THE ‘SKY’ IS THE LIMIT: Out alt-rock pioneer Bob Mould is back on the road behind his latest album “Patch the Sky” and comes to town 9 p.m. April 26 at Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. For more information or tickets, visit www.undergroundarts.org.
Arts & Theater
1776: The Musical
The Media Music Theatre Company presents the historical musical comedy set when our country was on the brink of declaring independence through 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.
Greg Proops
The comedian performs through April 23 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
Holly Trostle Brigham: Sisters and Goddesses
The Michener Art Museum hosts an exhibition of works by the Philadelphia artist, featuring seven self-portraits in which she takes the guise of artists of the past, through May 26, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800.
Inside Out
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of large-scale, high-quality replicas of favorite works from the museum’s collection of Philadelphia 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.
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.
Max-Arthur Mantle
The author of “Batty Bwoy” hosts a reading and signing 3 p.m. at Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St.; 215-686-5322.
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.
Pete Davidson
The comedian from “Saturday Night Live” performs April 25-26 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
Philadelphia in Style: A Century of Fashion
The Michener Art Museum hosts a display of 30 dressed forms and additional accessories spanning a century of high fashion through June 26, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800.
Peter and the Starcatcher
Walnut Street Theatre presents the grown-up’s prequel to “Peter Pan” through May 1, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
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.
Sex With Strangers
The two-character play following the meeting of two writers who are trapped overnight during a snowstorm runs through May 8 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420.
Yo-Yo Ma
The Philadelphia Orchestra performs with the world-renowned classical musician 8 p.m. April 28 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800.
‘BWOY’ STORY: Max-Arthur Mantle is the author of “Batty Bwoy,” a fictional coming-of-age story set in Jamaica and America about Mark Palmer, a gay Jamaican who is thrust into an environment that requires him to suppress his sexuality to keep from being bashed or killed. He migrates to America and breaks free from the closet to a world where he is still marginalized and clings to desperate measures to find hope. Mantle hosts a reading and signing 3-5 p.m. April 30 at Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St. For more information, call 215-686-5322.
Music
Dream Theater
The prog-rock band performs 8 p.m. April 22 at Tower Theatre, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; 610-352-2887.
Puddles Pity Party
The clown-fronted cabaret band performs 9 p.m. April 22 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
African Wave
413 Entertainment presents an evening of dynamic African talent 8 p.m. April 23 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.
Filter and Orgy
The electro alt-rock bands perform 6:30 p.m. April 26 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.
Bob Mould
The out rock singer performs 9 p.m. April 26 at Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St.; www.undergroundarts.org.
NOFX
The punk-rock band performs 7 p.m. April 27 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.
Pearl Jam
The rock band performs 7:30 p.m. April 28-29 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543.
Nightlife
PGMC Cabaret
The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus performs a drag-themed cabaret hosted by Stella D’oro 7 p.m. April 23 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Can I Get a Side of Nug-It With That? Birthday Circus Edition
Celebrate Chikn Nug-It’s birthday under the big top 8 p.m. April 23 at L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St.; 215-592-0656.
ICandy’s Fifth Anniversary
Miss ICandy Aloe Vera, The Haus of Ham and many more are set to perform 10 p.m. April 23 at ICandy, 254 S. 12th St.; 267-324-3500.
Outta Town
Lewis Black
The comedian from “The Daily Show” performs 9 p.m. April 22-23 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Jerry Seinfeld
The comedian performs 8 p.m. April 23 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.
Born to Kill
The 1945 crime drama is screened 2 p.m. April 24 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
Reno Sweeney with Jeffrey Johnson as Edie Beale
The cabaret duo performs 7:30 p.m. April 29 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 888-596-1027.