RECOMMENDED Where: Heath Mainstage, Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. When: through June 30 Tickets: $30-$60 Phone: 773-697-3830 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater critic Two years after making its debut, “La Havana Madrid” is back. This time around, Sandra Delgado’s play with music is a co-production between Teatro Vista and Collaboraction at the Den Theatre’s mainstage, […]
RECOMMENDED Where: Writers Theatre, Nichols Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe When: through June 30 Tickets: $35-$80 Phone: 847-242-6000 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater critic Director David Cromer really knows how to immerse an audience in the world of a play, as anyone who saw his productions of “Picnic” or “A Streetcar Named Desire” for Writers Theatre […]
RECOMMENDED Where: Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie When: through June 16 Tickets: $30-$88 Phone: 847-673-6300 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater critic Romance and regret mingle in “Bloomsday,” Steven Dietz’s charming and disarming meditation on the one that got away. The two-act play also is his irreverent riff on […]
RECOMMENDED Where: Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie When: through June 16 Tickets: $30-$88 Phone: 847-673-6300 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater critic George Brant’s “Into the Breeches!” is that rare thing nowadays: a real feel-good play about likable characters doing their best to pull together during difficult times. Add […]
by ANNE SPISELMAN Court Theatre takes a break after “The Adventures of Augie March,” but there are plenty of shows to see all over town during the summer. Here, in the order of their opening, are 10 to keep on your radar, plus a few extra just in case. Call ahead for times, tickets, and […]
RECOMMENDED Where: Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave. When: through June 23 Tickets: $50-$74 Phone: 773-753-4472 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater critic I confess I haven’t read “The Adventures of Augie March,” Saul Bellow’s classic, 1953 coming-of-age novel. I tried several times but just couldn’t get into it. Still, there’s no question that Court Theatre’s world […]
RECOMMENDED Where: TimeLine Theatre Company, 615 W. Wellington Ave. When: through June 29 Tickets: $40-$54 Phone: 773-281-8463 ext. 6 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater critic TimeLine Theatre Company continues its penchant for presenting plays that illuminate history in unexpected ways with the Chicago premiere of Jiréh Breon Holder’s “Too Heavy for Your Pocket,” following its debut […]
RECOMMENDED Where: Goodman Theatre, Albert Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. When: through June 9 Tickets: $20-$80 Phone: 312-443-3800 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater critic Director Robert Falls’ audacious approach to Shakespeare pays off in the production of “The Winter’s Tale” currently in the Goodman’s Albert Theatre. This is a troublesome play, arguably deeply flawed in several […]
RECOMMENDED Where: Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. When: through June 9 Tickets: $20-$99 Phone: 312-335-1650 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater critic What would you do in the wake of a nuclear disaster? That’s one of the two big questions British playwright Lucy Kirkwood poses in “The Children,” which was a hit in London and […]
RECOMMENDED Where: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Courtyard Theater, Navy Pier When: through June 9 Tickets: $48-$88 Phone: 312-595-5600 By ANNE SPISELMAN Theater critic In Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s latest production of “Hamlet,” the third in its three-decade history, we first see the Prince of Denmark grieving over his father’s grave in the driving rain. This sad, somber […]