Now Playing in Indiana:

Through March 14th, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" Towle Theatre, Hammond. FYI (219) 937- 8780.

Through March 14th, "Follies" Genesius Guild, Hammond. FYI (877) 724-7715.

Through March 21st, "Noises Off" Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, Munster. FYI (219) 836-3255 or www.theatreatthecenter.com.

March 19th through 28th, "Dracula" Portage Community Theatre, Portage Yacht Club, 1370 State Hwy 249, Portage. FYI (219) 759-1408.

Now Playing in Illinois

Through March 25th, "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" Illinois Theatre Center, Park Forest. FYI (708) 481-3510 or www.ilthctr@sbcglobal.net.

Through March 18th, February 2010, Steppenwolf’s Visiting Companies Initiative, three productions by Dog & Pony Theatre Company, Pavement Group and Thirteen Pocket presented in rotating repertory in Steppenwolf’s Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org.

March 17th through 21st, World Stage Series, "Uncle Vanya" Russia’s illustrious Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier, Chicago. FYI (312)595-5600 www.chicagoshakes.com.

Through March 27th, “Good Soul of Szechuan” Strawdog Theatre Company, 3829 N. Broadway Street, Chicago, IL. FYI 773-528-9696 and www.strawdog.org.

Through March 28th, "Mrs. Caliban" Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. FYI (773)761-4477.

March 10th through 28th, "Billy Elliot: the Musical" Ford Center for the Performing Arts/Oriental Theatre, Chicago. FYI (312) 977-1717, www.ticketmaster.com.

March 23rd through April 4th, "Beauty and the Beast" Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago. FYI (312) 977-1717, www.ticketmaster.com.

March 25th through 27th, "Aiming for Sainthood" Chicago Dramatists at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millenium Park, Chicago. FYI 312.742.TIXS (8497) or by visiting www.millenniumpark.org.

Through April 25th, "Fiddler on the Roof" Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.MarriottTheatre.com.

**** Through May 2nd, "The Blue Shadow" Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. FYI (773)761-4477.

March 31st through May 2nd, "Will Rogers: An American Original" First Folio Theatre, Mayslake Hall, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook. FYI (630) 986-8067 or www.firstfolio.org.

Through May 23rd, "The Brother/Sister Plays: In the Red and Brown Water, The Brothers Size and Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet" by Tarell Alvin McCraney, Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org.

March 18th through May 23rd, "Ragtime" Drury Lane Oakbrook, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.

Open Run, Vicki Quade's "Saints & Sinners" Royal George Theatre, Chicago. FYI (312) 988-9000 or www.nuns4fun.com.

Open Run, "Million Dollar Quartet" Apollo Theatre, Chicago. FYI (773) 935-6100.

*** Children's Theatre

For weekly news and reviews of what's happening in regional theater, read Carol Moore's column, "Theater Scene" every Friday in the Times, on line at www.nwitimes.com.