The Day On Which A Man Dies and Nocturne, National Pastime Theater, through Aug. 1. The first is a Tennessee Williams play and the second, an adaptation of children’s stories. But there’s good reason for both appearing in National Pastime’s Naked July festival. See for yourself. MSB
The Hollow Lands, Steep Theatre, through Aug. 1. Howard Korder’s poetic dark epic looks at the hucksterism, violence, ambition, racism, patriarchy and occasional reason that opened America’s Frontier, 1815-1857. There is little scenic glory but a fine, large cast. JA
Poseidon: An Upside Down Musical, Hell in a Handbag Productions at Chopin Theatre, through Aug. 16. This hilarious camp comedy does capsize when shifting from movie spoof to the film’s obsessive fans. Yet those moments are rare in this silly musical revised revival that both edifies and eviscerates the classic 1972 disaster flick The Poseidon Adventure. SCM
Sodomites!!! A Musical of Biblical Proportions, Annoyance Theatre, through July 31. This is a charmingly sacrilegious show that sharply (and hilariously) questions why an arcane and bizarre Biblical story holds so much sway in justifying discrimination against the LGTBQ community. SCM
—By Abarbanel, Barnidge
and Morgan