Curse of the Crying Heart, The Viaduct, through March 12. Indiana Jones goes to Japan. Don’t miss this romantic adventure-epic whose live band and spectacular action sequences generate enough adrenaline to have us hanging from the ceiling in Dionysic frenzy. MSB
Intimate Apparel, Steppenwolf, through March 13. With humor, pathos and remarkable empathy Lynn Nottage brings to life the great grandmother she never knew, a lingerie seamstress in 1905 Manhattan. A delicate, inspired and compelling play. RR
Of Mice and Men, Shattered Globe at Victory Gardens, through March 19. WCT critic Scott Morgan says this ‘powerful production of a great American classic … resonates with immediacy and honesty’ as reality crushes dreams in John Steinbeck’s drama. JA
Pravda, TimeLine, through March 26. A laugh-out-loud British burlesque of the free press, ego, politics, rampant capitalism and personal ambition. Only sex is missing. A large cast imbues this comedy with spirit and spark. It’s London but it could be Chicago! JBA
— By Jonathan Abarbanel, Mary Shen Barnidge and Rick Reed