Current shows we think are hot!
The Second City's Romeo and Juliet Musical: The People vs. Friar Laurence, the Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, through Aug. 15. Second City remakes Shakespeare, with MADtv's Michael Key and Nicole Parker. (Reed)
Last Sunday in June, Bailiwick, through July 25. A twist on the 'gay play' as an apartmentful of 'inverts' sits down to watch the NYC Pride parade and reveal secrets and lies. (Reed)
Seven Out, Due East Theatre Company, through July 10. 'You know how it all ends!' pleads the gangster's girl friend, but escape from the criminal underworld is not easy for Japanese immigrants in the Chicago of 1951, and that leaves only the romance of Keith Uchima's historical drama. (Barnidge)
The Sweet Little Prince, The Utopian Theatre Asylum, through July 8. When your hero is a magic child who talks like an old man, he's just as believable as a magic old man who talks like a child--especially as played with ageless charm by Mike Nussbaum. (Barnidge)
— By Barnidge and Reed