THEATER
“HIZZONER”
Prop Thtr founding member Neil Giuntoli presents a portrait of former Mayor Richard J. Daley during the ’60s and ’70s. Previews through Saturday. Opens March 2. Open run. See metromix.com for schedule. $15-$25. Prop Thtr, 3504 N. Elston Ave. 773-539-7838.
“KILLERS”
A noir-style drama follows a ’50s pulp novelist struggling to finish his tome while dealing with neurotic neighbors and his landlady’s murderous plot. Previews Thursday-Saturday. Opens Sunday. Through April 9. See metromix.com for schedule. $10-$22. Mary-Arrchie Theatre at Angel Island Theater, 731 W. Sheridan Rd. 773-871-0442.
“GOOD TIMES: LIVE ON STAGE”
A “dy-no-mite” staging of 1970s scripts from the TV comedy stars Esther Rolle as a South Side Chicago matriarch. Previews Thursday-Sunday. Opens March 2. Through March 25. See metromix.com for schedule. $10-$15. Urban Underground Media at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. 773-327-5252.
“ST. SCARLET”
A dark comedy by Julia Jordan takes place on St. Patrick’s Day, as an Irish-American family contends with simmering tensions and hot romance in the frozen Minnesota landscape. Previews Wednesday-Sunday. Opens Monday. Through March 26. See metromix.com for schedule. $20-$30. American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron St. 773-929-1031.
“HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE”
Paula Vogel’s drama about a young girl’s troubling relationship with her uncle. Previews Wednesday-Thursday. Opens Friday. Through March 5. See metromix.com for schedule. Free. RSVP required. DePaul University’s Theatre School New Directors Series at Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. 312-922-1999.
“TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE”
Harold Gould and Dominic Fumusa star in this adaptation of Mitch Albom’s bestseller about a journalist who learns the meaning of life during visits with his former college professor, who now is disease stricken. Opens Tuesday. Through March 12. See metromix.com for schedule. $32-$65. Broadway in Chicago at Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. 312-902-1400.
MUSEUM/GALLERY
“CELEBRATING ANCIENT NUBIA”
See the museum’s new Nubian Gallery, featuring pottery, archery equipment and jewelry from the ancient African civilization. Opening celebration 10 a.m. Saturday. Free. Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St. 773-702-9514.
“NEW WORK BY RICHARD HULL”
Paintings and drawings by the Chicago artist. Opening reception 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. Through March 18. Secrist Gallery, 835 W. Washington St. 312-491-0917.
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