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Between Riverside and Crazy – Steppenwolf Theatre Company

A father figure to many in his life, Walter Washington is a retired New York City policeman, affectionately called Pops.

A Puck-ing Queer Cabaret

Bite – Pride Films and Plays

There’s a stimulating, sensual and strikingly entertaining piece of immersive theatre happening upstairs at Mary’s Attic

Style, Not Sincerity, is the Thing

The Importance of Being Earnest – Dead Writers Collective

Oscar Wilde subtitled this, his last play, as “a trivial comedy for serious people.” In 1895, with what would become

To Reach the Unreachable Star

Man of La Mancha – Marriott Theatre

Chicago theatre has always prided itself on its daring, new interpretations of classic plays and musicals. The results

What’s Goin On?

The Marvin Gaye Story – Black Ensemble Theatre

(Don’t Talk About My Father Because God is My Friend)

Jackie Taylor continues Black Ensemble Theater’s 40th anniversary year, celebrating their success with remounts of

A Quest to Regain Dignity

The Grapes of Wrath – Gift Theatre

There’s no other novel that paints such an honest, unflinching portrait of the hopelessness of a people, particularly

Matrimony in Manhattan

Company – Writers Theatre

Updated to 2016 with cell phones, contemporary fashions and fewer characters smoking, this exciting new

Super Sea Savior

The SpongeBob Musical – Broadway in Chicago

Big, bright, boisterous, colorful, creative and crammed full of humor and joy, this giddy, glorious family musical

Lurking in the Foggy Shadows

The Unfortunates – SoLo Chicago

On a misty, cold November night, a 25-year-old British woman named Mary Jane Kelly slips into Whitechapel’s Ten

An Evening of Moving Melodies

Make Me a Song – Eclectic Theatre Company

“Make Me a Song” is one of several revues or song suites by composer and lyricist William Finn. It features an array