What’s a Zep? Norristown explained, on stage

Composer Melissa Dunphy discovered an unsolved murder at her home from 144 years ago. She brings her back to life with “Alice Tierney.”

Ruth Kapp Hartz evaded Nazis as a young Jewish girl in France during WWII. Now, she is watching her story onstage through the musical “Hidden.”

This year, the nativity scene has turned 800 years old. Glencairn Museum samples their endless variety.