The Philadelphia-based Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company (pictured) marks the beginning of its 24th season with performances with the Washington, D.C.-based Human Landscape Dance, 7:30 p.m. May 29 and 3 p.m. May 30 at Painted Bride Arts Center, 230 Vine St.
Both companies are known for pushing the boundaries of dance and creating unforgettable visuals.
For more information, visit paintedbride.org or call (215) 925-9914.
Photo: Deborah Boardman
DRAG (THE WATERS) QUEEN: Catch the world premiere of “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt,” 6 p.m. June 3 at The Franklin Institute, 20th Street and the Parkway. The event, featuring cocktails, dinner and dancing, gives the curious a sneak peek at the exhibition of artifacts associated with the legendary queen that had been lost to the sea and sand for nearly 2,000 years. Organized by National Geographic and Arts and Exhibitions International, with cooperation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities and the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology, the exhibition of never-before-seen artifacts runs June 5-Jan. 2. For more information, visit www.fi.edu or call (215) 448-1200. Photo: Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation
Carousel
Plays & Players Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical, through June 6, 1714 Delancey Place; (215) 735-0630.
Fiddler on the Roof
Walnut Street Theatre presents the award-winning musical, through July 18, 825 Walnut St.; (215) 574-3550.
516 [five sixteen] Walnut Street Theatre’s Studio 5 presents the story of revenge, romance and academics written by Katharine Clark Gray, through June 6, 825 Walnut St.; (215) 574-3550.
I am My Own Wife
Amaryllis Theatre Company presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a transvestite living and surviving in Nazi- and Soviet-occupied East Berlin, June 1-13, 2030 Sansom St.; (877) 260-1126.
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 27 on Arden’s Arcadia Stage, 40 N. Second St.; (215) 922-1122.
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Fever Dream Repertory presents the dark comedy in which an atheist lawyer files suit to spring Judas from Hell on the grounds he doesn’t actually deserve damnation, through May 29 at the Second Stage at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St.; (267) 997-3799.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the production about African-American musicians in 1920s Chicago, through June 13 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; (215) 985-0420.
Much Ado About Nothing
Actors’ NET of Bucks County presents Shakespeare’s comedy through June 6 at The Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Ave., Morrisville; (215) 428-0217.
The Musical of Musicals: The Musical
Independence Studio on 3 presents a pastiche of elements from big-name musicals, through June 27, 825 Walnut St.; (215) 574-3550.
The Next Reunion
Society Hill Playhouse presents the story of friends who crash a 10-year high-school reunion after their own turns out to be a bust, through June 20, 508 S. Eighth St.; (215) 923-0210.
Rent
The blockbuster musical about artists struggling with love and HIV in the 1980s runs through June 6 at Media Theatre, 104 E. State St., Media; (610) 891-0100.
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 June 27, 507 S. Eighth St.; (215) 923-0210.
Rodgers and Hammerstein Are Dead
Philadelphia Joke Initiative presents a fully improvised musical comedy, through May 29 at Latvian Society, 531 N. Seventh St.; (215) 821-8754.
Ruddigore
The Savoy Company presents the Gilbert and Sullivan comedic play through May 28 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.
The Screwtape Letters
Lantern Theater Company presents an adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ revered classic about a demon in Hell’s bureaucracy writing letters to his nephew, through June 6 at St. Stephen’s Theater, 19 S. 10th St.; (215) 829-0395.
Sunday in the Park with George
Arden Theatre Company presents Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, through July 4, 40 N. Second St.; (215) 922-1122.
MUSIC Mozart and Rachmaninoff The Philadelphia Orchestra presents an evening of classical classics, 2 p.m. May 28 and 8 p.m. May 29 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.
Satisfaction: A Rolling Stones Experience
The Rolling Stones tribute band performs at 8 p.m. May 28 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 136 N. Main St., Sellersville; (215) 257-3000.
Steph Hayes & The Good Problems The out singer-songwriter performs with her band at 10:30 p.m. May 28 at Tin Angel, 20 N. Second St.; (215) 928-0770.
The Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra The multi-ethnic Philadelphia Orchestra performs American classics, 7 p.m. May 29 at Temple University’s Baptist Temple, 1852 N. 10th St.; www.blackpearlco.org.
Of Montreal
The indie-pop band performs at 8 p.m. May 29 at TLA, 334 South St.; (215) 922-1011.
Ladies & Gentlemen...The Beatles
Longwood Gardens presents a Beatles-inspired performance as part of their Fireworks and Fountains show, 9:15 p.m. May 30, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square; (610) 388-5200.
Sugar Town/Girls Rock Philly Memorial Day Extravaganza
The monthly show of lady rockers and DJs returns to its regular stomping grounds, 9 p.m. May 31 at Tritone, 1508 South St.; (215) 545-0745.
The Harvest: Spoken Soul 215 Open Mic
Musicians, poets and MCs perform at 8 p.m. June 2 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; (215) 222-1400.
Jordin Sparks
The “American Idol” winner performs at 8 p.m. June 2 at TLA, 334 South St.; (215) 922-1011.
Beyond the Score: Pictures of What? The Philadelphia Orchestra performs a multimedia concert series at 7 p.m. June 3 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.
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 and 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.
Expressway
Gallery 339 presents an exhibition of photography by Toshio Shibata, through June 12, 339 S. 21st St.; (215) 731-1530.
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.
Minor League
Gallery 339 presents an exhibition of photography by Andrea Modica, through June 12, 339 S. 21st St.; (215) 731-1530.
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.
Ni Una Mas (Not One More) The Leonard Perelman Gallery at Drexel University presents an exhibition addressing the global issue of femicide — targeted violence against women — through July 16 at 3401 Filbert St.; (215) 895-2548.
Queer Voices
Institute of Contemporary Art presents a group exhibition of queer art, through Aug. 1, 118 S. 36th St.; (215) 898-7108.
Slow Movements
ArtStar Gallery presents an exhibition of works from Julie West, through June 13, 623 N. Second St.; (215) 238-1557.
Small Favors V
The Clay Studio presents an exhibition of small sculptural works, through May 30, 139 N. Second St.; (215) 925-3453.
Smooth Cartographies
The Phillip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College presents an exhibition of work from digital media artist Greg Scranton using locative technologies, June 1-Aug. 1, 601 E. Main St., Collegeville; (610) 409-3500.
Sublime Nature
AxD Gallery presents an exhibition of the photography of Mark Fields and Georg Purvis III, through June 5, 265 S. 10th St.; (215) 627-6250.
Thomas Hucker & Thomas Huang
Wexler Gallery presents an exhibition of works by the two furniture artists, through June 26, 201 N. Third St.; (215) 923-7030.
FILM The Letter
The 1940 film starring Bette Davis is screened at 2 p.m. May 30 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; (610) 917-0223.
Sing-a-long: Oklahoma
Bryn Mawr Film Institute hosts a screening of the musical with audience participation, 7:30 p.m. June 2, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr; (610) 527-9898.
BOOKS John Waters
The out filmmaker and author of “Role Models” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. June 1 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; (215) 686-5322.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
The advocate for women’s rights and author of “Nomad: A Memoir” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. June 3 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; (215) 686-5322.
CABARET Revival Burlesque
The naughty entertainment starts at 7 p.m. May 30 at L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St.; (215) 592-0656.
Etc. Keith Robinson
The comedian seen co-hosting “The Wanda Sykes Show” performs through May 29 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; (215) 496-2001.
John Pinette
The comedian performs at 9 p.m. May 29-30 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; (609) 317-1000.
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