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Posted March 20, 2008 11:00 pm

Man's best friend

In the midst of his mid-life crisis, Greg adopts Sylvia, a frisky female "dog" who upsets his marriage to Kate, in A.R. Gurney's romantic comedy "Sylvia." The last preview runs today at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre.

Opens Saturday at 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com

Sibling writerly

The real lives of the reclusive Bronte sisters and their literary creations converge in "Bronte," Polly Teale's bio-drama about the siblings. Previews for the Remy Bumppo production continue through Sunday.

Opens Monday at the Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. (773) 871-3000 or remybumppo.org

'Wizard' at Drury Lane

Mary Ernster (Glinda) and Carol Kuykendall (the Witch) head up the Drury Lane Oakbrook Theatre for Young Audiences production of "The Wizard of Oz." The cast also includes Mark David Kaplan as the Scarecrow, Stephen Schellhardt as the Tin Man and Dara Cameron as Dorothy.

Opens Thursday at 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. (630) 530-0111 or drurylaneoakbrook.com

-- Barbara Vitello

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