Jesus Christ Superstar, Cadillac Palace, through Feb. 24. Hey sanna, hosanna, sanna ho isn’t the latest gangsta rap but Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ode to Nazareth’s native son. Ted Neeley’s gotta be 30 years older than JC when he died, but Superstar is about miracles. CS
Machos, Teatro Luna at 16th Street Theatre, Berwyn, through Feb. 17. Based on scores of interviews with men, Teatro Luna’s all-Latina writers and performers create a drag king show of serious intent and dead-on impersonation, void of camp. Closes this weekend. JA
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Noble Fool Theatricals, through April 12. Director Kevin Bellie whips up plenty of Victorian silliness in his rolling remount of Rupert Holmes interactive musical comedy adaptation of Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel. SCM
The Time Of Your Life, Provision Theater at the Viaduct, through March 2. You’ll find flashier versions of Saroyan’s richly-textured mural depicting America in troubled times between wars, but none more forthright or uncluttered than this sturdy ensemble. MSB
—By Abarbanel, Barnidge,
Morgan and Sullivan