Current shows we think are hot!
The Christmas Schooner, Bailiwick Repertory, through Jan. 4. Since its 1995 premiere, this home-grown musical has been produced around the Great Lakes, in Texas and Kansas, and now in the UK, making this historical tale a bona fide international hit. See what the excitement is all about. (Barnidge)
Detective Story, Strawdog, through Dec 20. This Broadway hit of 1949 is the granddaddy of TV shows such as NYPD Blue; a well-crafted, highly engaging piece of entertainment that’s powerfully executed by Strawdog; a triumph. (Reed)
The Miss Firecracker Contest, The Artistic Home, through Dec. 21. Beth Henley’s southern gothic comedy about the town floozy seeking to redeem herself is given a pitch-perfect production by the tiny Artistic Home. (Reed)
Twelfth Night, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre through Dec. 14. One of the hottest tickets in town, Shakespeare’s cross-dressing comedy is presented by candlelight with an all-male cast—just as in Shakespeare’s day—by London’s Globe Theatre Centre. (Abarbanel)By Jonathan Abarbanel, Mary Shen Barnidge and Rick Reed