HOPE U.K. MEETS HOPE PA: London lounge-act sensation and “comedy cabaret chanteuse” Miss Hope Springs comes to New Hope to sing an array of witty and moving songs from her acclaimed all-original self-penned repertoire. She’ll share tales from her Ritz-to-the-pits life when she performs 7:30 p.m. April 15 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope. For more information or tickets, call 888-596-1027.
Theater & Arts
1776: The Musical
The Media Music Theatre Company presents the historical musical comedy set when our country was on the brink of declaring independence April 13-May 22, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100.
Allowed to Love
Muse Gallery presents an exhibition by Philadelphia artist Carolyn Cohen featuring a series of portraits of activists, artists and others within the LGBTQ community through April 30, 52 N. Second St.; 215-627-5310.
Always … Patsy Cline
Walnut Street Theatre presents the stories of laughter and heartache that brought together a housewife and a legendary country singer through July 3 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
Breaking Ground: Printmaking in the U.S., 1940–60
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the variety of ways in which artists in the 1940s and ’50s pushed the boundaries of printmaking through July 24, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Freckleface Strawberry: The Musical
The musical based on the children’s book about a young girl learning to love the skin that she’s in, through April 16 at Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
Greg Proops
The comedian performs April 21-23 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
Holly Trostle Brigham: Sisters and Goddesses
The Michener Art Museum hosts an exhibition by Philadelphia artist Trostle Brigham featuring seven self-portraits through May 26, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800.
Inside Out Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of large-scale replicas of works from the museum’s collection of local neighborhoods through Nov. 1, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
International Pop
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition chronicling pop art’s emergence as a global movement, migrating from the United Kingdom and the United States to Western and Eastern Europe, Latin America and Japan, through May 16, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Jon Lovitz
The comedian from “Saturday Night Live” performs through April 16 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
Look Closer: The Work of Michael Newman and Stuart Alter
The William Way LGBT Community Center presents a special exhibition of abstract paintings through April 29, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
The Mouse and I: Digital Drawings by Guy Ciarcia
Rowan College at Gloucester County presents an exhibition of limited-edition digital art by the acclaimed visual artist through April 22 at the Dr. Ross Beitzel Art Gallery, 1400 Tanyard Road, Deptford, N.J.; 856-415-2122.
Neil Simon’s Rumors
Bristol Riverside Theatre presents the classic farce through April 17, 120 Radcliffe St.,; Bristol; 215-313-1575.
Philadelphia in Style: A Century of Fashion
The Michener Art Museum hosts a display of approximately 30 dressed forms and additional accessories spanning a century of high fashion through June 26, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800.
Plays of/for a Respirateur
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an installation by Joseph Kosuth that includes a selection of his work along with a group of seminal works by Marcel Duchamp through the fall, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Peter and the Starcatcher
Walnut Street Theatre presents the grownup’s prequel to “Peter Pan” through May 1, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
Philadanco: Global Artistry
The acclaimed dance company performs April 15-17 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-670-2300.
Sex with Strangers
The two-character play follows the meeting of two writers who are trapped during a snowstorm through May 8 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420.
AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE A PITY PARTY: Puddles Pity Party, the globally renowned band fronted by the titular 7-foot-tall clown and crooner, returns to town after charming audiences at last year’s Philly Pride, 9 p.m. April 22 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St. For more information or tickets, call 215-922-6888.
Music
A Tribute to The Beatles in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Revolver
Local performers celebrate the Beatles’ classic album 7:30 p.m. April 15 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Iggy Pop and Josh Homme
The rock singers team up for a show 8 p.m. April 15 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5847.
Paige Turner: Confessions Of An Unnatural Blonde
New York’s comedy queen comes to town 8 p.m. April 15 at Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St.; 215-735-0735.
International Ms. Leather Live Stream Watch Party
The only East Coast live-streaming of the competition, which will feature Ms. Philadelphia Leather Lacivious Jane, will be held April 15-16, with doors at 9 p.m. and the contest streaming at 10:30 p.m., at The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St.
Last Show: Promtrash All Stars By Dumpsta Players
The Dumpsta Players go out in grand fashion with a showdown 10 p.m. April 20 at Bob & Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.
Nightlife
Miss Hope Springs
London’s queen of cabaret makes her first visit to the U.S. 7:30 p.m. April 15 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 888-596-1027.
Puscifer
The alt-rock band performs 8 p.m. April 15 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Outta Town
Frank Caliendo
The comedian from “Mad TV” performs 9 p.m. April 15 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Stop Making Sense
The Talking Heads concert film is screened 9:45 p.m. April 15 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
Jewel
The singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. April 16 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Lewis Black
“The Daily Show” comedian performs 9 p.m. April 22 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.