A summary of theatre recommendations from the Tribune (Trib), Sun-Times (ST), Chicago Theatre Blog (CTB), and TimeOut Chicago (TO).
|
Play (Producers and/or Location) |
Recommended By |
| Campaign Supernova (Second City etc.) | Trib, ST |
| Cirque Shanghai Gold (Navy Pier) | Trib, TO, CTB |
| Dead Man’s Cellphone (Steppenwolf) | Trib, CTB |
| Hizzoner (Beverly Arts Center) | Trib, CTB |
| Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Losers of the Night (Theo Ubique – No Exit Cafe) | Trib, CTB, ST |
| Jersey Boys (Broadway in Chicago) | Trib, ST, CTB, TO |
| The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Gift Theatre) | Trib, TO |
| The Mark of Zorro (Lifeline Theatre) | Trib, TO, ST |
| Superior Donuts (Steppenwolf) | Trib, CTB, TO |
| Wicked (Broadway in Chicago) | Trib, CTB, ST |
| Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Drury Lane Oakbrook) | Trib, ST |
| The Lion in Winter (Writers’ Theatre) | Trib, TO, ST |
| Relatively Close (Victory Gardens) | CTB |
| Kooza (Cirque du Soleil – United Center) | TO, CTB, ST, Trib |
| Gutenberg! The Musical! (Royal George Theatre) | TO, CTB |
| Lookingglass Alice (Lookingglass Theatre) | TO |
| Funk It Up About Nuthin’ (Chicago Shakes) | TO |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Queer Tale (MidTangent) | TO, CTB |
| Ren Faire! (Prp Thtr) | TO |
| Hay Fever (Circle Theatre) | ST |
| Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Goodman Theatre) | ST |
| Jekyll & Hyde (Boho Theatre) | ST, CTB |
| I Am Who I Am (The Story of Teddy Pendergrass) (Black Ensemble Theater) |
ST, TO |
| A Steady Rain (Royal George) | ST, CTB |
| Co-Ed Prison Sluts (Annoyance Theatre) | Trib |
| A Rabbit’s Tale (Millennium Park) | Trib |
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