RED BANK Count Basie Theater “Sid the Science Kid Live!” based on the PBS Kids television show. April 28 at 3 p.m. $19.50 and $25. Count Basie Theater, 99 Monmouth Street. (732) 842-9000; countbasietheatre.org.

RED BANK Two River Theater “Hatched: Life on the Farm,” a play written and directed by Mara McEwin, performed by Treehouse Shakers. April 26 at 10 a.m., 1:30 and 4 p.m. $15 and $20. Ages 2 to 6. Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue. (732) 345-1400; trtc.org.

WAYNE Shea Center for Performing Arts, William Paterson University “The Ugly Duckling,” performed by Lightwire Theater. April 27 at 2 p.m. $10 and $12. Shea Center for Performing Arts, William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Road. (973) 720-2371; wplive.org.

Music and Dance

ENGLEWOOD Bergen Performing Arts Center “Ballet on Broadway,” Broadway dance sequences performed by the New Jersey Ballet. April 26 at 8 p.m. $29 to $49. “Brahms’ First Symphony,” presented by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra featuring works of Brahms and Beethoven. May 1 at 7:30 p.m. $20 to $80. For tickets: njsymphony.org; (973) 624-3713. Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 North Van Brunt Street. (201) 227-1030; bergenpac.org.

HILLSIDE Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University “Steps in Time,” a song and dance performance by Tommy Tune. April 27 at 3 p.m. $40 to $55. Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University, 215 North Avenue. enlowhall.kean.edu; (908) 737-7469.

MORRISTOWN Mayo Performing Arts Center Melissa Etheridge, rock. April 28 at 8 p.m. $59 to $109. Merle Haggard and the Strangers, country. April 29 at 7:30 p.m. $49 to $79. “MOMIX: Botanica,” an abstract multi-media performance celebrating botanical forms. May 1 at 8 p.m. $29 to $49. Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South Street. (973) 539-8008; mayoarts.org.

NEW BRUNSWICK State Theater New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents “The Wizard of Oz,” led by Constantine Kitsopoulos. April 27 at 3 p.m. $20 to $88. Paul Rodgers, rock. April 30 at 8 p.m. $35 to $85. For New Jersey Symphony Orchestra tickets: (973) 624-3713; njsymphony.org. “ABBA the Concert,” a tribute, featuring original members of the band’s rhythm section. May 2 at 8 p.m. $35 to $65. State Theater, 15 Livingston Avenue. (732) 246-7469; statetheatrenj.org.