Eamonn Walker in “Between Riverside and Crazy” at Steppenwolf Theatre Company /Photo: Michael Brosilow
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Between Riverside and Crazy
(Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
This tense and timely Pulitzer Prize winner closes Steppenwolf’s fortieth season with a bang.
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Kin Folk
(The New Colony)
This show doesn’t have a spirit animal. It has an animal spirit.
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Chicago Dancing Festival
Five free days of world class dance. Save the camping trip for next week
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BITE: A Pucking Queer Cabaret
(Pride Films and Plays)
Don’t be an ass: pucker up for this enchanting take on Shakespeare’s classic.
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War Paint
(Goodman Theatre)
Two titans of Broadway rouge and ruse their way through this glamorous new musical.
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