"The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon": Based on the classic book by Crockett Johnson. Performance at 6 tonight. Tickets $12.50. Orpheum, 203 S. Main. 525-3000. Online: orpheum-memphis.com

"Fairy Tale Confidential": An adult comedy in two acts (this is not your child's fairy tale) presented by Theatre-Lite; written/directed by Myra Stephens. Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, through Jan. 30 at Beignet Café, 124 G.E. Patterson. "Free admission to get in; pay what you'd like to get out." Call 524-0108.

"Forbidden Broadway": Off-Broadway musical revue spoofs Broadway and its stars. Shows are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 31. Tickets $28 ($15 for students with valid ID). Theatre Memphis (Next Stage), 630 Perkins Ext. 682-8323. theatrememphis.org

"The Foreigner": TheatreStage with Bartlett Theatre Company presents this comedic play about a stressed-out and profoundly shy Brit pretending he doesn't speak English in order to avoid contact with guests at a Georgia retreat. Opening show at 8 p.m. Thursday. Other shows: 8 p.m. Jan. 29-30, 3 p.m. Jan. 31. Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, 3663 Appling Road. Call 385-6440. bpacc.org

"Jersey Boys": The 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers "The Four Seasons." Performances are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Other shows: 8 p.m. Jan. 29; 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 30; 1:30 and 7 p.m. Jan. 31; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2-4; 8 p.m. Feb. 5; 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 6; 1:30 p.m. Feb. 7; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9-10; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. Feb. 11; 8 p.m. Feb. 12; 2 and 8 p.m. Feb. 13; 1:30 and 7 p.m. Feb. 14. Tickets: $39.56-$134.56 plus service charge. Orpheum, 203 S. Main. 525-3000. ticketmaster.com or orpheum-memphis.com

Project: Motion's "River Dreams": 3 p.m. Sunday at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Walnut Grove Road. The contemporary dance collective performs "River Dreams," a dance based on the true story of Blanche Leathers, first female steamboat captain. Part of the Sundays @ Three, a free performance series of the Memphis Public Library & Information Center. Call 415-2726. projectmotion.com

"Trouble in Mind": Alice Childress' play about the production of a Broadway play called "Chaos in Belleville," which runs into trouble when some of the cast members do not agree with its perspective on racial issues and stereotypes. Shows are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and 7 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 7. Circuit Playhouse, 1705 Poplar. Tickets $30 ($20 senior citizens, students, military); $10 children. Call 726-4656. Visit online: playhouseonthesquare.org

"Visiting Mr. Green": The internationally acclaimed story about parents and children, lifelong secrets and finding friendship in unlikely places. Regional premiere of comic-drama. Shows 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, through Jan. 31. Tickets $20 ($15 senior citizens, and students). Germantown Community Theatre, 3037 Forest Hill-Irene Road, Germantown. Call 754-2680. germantowncommunitytheatre. org

"Willie and Esther": A comedy about a couple who hatch an unusual scheme to get themselves out of trouble. Shows are 8 tonight and Saturday; final performance 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $15, $18, $22. Hattiloo Theatre, 656 Marshall Ave. Call 525-0009. Online: hattilootheatre.org

Playhouse on the Square presents Solo Works Series: At 2085 Monroe. Call 274-7139 or 726-4656. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. "Driving the Saudis" by Jayne Amelia Larson. Shows continue at 8 tonight and Saturday, and a final performance 2 p.m. Sunday. One-woman show recounts Larson's days as the only female driver for a royal Saudi family during their visit to Beverly Hills. drivingthesaudis.info "Project Paul" plus "Sin Works" by Jonathon Roberts. Opening performance 8 p.m. Thursday. Other shows: 8 p.m. Jan. 29-30; final performance 2 p.m. Jan. 31. Show explores the life of the Apostle Paul by blending film, light, experimental music and Biblical text. Also, Emily Paul performs a new work based on the book of Esther. Visit online: projectpaul.com