Category: Best-of-Year
Top 10 Chicago Productions of 2016
Another year, another 12 months of great theater! 2016 blessed the Windy City with inspired new works and riveting revivals from a wide range of companies – from the largest equity houses and dance companies to the smallest of Chicago’s storefronts. Taking into account the hundreds of productions that we reviewed this past year, here are our picks, in alphabetical order, for the best 10 productions of 2016. Bravo to all!!
Top 10 Chicago Plays of 2015
Another year, another 12 months of great Chicago theater! 2015 blessed Chicagoland with inspired new works and riveting revivals from a wide range of companies – the largest equity houses to the smallest of the city’s storefronts. Taking into account the 700+ productions that were produced in the Windy City over the last year, here are our reviewer’s picks for the best of the best. Bravo!!
Chicago’s Best Theater of 2015
In a theater community as diverse and talented as Chicago’s, every aspect and genre of stage productions can be found throughout the city on a given week. 2015 was no exception to this fact, as one can see from our reviewers’ picks of the year’s greatest and most memorable works.
Top 10 Chicago Plays of 2013
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Another year, another 12 months of great theater! 2013 blessed the Windy City with inspired new works and riveting revivals from a wide range of companies – the largest equity houses to the smallest of Chicago’s storefronts. Taking into account the 600+ productions that we reviewed in 2013, here are our picks for the best of the best. Bravo!! (note: for the 3rd year in a row, we’re honored to have the national website Huffington Post use our choices for their Top 10 Chicago productions!)
Top 10 Chicago Plays of 2012
Taking into account the nearly 700 productions that we reviewed in 2012, here are our picks for the best of the best. Bravo!! (FYI: We’re honored to have the national website Huffington Post use our choices for their Top 10 Chicago productions here)
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The best of Chicago theater in 2011
December’s end brings frantic resolutions, plans for heavy drinking and of course, a barrage of best/worst lists. Being the largest theater review site west of Broadway, Chicago Theater Beat covered over 600 shows in 2011, and the difficulty of choosing the top 25 speaks to the city’s vibrant cultural landscape. In alphabetical order, here are our choices for the year’s best:
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![Karen-Aldridge-Cliff-Chamberlain-Ste[3]](https://i1.wp.com/chicagotheatermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Karen-Aldridge-Cliff-Chamberlain-Ste31.jpg?resize=92%2C92&ssl=1 "Steppenwolf Theatre's \"Clybourne Park\"") |
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![en-route---Chicago-Shakespeare-One-S[2]](https://i2.wp.com/chicagotheatermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/en-route-Chicago-Shakespeare-One-S21.jpg?resize=92%2C93&ssl=1 "One Step At A Time's \"en route\"") |
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![Timothy-Edward-Kane---Court-Theatre-[3]](https://i0.wp.com/chicagotheatermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Timothy-Edward-Kane-Court-Theatre-31.jpg?resize=92%2C92&ssl=1 "Court Theatre's \"An Iliad\"") |
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![stef-tovar-and-projections-by-john-b[1]](https://i2.wp.com/chicagotheatermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/stef-tovar-and-projections-by-john-b11.jpg?resize=92%2C92&ssl=1 "Route 66 Theatre's \"A Twist of Water\"") |
Top 10 Chicago plays of 2011
After covering nearly 600 productions this year, here are our picks of the best of the best. Bravo!! FYI: The national website Huffington Post has kindly posted our choices on their Chicago page, which you can see here.
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