Sandy Duncan stars in the Chicago premiere of Dan Clancy's play Middletown at the Apollo Theater. Photo courtesy of GFour Productions

Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young star in the new musical Hit Her with the Skates at the Royal George Theatre. Photo by Russ Rowland

Billy Harrigan Tighe stars in the world-premiere musical comedy The Secret of My Success at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. Photo by Liz Lauren/Paramount Theatre

Maria Dizzia (Orange is the New Black) stars in the national tour of What the Constitution Means to Me at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place in Chicago. Photo by Joan Marcus