Hansel and Gretel, Metropolitan Opera at area movie theaters, Jan. 1. Director Richard Jones made Humperdinck’s beloved children’s opera dark and surreal at Chicago’s Lyric Opera in 2001. This is a live high-definition simulcast of the same production. SCM
The Philadelphia Story, Remy Bumppo at Victory Gardens Greenhouse, through Jan. 6. Tracy Lord, wealthy ice princess, learns to love others and herself—warts and all—in this quintessential period social comedy, given a sparkling rendition by Remy Bumppo. JA
The Sparrow, House Theatre of Chicago, Apollo Theater through Dec. 31. The theater may be bigger, but the magic hasn’t diminished in this 1950s bittersweet tale of a small-town girl with extraordinary powers. Last chance to see the original production. MSB
—By Abarbanel, Barnidge and Morgan