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, art). 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: 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
The Music Man/Goodman/July 9
The Adventures of Augie March/Court Theatre/May 18
Ms. Blakk for President/Steppenwolf/June 3
Movies, Marvel & More/Gene Siskel Film Center Gala/June 15
Come From Away/Broadway In Chicago/July 31
Sweat/Goodman Theatre/March 18
His Shadow/16th Street Theater/September 13
The Band’s Visit/Broadway In Chicago/September 4
Miracle/Royal George/May 17
The Winter’s Tale/Goodman Theatre/May 13
Beethoven Symphony No. 8/Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus/June 15
Pat Bianchi Quartet/Jazz Showcase/July 28
The Great Leap/Steppenwolf/September 15
Bernhardt/Hamlet/Goodman Theatre/September 23
Chicagoland Shorts Vol. 5/Museum of Contemporary Art/May 16
Renée Fleming 25th Anniversary Concert/Lyric Opera/March 23
Dvorak Symphony No. 7/Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus/July 26
Dance Nation/Steppenwolf/December 20