A Bronx Tale, through March 22. Chazz Palminteri's compelling one-man autobiographical show is bookended by murders he witnessed at ages 9 and 17. In between, the Oscar-nominated actor paints a vivid, engrossing tale, capturing the characters and adventures of a Mob-filled neighborhood with the skill of a documentarian. CS
Curtains, Drury Lane Oak Brook, March 19 through May 17. Any diehard musical-comedy fan should head out immediately to Oakbrook Terrace to see this regional premiere. Why? It's one of the final collaborations between composer John Kander and the late lyricist Fred Ebb ( Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman ) . SCM
The Shape of a Girl, Pegasus Players, through April 12. Joan MacLeod's wise one-woman tale of a girl bully seems snapped from YouTube and Proviso East HS. Alice Wedoff's work rings true as 15-year-old Braidie, who observes and enables violence. JA
Xanadu, Drury Lane Water Tower Place, through March 29. The winter of our discontent proved too much for this relentlessly cheerful camp-fantasy, but you still have a week or so to revel in the magic before hunkering down to a grim and spartan year ahead. MSB
By Abarbanel, Barnidge, Morgan and Sullivan