Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep: This Week in Philadelphia Theatre

Side by Side by Sondheim - It’s not really a Sondheim show, but it’s got a lot of his music – which is usually the best part! At the Players Club of Swarthmore, through December 17. For more information, call 610.328.4271.

The Dinosaur Musical - We’re not exactly sure how the Arden plans on getting a bunch of dinosaurs to sing and dance – their ceilings are awfully low – but we’d sure pay to find out! World premiere, runs through January 22. Tickets can be ordered online.

PMS: A Period Musical - ’Nuff said. World premiere, runs through December 23. For more information, call 215.563.4330.

A Christmas Carol - Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatsoever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Runs through December 31 at the Hedgerow Theatre. Show dates are available online.

Shakespeare in Hollywood - You’ve seen Shakespeare adapted for Hollywood. But what about Shakespeare adapted for Hollywood adapted for the stage – with a twist? At the Wilma through December 31. Tickets available online.

Seussical - Feeling nostalgic? Howsabout a little Dr. Seuss – set to music – to make you feel like a kid again? At the Media Theatre through January 1. Tickets can be purchased on the theatre’s secure ticket ordering site.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - These days, musical theatre is all about the spectacle. Giant chandeliers crashing down. A helicopter landing on stage. Large puppets that suggest, but don’t replicate, African animals. A beast changing into a man before the audience’s very eyes. That last one is what you’ll get at the Walnut Street Theatre, along with perennial Disney favorites like “Be Our Guest” and “Gaston.” Show runs through January 8. For tickets and information, see the Walnut Street Theatre’s online box office.

Menopause: The Musical - The name says it all, doesn’t it? Shows at the Society Hill Playhouse, Tuesday through Saturday at 8 PM, Saturday and Sunday at 2 PM, and 5:30 PM on Sunday. Tickets are $45. Call 215.923.0210 for reservations. The Society Hill Playhouse is located at 507 South 8th Street in Philadelphia.

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