Theater Spotlight
The Joffrey Ballet affirms its international reputation as a top-flight contemporary dance company with the repertory concert Global Visionaries. On the bill is the world premiere of Episode 47, by Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman; the Chicago premiere of The Miraculous Mandarin, by San Francisco Ballet resident choreographer Yuri Possokov; and a revival of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's LED light-filled Mammatus. Performances at Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays ( also Wednesday, April 26, and Thursday, May 4 ), with 2 p.m. matinees Saturdays and Sundays through May 7. Tickets are $34-$159; call 312-386-8905 or visit Joffrey.org .
Critics' Picks
Born Yesterday, Remy Bumppo @ The Greenhouse, through April 30. Don't miss! Make sure you see this brilliantly directed, acted and designed revival of Garson Kanin's great U.S. political comedy, written in 1946 but still too timely. You'll seldom see a more perfect and polished showand the costumes are to die for! JA
Linda Vista, Steppenwolf Theatre, through May 21. If you're fond of Steely Dan songsor maybe your life resembles oneyour empathy with the flawed hero of this latest dispatch from the eclectic Tracy Letts is assured. MSB
King of the Yees, Goodman Theatre, through April 30. Lauren Yee takes us on a whirlwind microcosmic tour of the Chinese-American experience, hosted by the most charming clan patriarch since Tevye of Anatevka ( which is not in China, by the way ). MSB
Stop Kiss, The Cuckoo's Theater Project at Collaboraction Studios, through May 6. Diana Son's 1998 lesbian drama that alternates scenes before and after an anti-gay bashing incident is back in an intimate and sometimes upsetting production. SCM
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