Current shows we think are hot!
Bleacher Bums, Royal George Theatre, open run. It's not just a ball game, but a communal affirmation of faith as intensely observed by those who gather at the Wrigley Field shrine as any ancient rite whose unifying power exceeds the obscurity of its origins. (Barnidge)
Last Sunday in June, Bailiwick, through July 25. A twist on the 'gay play' as an apartmentful of 'inverts' sits down to watch the NY Pride parade and reveals secrets and lies. (Reed)
The Romance of Magno Rubio, Victory Gardens, through July 11. Lonnie Carter's lyrical tale of endurance and hope among 1930s Filipino migrant workers has five splendid actors performing a 'Manila Rap' of English, Tagalog and Spanish verse and song. (Abarbanel)
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. The Bard gets a Second City-style makeover; with MADtv's Michael Key and Nicole Parker. (Reed)
—By Abarbanel, Barnidge and Reed