Waiting for Godot, Redtwist Theatre, through Aug. 23. Samuel Beckett’s legendary clown play receives a clear reading from director Jimmy McDermott and a strong cast who find the balance between Beckett’s humor and despair in intimate surroundings. JA
The Ruby Sunrise, Gift Theatre, through Aug. 30. Why the Jeff committee snubbed this populist romance about the dawn of television is a mystery—especially since it stars Brenda Barrie and John Patrick Thornton as the most charismatic pair of lovers currently appearing in Chicago. MSB
Sodomites!!! A Musical of Biblical Proportions, Annoyance Theatre, extended through Sept. 11. 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
Susan Werner: Classics, Auditorium Theatre, Aug. 13. The acoustically perfect Auditorium stage becomes a cabaret, with audience members clustered around cocktail tables while Werner performs cuts from her latest album. These including pop classics by: Paul Simon, Marvin Gaye, Paul McCartney and the ever-luminous America. CS
—By Abarbanel, Barnidge,
Morgan and Sullivan