(Jones’s article appeared in the Chicago Tribune, 6/25.)
As we approach the half-way point in the year, a pause to pick our top performances so far. Greg Kot, Michael Phillips, Howard Reich and John von Rhein and I all came up with our Top-5 lists from the first months of 2011.
Read my picks for THEATER here. Three of the five shows are still playing; link to the reviews to the right or check out the Tribune Stage Guide photo gallery.