THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC MACHINE: Iconic industrial-rock icons Ministry (led by songwriter and frontman Al Jourgensen and featuring a revolving cast of musicians) thunder into Philadelphia to rain mechanized beats and walls of heavy rhythms onto the heads of their faithful fans 9 p.m. May 13 at TLA, 334 South St. For more information or tickets, call 215-922-1011.
Theater & Arts
Adventures in Photography
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition featuring diverse works, including rare early pictures and major examples of the Pictorialist art movement, by figures such as Peter Henry Emerson and George Seeley, May 9-Aug. 20, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
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.
Beethoven’s First
The Philadelphia Orchestra performs through May 9 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
Brownsville Song (B-Side For Tray)
Philadelphia Theatre Company presents a show about a family dealing with the aftermath of a tragic loss from urban violence through May 31 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420.
Dance: Movement, Rhythm, Spectacle
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of prints, drawings and photographs that celebrate the world of dance May 9-Aug. 2, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Fifty Shades of Grey
The drama film is screened 8 p.m. May 11 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
I Love A Piano
Walnut Street Theatre presents a production featuring the music of Irving Berlin through June 28 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
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 runs 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, through May 10 at Forrest Theatre, 1111 Walnut St.; 215-923-1515.
Legends of Rock
The Philly POPS! perform a rock retrospective featuring the music of The Beatles, Queen, Coldplay and more, May 15-17 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
Pilobolus Dance Theater
Dance Affiliates and the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts present the gymnastic, gravity-defying dance company through May at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.
Sarah Colonna
The comedian seen on “Chelsea Lately” performs through May at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
Speech & Debate
Azuka Theatre presents the story of a budding journalist who uncovers a sex scandal at his school through May 24 at Studio X, 1340 S. 13th St.; 215-218-4022.
A Tribute to Jerome Robbins
The Pennsylvania Ballet performs through May 10 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
ROCK OUT AND ROCK ON!: Out bassist and King’s X frontman Dug Pinnick teams up with Living Colour singer Corey Glover for a night of eclectic rock, 8 p.m. May 8 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville. For more information or tickets, call 215-257-5808.
Music
Yannick Conducts Rachmaninoff
The Philadelphia Orchestra performs May 13-16 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
Brian McKnight
The R&B singer performs 8 p.m. May 8 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-572-7650.
Erika Jayne
The dance/pop singer performs midnight May 8 at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St.; 215-735-5772.
Ben Folds
The alt-rock pianist and singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. May 11 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.
Kiesza
The electro/pop singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. May 12 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.
Nightlife
Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret
The drag star performs 8 p.m. May 14 at L’Etage, 624 Bainbridge St.; 215-592-0626.
Miss Fish Philly 2015
Teena Handline, Mary D’Knight, Icon Ebony Fierce and Robert Alexander perform at the pageant, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. May 15 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
Lil’ Steph presents RASPUTIN’S ROOM
The burlesque show begins 9 p.m. May 15 at Ruba Club Studios, 416 Green St.; 215-627-9831.
Stimulus: Six-Year Anniversary
The LGBTQ dance party celebrates, 10 p.m.-3:30 a.m. May 15 at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St.; 215-735-5772.
Outta Town
Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience
The rock-tribute band performs 9 p.m. May 8 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Paramore
The rock band performs 9 p.m. May 8 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
The Rat Pack: Together Again
A tribute show taking the audience back to the glory days of Las Vegas, 8 p.m. May 8 at the Rrazz Room in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.
Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling
The comedian performs 8 p.m. May 9 at the Rrazz Room in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.
Wendy Williams
The talk-show host performs 9 p.m. May 9 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Miss Pumpkin
The drag star performs 8 p.m. May 12 at the Rrazz Room in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.
Karen Williams and Michelle Balan
The comedians perform 8 p.m. May 15 at the Rrazz Room in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.
Tony Orlando
The singer and actor performs 9 p.m. May 15 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.