Under the big tent: Cirque du Soleil’s Big Top returns for “Amaluna” July 24-Aug. 25, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks, Montgomery County. The show, said to be “a celebration of women,” is created and directed by Tony Award-winning Diana Paulus. The storyline is inspired by Greek and Norse mythology, Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” and Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” The large-scale production has a cast mostly of female artists, including Alix Croop of Allentown, who trained at the Parkettes Gymnastic Training Center, Allentown. Tickets: cirquedusoleil.com/amaluna

Band on Broadway: The Allentown Band presents “Broadway and Beyond,” 7:30 p.m. July 27, Miller Symphony Hall, Allentown. Guest soloists tenor Eric Fennell and mezzo-soprano Lauren Curnow, above, sing Broadway, opera and Gershwin. Selectons include “Maria” from “West Side Story,” “Bring Him Home” from “Les Misérables” and “March of the Toreadors” from “Carmen.” Tickets: Miller Symphony Hall box office, 23 N. Sixth St., Allentown; millersymphonyhall.org; 610-432-6715

Country, ‘tis of three: A triple bill for the “Roots & Boots Tour” includes Sammy Kershaw, Collin Raye and Aaron Tippin, 8 p.m. July 26, Penn’s Peak, Jim Thorpe. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tippin’s country music hits include “You’ve Got To Stand For Something,” “I Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way,” “There Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong With The Radio,” “That’s As Close As I’ll Get To Loving You,” “My Blue Angel” and “Kiss This.” The country hits of Kershaw, above, include “She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful,” “I Can’t Reach Her Anymore,” “National Working Woman’s Holiday,” “Love Of My Life,” “Cadillac Style,” “Don’t Go Near The Water” and “Haunted Heart.” Raye’s hits include “Love, Me,” “In This Life,” “Not That Different,” “If I Were You,” “My Kind of Girl,” “That’s My Story,” “I Can Still Feel You” and “I Want You Bad.” Tickets: Penn’s Peak box office, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe; pennspeak.com; ticketmaster.com; 800-745-3000