MELLOW/DRAMATIC: New Zealand’s award-winning international electropop singing star, Lorde, comes to town as part of her Melodrama World Tour, 7:30 p.m. April 2 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-389-9543.
THEATER AND ARTS
Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends: New Worlds
The acclaimed comedic actor and the world-renowned cellist collaborate on a live show, 7:30 p.m. April 4 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.
Connor O’Malley and Carmen Christopher
The comedians, seen on Comedy Central, perform 10 p.m. March 30 at Good Good Comedy Theatre, 215 N. 11th St.; 215-399-1279.
Design in Revolution: A 1960s Odyssey
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of pop art and psychedelia from the civil-rights and anti-war movements, through Sept. 9, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Greg Proops
The comedian seen on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and “Just Shoot Me” performs through March 31 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
If/Then
Media Theater presents the Tony Award-winning musical through April 1, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100.
Jean Shin: Collections
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition by contemporary artist Jean Shin (American, born in South Korea in 1971) where she transforms everyday objects into dynamic works about connection and belonging, through July 15, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Kevin Smith at Home
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition spanning five decades of the Rochester-based artist’s mixed-media photographs, prints and books, through July 8, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Kyle Kinane
The comedian, seen on Comedy Central, performs April 5-7 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.
Magical & Real: Henriette Wyeth and Peter Hurd, A Retrospective
The Michener Art Museum presents an exhibition of works by Hurd (1904-84) and Henriette Wyeth (1907-97), important contributors to the arts of both the Philadelphia region and the Southwest, through May 6, 138 S. Pine St.; 215-340- 9800.
Noises Off
Walnut Street Theatre presents the hit Broadway comedy about an ill-prepared theater cast trying to pull things together for opening night, through April 29, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
Philadelphia Voices
The Philadelphia Orchestra performs April 5-7 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.
School of Rock
Broadway Philadelphia presents the comedic musical about a wannabe rock star posing as a substitute teacher, through April 1 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.
Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye
Arden Theatre Company presents the powerful adaptation exploring the destructive power of racism and the strength of a community attempting to embrace an era of change, through April 1, 40 N. Second St.; 215-922-1122.
Varujan Boghosian: Master Manipulator
Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition featuring works by the artist and collector who scours antique shops and flea markets for materials to use in his imaginative sculptures and collages, through April 18, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.
Virtually Rudy: New Dimensions Museum presents an exhibition of sculptures and their digital representations by Charles Rudy, through April 8, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340- 9800.
SINGING SENSATIONALLY: Patti LaBelle can act and cook up a storm, but this week she does what she is most famous for: singing R&B hits from her legendary 50 years in the business, 8 p.m. April 5 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-893-1999.
MUSIC
The Pretenders
The classic rock band performs 8 p.m. March 31 at Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets, Upper Darby; 610-352-2887.
Lorde
The acclaimed pop/electro singer performs 7:30 p.m. April 2 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543.
Cradle of Filth
The controversial gothic metal band from the United Kingdom performs 7:30 p.m. April 4 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.
Daymé Arocena
The Afro-Cuban soul singer performs 7 and 9:30 p.m. April 6 at Harold Prince Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900.
NIGHTLIFE
Dead Flowers Circus-Sideshow Kick-Off Party
Sailor Sunshine, Babyface Reid, Miss Mary Wanna and more entertain with a classic sideshow featuring super-human feats of strength and inhuman acts of flexibility, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. March 30 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.
QPoC
Queer Performances of Color returns with an all-new cast, 7 p.m. March 31 at William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.
Mimi Imfurst Presents Drag Diva Brunch
Mimi Imfurst, Bev, Vinchelle, Sutton Fearce and special guests perform 11 a.m.-2 p.m. March 31 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215-606-6555.
Suicide Girls: Blackheart Burlesque
The alternative models entertain and perform 9 p.m. April 3 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.
Cabaret Sauvignon
Lili St. Queer’s new solo cabaret show makes its debut 7-10 p.m. April 6 at Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St.; 215-735-0735.
OUTA TOWN
A Man and His Prostate
Ed Asner stars in the comedic one-
man show about a man who has to undergo prostate surgery while on vacation in Italy, March 30-April 1 at Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope; 215-862-2121.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
The classic sci-fi film is screened 1:30 p.m. March 31 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.
Love Letters
Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross from “Family Ties” star in this romantic drama, April 4-8 at Bucks County Playhouse, 70
S. Main St.,
New Hope; 215-862-2121.
The Isley Brothers
The legendary funk/R&B band performs 6 p.m. April 6 at Xcite Center, 2999 Street Road, Bensalem; 888-588-7279.
The Evil Dead
The classic horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. April 6 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228. n