Current shows we think are hot and soon-to-open shows that should be!
Meet John Doe, Shattered Globe at the Viaduct, opens March 21. An exclusive stage adaptation of the great Frank Capra film that confronts political demagoguery and spin control while celebrating the sense of the Common Man. We need this now! (Abarbanel)
Our Lady of 121st Street, Steppenwolf, through March 28. This blackly comic depiction of a group of former students reuniting for a nun's funeral features a crackerjack ensemble and a cast of some of the best talent Chicago has to offer. (Reed)
Pulp, About Face at Victory Gardens, through April 4. Can a war-scarred drifter find happiness at a neighborhood tavern in Chicago? She can, when she's a FEMALE veteran and her destiny is orchestrated by the people who brought us Xena Live! (Barnidge)
Sin: A Cardinal Deposed, Bailiwick Repertory, though April 11. Drawn from actual testimony of Cardinal Bernard F. Law and others, this searing look at pedophilia in the Catholic Church represents some of Bailiwick's most mature work to date. (Reed)
by Abarbanel, Barnidge and Reed