What's new and notable on stage
Chicago Kids Co. at Metropolis
The Chicago Kids Company brings its musical production of "Cinderella" to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre for a brief run. The show is suited to children in kindergarten through third grade.
Runs Thursday, April 2, to Friday, April 10, at 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. (847) 577-2121 or metropolisarts.com.
'Seussical' comes to Oakbrook Terrace
The Cat in the Hat comes to Drury Lane Oak Brook to narrate its children's theater production of "Seussical The Musical," about the kindhearted Horton the Elephant helping a young Who named JoJo bring harmony to her planet. Bernie Yvon, currently playing the Pharoah in Marriott Theatre's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," stars as Horton.
Opens Wednesday, April 1, and runs through Saturday, May 16, at 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. (630) 530-0111 or drurylaneoakbrook.com.
10 comedians for $10
It's no joke, Zanies Vernon Hills delivers a recession-buster show on Thursday, April 2, featuring 10 comedians doing 10 minutes of what we're sure is killer material, for only $10. There's still a two-item food or beverage minimum, but the club will accept coupons and discounts that night.
8 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at 230 Hawthorn Village Commons, Vernon Hills. (847) 549-6030 or zanies.com.
• A woman searches for a lost hour that changed her life forever in a strange world with an odd name in Anthony Neilson's "The Wonderful World of Dissocia." Darrell W. Cox directs Profiles Theatres' production of the play that dominated Scotland's Critics' Awards for Theatre. The show opens Friday, March 27, at 4147 N. Broadway, Chicago. (773) 549-1815 or profilestheatre.org.
• Infusion Theatre Company hosts its annual benefit from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Chicago Art Source Gallery, 1871 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago. "The Art of Infusion" includes live music, refreshments, a silent auction and art display. Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door. (312) 525-8981 or infusiontheatre.com.
• Jewish settlers in Israel's West Bank confront a government they believe has betrayed them in "Pangs of the Messiah," Motti Lerner's drama set in 2012, following the signing of a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians. Silk Road Theatre Project's Midwest premiere is Saturday, March 28, at the Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington St., Chicago. (312) 857-1234, ext. 201 or srtp.org.
• Previews continue through Sunday, March 29, for Victory Gardens' world premiere of "Class Dismissed" by playwright Jeffrey Sweet, whose association with the theater spans 30 years. Set during the 1960s, the comedy centers around a rich young college student whose father wants him to enter the family business. Victory Gardens artistic director Dennis Zacek directs the production featuring Marc Grapey, Steve Key and Jennifer Avery among others. The play opens Monday, March 30, at 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. (773) 871-3000 or victorygardens.org.
• "Rent" returns to the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St., Chicago, for a limited run beginning Tuesday, March 31. Original cast members Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Gwen Stewart will reprise the roles they originated in 1996. (312) 902-1400 or broadwayinchicago.com.
• No joke, "Defending the Caveman," Rob Becker's sendup of the war between the sexes, begins a brief run Wednesday, April 1, at the Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Ind. The show stars Munster native Kevin Burke and runs through Sunday, April 5. (219) 836-3255 or theatreatthecenter.com.
• Previews begin Thursday, April 2, for Gift Theatre's production of "Talk Radio," Eric Bogosian's tense drama set right before shock-jock Barry Champlain gets the break of his life and takes his talk show national. The show opens Monday, April 6, at 4802 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. (773) 283-7071 or gifttheatre.org.
• Gary Bairos wrote, directed and stars in "Jimmy Gamble," about a compulsive horseplayer and first-rate handicapper determined to hit the big one. Mary-Arrchie Theatre's production opens Thursday, April 2, at Angel Island, 735 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago. Performances continue through April 10. (773) 871-0442 or maryarrchie.com.
• A down-on-his-luck guy turns to selling pot and encounters a Genie living in his bong in "Rubbed: The Musical!" The show runs Wednesdays at Stage Left Theatre, 3408 N. Sheffield, Chicago, (773) 732-5450, and on Saturdays at Donny's Skybox at Second City, 1608 N. Wells St., Chicago, (312) 337-3992.
• Wishbone Theatre's production of "Maybe, Baby, It's You," consisting of vignettes chronicling singles trying to find their perfect mates, concludes Sunday, March 29, at Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. (773) 598-4549 or gorillatango.com.