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First Posted: 7/26/2014 THIS WEEK: Aug. 1 to 7, 2014
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the musical biblical saga of favorite son Joseph who is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. Shawnee Playhouse, 1 River Road, Shawnee on Delaware. 2 p.m. today and Wednesday; 8 p.m. Saturday. Continues through Aug. 23. $28; $25 seniors; $15 children. 570-421-5093.
The Producers, the Broadway musical comedy about two producers scheming to get rich by overselling interests in what they expect to be a flop. Presented by the Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts at the J.J. Ferrara Center, 212 W. Broad St., Hazleton. Through Aug. 10: 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. $16, $14 seniors and students; $32, $28 with dinner. Reservations: 570-454-5451.
Into the Woods, a musical retelling of selected Grimm&#8217;s fairy tales including what happens when &#8220;happily ever after&#8221; is over. Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 Hughes St., Swoyersville. 8 tonight and Saturday. Buffet dinner served 90 minutes before curtain. $34; $16 show only. Reservations: 570-283-2195.
Cabaret, the Broadway musical set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power with the focus on 19-year-old English cabaret performer Sally Bowles and her relationship with the young American writer Cliff Bradshaw. Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, 409 Main St., Duryea. 8 tonight and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $10; $6 children. Reservations: 570-457-3589.
Hair, the rock musical that sprang from the 1960s hippie movement about a group of bohemian youths in New York City protesting getting drafted to fight the Vietnam War. Theatre at the Grove, 5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. Through Aug. 10: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. $20. 570-868-8212.
In the Heights, a presentation of the high-energy Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, a Performing Arts Institute production by Wyoming Seminary. F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday (Aug. 8). $20 adults; $12 students and senior citizens. 570-270-2186.
FUTURE
Don Giovanni, Mozart&#8217;s classic opera performed by the Pennsylvania Lyric Opera Theater at Notre Dame High School, 60 Spangenburg Ave., East Stroudsburg. 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15; 3 p.m. Aug. 17. Sung in Italian with English Supertitles. 570-328-5864 or griceartists.com.
The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams&#8217; poetic masterpiece anchored by the aging southern Belle Amanda Wingfield. Theatre at the Grove, 5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. Aug. 22 to 31: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. $18. Dinner available before the Aug. 24 performance at $15. 570-868-8212.
The Cocktail Hour, a comedy drama about a playwright whose newest drama, written about his family, is closer to the truth than the family members are willing to admit. Presented by Actors Circle at the Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road, Scranton. Sept. 11 to 21: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. $12, $10 seniors, $8 students. 570-342-9707.
Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical, the thriller about the dichotomy of good and evil in mankind based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. Theatre at the Grove, 5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. Sept. 19 to Oct. 5: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. $20. 570-868-8212.
A Bronx Tale, a one-man show starring Chazz Palminteri, who brings 18 characters to life while depicting a young boy&#8217;s rough childhood in the 1960s. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 8 p.m. Oct. 3. $81, $51, $41, $31. 570-826-1100.
Cirque du Soleil: Dralion, the unique and colorful signature production offering the 3000-year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts in a show exploring two emblematic creatures: the dragon representing the east and the lion symbolizing the west. Mohegan Sun Arena, 255 Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Township. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 to 17; 4 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18; 1:30 and 5 p.m. Oct. 19. $35 to $125. 800-745-3000 or cirquedusoleil.com/dralion.
Slapstick Sonata, a theater piece with visual poetry meeting physical comedy with a dash of contemporary circus, set to the music of Mozart and Handel. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. Oct. 24. $37, $27. 570-826-1100.
Mamma Mia, the Broadway musical smash set to the pop songs of ABBA. Performed by a national touring company at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 8 p.m. Oct. 24; 2 and 8 p.m. Oct. 25; 1 p.m. Oct. 26. 570-342-7784 or broadwayscranton.com.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a musical based on the unfinished Charles Dickens novel. Theatre at the Grove, 5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. Oct. 31 to Nov. 16: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. $20. 570-868-8212.
360 All-Stars, a radical urban circus with break dancers, a basketball freestyler and Roue Cyr wheel artist along with dancers and musicians. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6. $27. 570-826-1100.
An Evening with Groucho, fast-paced comedy, songs, stories and audience interaction with Frank Ferrante re-creating the legendary Groucho Marx. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21. $31.50, $21.50. 570-826-1100.
Sister Act, the Broadway musical comedy about a wannabe diva who witnesses a crime and is hidden in a convent by the police. Performed by a national touring company at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 8 p.m. Nov. 21; 2 and 8 p.m. Nov. 22. 570-342-7784 or broadwayscranton.com.
The Illusionists: Witness the Impossible, the seven-member group of conjurers delivering hilarious magic tricks and death-defying stunts. Haas Center for the Arts, Bloomsburg University. 8 p.m. Nov. 22. $35; $17 children. 570-389-4409.
The Honky Tonk Angels Holiday Spectacular, the comic escapades of three country girls as they reunite for a Christmas show. Theatre at the Grove, 5177 Nuangola Road, Nuangola. Dec. 5 to 14: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. 570-868-8212.
Moscow Ballet&#8217;s Great Russian Nutcracker, a return of the Christmas tradition as 40 world-class Russian artists bring Tchaikovsky&#8217;s classic to life with larger-than-life puppets, a growing Christmas tree and life-size Matrushka dolls. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 7 p.m. Dec. 8. $70, $50, $40, $30. 570-826-1100.
Million Dollar Quartet, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. Performed by a national touring company at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 8 p.m. Jan. 23; 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 24. 570-342-7784 or broadwayscranton.com.
Flashdance, the pop-culture phenomenon about the story of a Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and a bar dancer by night who has dreams of becoming a professional dancer. Performed by a national touring company at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 8 p.m. March 6; 2 and 8 p.m. March 7; 1 p.m. March 8. 570-342-7784 or broadwayscranton.com.
Jekyll & Hyde, a musical based on the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novel about a London scientist struggling with his good and evil selves. F.M. Kirby Center, Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 8 p.m. March 27. $62, $52, $42. 570-826-1100.
Anything Goes, the Tony Award-winning Cole Porter musical comedy. Performed by a national touring company at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N. Washington Ave. 8 p.m. May 1; 2 and 8 p.m. May 2; 1 p.m. May 3. 570-342-7784 or broadwayscranton.com.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Theater Bus Trip, to see the biblical epic &#8220;Moses&#8221; at the Sight and Sound Theater in Lancaster. Sponsored by Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, 420 Main Road, Hanover Township on Aug. 13. $80; $40 youths. Reservations: 570-706-6951.

Stage Listings: Aug. 1 to 7, 2014