Out & About: Feb. 27-Mar. 5, 2015

YOU’LL BE HEARING VOICES: Winners from the fifth season of “The Sing-Off,” along with fan-favorite groups VoicePlay (season four) and Street Corner Symphony (season two), come to the area to perform as part of “The Sing Off: Live Tour,” 8 p.m. March 1 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave. For more information or tickets, call 215-572-7650.

Theater & Arts

Allora and Calzadilla: Intervals

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of new and recent projects by Puerto Rico-based artists Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla through April 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

And the Word Is …

The Gershman Y hosts an exhibition exploring religious texts in contemporary art through May 14, 401 S. Broad St.; 215-545-4400. 

Ax Plays Beethoven

The Philadelphia Orchestra performs March 5-7 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.

Craig Ferguson’s Hot & Grumpy Tour

The comedian and talk-show host performs 8 p.m. March 4 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.

Drawn with Spirit: Pennsylvania German Fraktur from the Joan and Victor Johnson Collection

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of decorated Germanic documents featuring brilliant colors through April 26, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

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Hooloon Art Gallery presents an exhibition of duplicates of artwork created and inspired by the act of community balloon releases through March 15, 53 N. Second St.; 215-560-8167.

Field Hockey Hot

11th Hour Theatre Company presents a gender-bending musical about a girls’ high-school field-hockey team March 5-22 at Mainstage at The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St.; www.11thhourtheatrecompany.org.

Ghost the Musical

Media Theatre presents the supernatural love story March 4-29, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100.

Greg Fitzsimmons

The comedian seen on “Chelsea Lately” performs March 6-7 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

Greg Proops

The comedian seen on Comedy Central performs Feb. 27-28 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition highlighting the artistry of the esteemed Kano painters through May 10, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Margaret Cho

The out comedian performs March 1-4 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

Moon Cave

Azuka Theatre presents the world-premiere drama by local playwright Douglas Williams March 4-22, 1636 Sansom St.; 215-563-1100.  

Mothers and Sons

Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the Tony Award-nominated play by Terrence McNally about a woman who pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of her late son’s partner, who is now married to another man and has a young son, through March 18 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420.

The Natural, the Material and the Physical: Landscape Through the Photographic Eye

The Gershman Y hosts an exhibition of landscape images by various regional photographers through March 29, 401 S. Broad St.; 215-545-4400. 

Philadelphia Pride

The Philadelphia Orchestra performs works by Philadelphia composers through Feb. 28 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.

Private Lives

Walnut Street Theatre presents Noël Coward’s comedy about a divorced couple who ends up honeymooning with their new spouses at the same French seaside resort through March 1, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

Represent: 200 Years of African American Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition highlighting their collection of African American art through April 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Swan Lake

The Pennsylvania Ballet performs the classic story March 5-15 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.

Under the Skin

Arden Theatre Company presents the drama about a daughter struggling with the decision to donate her kidney to her estranged father through March 15, 40 N. Second St.; 215-922-1122.

Vitra-Design, Architecture, Communication: A European Project with American Roots

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents some of the most innovative designs from the family-owned Swiss company through April 26, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

 

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THROWING ‘SHADE’: With “50 Shades of Grey” being a literary and box-office juggernaut, the story of a billionaire supermodel into BDSM is ripe for satire when the parody comedy “SPANK!” comes to the stage 7:30 p.m. March 3 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-893-1999.

Music

Hellyeah

The hard-rock band performs 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Bush

The rock band performs 7:30 p.m. March 1 at Tower Theatre, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; 610-352-2887.

HMFO

The Hall & Oates tribute band performs 8 p.m. March 6 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

East Coast All-American Goddess At-Large 2015 Pageant

The preliminary rounds, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Feb. 27 at Voyeur, 1221 St. James St.; 215-735-5772.

 

Nightlife

Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret

The hilarity ensues 8-11 p.m. Feb. 28 at Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St.; 215-735-0735.

Purim Drag Ball

Brittany Lynn and her Drag Mafia host the festivities, featuring performances by Liberty City Kings Drag and Burlesque 7-10 p.m. March 5 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.

 

Outta Town

High Anxiety

The Mel Brooks spoof of the Hitchcock film is screened 2 p.m. March 1 at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.

Joan Osborne

The rock/folk singer performs 8 p.m. March 1 at World Cafe Live, 500 N. Market St. Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Jefferson Starship

The rock band performs 8 p.m. March 5 at Harrah’s Casino Hotel, 777 Harrah’s Blvd., Atlantic City; 609-441-5501.

Mike and the Mechanics

The band performs 9 p.m. March 6 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Michael Bolton

The soul singer performs 8 p.m. March 6 at Harrah’s Casino Hotel, 777 Harrah’s Blvd., Atlantic City; 609-441-5501. 

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