Pictured Can't get enough of Romeo and Juliet at CST? More is coming: The Second City's Romeo and Juliet Musical: The People vs. Friar Laurence the Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet, featuring Rod Thomas as Romeo and Christina Anthony as Juliet, will be performed in the theater Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare June 14-Aug. 14, 2005. Call ( 312 ) 595-5600.
Dave DaVinci Saves the Universe, House Theatre at the Viaduct, through July 9. The House rocks and the frat party continues in this time travel tale, a streamlined piece of storytelling in which House also finds bittersweet resonance and new emotional depth. JA
Romeo and Juliet, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Mark Lamos' direction hits the bullseye, but Christine Adair's vocality is what makes this the best SOUNDING production in Chicago Shakespeare's history. Hear for yourself this final weekend. MSB
Stardust, Griffin Theatre at the Theatre Building, through June 26. A sensitive and literate adaptation and spot-on direction combine to make this adaptation of Neil Gaiman's grown-up fairy tale an utterly magical outing. RR
The Subject Was Roses, Writers' Theatre, through July 10. This 1965 Tony winner—about a boy's return from WWII to witness the crumbling of his parents' marriage—benefits from Shade Murray's sensitive direction and an outstanding ensemble. RR
— By Jonathan Abarbanel, Mary Shen Barnidge and Rick Reed