The Addams Family, Ford Center/Oriental Theatre, through Jan. 10. Before there was Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, there was Charles Addams. His drawings inspire this comic-creepy musical, which needs only a few adjustments of body parts to ready it for New York. MSB
In the Heights, Cadillac Palace Theatre, through Jan. 3. Lin-Manuel Miranda's sizzling score and Andy Blankenbuehler's equally scorching choreography make this Fourth-of-July-set story one of the hottest tickets in town. And it doesn't matter where you're from—This Latina/o inspired vision of immigrants and the American dream transcends race and geography. CS
Oh Coward!, Writers' Theatre at Books on Vernon, through March 21. This sublimely and skillfully performed musical revue transports you to a celestial cocktail party celebrating the wit and sophistication of the ( and gay ) Noel Coward. SCM
Taming of the Flu, The Second City, open run. The new 50th anniversary revue is sharply topical ( and bound to change, therefore ) , witty more than ha-ha funny and features a six-person cast with acting chops in addition to comedy chops. JA
—By Abarbanel, Barnidge, Morgan and Sullivan
