Catherine (Leah Brotherhead) and Heathcliff (Liam Tamne), with the company of Wise Children’s “Wuthering Heights,” adapted and directed by Emma Rice in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s WorldStage Series/Photo: Kevin Berne
1 Fillet of Solo Festival (Lifeline Theatre) A ten-day celebration of live lit and storytelling, in its twenty-sixth year January 13-22
2 Andy Warhol in Iran (Northlight Theatre) BJ Jones directs a tale of the iconic artist’s 1976 trip to Tehran to paint a portrait of the empress three years before the Shah’s fall. Starts January 19
3 Albert Herring (Chicago Opera Theater) Dame Jane Glover conducts Benjamin Britten’s comic chamber opera about a grocer’s big day. January 26, 28-29
4 Wuthering Heights (Chicago Shakespeare) Chicago Shakes’ acclaimed WorldStage Series returns to in-person performances with this co-production from the U.K. of Emily Brontë’s classic, directed by Emma Rice. Starts January 27
5 Toni Stone (Goodman Theatre) Ron OJ Parson directs this true story about the first woman to play pro baseball penned by Chicago playwright Lydia R. Diamond. Starts January 28
