Stage Top 5: July 2022

Nikki Lynette in “Get Out Alive”/Photo: Carter Wright

1
Luis Carreon, La Bestia
(Chicago Magic Lounge)
One of the lounge’s longest-serving table magicians gets a summer residency promising wonder and laughs alike.
Begins July 6

2
Get Out Alive
(Haven)
Billed as Nikki Lynette’s “multidisciplinary afrogoth musical… which features the writer and her personal journey with mental health.”
Begins July 8

3
Opera Festival of Chicago
(Multiple locations)
A three-week festival promising fully staged productions of Rossini’s “L’inganno felice” and Verdi’s “Il Corsaro” for their first performances “in Chicago in modern history.”
Begins July 8

4
Hannah Einbinder
(The Den)
Ever wonder how the co-star of “Hacks” would fare on the stand-up circuit?
July 15-16

5
The Devil Wears Prada
(Broadway in Chicago)
Taylor Iman Jones (Andy) and Tony winner Beth Leavel (Miranda) headline a powerhouse cast for this pre-Broadway musical co-written by Elton John.
Begins July 19