GOODBYE CRUEL GIRLS: Vulcan Lyrics presents “Heathers: The Musical” as a stage adaptation of the cult classic 1990s comedy about a clique of popular girls whose newest member, along with her rebel boyfriend, sets off a series of murders disguised as suicides, through Aug. 16 at Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St. For more information or tickets, call 215-238-1555.
Theater & Arts
Adventures in Photography
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition featuring diverse works including rare early pictures, major examples of the Pictorialist art movement by figures such as Peter Henry Emerson and George Seeley, through Aug. 20, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Art Institute of Philadelphia Annual Fashion Show
The annual fashion show featuring alum designer and Macy’s Fashion Incubator success Leah Delfiner of Pretty Pretty Rebel, as well as runway looks from at least 35 student designers, 7 p.m. Aug. 14 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-670-2300.
The Damned: Don’t You Wish We Were Dead
The documentary about the classic punk band is screened 7 p.m. Aug. 16 at Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St.; www.undergroundarts.com.
Defiant Archives
The William Way LGBT Community Center presents a collection of archival and personal items with a focus on the history of transgender activism in Philadelphia, curated and collected by local trans community members, through Sept. 20, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel and the New Painting
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of paintings revealing the stories of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Manet, Pissarro and their visionary art dealer and champion, Paul Durand-Ruel, through Sept. 13, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
GayFest!
Quince Productions presents its annual festival of LGBT-themed theater performances through Aug. 22 at various locations; www.quinceproductions.
Genghis Khan: Bring the Legend to Life
The Franklin Institute presents the story of one of the world’s greatest leaders through Jan. 3, 20th Street and the Parkway; www.fi.edu.
Herman Leonard: Jazz Portraits
An exhibition of photographs from the master portrait photographer featuring jazz legends such as Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and many more from 1940-60, through Oct. 11 at Michener Art Museum, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800.
Into Dust: Traces of the Fragile in Contemporary Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of the distinctions between the corporeal and transcendental, emergence and decay, belonging and displacement and life and death, through Oct. 25, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Jena Friedman: American C*nt
The comedian and producer for “The Daily Show” performs 8 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Legendary: Inside the House Ballroom Scene
The African American Museum in Philadelphia presents the premiere of the Philadelphia-based work of photographer Gerard Gaskin focusing on the culture of house balls of the African-American and Latino gay, transgender and queer community through Aug. 16, 701 Arch St.; www.aampmuseum.org.
Northern Lights: Scandinavian Design
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition surveying Scandinavian design from its triumphant showing at the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris to the present day, through Oct. 4, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Rage of Achilles
Commonwealth Classic Theater Company presents a comic tragedy involving Greek and Trojan spies through Aug. 22 at URBN Center Annex at Drexel University, 3401 Filbert St.; 215-895-2000.
GOODBYE CRÜE(L) WORLD: Mötley Crüe — the band the set the high-water mark for straight guys parading around in spandex and eyeliner in the 1980s — is calling it a career with its farewell tour featuring opener and shock-rock legend Alice Cooper 7 p.m. Aug. 14 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-336-3600.
Music
Failure and Hum
The alternative-rock bands perform 8:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 215-627-1332.
The Psychedelic Furs and The Church
The new-wave bands perform 8 p.m. Aug. 15 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-572-7650.
Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire
The classic pop and funk bands perform 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300.
Coal Chamber and Fear Factory
The metal bands perform 7 p.m. Aug. 15 at Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St.; www.undergroundarts.com.
Tokio Hotel
The rock band performs 8 p.m. Aug. 16 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.
Jimmy Buffet
The singer performs 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300.
Stephanie Mills
The R&B singer performs 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at Dell Music Center, 2500 Strawberry Mansion Drive; 215-685-9560.
Chris Brown
The hip-hop singer performs 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300.
Nightlife
Martha Graham Cracker Anniversary
The drag performer celebrates 10 years of outrageous performances 8 p.m. Aug. 13 at L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St.; 215-592-0656.
Big Mouth: Gayborhood’s Lip-Sync Tournament
Lip-sync hopefuls compete for prizes 9 p.m. Aug. 14 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
The Eric Jaffe Show
The entertainer performs highlights from the world-premiere musical of “The Pop Musical Diary of a Gay Man,” 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at Tavern on Camac, 243 S. Camac St.; 215-545-0900.
Outta Town
Sal Richards
The actor and comedian performs 8 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Rrazz Room, in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.
Darius Rucker
The country singer performs 8 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Festival Park, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
The King & I
The Oscar-winning film is screened 2 p.m. Aug. 16 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
Willie Nelson and Friends
The country singer performs 6 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Festival Park, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Devil Doll
The campy horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. Aug. 21 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
No Sex Please, We’re British
The Hedgerow Theatre presents a comic farce about a happy couple whose lives are turned upside-down when mail-order pornography is mistakenly delivered to their home and place of business, through Aug. 23, 64 Rose Valley Road, Media; 610-565-4211.