Michigan Opera Theatre’s production of “Twilight: Gods”/Photo: Mitty Carter
1 Twilight: Gods (Lyric Opera) The final chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle is reimagined as a drive-through multimedia performance in a parking garage, featuring poetic transitions by poet, performer, producer avery r. young. April 28 – May 2
2 The Cabinet (Cabinet of Curiosity) The collective of multidisciplinary theater artists launch their radio theater production arm Phonophobia with an audio dramatization of the Redmoon Theater puppetry adaptation of the German Expressionist silent, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.” Through May 22
3 Moby Dick in the Dark (Theatre in the Dark) The company dedicated to audio plays performs live a new radio theater adaptation of Herman Melville’s masterpiece. April 1-10
4 Encore (Goodman Theater) Free on-demand streams of past Goodman productions from the video vault: “How To Catch Creation,” “Pedro Paramo,” “Smokefall” and “Measure for Measure.” Through May 9
5 Films.Dance (Harris Theater) In partnership with Jacob Jonas The Company and two Los Angeles-based presenters, the Harris streams free and on-demand short dance films by companies around the globe. Through May 3
Stage Top 5: March 2021 March roars in with virtual one-on-one plays, an alt dance festival and a gradual return to in-person performance.
Dance Top 5: April 2019 Chicago dance month is packed with performances from companies near and far.
Theater Top 5: April 2019 A rock 'n' roll comedy from the preeminent meta scribe of our time, the conclusion of an epic saga, a wild love story, and more opening this month across our city's many stages.
