Do you and your children love art and live performances? If so, you’ll be glad to hear that Chicago Theatre Week is back in town!
The annual program, which runs from February 16 to 26, offers discounted tickets to local plays, musicals and shows for all residents of Chicago. So, here are the best shows (and offers) that you and your children will definitely like.
Extra Yarn
When: February 18, 19, 25, 26
Where: Lifeline Theatre
Cost: $15
This story about family, friendship and the struggle for justice centers around Annabel, a young girl who finds an endless spool of yarn and uses it to knit sweaters for the whole city. However, there is also an archduke who will stop at nothing to steal yarn from a girl and appropriate it.
Once Upon a Symphony: Stone Soup
When: February 25
Where: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Cost: $15
Bring your child to his first symphonic experience, where he learns through a fairy tale how musicians work together and play in perfect harmony.
Chlorine Sky
When: February 17, 18, 24, 25
Where: Steppenwolf Theater
Cost: $15
This coming-of-age production, based on the novel of the same name for teenagers, will be of interest to older children who are experiencing how their friendship is changing and sometimes disintegrating.
Are You Smarter Than Your 8th Grade Nun?
When: February 17, 18, 24, 25
Where: Greenhouse Theater Center
Cost: $15
Be sure to prepare yourself before attending this performance! Viewers become participants in this comedy game show, where everyone competes with each other. The event will definitely be fun for all ages!
Toni Stone
When: February 16-19, 21-26
Where: Goodman Theatre
Cost: $30
Baseball fan Toni Stone is not allowed to play with boys, but she was also excluded from the All-American Women’s Professional Baseball League because of her race. Join Toni, who breaks down racist and sexist barriers while pursuing her one true love: baseball.
Into the Woods
When: February 16-19, 22-26
Where: Paramount Theatre
Cost: $30
This reinterpretation of the Grimm brothers’ fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood” sends viewers on a mystical journey through the forest, where a happy ending is not the only end of the fairy tale. This show is best suited for parents and older children.