Chicago theater openings for Feb. 8-14
AJ Wright, Ed Jones, David Cerda and Adrian Hadlock in Hell in a Handbag Productions' "The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes." (Rick Aguilar photo)
"Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical": At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America's most renowned folk heroes. Through Feb. 24 at Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave.; 847-677-7761 and www.skokietheatre.org
"The Mousetrap": A group of strangers is stranded in an English country boarding house in the Agatha Christie classic. Through March 16 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 West Campbell St., Arlington Heights; 847-577-2121 and www.metropolisarts.com
"Pipeline": A public high school teacher is committed to her students but desperate to give her son opportunities. Through March 3 at Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-871-3000 and www.victorygardens.org
"Dead Man's Cell Phone": A ringing cell phone in a quiet cafe kicks off a comedy about how we memorialize the dead. Through March 10 at the Greenhouse Theater Center 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.; 773-404-7336 and www.the-comrades.com
"The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes Valentine's Day Edition": Poor Dorothy can't find a date for the Sadie Hawkins dance at the Miami Senior Center. So Rose sets her up with a man with a colorful past in this show from Hell in a Handbag. Through March 10 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave.; 773-327-5252 and www.handbagproductions.org
"How I Learned to Drive": A woman navigates the tangled boulevards of her adolescence, reflecting on her complex and troubling relationship with her family. Through March 24 at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St.; 773-338-2177 and www.raventheatre.com
"A Doll's House, Part 2": As a door slams in 1879 Norway, a young wife and mother leaves behind her family. Now, 15 years later, that same door opens to reveal Nora, with an awkward favor to ask of the people who she abandoned. Through March 17 at Steppenwolf Theatre,1650 N. Halsted St.; 312-335-1650 and www.steppenwolf.org
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"The Total Bent": A British record producer arrives in Montgomery, Ala., to hook Marty Roy, a young black musical prodigy.Through March 10 at the Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave.; 773-697-3830 and haventheatrechicago.com
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom": What begins as a routine recording session becomes more strained as tensions rise between the members of a blues band and the owners of the recording studio. Through March 17 at Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Ct., Glencoe; 847-242-6000 and www.writerstheatre.org
"The Soccer Player in the Closet": Cristian is a top-ranked online soccer player. Through March 10 at Christy Webber Farm and Garden, 2833 W. Chicago Ave.; www.nothingwithoutacompany.org
"Tango": A satire about the dangers of contemporary society and conflicts between generations. Through March 23 at Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland St; 773-384-0494 and www.trapdoortheatre.com
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