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Stage Top 5: April 2023

by Brian Hieggelke | March 30, 2023

by Brian Hieggelke
March 30, 2023April 19, 2023Filed under:
  • Top 5 Lists

Jagged Little Pill

1
Last Night and the Night Before

(Steppenwolf Theatre)
Chicago premiere of Donnetta Lavinia Grays’ award-winning, “stunning portrait of Black Love explores what it takes to nurture family in an often-cruel world.”
Starts April 6

2
Is God Is

(A Red Orchid)
Chicago premiere of Aleshea Harris’ Obie-winning exploration of a vengeful deity.
Starts April 6

3
Jagged Little Pill

(Broadway in Chicago)
Tony- and Grammy-winning musical based on Alanis Morissette’s 1995 hit album.
Starts April 11

4
The Porch on Windy Hill: a new play with old music

(Northlight Theatre)
A young couple leaves the city for the mountains in this play infused with bluegrass and roots music.
Starts April 13

5
London Road

(Shattered Globe)
American debut of the hit British musical about a community in upheaval over a serial killer.
Starts April 21

Tagged:
  • A Red Orchid
  • Broadway In Chicago
  • Northlight
  • Shattered Globe
  • Steppenwolf

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