ART, Three close friends argue after one of them buys and extremely expensive painting. Runs through March 15. Call for times, $13-$17, Montgomery Theater, 124 Main St., Suite 1, Souderton, 215-723-9984.

BIG LOVE, Show about fifty brides fleeing their arranged marriages in Italy. Runs March 19 though April 20. Call for ticket info., Wilma Theater, Broad & Spruce Sts, 215-546-STAGE.

CABARET SHOWCASE, Todd Waddington and Doug Anderson present the graduates of their most recent cabaret class in an evening of standards and surprises. Performers include David Warner, City Paper's soon-to-be-former Editor-in-Chief. Sunday, Mar. 16, 7 p.m. $15., Tavern on Camac, 243 S. Camac St, 215-545-0900.

COSI FAN TUTTE, Mozart's comedic opera. Runs March 7 through March 23, call for times and price, Academy of Music, Broad & Locust Sts., 215-893-1999.

THE CRUCIBLE, by Arthur Miller. Runs through March 23, Wed.-Sat., 8pm & Sun., 7pm, $15-$18., Second Stage Theater, at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St.

THE CRUCIBLE, Arthur Miller's play about the infamous 1692 Salem witch trials and mass hysteria. Runs March 7 through April 5, call for times and price, Puttin' on the Ritz Theatre, 916 White Horse Pike, Oaklyn, NJ, 856-858-5230.

THE DESIGNATED MOURNER, Wallace Shawn's play about the demise of an intellectual elite under a repressive regime. Runs through March 30, call for times, $10-$20. Radisson Plaza Warwick Hotel, penthouse suite, 17th & Locust St., 215-413-0975.

DIVA, Howard Gould's scathing comedy about the Hollywood system. Runs through March 23, 8pm Wed-Sat., 2pm, Sat, Sun. & Wed. matinee, $20-$40, Delaware Theatre Company, 200 Water St., Wilmington, DE, 302-594-1100.

DOIN' TIME AT THE ALAMO, Mary Hanes' play set in a seedy hotel. Runs March 7 through march 29, call for times and prices, Village Players of Hatboro, 401 Jefferson Av., Hatboro, 215-675-6774.

EVENING WITH GROUCHO, Frank Ferrante performs his Groucho Marx tribute show. March 15, 8pm, $30-$35., Stockton Performing Arts Center, Jim Leeds Rd., Pomona, NJ, 609-652-9000.

THE FEVER, Wallace Shawn's play about a traveler taken over by a fever. Runs through March 30, call for times, $10-$20. Radisson-Warwick Hotel, penthouse suite, 17th & Locust St., 215-413-0975.

HECKLER, Solo show written by Bill Corbett about a social misfit, fighting the system by "giving voice" to the truth. Starring Benjamin Lloyd. Runs through March 16, call for times, $15-$25, call 215-592-9560 for info, Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St.

THE HOSTAGE, Brendan Behan's look at 1950s Dublin life. Runs Fri & Sat., March 7 through March 29, 8pm, $12/$10, 888-715-5589, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Rd., Cheltenham, 215-379-4027.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber musical about the last seven days in the life of Jesus. Runs March 18-23, $42-$72, call 215-336-1234 for tickers., Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St., 215-732-5446.

THE LAST FIVE YEARS, By Jason Robert Brown. March 14-April 13, Philadelphia Theatre Company, 1714 Delancey St., $30-$45, 215-569-9700. See Artspicks on p. 25 & 27.

LOST IN YONKERS, Neil Simon's portrayal of two young brothers forced to live with their overbearing grandmother. Runs through March 15. Fri. & Sat., 8pm, Sun., 2pm, $13-$15, Haddonfield Plays & Players, 957 S. Atlantic Ave., Haddonfield, NJ, 609-429-8139. Web site: www.AriaSoft.com/hpp.htm.

MACBETH, Opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Runs March 14 through 30. Call 215-732-8400 for ticket info., Academy of Music, Broad & Locust Sts., 215-893-1999.

MACBETH, Shakespeare's Scottish tragedy. Runs March 7 through April 13, Wed & Thu, 10:30am & 7pm; Fri. & Sat., 8pm, Sun. 2pm. Call for tickets, Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, 2111 Sansom St., 215-496-8001.

