Chicago Theatre Week - Feb 11-21

[jon5202]

Posted: 2/10/16 at 11:54pm

The annual Chicago Theatre Week promotion begins February 11 thru 21.  If you are in Chicago or visiting, check out the following website.  Over 100 productions are featured and over 700 performances are being offered at ticket prices of $15 or $30.

 

 http://www.choosechicago.com/things-to-do/arts-culture-and-entertainment/chicago-theatre-week/

Updated On: 2/10/16 at 11:54 PM

[mpkie]

Posted: 2/11/16 at 2:18am

Thanks for the heads up! I'll actually be there not this coming but the next weekend. I don't know anything about Chicago theaters or productions. Is there anything you'd recommend?

[ChiTheaterFan]

Posted: 2/11/16 at 4:46am

I'm really hoping to see 2666 at the Goodman. At almost 5 hours it's quite a commitment though!  Same with the Flick (slightly shorter but still a long one), which is at steppenwolf and I'm also planning to see. The only other show playing right now that I've seen is Bye Bye Birdie. The cast is great but if you've limited time in Chicago I don't know that it's worth the trek out to oakbrook unless it's one of your favorite shows or something. 

 

This website has a very helpful compilation of reviews:  http://www.theatreinchicago.com/reviewlistings.php

But note that it includes the suburbs so be sure to check out where the theater is!  

 

There were so many good shows this fall that I missed because I was traveling for work. Bummed about that. (At least I was traveling to New York so I got in a TON of Broadway shows...  Guess I can't complain. :))

[jon5202]

Posted: 2/11/16 at 8:29am

Based on reviews from the Theatre in Chicago website (listed above) and shows I have seen, I would recommend the following:

Animals Out of Paper - Shattered Globe Theatre

Beautiful (National Tour) - Oriental Theatre

Cabaret (National Tour) - Private Bank Theatre

Far From Heaven - Porchlight Theatre

The Glass Menagerie - Hypocrites

High Fidelity - Refuge Theatre

The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes - Mercury Theatre

The Mutilated - Red Orchid Theatre

Push - Steep Theatre

Sunset Baby - Timeline Theatre

Vice and Virtues - Profiles Theatre

 

Updated On: 2/11/16 at 08:29 AM

[mpd4165]

Posted: 2/11/16 at 9:29am

I saw The Flick at Steppenwolf and it had been a while since I had been impressed with a Steppenwolf show. Watching it I kept waiting for this massive pauses that had everyone all riled up, and they never seemed to come. Unless this was it, and I think people made a huge deal about nothing. Solid performances, great design. 2666 sounds like that kind of show you HAVE to see, just say you saw it, and I really want to check that one out as well.

And I'll freely admit, I'm part of the company that is producing High Fidelity and have to mention that for Theatre Week we are sold out, but do have a waiting list. We're performing the show in a found loft space decked out like the record store, so we can only seat about 50 per show.