Regional arts and entertainment events

February 12, 2012
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  • "The Scottsboro Boys," a musical about a notorious miscarriage of justice, is playing at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre.
  • "The Scottsboro Boys," a musical about a notorious miscarriage of justice, is playing at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. (MARK GARVIN )
  • Photographs of fruit trees by Israeli artist Tal Shochat are on view at the National Museum of American Jewish History.
  • Amir ElSaffar and his Two Rivers Ensemble perform Saturday at the Art Alliance.
  • The Miami String Quartet plays at the Independence Seaport Museum.
  • Karl Denson's Tiny Universe plays Sunday at Union Transfer.

Sunday

Chamber music The venerable Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble plays works by Jean Francaix, Paul Ben-Haim, and Brahms at 2 p.m. at Old Pine Street Church, Fourth and Pine Streets. Tickets are $25. Call 215-542-4890. . . . The Miami String Quartet plays works by Beethoven, Dohnanyi, and Schubert, with guest Lydia Artymiw, piano, at 3 p.m. at the Independence Seaport Museum, Columbus Boulevard and Walnut Street. Tickets are $23; $10 for students. Call 215-569-8080.

Miscarriage of justice Kander and Ebb's 2010 musical The Scottsboro Boys uses a minstrel-show format to revisit the 1930s scandal involving a group of African American teens unjustly convicted of rape and sentenced to death, an outcome that caused national outrage and provided a spark for the civil rights movement. The Philadelphia Theatre Company production goes on at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, Broad and Lombard Streets, and continues with shows at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 7 p.m. Wednesday, 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. next Sunday. Tickets are $51 to $74. Call 215-985-0420.

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Moves like Jagger Mighty funk saxophonist Karl Denson brings his group Tiny Universe to a reexamination of the Rolling Stones' seminal 1971 album Sticky Fingers at 8 p.m. at Union Transfer, 1024 Spring Garden St. Tickets are $20. Call 215-232-2100.

Monday

Comic sweets Leave it to 1812 Productions to jump the big day by one with its cabaret Funny Valentine. The evening of comedy and song goes on at 8 p.m. at the Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St. Tickets are $15. Call 215-928-0770.

Tuesday

Deadly kisses Nicholas Ray's classic 1950 noir In a Lonely Place follows the tempestuous love affair of a belligerent, embittered writer (Humphrey Bogart) and his aspiring actress neighbor (Gloria Grahame). After she gives him an alibi when he is accused of murder, she begins to wonder if she was wrong to do so. The film screens at 7 p.m. at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr. Tickets are $10; $7 for seniors. Call 610-527-9898.

Wednesday

Think of the trees Israeli artist Tal Shochat takes large photographs of fruit trees against black backgrounds, creating images that idealize her subjects while revealing an innate vulnerability. Seven of her works are displayed as part of Tu B'Shevat (festival of trees) at the National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall East, to April 22. Admission is $12; $11 for seniors and students. Call 215-923-3811.

Thursday

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