I Never Sang for My Father, Steppenwolf, through June 20. He’s famous for being a crotchety and lovable dad on TV’s Frasier. Come see John Mahoney stretch to create an astonishing portrait of a crotchety and unlovable dad in this polished revival. (Reed)
Impossible Marriage, Foreground Theatre, through June 19. Death haunts the wedding in Beth Henley’s southern-fried comedy, but the bridal party refuses to surrender. We may laugh at their desperate measures, but this production makes their courage downright heroic. (Barnidge)
Romeo and Juliet Musical: The People vs. Friar Laurence, the Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, through Au. 15. Shakespeare gets a Second City-style satirical, musical makeover; with MAD-TV’s Michael Key and Nicole Parker. (Reed)
The Doctor’s Dilemma, Writers’ Theatre, through July 18. George Bernard Shaw’s dramedy polks fun at physicians, then seriously plumbs the social mores we use to judge the worth of others. A great cast plays Shaw with intelligence and charm. (Abarbanel)
By Abarbanel, Barnidge and Reed
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