Chicago Stages Get Into The ‘Political Theater’ Of An Election Year

08/08/2024 11 min
Chicago Stages Get Into The ‘Political Theater’ Of An Election Year

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Episode Synopsis

Just in time for the Democratic National Convention, theatergoers can catch overtly political musicals, like 44, a tale about Obama told from Joe Biden’s perspective, a revival of Hair, and much more in Chicago’s theaters this August. Reset gets recommendations for shows to catch around town from WBEZ theater reporter, Mike Davis.

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