Theater Top 5 of 2021

by Brian Hieggelke | December 27, 2021

by Brian Hieggelke

December 27, 2021January 7, 2022Filed under:

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The Last Pair of Earlies (Raven Theatre)

Marcus D. Moore and Shadana Patterson/Photo: Jenn Udoni

2

Paradise Square (Broadway in Chicago)

Sidney DuPont, Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, Nathaniel Stampley and A.J. Shively/Photo: Kevin Berne

Her Honor Jane Byrne (Lookingglass)

Olivia Ellery (Stage Crew) and Christine Mary Dunford/Photo: Liz Lauren

4

American Mariachi (Goodman Theatre)

Photo: Liz Lauren

What the Constitution Means to Me (Broadway Playhouse)

Cassie Beck/Photo: Joan Marcus

A person with glasses sits in a chair with their feet on a milk crate, looking up at a corkboard covered in photos, notes, and strings, with a sign above it reading Where is MARIA?.

“Dead Girl’s Quinceañera” Is a Teenage Search Party Goodman Theatre hosts this ambitious work by playwright Phanésia Pharel, about three best friends who search for their missing friend following her quinceañera.

Christine Trevino October 9, 2026

“Operation Mincemeat” Lampoons Nazis, Allies and Musical Theater Itself The “new musical” by comedy troupe SpitLip stops at nothing to be entertaining.

Tristan Bruns October 6, 2026

A man in a red, fur-trimmed coat and sunglasses stands in a grand hall with orange fog, holding a sculpted head. Dramatic lighting and pillars frame the scene.

Stage Top 5: October 2026

Todd Hieggelke September 30, 2026

Amy Boyle Photography 2026

Run, Don’t Walk, to Kokandy Productions’ “Jekyll & Hyde” Don't miss this ghoulish, campy romp now remounted at the Broadway Playhouse.

Amanda Finn September 23, 2026