Bleacher Bums, Royal George Theatre, through Aug. 15. The cornice may be falling at Addison and Sheffield, yet hope reigns among those prepared to put their money where their hearts are. An anthem to the unifying power of America's favorite pastime. (Barnidge)
The Dastardly Ficus, Scott Dray Productions at Athenaeum, through July 31. Far from Arsenic and Old Lace and Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?, these eccentric Derbyshire sisters and a faithful potted plant are infectiously—even dangerously—charming. (Barnidge)
Le Livre Blanc, The Journeymen at Gerber/Hart Library, extended through Aug. 14. Jean Cocteau's pyscho-sexual history of a young man's coming of age and search for love. Discretely homo-erotic words with Cocteau's not-so-discrete drawings as scenery. (Abarbanel)
You Can't Take It With You, Open Eye at Athenaeum, through Aug. 14. A compact and generally charming production that captures the heart of this evergreen Depression Era comedy about a family of peaceable eccentrics. Ah, if life could be like that! (Abarbanel)
— By Abarbanel and Barnidge