Theater Spotlight
Seven world-class magicians team up to appear in the international hit and 2014 Broadway success The IllusionistsWitness the Impossible. See America's Got Talent alumni like Dan Sperry and Kevin James, comic illusionist Jeff Hobson and "2014 Magician of the Year" Yu Ho-Jin from South Korea and more. The IllusionistsWitness the Impossible continues through Sunday, March 22, at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. Remaining performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays ( also March 15 ), 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays ( also March 18 ). Tickets are $16-$80; call 800-775-2000 or visit www.broadwayinchicago.com . Photo of illusionist Kevin James by Joan Marcus
Critics' Picks
The Apple Family Plays, TimeLine Theatre, through April 19. The affluent, middle-aged Apple siblings discuss each other, life and politics on Election Day 2010 and 2012 in two works playing in repertory. Reality has bruised their liberal idealism and life expectations in Richard Nelson's warm-hearted, witty and political plays. JA
Dividing the Estate, Raven Theatre, through March 28. Disposing of the family property is never an easy task, even for a privileged Texas clan, forced to carefully consider their limited options during a period of economic recession in America. MSB
The Other Place, Profiles Theatre, through April 5. A confident, but unreliable narrator is at the heart of Sharr White's mysterious thriller which offers few concrete explanations and a wonderful role for actress Lia D. Mortensen to sink her teeth into. SCM
Yankee Tavern, American Blues Theater at Greenhouse Theater Center, through March 22. Everybody scoffs at an old barfly's conspiracy theoriesuntil strange coincidences start happening close to home, as author Steven Dietz asks just what we are willing to believe. MSB
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