Worth the trip
Hello 'Goodbye Girl'
Director Gary Griffin returns to Oak Brook Terrace to direct "The Goodbye Girl," the musical version of Neil Simon's Academy Award-winning 1977 film about an insecure single mother forced to share a New York apartment with an irascible actor.
Susan Moniz and Bernie Yvon star in the production, which begins previews Thursday at Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oak Brook Terrace. "The Goodbye Girl" opens Dec. 3. (630) 530-0111.
Boys will be boys
Steppenwolf Theatre presents the world premiere of "Good Boys and True," Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's drama about a scandal at a boys' prep school that threatens to derail the perfect life of one of its most popular and privileged students.
The play opens today at 1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago. (312) 335-1650.
'Oklahoma!' O.K.
Light Opera Works concludes the year on a high note with its production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's well-loved "Oklahoma!"
LOW Artistic Director Rudy Hogenmiller directs the show, which stars Will Reynolds as charming cowboy Curly and Natalie Ford as Laurey, the comely farm gal who catches his eye.
The musical opens Saturday at Cahn Auditorium on the Northwestern University campus at 600 Emerson St., Evanston. (847) 869-6300.
-- Barbara Vitello
Openings:
"Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy," the dazzling circus-inspired spectacle featuring aerialists, acrobats and dancers, begins its brief run Wednesday at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St., Chicago. (312) 902-1500.
Gorilla Tango Theatre's production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," a sendup of the annual holiday special event, continues through Saturday at 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. (773) 598-4549.
Closings:
Next Theatre's blistering production of "Defiance," John Patrick Shanley's examination of power and duty set against a backdrop of race, religion and the U.S. military, closes Sunday at Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., Evanston. (847) 475-1875, ext. 2.