Curtains, Drury Lane Oakbrook, through May 17. The end is nigh for the Chicago-area premiere of this joke-filled and loving tribute to classic American musical comedy. Die-hard Kander and Ebb fans shouldn’t miss this, nor should lovers of murder mysteries. SCM
The Revenants, WildClaw Theatre at Angel Island, through May 24. Those George Romero monsters were once our husbands, wives and neighbors—or so says Scott Barsotti in a romantic play smarter than its Z-word premise leads us to expect. MSB
The Tempest, Steppenwolf, through May 31. This technocrat’s Tempest isn’t the funniest or most moving version you’ll ever see, but the tale of enchantments and redemption has absolute clarity and intellectual balance, and the post-industrial staging is impressive. JA
Unveiled, 16th Street Theatre, through May 30. Rohina’s one-woman series of monologues illuminate the personalities of five very different women, their sole commonality being that each chooses to wear the veil or Hijab of the Muslim faith. With distilled strength and understated power, Rohina delivers a piece that’s compelling, vital and urgently important even in our so-called post-racial society. CS
—By Abarbanel, Barnidge,
Morgan and Sullivan