Theater
- Tony Award-nominated actor Felicia P. Fields makes her Porchlight Theatre debut in “Blues in the Night.” Conceived by Sheldon Epps, the musical features the music of Bessie Smith, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Gordon Jenkins, Alberta Hunter and more. Set in a hotel on Chicago’s South Side in the late 1930s, the show interweaves the stories of three women who share the highs and lows of romance through iconic songs. Also in the cast are Donica Lynn, Clare Kennedy, Evan Tyrone Martin and Terrell Armstrong. Directed and choreographed by Kenny Ingram with musical direction by David Fiorello. From Feb. 9-March 13 at Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn. $25-$74. Visit porchlightmusictheatre.org.
- Nicole Wiesner adapts and directs Slawomir Mrozek’s farce “The Martyrdom of Peter Ohey.” One of Poland’s most celebrated playwrights, Mrozek wrote this absurdist piece as a critique of the political system. A family’s home life is turned upside down when a tiger appears in the bathroom. As more and more characters invade, the family must decide whether or not to join in the chaos. From Feb. 3-March 12 at Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland. Tickets: $25. Visit trapdoortheatre.com.
- Theatre Above the Law presents “Ghosts of Chernobyl,” David Hartley’s drama about a young woman searching for answers in the ruins of the nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl Power Plant while the men who worked that fateful night relive it every day. Michael Dalberg directs. From Feb. 3-27 at Jarvis Square Theater, 1439 W. Jarvis. Tickets: $23. Visit theatreatl.org.
- “Outside Mullingar” is John Patrick Shanley’s charming and very funny romantic-comedy about two introverted misfits who cautiously take a chance on love. Ross Frawley and Laura Leonardo Ownby star; Beth Wolf directs. From Feb. 9-March 13 at Citadel Theatre, 300 S. Waukegan, Lake Forest. Tickets: $20-$45. Visit citadeltheatre.org
