After the Revolution, Next Theatre, through May 19. Amy Herzog's intelligent play is less the political tale it seems and more a family "dramedy" of how we react when our idols turn out to have feet-of-clay. There's a top-notch cast with a delicious steely turn by veteran Mary Ann Thebus. JA
El Mari Chi Chi: A Robert Rodriguez Burlesque, Gorilla Tango Theatre, through May 29. Gothic-western movies meet pasties and G-strings in Gorilla Tango's latest skin-and-satire extravaganza. (Is that a Colt .45 in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?) MSB
Hairspray, Drury Lane Theatre, Oakbrook Terrace, through June 17. Tammy Mader's staging of this 2002 Broadway musical smash hit may not be as fluid as it could be, but it still puts over the infectious score and its desegregationist storyline with plenty of aplomb. SCM
The Iceman Cometh, Goodman Theatre, through June 17. Director Robert Falls has assembled an amazing ensemble led by Tony Award winners Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy to embody the lowlife drunks who populate Eugene O'Neill's towering American drama. People will definitely be talking about this production for years to come. SCM
By Abarbanel, Barnidge and Morgan