Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s “Amadeus,” with Ian Barford/Photo: Sandro Miller

1
Amadeus
(Steppenwolf Theatre)
Robert Falls leads a less-familiar (to him) big stage through Peter Shaffer’s fantasia about two rival composers in eighteenth-century Vienna, including one household name.
Opens November 6

2
Blackbird
(Servi-Sure Corporation)
The New Theatre Project’s next production in the Bowmanville factory is David Harrower’s distressing one-scene drama, accompanied by a photography exhibit by George Hudson.
Through November 16

3
A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness
(Lyric Opera)
How does one transform an alternative rock classic that came out of Chicago’s nineties rock world for the Civic Opera House? Here’s your chance to find out.
Opens November 21

4
Hell’s Kitchen
(Broadway In Chicago)
The semi-autobiographical musical from Grammy-decorated musician Alicia Keys makes its Chicago appearance, telling the tale of the singer, songwriter and pianist’s childhood in the Manhattan neighborhood.
Opens November 11

5
Duck Soup
(Stars & Garters Club)
The Conspirators perform founder Sid Feldman’s adaptation of the unfortunately timely Marx Brothers’ film at Stars & Garters, a brand new “retro entertainment” venue halfway between The CheckOut and Metro on Clark Street.
Opens October 30