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Charlotte’s Web – Emerald City Theatre

Long before Harry Potter took over kids’ bookshelves as one of their favorite novels, E. B. White penned this charming story about what it

The Shepherd’s Daughter – Paradeigma Collective

Four women drift onto the tiny stage as a kind of Greek chorus, singing a mournful rendition of “Alouette,” the French children’s song about

Seussical – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

Hot town: summer in the city, and Chicagoans are so lucky. This exciting metropolis is certainly no Second City when it comes to first-rate

Brigadoon – Goodman Theatre

Guaranteed to produce a lump in the throat of any self-respecting Scot, the shrill, wailing skirl of bagpipes that opens this newly refreshed

This is Our Youth – Steppenwolf

The problems that kids experience seem to stem from either poor parenting and guidance or they involve whatever the young people have

Assassins – Kokandy Productions

Has our society become so insensitive to the sight of assault weapons and the frequency of gun violence that audiences are able to enjoy

Cabaret – Brightside Theatre

Despite a profusion of “Cabaret” productions within the past year, including yet one more Broadway revival, a trip to downtown Naperville

Godspell – Marriott

It’s hard to believe that a musical that began life as a college thesis project only to become an Off-Broadway theatrical sensation almost 45

Damn Yankees – Light Opera Works

Light Opera Works is known for presenting classic operettas and musicals in their original form, usually without script edits or musical cuts.

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

In the final production of their second season this young company, whose goal is to offer audiences “works diverse in subject, style and