Wherein I attempt to rank every show I’ve seen this year, a running list as the year unfolds, regardless of genre (theater, music, dance). Note, the company I keep is not a factor, though it often redeems the lesser of such evenings. If I’ve written about them, links are provided. If I published a review, it is linked.
Previous Years: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Company/Broadway in Chicago/November 1
West Side Story/Lyric Opera/June 2
Bruce Springsteen/Fiserv Forum/March 7
1776/Broadway in Chicago/March 1
The Who’s Tommy/Goodman Theatre/June 26
Frankenstein/Joffrey Ballet/October 12
Don’t Quit Your Daydream/The Second City/June 7
Candide/Skylight Music Theatre/October 29
A Wonderful World/Broadway in Chicago/October 13
Another Marriage/Steppenwolf/July 18
The Lehman Trilogy/Broadway Playhouse/September 27
POTUS/Steppenwolf/November 5
Joffrey For All/Pritzker Pavilion/June 25
A Christmas Carol/Goodman Theatre/November 26
The October Storm/Raven Theatre/June 1
The Cherry Orchard/Goodman Theatre/April 10
Proximity/Lyric Opera/March 26