Thank You for the Music: This Week in Philadelphia Theatre

This week's quote comes from an ABBA song. And because ABBA songs make up the score to Mamma Mia, which opens next week on the Avenue of the Arts, we figured it was appropriate here. Now, on with the listings!

Mamma Mia - Dancing queen. July 15-27. Tickets online.

Niagra Falls - Honeymoon capitol of the early Twentieth Century. July 16-August 2. Tickets online.

Come Rain or Come Shine - Like nobody's loved you. July 10-20. Tickets online.

Footloose - Kick off your Sunday shoes. July 10-August 9.

The Taming of the Shrew - Maybe she doesn't want to be tamed. Maybe she's happy just how she is. July 10-30. Free.

There Goes the Bride - Nah, just a case of pre-wedding jitters. July 10-31. Tickets online.

Working - In a coal mine? Through July 27. Tickets online.

The Color Purple - As opposed to violet. Through July 13. Tickets online.

Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Jersey Lily - Jersey is the Garden State, after all. Through July 13. Tickets online.

Ten Percent of Molly Snyder - What happened to the other ninety? Through July 12. Tickets online.

Gypsy - You gotta get a gimmick. Through July 27. Reserve tickets at 302.475.2313.

Les Miserables - Now with extra misery! Through August 3. Tickets online.

ComedySportz - You know Whose Line Is It Anyway? Yeah, it's kinda like that. Open run. Tickets online.

The N Crowd - More local improv. Open ended run. Tickets and information online.

Tony n' Tina's Wedding - It's like My Big Fat Greek Wedding for a South Philly audience. Open run. Tickets and information at 1.800.660.TINA.

Menopause: The Musical - The name says it all, doesn't it? Open run. Tickets online.

If you've got a theater listing in the Philadelphia area, let us know! Also feel absolutely free to post other listings on the comments page!

Photo of the (a?) Korean cast of Mamma Mia via Flickr user _Gene_.