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Stage Top 5: February/March 2025

by Todd Hieggelke | February 3, 2025

by Todd Hieggelke
February 3, 2025February 2, 2025Filed under:
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1
Betrayal
(Goodman Theatre)
Harold Pinter’s famed work about an “eternal triangle” between husband, wife and best friend stars Helen Hunt, Robert Sean Leonard and Ian Barford.
Opens February 8

2
A Lie of the Mind
(Raven Theatre)
Azar Kazemi directs this reimagination of Sam Shepard’s classic, “layering an Immigrant story on top of the already searing critique of the American Dream.”
Opens February 13

3
Clue
(CIBC Theatre)
The board-game-turned-movie takes its turn on the Broadway in Chicago stage, promising a night of escapist fun.
Opens February 18

4
A Child of the Century: A Theatrical Reading of Ben Hecht
(The Newberry)
Playwright Scott Jacobs adapts the journalist-turned-screenwriter’s memoir, offering scenes from both 1920s Chicago newsrooms and Hollywood studios.
March 1

5
Titanique
(Porchlight Music Theatre)
The Chicago premiere of this musical comedy for everyone who understood that Céline Dion was the real star of James Cameron’s “Titanic.”
Opens March 25

Tagged:
  • Azar Kazemi
  • Ben Hecht
  • Broadway In Chicago
  • CIBC Theatre
  • Goodman Theatre
  • Porchlight Music Theatre
  • Raven Theatre
  • Scott Jacobs
  • The Newberry

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