GALLERIES/MUSEUMS
“REVELATION! THE QUILTS OF MARIE ‘BIG MAMA’ ROSEMAN”
This exhibit marks the first solo exhibition of quilts by the artist. Opening reception 5 p.m. Friday. Through Sept. 2. Free. Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, 756 N. Milwaukee Ave. 312-243-9088.
“WE WILL REBUILD YOU” AND “NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE”
On view: medical-device ads by Alison Hiltner and an installation by Lee Tracy featuring a CT scan of the artist’s brain. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Friday (free). Opens 10 a.m. Friday. Through July 21. $3-$6; Tuesdays free. International Museum of Surgical Science, 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive. 312-642-6502.
CHRIS WARE
See works by the “alternative cartoonist” from the early ’90s, selections from his recent series set in a local apartment building, and 3-D constructions. Opens 10 a.m. Saturday. Through Aug. 27. $6-$10. Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave. 312-280-2660.
THEATER
“SLEEPING UGLY– THE MUSICAL”
A beautiful, mean-spirited princess gets what she deserves in a new musical comedy. Previews Saturday-May 13. Opens May 14. Through June 25. See metromix.com for schedule. $15-$24. The Griffin Theatre Company at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. 773-327-5252.
“THE MARRIAGE OF MARCUS TYLER”
A family puts their eldest son’s fiance through a secret test to see if she’s “the one” in this new comedy. Previews Wednesday-Thursday. Opens Friday. Through May 27. See metromix.com for schedule. $10-$20. Shantz Theatre at Breadline Center for the Performing Arts, 1802 W. Berenice Ave. 773-369-8566.
“POWER”
A historical drama follows France’s Louis XIV political (and bedroom) antics during the creation of Versailles. Previews Wednesday-Saturday. Opens Sunday. Through June 4. See metromix.com for schedule. $22-$38.50. Remy Bumppo Theatre Company at Victory Gardens Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. 773-871-3000.
“SEA MARKS”
Shapeshifters Theatre stages Gardner McKay’s drama about an Irish fisherman who gains fame as a poet after his girlfriend publishes his love letters to her. Opens Friday. Through May 27. See metromix.com for schedule. $10-$15. Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave. 773-282-7035.
“BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS”
Neil Simon’s humorous tale follows a young man in 1930s New York. Runs Friday-Sunday. See metromix.com for schedule. $17.50-$18.50. Beverly Theatre Guild at Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St. 773-445-3838.
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