MALE INTELLECT: AN OXYMORON?, Comedy about relationships, written by Robert Dubac. Runs through March 16, call for times and tickets, Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th St., 215-923-0210.

MEDEA, Runs March 7 through march 15, 8pm, $16-$18, Civic Theatre, 527 N. 19th St., Allentown, 610-432-8943.

NORTHEAST LOCAL, Tale of Mickey and Gi, who meet in late summer, 1963, and whose lives are affected deeply by the times in which they live. Written by Tom Donaghy. Runs through March 23, $22-$36, Arden Theatre Company, 40-50 North 2nd St., 215-922-8900.

ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL, Four one-acts, winners of the Albert Benzwei Playwriting Award. Runs March 13 through April 6, Thu & Fri., 8pm, Sat & Sun, 7pm, $15/$25 for two sets of plays, Brick Playhouse, 623 South St., 215-592-1183.

ONE-ACTS BY WOMEN, Three one-act plays, "Convergence," by Jamie Brunson, "Pool," by T.J. Stokes & "Aria da Capo. Baby," by Ann Davidon. March 17, call 215-879-6853 for info., New Freedom Theatre, 1346 N. Broad St., 215-765-2793.

ORPHANS, by Lyle Kessler, performed by the Interpid Theatre Company. Runs March 15 through April 16, $15, call 1-800-595-4849 for tickets., Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5, 9th & Walnut Sts.

PROOF, David Auburn's play about a genius mathematician and his daughter. Runs through March 16, call for times and tickets, George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, 732-246-7717.

THE RIDING CLUB, Four women reunite on the eve of a friend's heart transplant. Runs March 19 through April 13, call for times, $10-$22, Hedgerow Theatre, 164 W. Rose Valley Rd., Rose Valley, 610-565-4211.

ROMEO & JULIET, Runs through March 23, $5-$15, Arcadia Theatre, 450 S. Easton Rd., Glenside, 215-572-2112.

SCHRODINGER'S GIRLFRIEND, Play about love, sex and sub-atomic physics. Runs March 11 through April 6, 8pm, Sun. 2pm. $19-$23, Act II Playhouse, 56 E. Butler Av., Ambler, 215-654-0200.

STAGE STRUCK, Murder awaits someone at Rick Groh's acting/sheepshearing school. Interactive mystery comedy. Every Fri & sat., 7:15pm, $38.50 per person inc. dinner, show, tax & gratuity. Cock N' Bull Restaurant, call 215-794-4010 for reservations, Peddler's Village, Rts. 202 and 263, Lahaska.

TWANG, New musical clown show influenced by Appalachian culture for all ages by Hotel Obligado. Runs through March 22, Wed-Sat, 8pm; Sat & Sun. matinee, 2pm. $8-$15, Mum Puppettheatre, 115 Arch St., 215-925-7686.

TWELFTH NIGHT, Shakespeare's comedy of mistaken identity, directed by Whit McLaughlin. Runs March 13 through April 13, call for times and price, Arden Theatre Company, 40-50 North 2nd St., 215-922-8900.

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, Arthur Miller's tale of Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman who struggles with issues of family and community. Runs through April 5, call for times, $25-$38, People's Light & Theatre Company, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, 610-644-3500.

THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE, Harley Granville-Barker's play about money and morality. Runs through April 27, call for time and price, Walnut Street Theatre, 9th & Walnut Sts., 215-574-3550.

WITH ALBERT EINSTEIN, Don Auspitz's one-man play examining Einstein's life. March 17 & 24, 8pm, $15, Act II Playhouse, 56 E. Butler Av., Ambler, 215-654-0200.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD, A community response to child abuse and family communication, presented by African Globe TheatreWorks. Runs March 7 through March 30, Fri & Sat., 8pm, Sun. 3pm. $10-$20, Newark Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad St., Newark.

VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS, Casting call for children ages 6-14 to star in the upcoming "Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure" video game. March 15, 9am. Moorestown Mall, 400 Route 38, Moorestown, NJ.