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The King and I – Marriott Theatre

Throughout this bewitching musical classic, based upon Margaret Landon’s historically-based 1944 novel, Anna and the King of Siam, all forms

Titanic – Griffin Theatre Company

Because the audience already knows the sad, tragic conclusion to this show, the sight and sound of this large (and largely talented) cast of

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

It all begins with a dead cat named Wee Thomas and two frantic Irish men shouting and blaming each other for what just happened. Donny and

Animal Farm – Steppenwolf for Young Audiences

In this scintillating, impossible to forget world premier by Althos Low (the pen name for Chicago’s adaptation development group, Shangai Low

Frederick – Chicago Childrens Theatre

The prolific artist and children’s author/illustrator Leo Lionni was a four-time Caldecott Award winner for, among others, his beautiful picture

The Wild Party – Bailiwick

Confirming every dark, stereotypical myth born out of Prohibition Era New York City, the Roaring Twenties must have been a den of evil

Both Your Houses – Remy Bumppo

More timely than a Tea Party rally, Maxwell Anderson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that takes a hard look at how Congress really works is

Sweeney Todd – Porchlight Theatre

It’s this production’s visual impact that first strikes the audience. Jeffrey D. Kmiec’s enormous, atmospheric, all-encompassing set wraps

Take Me Out – Eclectic Theatre

In recent years, especially with new laws in place guaranteeing equality for the LGBT community, including the right to marry, celebrities from

Smokefall – Goodman Theatre

Sometimes a play speaks to an audience in a special, almost personal way. It can, under a good production with an excellent cast, transcend