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Video: Hedy Weiss Reviews 5 Plays on Chicago Stages

Marc Vitali | January 28, 2020, 8:24 pm

The winter theater season is upon us, with a blizzard of good shows to see.

Chicago theater critic Hedy Weiss reviews five shows currently on Chicago stages: 

• “Roe” at Goodman Theatre

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• “Top Girls” at Remy Bumppo Theatre

• “The Mousetrap” at Court Theatre

• “Juliet” at Theatre Y

• “Verboten” at The House Theatre of Chicago

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