Adam Langdon (center) with the cast of “The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time” at Broadway In Chicago/Photo: Joan Marcus
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
(Broadway In Chicago)
A fusion of story and spectacle like no other
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Tonya and Nancy
(Underscore Theatre Company)
Relive the zany twists and crushing blows of the 1994 Olympic figure-skating scandal
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Love With/out Trembling
(Mad Shak)
Molly Shanahan continues her investigation of the way these bodies of ours move in solo, duet and trio numbers
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Pygmalion
(Remy Bumppo Theatre Company)
Shaw’s masterpiece on women’s suffrage reminds us that there is still much work to do
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Uncle Philip’s Coat
(Greenhouse Theater Center)
A harrowing and heart-warming take on the immigrant experience
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