Black and Blue, Factory Theater at Prop Thtr, though Sept. 3. Baseball may be only a game, but families have gone to war over differences less frivolous than loyalties to Cubs or Sox. Will that also be the sorry fate of the two brothers in this down-home Chicago-style fable? MSB
Family Devotions, Halcyon Theatre at the Greenhouse, through Sept. 4. “What do you know about America? You were born here!” sneers an immigrant Chinese greed-head in a very young David Henry Hwang’s wry Shepard-esque comment on the intergenerational conflicts that drive a boy to flee his family. MSB
Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook, through Oct. 9. It’s simple: this is the best Sweeney Todd you ever are likely to see. Don’t miss it. Greg Edelman and Liz McCartney are Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett. The ensemble, band and designs are astonishing. JA
They’re Playing Our Song, Fox Valley Repertory at Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, through Oct. 9. The real-life and talented husband-and-wife team of Michael Mahler and Dara Cameron both help to make this disco-era romantic musical comedy into a fun and great date-night show. SCM
—By Abarbanel, Barnidge
and Morgan