* Pig Iron, which created last year's Live Arts smash "Cankerblossom," will mount a production of "Twelfth Night," directed by Dan Rothenberg. Shakespeare's gender-swapping tale of mismatched lovers, joined by a host of drunks and fools, will be set to a raucous gypsy-rock score, hearkening back to original Shakespearean productions that often heavily featured musical numbers.
Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St., through Sept. 17, $25-$30, pigiron.org.
* Swim Pony goes the tragic route, mining "Macbeth" in "Lady M." Barrymore-winning actress Catharine Slusar takes on Macbeth's scheming wife, who has called upon the witchy Weird Sisters (expanded from three to 10 for Lady M's purposes) to aid her machinations. The witches form the set with their bodies and take on the voices of the play's supporting cast.
Arts Bank at the University of the Arts, 601 S. Broad St., 7 p.m., through Sept. 9, $25, swimpony.org.
We like the way you move it
Up-and-coming choreographer Kyle Abraham takes on black radio and how strong community voices are disappearing from the airwaves in "The Radio Show." Through dance and a hip-hop and soul score, Abraham explores his youthful memories of Pittsburgh's now-defunct black radio stations and the void their loss has created.
Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St., 8 p.m. Sept. 16-17, $25, abrahaminmotion.org.
* 7 Fingers is a circus arts troupe without all of the cringe-worthy pretensions of Cirque de Soleil. Members are ex-Cirque performers who decided to do away with the frilly costumes and let their bodies and unfathomable executions do the talking with their show "Traces," recently featured on "America's Got Talent." Hey, if Howie Mandel can hang with "Traces," Philadelphians can certainly get on the bandwagon.
Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St., Sept. 15-18, $20-$55, tracesusa.com.
