Theater & Dance
Sept 20–Oct 23: Tue–Fri at 7:30pm; Sat at 2, 8pm; Sun at 2, 7:30pm. $35–$72.
OCTOBER Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash-hit musical has made the United States’ first Secretary of the Treasury its hippest (and hip- hoppest). Chicago gets the first post-Broadway look at the show with a sit-down company that’s expected to run at least a year. The PrivateBank Theatre, 18 W Monroe St (800-775-2000,
broadwayinchicago.com). Opens Sept 27: Tue at 7:30pm; Wed at 1:30, 7:30pm; Thu, Fri at 7:30pm; Sat at 2, 8pm; Sun at 2pm. $65–$180.
How We Got On Jess McLeod directs Haven
Theatre’s Chicago premiere of Idris Goodwin’s coming-of-age story about affluent suburban teens discovering hip-hop in the 1980s. The Den Theatre, 1333 N Milwaukee Ave (
haventheatrechicago.com). Sept 29–Nov 12 at various dates and times; $TBA.
The Room A Red Orchid ensemble member
Dado stages Harold Pinter’s ominous drama, with a cast including Kirsten Fitzgerald and Mierka Girten. A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N Wells St (312-943-8722,
aredorchidtheatre.org). Sept 29–Nov 13: Thu–Sat at 8pm, Sun at
Merge The New Colony premieres a
new play by Spenser Davis telling
Romeo & Juliet Choreographer
Krzysztof Pastor retells Shakespeare’s star-
crossed lovers’ tale, set across three time periods in 20th-century Italy using Sergei Prokofiev’s 1935 score. The ballet returns to the Joffrey following its U.S. premiere in 2014.
Auditorium Theatre, 10 E Randolph St (312-386-8905,
joffrey.org). Oct 13–23: Thu, Fri at 7:30pm; Sat at 2, 7:30pm; Sun at 2pm. $34–$174.
the sprawling story of the early days of video-game company Atari in the 1970s. The Den Theatre, 1333 N Milwaukee Ave (
haventheatrechicago.com). Oct 8–Nov 13: Thu–Sat at 7:30pm, Sun at 3pm; $TBA.
Octagon Jackalope Theatre Company
presents the U.S. premiere of Chicago playwright Kristiana Rae Colón’s work, set backstage at a poetry slam. Tara Branham directs. Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N Broadway (
jackalopetheatre.org). Oct 19–Nov 20 at various dates and times; $TBA.
NOVEMBER
The Magic Play Actor and magician Brett
Schneider stars in a new play by Andrew Hinderaker, about a young magician putting on a show right after being dumped, with his personal life bleeding onto the stage. The cast also includes Sean Parris and Francis Guinan. Goodman Theatre, 170 N Dearborn St (312- 443-3800,
goodmantheatre.org). Oct 21– Nov 20 at various dates and times; $10–$40.
King Charles III Gary Griffin helms the Chicago
premiere of Mike Bartlett’s acclaimed Olivier Award– winning verse play about the future reign of England’s current Prince Charles. Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 800 E Grand Ave (312-595-5600,
chicagoshakes.com). Nov 5–Jan 15 at various dates and times; $53–$88.
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