Friday, Nov. 5

THEATER | Matt & Ben

Acclaimed by the New York Times as “absolutely delightful and deliciously spiteful,” Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers’s “Matt and Ben” follows the lives of Hollywood icons Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, pre-Tinseltown. The two must decide whether to pass off the script for “Good Will Hunting” as their own, after it falls from the ceiling. This tongue-in-cheek play is a two-woman show, and is not to miss. Tickets $25 general; $15 undergraduates. Through Nov. 6. 7 & 9:30 p.m. Winthrop JCR, 966 Mill Street. (EGC)

MUSIC | Abendlied: An Evening Of German Sacred Music        

Come listen to a night of German music sung by one of Harvard’s Holden Chapel Choirs, the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, conducted by Kevin Leong. This mixed choir is joined by the Brattle Street Chamber Players, a thirteen person string orchestra. They will play selected works by Bach, Schütz, Rheinberger, and Herzongenberg. Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum. Tickets $18/14 general; $9/7 students/seniors. 8 p.m. Sanders Theater. (EGC)

THEATER | Before It Hits Home

Recounting the last few months in the life of Wendal Bailey, an African-American bisexual jazz musician in the 30s, “Before It Hits Home” explores the issues of AIDS, family relationships, and sexuality. Returning home to recover from AIDS, Bailey finds much needed support from whom he expected least, his homophobic father. “Before It Hits Home” is the recipient of the Helen Hayes Award for best new play. BlackCAST. Tickets $6 advance; $8 door. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222. 8 p.m., Sat. at 2:00 & 8:00pm. Adams House Pool Theatre. 13 Bow Street, Cambridge. (EGC)

THEATER | Peanut Butter & Juliet

The classic story of Romeo and Juliet takes on a new twist as the Montagues and Capulets are turned into feuding families of sandwich-selling truck stops, in the world premiere of the musical comedy, Peanut Butter & Juliet. Pappy Montague’s Peanut Butter Sammich Store and Clem Capulet’s Jelly Sammich Emporium are happily at odds until Juliet Capulet and Bubba Monague fall in love. Currier House Drama Society. Tickets $8 general; $5 student/senior; free if under age 8. 8 p.m., Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 4 p.m. Currier House Fishbowl. 64 Linnaean Street, Cambridge. (EGC)

MUSIC | Harvard Swing

Heels will be tapping along to swing music played by Harvard’s Sunday Jazz Band. Playing big band, the concert will follow the evolution of swing through the years. The program includes pieces by famed artists Joe Garland and Thad Jones. Harvard University Band. Tickets $5. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222. 8 p.m. Lowell Lecture Hall. 17 Kirkland Street. (EGC)

Saturday, Nov. 6

MUSIC | Jimmy Eat World