Bombs, Babes and Bingo
A smartly introspective work with a gimmick that for once doesn’t overshadow the proceedings, Bombs, Babes and Bingo is a fascinating look into a mind being torn apart by its own intelligence.
Clint May
Freud’s Last Session (Chicago cast)
Recast with Chicago-natives, Freud’s Last Session has been extended by popular demand to July 15. It’s well deserving of its popularity with its riveting look at two great intellects of the 20th century giving a lesson in impassioned discourse to the 21st.
Kin
There’s the family we get and the family we make, and Kin has the audacious goal of studying that dynamic from the inside out.
CATS
Still fresh and frisky, CATS is an indispensable stop on the world-tour of theatre. Visiting Chicago for a short five day run, don’t dawdle if you want a chance to see a true piece of panache and pageantry.
Teseo
The last in the trilogy exploring the mythically mad Medea, Chicago Opera Theater’s production of Teseo brings Handel’s opera seria to wondrous new life.
Hairspray
Fun and frisky Hairspray is a camp romp that goes back in time to an era of big hair and a big gal whose innocence and heart is about to make a splash.
The March
Buoyed on the back of some affecting performances and a haunting lesson, Steppenwolf’s “The March” rises above its flaws for the most part. It’s a multi-faceted look at all strata of life in the late days of a war and the infamous man, his march and the people left in the ruination.
Angels in America (Parts I and II)
Angels is a wondrous journey that may leave you permanently altered as its lessons on love, humanity and forgiveness continue to immigrate into that vast continent of the self. Taken at separate times or together, this is a complex work that is quite simply a must see.
Little Shop of Horrors
Come on downtown to Skid Row and visit this little shop. A crowd-pleasing blend of genres, it’s the second performance from Street Tempo and demonstrates their emerging affection for spicy—and twisted—pieces.
Falling: A Wake
A balance of themes and tones creates a bizarrely distinctive look at grief in Gary Kirkham’s exploration of and loss and acceptance.