5 presents a dark comedy about one family’s attempts to keep out the “sickness” of the world by isolating themselves in a house where all the windows are covered with plastic, through May 2, 825 Walnut St.; (215) 574-3550.

When We Go Upon The Sea

InterAct Theatre Company presents a world-premiere production written by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-nominated playwright Lee Blessing, imagining George W. Bush at a hotel in The Hague the night before going on trial for international war crimes, through May 9, the Mainstage of The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St.; (215) 568-8079.

William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part I

Lantern Theater Company presents Shakespeare’s historical play, through May 2 at St. Stephen’s Theater, 923 Ludlow St.; (215) 829-0395.

Music Johnny Matthis

The Grammy-winning singer performs at 7:30 p.m. May 2 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.

Philadelphia Sinfonia Concert

The award-winning youth orchestra led by music director and conductor Gary D. White performs at 3 p.m. May 2 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.

Sinatra Sings Sinatra

Frank Sinatra Jr. and his band perform the music of his legendary father, 8 p.m. May 4 at Zellerbach Theater, 3680 Walnut St.; (215) 898-6791.

John Doe and Exene Cervenka

The punk-rock luminaries perform at 7:30 p.m. April 30 at Tin Angel, 20 N. Second St.; (215) 928-0770.

Mick Taylor

The Rolling Stones guitarist performs at 8 p.m. May 4 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 136 N. Main St., Sellersville; (215) 257-3000.

English Beat

The alt-rock band performs at 8 p.m. May 6 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 136 N. Main St., Sellersville; (215) 257-3000.

Sia with Girl in a Coma

The out Australian singer Sia, with all-female punk-rock band with openly gay members Girl in a Coma, performs at 8 p.m. May 2 at TLA, 334 South St.; (215) 922-1011.

OK Go

The quirky rock band performs at 8 p.m. May 3 at TLA, 334 South St.; (215) 922-1011.

Christine Havrilla

The out singer-songwriter performs at 8 p.m. May 6 at World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St.; (215) 222-1400.

Exhibits Ancient Rome & America

The National Constitution Center presents an exhibition of rare artifacts from Italy and the United States including excavated remains from Pompeii, Roman busts of Julius Caesar and Cicero, through Aug. 1, 525 Arch St.; (215) 409-6600.

Contemporary Folklore

The James A. Michener Art Museum presents an exhibition featuring the works of four regional artists mining both collective and personal stories to create sculptures that retell new histories, through June 13, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; (215) 340-9800.

For Ruthie: Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak and Their Young Philosophers

The Rosenbach Museum presents an exhibition exploring the working relationship between the two authors, through June 21, 2008-2010 Delancey Place; (215) 732-1600.

The Hermaphrodites: Living in Two Worlds

Wexler Gallery presents a group show focusing on figural sculptures that embody the literal definition of hermaphrodites (encompassing both genders) and the conceptual nature of the term, through May 1, 201 N. Third St.; (215) 923-7030.

Luminous Encounters

Bahdeebahdu presents an exhibition featuring photography by multimedia artist R. Lane Clark, projecting elemental images from nature, color or hand-drawn textures onto the bodies of models, through May 8, 1522 N. American St.; (215) 627-5002.

Moore Adventures in Wonderland

The Rosenbach Museum presents a Marianne Moore and “Alice in Wonderland”-inspired installation, created by Rosenbach artist-in-residence Sue Johnson, through June 6, 2008-2010 Delancey Place; (215) 732-1600.

Of This Century

The Clay Studio presents an exhibition of works by select guest artists, through May 2, 139 N. Second St.; (215) 925-3453.

Other Worlds

AxD Gallery presents an exhibition of graphite-and-ink work by Greg Brellochs and sculpture and prints by Allen Linder, through May 8, 265 S. 10th St.; (215) 627-6250.

The Peaceable Queendom

Wexler Gallery presents an exhibition of works by Adelaide Paul exploring the alternately sentimental and callous relationship between humans and both domesticated and wild animals, through May 1, 201 N. Third St.; (215) 923-7030.

Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works from the influential artist from the period between 1905-45, through May 2, 26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway; (215) 763-8100.

Slow Movements

ArtStar Gallery presents an exhibition of works from Julie West, May 1-June 13, 623 N. Second St.; (215) 238-1557.

Opera La Bohème

The Academy of Vocal Arts performs Puccini’s opera, 7:30 p.m. May 1-13 at Helen Corning Warden Theater, 1920 Spruce St.; (215) 735-1685.

Barbiere di Siviglia

Curtis Institute of Music presents “The Barber of Seville,” May 6-9, at Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St.; (215) 893-7902.

Dance Koresh Dance Company Spring Season

Koresh Dance Company opens its 2010 spring season with the world premiere of “Sense of Human” by Ronen Koresh and the company premiere of “Passomezzo” by Ohad Naharin, artistic director of the Batsheva Dance Company, April 30-May 2 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; (215) 7985-0420.

Hipnosis

The alternative belly-dance group performs with a live band and DJs, 8 p.m. May 1 at Trocadero Theater, 1003 Arch St.; (215) 922-6888.

Hot, Live & Otherwise

Eleone Dance Theatre performs an evening of new works at 4 p.m. May 1-2 at New Freedom Theatre, 1346 N. Broad St.; (800) 838-3006.

Pennsylvania Ballet

A number of works by different choreographers are performed May 5-9 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; (215) 893-1999.

Film Preacher’s Sons

The provocative story of a gay white couple, Rev. Greg Stewart and his husband Stillman, who adopt five black sons is screened, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, at 7:30 p.m. April 30 at Arts Bank, 601 S. Broad St.; (215) 569-9700.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The action film with the bisexual main character is screened May 1-6 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; (610) 917-0223.

Out in the Silence

The story of the controversy started when a Pennsylvania small-town newspaper prints a same-sex marriage announcement, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, at 7:30 p.m. May 1 at Arts Bank, 601 S. Broad St.; (215) 569-9700.

Mildred Pierce

The 1945 film starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford is screened at 2 p.m. May 2 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; (610) 917-0223.

Shaun of the Dead

The zombie comedy film is screened at 8 p.m. May 3 at Trocadero Theater, 1003 Arch St.; (215) 922-6888.

Books Women’s/Trans Reading Group

The book “Lesbian Pulp Fiction: The Sexually Intrepid World of Lesbian Paperback Novels 1950-1965” is discussed at 7 p.m. May 6 at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; (215) 923-2960.

Isabel Allende

The author of “Island Beneath the Sea: A Novel” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. May 4 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; (215) 686-5322.

Cabaret Peek-a-Boo Revue

The neo-burlesque cabaret group performs at 7 and 10 p.m. May 2 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; (215) 222-1400.

Johnny Showcase and the Lefty Lucy Cabaret

The cabaret group performs a benefit for Swim Pony, at 7 p.m. May 3 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; (215) 222-1400.

Etc. Bill Cosby

The legendary comedian and TV star performs at 4 and 8 p.m. May 1 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; (215) 572-7650.