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Entertainment around the area

Tony Danza’s “Standards & Stories” leads the pack of entertainment diversions slated to hit local and regional venues over the next couple of weeks.

The actor, a professional boxer in the 1970s, will celebrate the Great American Songbook at Bethlehem’s Musikfest Café. Danza, who played Tony Banda on the 1978-1983 sitcom “Taxi,” spent eight seasons as Tony Micelli on the 1984-1992 sitcom “Who’s the Boss?”

Also in Bethlehem, Wind Creek Event Center will welcome Rob Thomas and The Chippendales, and invite audience members to come on down for “The Price is Right Live!”

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-0249, mcohjt.com

• Popa Chubby, 8 p.m. April 5. Born in the Bronx, New York, the blues singer/guitarist has 30-plus albums to his credit, with his latest, “Live at G. Bluey’s June Joint NYC,” out in 2023.

• Soulshine, 8 p.m. April 6. The band pays tribute to The Allman Brothers Band.

• Chatham County Line, 7:30 p.m. April 11. Formed in 1999 in North Carolina, the band - which released latest album “Hiyo” in January - blends bluegrass, folk, country and rock.

• Fireside Collective, 8 p.m. April 12. The bluegrass band, formed in North Carolina in 2014, has three albums to its credit, 2022’s “Across the Divide.”

• Splintered Sunlight, 8 p.m. April 13. The act has performed the music of the Grateful Dead for the past 25-plus years.

• Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival Opening Night, 7 p.m. April 18. The seventh annual festival’s red-carpet opening will include music from Stereo League and the Pennsylvania premiere of Nicole Riege’s film “Dandelion.” The festival continues April 19-21.

PENN’S PEAK

325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe

866-605-7325, pennspeak.com

• Dead On Live, 8 p.m. April 12. The band will cover Grateful Dead’s 1971 album “Skull and Roses,” plus selections from Jerry Garcia’s 1971 solo album. Tim Carbone, of Railroad Earth, and John Kimock will join the band.

• Live Wire, 8 p.m. April 13. The tribute act performs the music of rock band AC/DC.

TAMAQUA

COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER

125 Pine St., Tamaqua

570-668-1192, tamaquaarts.org

• Gallery Opening/Artist Meet & Greet, 6:30 p.m. April 4. The work of Tamaqua Area High School students, under the tutelage of teachers Abby Shumgart and Dana Ayers, features in an exhibit on display through April 27.

• Bad Maggie, 7 p.m. April 6, The Stitch. The band, hailing from Schuylkill County, performs 1990s alternative rock, classic rock and pop-punk anthems. Bad Maggie features, among others, Tyler McLaughlin, Tyler Smarr and Kevin Dolphin.

VIC’S JAZZ LOFT

AT THE STABIN MUSEUM

268 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-5588, vicsjazzloft.com

• Griffin Woodard Quartet, 7 p.m. April 6. Woodard draws inspiration from the historical lineage of jazz clarinetists and bass clarinetists. In 2022, Woodard received the ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award for his piece “Kyrie.”

WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem

610-297-7414, windcreekeventcenter.com

• Sidewalk Angels Featuring Rob Thomas, 8 p.m. April 11. Thomas, lead singer of Matchbox Twenty, has five solo studio albums to his credit. He and wife Marisol’s Sidewalk Angels Foundation provides funds and support to no-kill animal shelters.

• The Chippendales, 8 p.m. April 12. The award-winning male revue has entertained audiences for 40-plus years, with The Rio Hotel & Casino its home base for the past 21 years.

• “The Price is Right Live!” 3 and 8 p.m. April 13. The interactive stage show will include games such as Plinko, Cliffhangers, The Big Wheel and the Showcase, plus prizes. Playing for 20-plus years, the show has given away more than $15 million in cash and prizes.

MUSIKFEST CAFÉ

101 Founders Way, Bethlehem

610-332-1300, steelstacks.org

• Tony Danza, “Standards & Stories,” 7:30 p.m. April 5. Born in Brooklyn, New York, the actor has appeared in sitcoms such as “Who’s the Boss?” and “Taxi,” plus various films and Broadway shows. Danza, who released the album “Standards & Stories - Live at Brooklyn College” in 2019, released “Buona Sera Signorina,” a single with The Gypsy Queens, in 2023.

• Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, 8 p.m. April 14. Formed in 2005 in Tennessee, the Americana band released its latest studio album, “Strangers No More,” in 2023.

• Daniel Sloss, 7:30 p.m. April 16. Born in England, the Scottish comedian appeared on “Conan” 10 times from 2013 to 2019. His stand-up shows include “Dark” and “Jigsaw,” which debuted on Netflix in 2018, along with X,” “Socio” and others.

STATE THEATRE

453 Northampton St., Easton

800-999-7828, statetheatre.org

• One Night of Queen, 7 p.m. April 5 and 6. Gary Mullen & The Works perform a tribute to English rock band Queen.

• The Hit Men, 7:30 p.m. April 12. The group, playing rock’s greatest hits, features musicians who have performed with artists such as Journey, Cheap Trick and The Who.

• Old Crow Medicine Show, 7:30 p.m. April 13. Formed in 1998 and based in Nashville, Tennessee, the string band released its first studio album “O.C.M.S.” in 2004. The “Wagon Wheel” group released its eighth studio set, “Jubilee,” in 2023.

• “Chicago: The Musical,” 7 p.m. April 17 and 18. Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry in the show, featuring music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The Tony-winning Broadway revival premiered in 1996.

SHERMAN THEATER

524 Main St., Stroudsburg

570-420-2808, shermantheater.com

• Jeremy Camp, 8 p.m. April 6. Born in Lafayette, Indiana, the contemporary Christian singer-songwriter released the first of his 14 studio albums in 2000. Camp has amassed 12 No. 1s on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart, tied for the most by a solo artist since 2003.

• Ryan Hamilton, 8 p.m. April 12. Born in Ashton, Idaho, the comedian appeared on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” in 2007 and 2010. Hamilton’s Netflix stand-up special, “Happy Face,” premiered in 2017. He has opened for the likes of Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan.

• Badfish, 8 p.m. April 13. The band, performing the music of rock band Sublime, takes its name from Sublime’s same-titled 1992 track.

• The Aggrolites, 7 p.m. April 18. Formed in 2002, the Los Angeles reggae band released its fifth studio album “Reggae Now!” in 2019.

MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT

312 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono

877-682-4791, mountairycasino.com

• Tiffany and All-4-One, 8 p.m. April 6. Born in Norwalk, California, Tiffany - at age 15 - hit No. 1 on Billboard’s pop albums chart with her 1987 debut. The singer’s biggest hits include a cover of 1960s hit “I Think We’re Alone Now” and “Could’ve Been.” R&B/pop group All-4-One scored 1990s hits such as “I Swear” and “I Can Love You Like That.”

Grateful Dead cover band Dead On Live will perform at Penn's Peak at 8 p.m. on April 12. FILE PHOTO
Tony Danza comes to Musikfest Cafe on Friday. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO