Critic's picks - theater
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Opening
THE MIRACLE AT NAPLES
Peter DuBois directs David Grimm's bawdy 16th-century comedy for the Huntington Theatre Company. Through May 9. Boston Center for the Arts. 617-933-8600, www.bostontheatrescene.com
HUMBLE BOY
Diego Arciniegas directs Charlotte Jones's family comedy of English gardening and quantum physics for the Publick Theatre. Through May 2. Boston Center for the Arts. 617-933-8600, www.bostontheatrescene.com
CHARLOTTE'S WEB
Merle Perkins stars as Charlotte A. Cavatica in the stage adaptation of the E.B. White classic, through May 10. Wheelock Family Theatre. 617-879-2300, www.wheelock.edu/wft
THE LIFE OF GALILEO
Catalyst Collaborative@MIT presents David Hare's translation of the Bertolt Brecht play. David Wheeler directs; Richard McElvain stars. Through May 17. Central Square Theater, Cambridge. 866-811-4111, www.centralsquaretheater.org
Now playing
SPEECH & DEBATE
Stephen Karam's hilarious black comedy of high-school misfits. Through April 25. Lyric Stage Company. 617-585-5678, www.lyricstage.com
TROJAN BARBIE
Carmel O'Reilly directs Christine Evans's flawed but intriguing drama of dolls and war for the American Repertory Theatre. Through April 22. Zero Arrow Theatre, Cambridge. 617-547-8300, www.amrep.org
Last chance
DIRTY DANCING
A loud, flashy, theme-park adaptation of the movie. Through April 12. Opera House. 617-931-2787, www.broadwayacrossamerica.com
LOUISE KENNEDY
