As You Like It (Chicago Shakespeare Theater) The Bard’s Chicago home reopens its main theater with a musical reimagining of Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy set in the sixties, with more than twenty Beatles songs performed live on stage. Opens October 6
A Recipe For Disaster (Windy City Playhouse) Iconic chef Rick Bayless nourishes his taste for stagecraft in a night of “immersive theater, food and farce,” that includes tastings from the chef and a cocktail from Lanie Bayless. Opens October 6
Paradise Square (James M. Nederlander Theatre) A Pre-Broadway run of a major new musical about New York City during the Civil War, with a diverse and decorated creative team led by director Moisés Kaufman and choreographer Bill T. Jones. Opens November 2
