Chris Perfetti and Glenn Davis rehearse “King James”/Photo: Joel Moorman
1 King James (Steppenwolf Theatre) Two Cleveland friends share a love of basketball, and LeBron, in playwright Rajiv Joseph’s world premiere, directed by Tony-winner Kenny Leon. Begins March 3
2 Wife of a Salesman (Writers Theatre) What if Linda Loman drove to Boston to confront Willy’s mistress? Find out in playwright Eleanor Burgess’ world premiere. Begins March 3
3 White (Definition Theatre) Racial reckoning in the art world, in the Chicago premiere of James Ijames’ play, directed by Congo Square artistic director Ericka Ratcliff. Begins March 10
4 Good Night, Oscar (Goodman Theatre) TV star Sean Hayes plays Oscar Levant making his legendary 1958 debut on “The Jack Paar Show” in the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winner Doug Wright’s new play. Begins March 12
5 What to Send Up When It Goes Down (Congo Square Theatre) The Chicago premiere of Aleshea B. Harris’ “play-pageant-ritual-homegoing celebration” that contemplates the deaths of Black people at the hand of racialized violence travels between Gray gallery on the West Side and Stony Island Arts Bank on the South Side over the course of its run. Begins March 31
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