Theater contributor Jonathan Abarbanel and guest critic Nina Metz take on A Marvelous Party: The Noël Coward Celebration. They also offer their picks for the week.

Nina Metz is a theater critic for Newcity Chicago and also reviews theater for the Chicago Tribune.

A Marvelous Party: The Noël Coward Celebration
Through January 8
Northlight Theatre
Skokie, Illinois

Oliver!
Through February 12
Marriott Theatre
Lincolnshire, Illinois

Mabou Mines Dollhouse
Closed December 18
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Music Button: James Brown, “The Chase,” Soul Pride—The Instrumentals, Polydor Records