Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Congo Square at Goodman, through Feb. 18. The late August Wilson trusted his work to Congo Square. You can, too, in Wilson’s mystical play set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District ghetto in 1910, Play Two in his 10-play saga. JA
Radio Golf, Goodman Theatre, through Feb. 25. The last play in August Wilson’s 10 play saga ties up myriad plot strings with the tidiness of a country-club Charles Dickens, making us eager to see all 10 again. Set in the 1990’s Pittsburgh of urban renewal. MSB
The Teapot Scandals, Porchlight Music Theatre, through March 10. World premiere 1920’s-style musical by clever composer Jon Steinhagen about oil industry skullduggery that tarnishes the President. No, not Shrub; Warren G. Harding. Based on fact! JA
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place, through March 25. Hey you procrastinators! Don’t get timed out and miss this award-winning musical comedy about all things spelling. And it’s really funny. SCM
By Jonathan Abarbanel (JA), Mary Shen Barnidge (MSB) and Scott Morgan (SCM)