"Machos" -- One of the sleeper hits of the fall theater season returns to downtown Berwyn. In "Machos," Teatro Luna, a company of Latina performers and writers, take on the voices -- and appearances -- of men from around the country, whom they interviewed about a host of issues geared at flipping Freud's famous gender query: "What do men really want?" Developed and directed by Coya Paz, "Machos" blends humor, gritty truth and seamless drag king performances into a show that marks a bold beginning for the brand-new 16th Street Theater.

Through Feb. 17 at 16th Street Theater, Berwyn Cultural Center, 6420 16th St., Berwyn. Tickets are $16 at 800-838-3006.

OPENING FRIDAY

"Keeping Down With the Joneses" -- A British MP, his trying family, and other oddballs take refuge in a back-yard bomb shelter, with the predictable clash of personalities.

Through March 9 at Attic Playhouse, 410 Sheridan Rd., Highwood. Tickets are $18-$20 at 847-433-2660.

PREVIEWING WEDNESDAY

"Jeeves Intervenes" -- It's drawing-room comedy staged in an actual drawing room. P.G. Wodehouse's beloved Bertie, the clueless aristocrat, and Jeeves, his long-suffering manservant, take over First Folio's charming chamber theater in the Peabody mansion.

Opens Feb. 2 at First Folio Shakespeare Festival, Mayslake Hall, 31st Street and Route 83, Oak Brook. Tickets are $16-$26 at 630-986-8067.

PREVIEWING THURSDAY

"La Cage aux Folles" -- Yet more drag performances take center stage in this musical penned by Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman. (Yes, a drag musical created by Harvey Fierstein. What are the odds?) Gay nightclub owners Albin and Georges must pretend to be straight-as-a-line when their son brings his conservative in-laws to dinner, which of course requires Albin to don tasteful ladies' wear. Bill Pullinsi directs.

Opens Feb. 7 and runs through March 9 at Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Rd., Munster, Ind. Tickets are $36-$40 at 219-836-3255 or 800-511-1552.

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