THEATER Black Pearl Sings! InterAct Theatre Company presents Frank Higgins’ musical drama set in the Depression as two women struggle for acceptance in society, through June 27 at The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St. ; (215) 568-8079.
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, through June 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 13 on Arden’s Arcadia Stage, 40 N. Second St.; (215) 922-1122.
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.
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 Beyond the Wall The Pink Floyd tribute band performs at 8 p.m. June 4 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 136 N. Main St., Sellersville; (215) 257-3000.
Dutoit Conducts Strauss The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Munich-born violinist Arabella Steinbacher performing Mozart’s Fifth Concerto, 8 p.m. June 4, 5 and 8 and 2 p.m. June 6 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.
The Legwarmers The ’80s tribute band performs at 9 p.m. June 4 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; (215) 922-6888.
A Concert of Hope The ALS Hope Foundation presents a concert featuring the 35-member Accordion Pops Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. June 5 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 260 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.
Erykah Badu The neo-soul singer performs at 8 p.m. June 8 at Tower Theatre, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; (610) 352-2887.
The Wailers The reggae pioneers perform at 8 p.m. June 8 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 136 N. Main St., Sellersville; (215) 257-3000.
CocoRosie The out musical duo performs at 8 p.m. June 9 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; (215) 922-6888.
James Taylor and Carole King The ’70s superstar singer-songwriters perform at 8 p.m. June 10 at the Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; (800) 298-4200.
Mahler’s Third Symphony The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Mahler’s massive, six-movement symphony, 8 p.m. June 10-12 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.
Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt The Franklin Institute presents an exhibition of 150 artifacts from Egypt, through Jan. 2, 20th Street and the Parkway; (215) 448-1200.
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.
Mimesis The Clay Studio presents an exhibition of works by Molly Hatch, through June 27, 139 N. Second St.; (215) 925-3453.
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 Westphal College presents an exhibition addressing the global issue of femicide — targeted violence against women, through July 16, 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.
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, through 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.
DANCE Pennsylvania Ballet The ballet company performs John Cranko’s “Romeo and Juliet,” through June 12 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; (215) 790-5847.
FILM Cronos The 1993 horror film from Guillermo del Toro is screened at 9:45 p.m. June 4 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; (610) 917-0223.
The Graduate The 1967 film starring Dustin Hoffman is screened at 2 p.m. June 6 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; (610) 917-0223.
Ghostbusters The ’80s comedy is screened at 8 p.m. June 7 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; (215) 922-6888.
Daddy Long Legs Bryn Mawr Film Institute hosts a screening of the musical, starring Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron, about the attraction that develops between an American millionaire and his French ward, 7 p.m. June 8, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr; (610) 527-9898.
BOOKS James Earl Hardy and Stanley Bennett Clay Two of the contributors to “Visible Lives: Three Stories in Tribute to E. Lynn Harris” host a reading at 5:30 p.m. June 5 at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.; (215) 923-2960.
Vincent John Ancona The out Philadelphia poet hosts a reading and book signing from 6-8 p.m. June 5 at TBar Gallery, 117 S. 12th St.; (215) 625-3936.
Novella Carpenter The author of “Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. June 8 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; (215) 686-5322.
Robert McCrum The author of “Globish: How the English Language Became the World’s Language” hosts a reading at 7:30 p.m. June 10 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; (215) 686-5322.
CABARET Viva Burlesque! Arts Bank hosts a new Vaudeville-inspired ballet featuring dancers from The Peek-A-Boo Revue, Bravissimo Burlesque, Sister’s Sirens and Cabaret Red Light, 8-11 p.m. June 10, 601 S. Broad St.; (800) 595-4849.
ETC The Comedians of Chelsea Lately Comedians Loni Love, Josh Wolf, Brad Wollack and Chuy perform at 8 p.m. June 4 at Tower Theatre, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; (610) 352-2887.
Wanda Sykes The out comedian performs at 8 and 11 p.m. June 4 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; (609) 317-1000.
Building Bash The William Way Community Center hosts its annual building fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. June 5, 1315 Spruce St.; (215) 732-2220.
Conan O’Brien The former “Tonight Show” host performs at 8 p.m. June 7 at Tower Theatre, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; (610) 352-2887.