THEATER
THE WHO’S TOMMY A darkly hypnotic, first-rate stage adaptation of the landmark rock opera. Randy Harrison excels as Tommy, the deaf, mute, and blind youth who becomes a celebrity through his pinball wizardry. Through July 16. Presented by Berkshire Theatre Festival at Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield. 413-298-5576, www.berkshiretheatre.org
ONE SLIGHT HITCH Lewis Black delivers a shrewdly observed, surprisingly tender-hearted farce about a wedding day gone awry. Through July 17. Williamstown Theatre Festival, Nikos Stage, Williamstown. 413-597-3400, www.wtfestival.org
PSY A return engagement by members of the Montreal-based circus troupe Les 7 Doigts de la Main. When the troupe came to Boston in January, this show was a transfixing spectacle that boggled both mind and eye while also relocating your heart to your throat once in a while. Through July 24. ArtsEmerson, Cutler Majestic Theatre. 617-824-8400, www.artsemerson.org
THREE HOTELS There’s probably a bigger, better play locked within the monologue structure of Jon Robin Baitz’s drama about a married couple reckoning with the cost of the moral compromises they’ve made, but the searching performances by Steven Weber and Maura Tierney take us deep into the couple’s troubled souls. Through July 24. Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown. 413-597-3400, www.wtfestival.org
GUYS AND DOLLS Under the direction of John Rando, this exhilarating, buoyantly brassy production showcases a talented cast that knows how to make the most of Frank Loesser’s matchless score. Through July 16. Barrington Stage Company, Pittsfield. 413-236-8888.
DON AUCOIN
DANCE
SUMMER REUNION! Summer Stages Dance at Concord Academy and the Institute of Contemporary Art present this showcase of some of the most accomplished choreographers continuing the legacy of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company with their own distinctive voices. The concert includes works by former company principal dancers Arthur Aviles, Alexandra Beller, Sean Curran, Lawrence Goldhuber, Heidi Latsky, and Andrea E. Woods. July 15-16. $22-$25. Institute of Contemporary Art. 978-402-2339, www.ticketstage.com
DANZABIERTA Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival hosts the US debut of this acclaimed company, considered one of Cuba’s leading contemporary dance troupes. DanzAbierta presents Susana Pous’s award-winning ‘‘MalSon,’’ a kind of love letter to Havana, with music by Afro-fusion composer X Alfonso and film vignettes of Cuba’s bustling streets and natural beauty. July 14-17. $35-$64.50. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket. 413-243-0745, www.jacobspillow.org
LOUISE LECAVALIER For 17 years, the iconic Canadian dancer was the muse and principal dancer of Édouard Lock’s La La La Human Steps. This rare program showcases the dancer, known for her intense physicality, in two US premieres: Nigel Charnock’s duet ‘‘Children,’’ with Patrick Lamothe, and ‘‘A Few Minutes of Lock,’’ which revisits three pieces from her final years with Lock’s troupe. July 14- 16. $19-$37.50. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket. 413-243-0745, www.jacobspillow.org
TRIBE VIBE8 Rainbow Tribe, Inc.’s annual summer dance showcase highlights the diversity of the organization’s three companies with repertory ranging from contemporary and traditional Japanese dance to hip-hop. Guests include the classical Indian troupe Triveni Dance Ensemble and Boston Tap Company. July 16-17. $15-$20. Boston University Dance Theater. 800-838-3006, www.rainbowtribe.org
KAREN CAMPBELL
GALLERIES
JENNIFER RILEY: A BETTOR’S DREAM Riley is a wily colorist who injects passion into abstract geometric paintings. This exhibition features jazzy, looping tangles of lines, with some of the interstices filled in with candy colors, playing tricks with perceptions of space. Through Aug. 27. Carroll and Sons, 450 Harrison Ave. 617-482-2477, www.carrollandsons.net
CARDON + McNULTY: ABOVE WITHIN BELOW Photographer Stephanie Cardon and composer Marc McNulty create a sonic and sculptural environment evoking sensations of precariousness that echo those felt during natural disasters. Also on view: Cardon’s stark landscape photos. Through July 30. Jane Deering Gallery, 18 Arlington St., Gloucester. 978-281-8051, www.janedeeringgallery.com
CLOSE DISTANCE Curator Liz Munsell gathers six Boston-area Latino artists working in a variety of media to consider cultural identity, place, movement, and the feeling of being neither here nor there. July 15 through Aug. 28. Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, 551 Tremont St. 617-426-8835, www.bcaonline.org
PICTURE BOOKS As virtual reading gains ground, artists, those champions of tangible objects, honor the book. In this show, books, readers, and writers appear in works by Roger Kizik, Leonard Freed, Eric Gottesman, Rebecca Doughty, and more. Through Aug. 6. Clark Gallery, 145 Lincoln Road, Lincoln. 781-259-8303, www.clarkgallery.com
CATE McQUAID
MUSEUMS
MAN RAY-LEE MILLER, PARTNERS IN SURREALISM Photographs, paintings, sculpture, and drawings by, or relating to, these two artists who were teacher and student, then lovers. Through Dec. 4. Peabody Essex Museum, Salem. 978-745-9500, www.pem.org
PISSARRO’S PEOPLE The rarely exhibited portraits and figure paintings of this beloved artist, a central figure in Impressionism. Through Oct. 2. The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown. 413-458-2303, www.clarkart.edu
URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD: SCULPTURE A career survey of monumental wood sculptures by this acclaimed German-born, New York-based artist. Through Aug. 28. DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln. 781-259-8355, www.decordova.org
THE STRANGE LIFE OF OBJECTS: THE ART OF ANNETTE LEMIEUX A survey of works in various media touching on themes from war to the nature of time and memory. Through Oct. 9. Worcester Art Museum, Worcester. 508-799-4406, www.worcesterart.org
SEBASTIAN SMEE 
