Out & About: April 24 – 30, 2015

THE GLAMOROUS, LIVE!: Pop singer, one-time Prince protégé and legendary drummer/percussionist Sheila E. comes to the area to perform 8 p.m. April 29 at World Cafe Live, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del. For more information or tickets, call 302-994-1400.

 

Theater & Arts

Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
Walnut Street Theatre presents the thriller in which people trapped on an island get picked off one by one, through April 26, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

And the Word Is …
The Gershman Y hosts an exhibition exploring religious text in contemporary art through May 14, 401 S. Broad St.; 215-545-4400.

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.
Hello Dolly
Media Theater presents the popular musical through May 24, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100.

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.

Kate Breakey: Small Deaths
An exhibition of hand-colored, oversized images of the birds, flowers and insects that photographer Kate Breakey has memorialized through her work, through July 12 at Michener Art Museum, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800.

Kinky Boots
The Tony Award-winning musical about a shoe factory that finds a new lease on life making shoes for drag queens, April 28-May 10 at Forrest Theatre, 1111 Walnut St.; 215-923-1515.  

Peek-a-boo Revue: The Six Degrees of Tease
The burlesque troupe performs 8 p.m. May 1 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Romeo and Juliet
The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Shakespeare’s tragedy through April 25 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.

Space Jam
The animated film is screened 8 p.m. April 27 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays
Quince Productions presents performances on the subject of gay marriage through April 26 at Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St.; www.quinceproductions.com.
The Submission
Quince Productions presents a comedy about a young caucasian playwright who pens a play under a pseudonym about growing up poor and African-American, and then has to hire an African-American actress to “play” the playwright, through April 25 at Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

A Taste of Italy
Amici Opera Company presents a concert of arias 4 p.m. April 25 at Redeemer UMC, 1128 Cottman Ave.; 215-224-0257.

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 Vitra, through April 26, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

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RIO, SUAVE: Drag queen, comedian and “RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 6” winner Bianca Del Rio brings her Rolodex of Hate tour to Philly for a raucous evening of outrageous laughs, 9 p.m. April 29 at TLA, 334 South St. For more information or tickets, call 215-922-1011.

Music
Y&T
The hard-rock band performs 8 p.m. April 24 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808.

2Cellos
The cellist duo performs 8 p.m. April 25 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215-572-7650.

They Might Be Giants
The alt-rock band performs 9:15 p.m. April 25 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus
The chorus performs a benefit concert 3:30 p.m. at Ascension United Church of Christ, 1700 W. Main St., Jeffersonville; www.pgmc.org.

The English Beat
The ska band performs 8 p.m. April 27 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Sixx A.M.
The modern-rock band performs 8:30 p.m. April 28 at The Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 800-745-3000.
Bianca Del Rio: Rolodex of Hate
The drag queen performs 9 p.m. April 29 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

Stone Temple Pilots
The alt-rock band performs 8 p.m. April 30 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

Nightlife

Ham with a Side of Meth
UK drag superstar Meth from the hit TV show “Drag Queens of London” performs alongside Eric Jaffe, Pissi Myles and Lili St. Queer Henaghan, 7 p.m. April 24 at L’Etage, 624 S. Bainbridge St.; 215-592-0626.  

Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret
The drag performer performs 8 p.m. April 24 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Evoute
A magic and burlesque show 7 p.m. April 26 at L’Etage, 624 S. Bainbridge St.; 215-592-0626.  

Ralphie May
The comedian performs 8 p.m. April 24 at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223.

Peek-a-boo Revue
The burlesque group performs 8 p.m. April 25 at World Cafe Live, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Outta Town

Randy Graff
The Tony Award-winning singer performs 8 p.m. April 25 at the Rrazz Room in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.

Of Montreal
The rock band performs 8 p.m. April 30 at World Cafe Live, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Roslyn Kind
The pop singer performs 8 p.m. April 30 at the Rrazz Room in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.

Suede
The blues/jazz singer performs 8 p.m. May 1 at the Rrazz Room in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.
Daughtry
The rock band performs 9 p.m. May 1 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Creepshow
The horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. May 1 at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223. n

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