Theater
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EXTRA PROTECTION “The Amulet,” a 100-year-old play adapted for the first time in English from the original Yiddish, follows the adventures of a girl trapped in a fantasy world where people wear amulets for protection, waiting passively for future happiness. Hanna Cheek stars. Through Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m., 78th Street Theatre Lab, 236 W. 78th St. at Broadway, 212-868-4444, $18.
FUZZY FEELINGS Puppy love takes on a new and literal meaning in “Tails,” a musical based on the story of five dogs in a dog pound awaiting adoption. Christopher Scott directs, and Miguel Cervantes and William Thomas Evans star. Thursday through Sunday, May 14, Thursday-Friday, 8 p.m., Saturday, 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m., 45th Street Theater, 354 W. 45th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-352-3107, $18.
RETURN TO THE STAGE The 1981 Broadway musical “Merrily We Roll Along” is revived at St. Bart’s Playhouse. Based on a play by George Kaufman and Moss Hart, the musical is Stephen Sondheim’s musical tribute to starting out in the Big Apple. Thursday through Thursday, May 4, Thursdays and Friday, April 28, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 30, 3 and 7:30 p.m., St. Bart’s Playhouse, 109 E. 50th St., between Lexington and Park avenues, 212-378-0248, $22 general, $20 students and seniors.
