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