| 4000 Miles Sep 14 - Oct 20, 2013 |
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Northlight Theatre |
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| At the end of an arduous cross-country bike trip, a rudderless 21 year-old seeks refuge in his elderly grandmother's West Village apartment. These two outsiders face ideological differences, but ultimately find their way together in "a beautifully rendered portrait" (The New York Times) of a cross-generational relationship |
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| Pullman Porter Blues Sep 14 - Oct 20, 2013 |
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Goodman Theatre |
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| With original and classic Blues favorites-including "Sweet Home Chicago"-performed by a live on-stage band, Pullman
Porter Blues is a rollicking ride back in time into the luxurious Pullman Trains, where the hidden lives of African American
porters emerge to take center stage. It's June of 1937, and the Panama Limited Pullman Train is speeding from Chicago to
New Orleans on the night of the Joe Louis/James Braddock world heavyweight championship. Three generations of Sykes
men-African American train porters-wrestle with ghosts of the past and dreams for the future as they eagerly await word of
the Brown Bomber's victory. |
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| Evita Sep 17 - Oct 6, 2013 |
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Ford Oriental Theatre |
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| TIM RICE and ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER's Tony Award-winning musical returns at last! Eva Peron used her beauty and charisma to rise meteorically from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as First Lady. Adored by her people as a champion for the poor, she became one of the most powerful women in the world - while her greed, outsized ambition and fragile health made her one of the most tragic. EVITA tells Eva's passionate and unforgettable true story, and features some of theater's most beautiful songs, including "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" and "High Flying, Adored." Don't miss the stunning new production of EVITA, directed by MICHAEL GRANDAGE and choreographed by ROB ASHFORD, that Channel 4 New York calls "THE HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN!" |
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| The Trip to Bountiful Sep 17 - Nov 17, 2013 |
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Raven Theatre |
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| Pulled from her beloved home in tiny Bountiful, Texas, an elderly woman is forced to live with her hen-pecked son and resentful daughter-in-law in a cramped apartment in Houston. With every breath she longs to return and with every attempted escape, she is foiled. Will she ever make it back to Bountiful? This heartfelt drama is presented 60 years after the original Broadway production. |
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| Signs Of Life Sep 18 - Oct 27, 2013 |
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Victory Gardens Theater - Biograph |
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| SIGNS OF LIFE, a new drama with music based on the true story of the Czech ghetto Theresienstadt, tells one of the most fascinating and least known stories of the Holocaust. Originally founded by the Nazis, Theresienstadt was specifically designated for the academic and artistic Jews of Europe. In an attempt to deceive the Red Cross and sway public perception, the Nazis decided to "beautify" the ghetto and commission a propaganda film. SIGNS OF LIFE shows the struggles of the captives of Theresienstadt as they try to expose the truth through art and music--and in doing so, discover the humanity they all share. |
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| Old Jews Telling Jokes Sep 24 - Nov 24, 2013 |
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Royal George Theatre |
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| OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES showcases five actors in a revue that pays tribute to and reinvents classic jokes of the past and present. Think you've heard them all before? Not this way. If you've ever had a mother, visited a doctor, or walked into a bar with a priest, a rabbi and a frog - OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES will sit in the dark, give you a second opinion, and ask you where you got that. |
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| Cyrano de Bergerac Sep 24 - Nov 10, 2013 |
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater |
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| Cyrano, a brilliant soldier and intellectual with a rather large nose, believes he is too ugly to be loved. Eloquently expressing his passion for Roxane in poetry through a handsome, young cadet, he courts his love to humorous and near disastrous results. Staged by Penny Metropulos and featuring Harry Groener in the title role, Cyrano de Bergerac reunites the artistic team of CST's acclaimed 2011 production The Madness of George III (Jeff Award, Production of a Play) in this homage to love and poetry. |
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| The North China Lover Sep 25 - Nov 10, 2013 |
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Lookingglass Theatre |
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| You never forget your first lover. The affair plays like a moving picture over and over in your mind: passionate, consuming, secret, taboo. Fade in: the seamy French Quarter of Southern Indochina in the 1930s where the 14-year-old impoverished schoolgirl who will someday be French novelist Marguerite Duras is about to meet and captivate a wealthy 27-year-old Chinese aristocrat. With the older Duras as our guide, The North China Lover transports us on a provocative and haunting journey of awakening and sacrifice, revealing the delicate and indelible effect of life on art. |
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| Wrecks Sep 27 - Nov 17, 2013 |
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Profiles Theatre - The Alley Stage |
