THEATER‘The Rocky Horror Show’Through March 28The Papermill2825 Ormes St.$10-$20, 215-278-9504www.brainspunktheater.comWorry not, you haven’t fallen into a time warp — this is the original musical that inspired the film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Over 40 years since its London debut, it still has the market cornered on campy rock operas about mad transvestite scientists. In keeping with “Rocky Horror” tradition, BrainSpunk will be performing it at midnight on Saturdays.‘Moon Cave’Through March 22Off-Broad Street Theater1636 Sansom St.$15-$25, 215-563-1100www.azukatheatre.orgAzuka Theatre presents this play by Douglas Williams about a man who survived a highly publicized traumatic event as a child. Troubled by the twin demons of post-traumatic stress and dubious fame, he’s isolated himself from society — but a love interest enters his life.DANCE‘Swan Lake’Through March 15Academy of Music240 S. Broad St.$35-$129, 215-893-1999www.paballet.orgPennsylvania Ballet presents Christopher Wheeldon’s version of Tchaikovsky’s immortal ballet, which the company premiered a decade ago. Wheeldon takes a meta-fictional approach to “Swan Lake,” beginning with a dancer rehearsing the role of Prince Seigfried in his room. Eventually he comes to merge fully with his character, the entire ballet staged as a “Wizard of Oz”-esque fantasy in his mind.COMEDYFigment Theater Ensemble NightFridays, 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.Figment Theater1219 Vine St.$10, 215-833-8867www.figmenttheater.orgEach Friday this year, Figment Theater will feature improv from a rotating selection of three of its six ensembles: The Avengers, Jackaloupe, Playback, Rufus, Triple Double and Wussy Riot. Each group, averaging eight to 10 members, has a different game or set of games, so whether you’re into musical improv, the fake interview or the hardcore Harold form, there’s something here to amuse you.MUSICThe Liberian Women’s Chorus for ChangeFriday, 7:30 p.m.International House3701 Chestnut St.$8-$15, 215-387-5125www.ihousephilly.orgThis supergroup of Liberian singers includes Fatu Gayflor, Marie Nyenabo, Zaye Tete and Tokay Tomah. All established artists in their own rights, they were brought together by the Philadelphia Folklore Project. They sing both traditional Liberian and original songs, with a goal of spreading awareness about domestic violence, using music as a force for healing and hope.BoogalooFriday, 10:40 p.m.Kung Fu Necktie1250 N. Front St.$6, 21+, 215-291-4919www.kungfunecktie.comGot a little skank in you? Of course you do. Skank on down to this evening of soul, ska and R&B, with DJ Scott B. and friends spinning tunes and a live performance by the Snails, who play a Jamaican-influenced mix of all three genres, promising “a Snailgasm at its best.” Not sure what that means, but we’re down.ARTJinming HuangFriday through March 28PII Gallery242 Race St.Free, 215-592-1022www.piigallery.comChinese painter Jinming Huang has been featured in international shows in Italy and Spain, but this is his first solo show in the United States. His wild, weird, funny canvases recall the nightmarish body horror of Francis Bacon, the ecstatic folk art visions of William Blake and the mind-warping surrealism of Salvador Dali, but you can’t really mistake him for anyone but himself. Chantal Westby: Spiritual TransitionThrough March 14Bazemore Gallery4339 Main St.Free, 215-482-1119www.thebazemoregallery.comAs the title of this solo exhibition suggests, spirituality plays an important role in local painter Chantal Westby’s energetic images, which often focus on a single human figure, rendering visible the invisible journey of the soul in a Universe that is not wholly material. “I give my imagination full rein,” she writes in her bio, “ignoring artificial boundaries of space and time.”CONVENTIONSPhiladelphia Flower ShowThrough SundayPhiladelphia Convention Center1101 Arch St.$20-$32, 215-988-8800www.theflowershow.comSpring’s just around the corner, but you’ll get an advance taste of it, and much more, at this annual convention of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, which promises “Large-scale gardens, elaborate landscapes, and over-the-top floral creations.” There are competitions, a tea room, a butterfly exhibit, how-to workshops and even a beer garden. This year’s theme is “Celebrate the Movies.”TOURSUpstairs DownstairsFriday, 7 p.m.Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion200 W. Tulpehocken St.$20, 215-438-1861ebenezermaxwellmansion.tix.comCan’t get enough of “Downton Abbey”? This tour of the Ebenezer Maxwell mansion is for you. Your docent will lead you around the Victorian manor, where you’ll meet actresses performing as servants and the wealthy they serve, and learn all about the era’s social strata, which were almost as constricting as the corsets. Another “Upstairs Downstairs” tour takes place in May.
