Impossible Cities: A Utopian Experiment, Walkabout Theater at Peter Jones Gallery, through Jan. 27. Visual and performance art blend together in a thought-provoking meditation on American Utopias, including brilliant successes and bizarre failures. SM
The King and I, Drury Lane Oakbrook, through March 4. The political awareness of this 1951 musical may be an embarrassment in 2006, but Joseph Anthony Foronda is hotter than wasabi paste as the conflicted Siamese monarch. And the songs are good. MSB
The Pendragon, Riddlemark Theatre at Theatre Building Chicago, Jan. 21-Feb. 25. For Renheads who can’t get through the winter without the clash of broadswords, Riddlemark delves the Welsh roots of 6th-century Arthurian myths in this world premiere. MSB
Saved, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company, through Feb. 25. This 1960s British play took a savage look at London’s underemployed underclass and made author Edward Bond notorious with its baby-killing scene. Will this first revival in decades still be potent? JA
By Abarbanel, Barnidge and Morgan