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| Edward Carr, an ordinary man, an adoring father of four and a successful business owner, sees his world shattered by the death of his beloved wife JoJo. Through his grief, he picks through his past, piecing together the story of his life, like the wrecks of the cars he so lovingly restores. In this fiercely passionate, unflinching and concise powerhouse of a play, LaBute explores the boundaries of love, and the extent of what society accepts as opposed to what the heart desires. |
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| Northanger Abbey Oct 2 - Nov 10, 2013 |
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Remy Bumppo Theatre at
The Greenhouse Theater Center |
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| Jane Austen has a high time with the literature of her day, as 17-year old Catherine, a voracious reader, makes the Gothic tale she's reading come all-too-much to life, causing her to misinterpret much that's happening around her. Remy Bumppo presents the U.S. Premiere of a new adaptation, complete with charming heroes, sneering villains, love lost and found, and a setting perfect for the Halloween season. There's debate whether Northanger Abbey was the first Jane Austen novel, but there's no debate that it's full of fun and romance in inimitable Austen style. |
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| Smokefall Oct 5 - Nov 3, 2013 |
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Goodman Theatre |
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| Change is in the air as Violet prepares to bring twin sons into the world. Inside her womb the boys contemplate their future, while her outer world is in transformation: her husband is secretly planning to leave her; her father is slipping into senility; and her daughter has taken a vow of silence. Smokefall follows the lives of this family in an expansive poetic treatise on the fragility of life and the power of love. |
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| Once Oct 9 - Oct 27, 2013 |
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Ford Oriental Theatre |
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| Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL, ONCE is a truly original Broadway experience. Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, ONCE tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who's about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights... but their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than your everyday romance. Emotionally captivating and theatrically breathtaking, ONCE draws you in from the very first note and never lets go. It's an unforgettable story about going for your dreams... not living in fear... and the power of music to connect all of us. |
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| A Year with Frog and Toad Oct 9 - Nov 24, 2013 |
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Chicago Children's Theatre at
Ruth Page Center For Arts |
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| Lobel's well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in this whimsical show that follows two best friends - the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad - through four, fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons, celebrating and rejoicing in their differences that make them unique and special along the way. Part vaudeville, part make believe, all charm, A Year With Frog and Toad tells the story of a friendship that endures, weathering all seasons. |
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| Compulsion Oct 10 - Nov 17, 2013 |
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Next Theatre Company |
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| It is 1951 and Sid Silver is on a mission to be the guardian of one of the most moving and provocative accounts of the 20th century. Inspired by the true story of Meyer Levin and his obsession with Anne Frank's diary, Compulsion uses complex and inventive storytelling to explore the lengths that one man will go to honor Anne Frank's powerful and enduring legacy. |
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| Chicago's Golden Soul Oct 17 - Jan 5, 2014 |
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Black Ensemble Theater |
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| The fantastic BE season will end with a combination of Treasure and Tribute. First produced in 1998, this wonderful treasure of a production is a tribute to the music that put Chicago on the map as a national musical force. This Chicago celebration brings back the music of Jerry Butler, the Chi-Lites, Gene Chandler, Barbara Acklin and many, many more in this rollicking tribute to the music that made Chicago famous. |
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| The Sovereign Statement Oct 17 - Nov 23, 2013 |
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Neo-Futurists |
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| Using the genre conventions of political thrillers and procedurals, The Neo-Futurists explore the strange phenomenon of "micro-nations" by attempting to establish their theater as an independent state in its own right, utilizing the audience as citizens of the endeavor. Featuring rapid-fire dialogue and interlocking, simultaneous narratives taking place throughout the space, each evening Dardai and his cohorts proceed to build the basic trappings of a modern nation while fighting against intrigue, paranoia, misinformation, politicking, and revisions to the play itself. The Sovereign Statement examines not only the birth of nations, but also the circumstances that lead to their fracture and collapse. Can the new Neo-Futurist nation survive? And if so, should it? |
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| Click, Clack, Boo! A Tricky Treat Oct 19 - Nov 24, 2013 |
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Lifeline Theatre |
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| It's Halloween! Duck, Pig, Cow, and Hen can't wait to throw a party, complete with apple-bobbing, bottomless candy bowls, and a spook-tacular costume contest. But when mean ol' Farmer Brown refuses to allow the festivities, it's going to take some clever trickery to enjoy the tasty treats. Join the beloved barnyard crew as they teach Farmer Brown that sometimes a little scare can be big fun, in a world premiere musical for the entire family. |
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