Newt Faces of ’96: A musical welcome to the democratic convention, New Tuners Theatre. The creators of this mostly musical revue approach Washington politics and the upcoming Democratic National Convention with good-natured humor. What’s especially nice is that the satire remains bipartisan: both the donkeys and the elephants are dissected in an intelligent manner similar to the tongue-in-cheek style of Mark Russell. Highlights include author Marianne Kallen’s “Hillary’s Auxiliary,” in which a group of Park Ridge citizens forgive the first lady’s sins since she’s put their hometown on the map, and author Eric Lane Barnes’s showstopping “The One I Love,” about a man’s deep infatuation with Rush Limbaugh. There are plenty of stabs at Chicago culture and politics scattered throughout.
