Chicago theater is in full bloom for the spring season with a number of new productions and a return of some classic favorites. Hedy Weiss, theater critic for WTTW News, joined “Chicago Tonight” to share her must-see recommendations. 

The productions range from a mesmorizing turn from television star and Chicago-area native Sean Hayes in a new play about a famed pianist to classic children’s book characters brought to new life as puppets.

Read Hedy’s full reviews: 

• In ‘Good Night, Oscar,’ Music and Madness Conjoin While Sean Hayes Soars
• A Stunningly Original Existential Exercise Receives a Brilliant Production by American Blues Theater
• Debuting at Steppenwolf, ‘King James’ Traces a Long Friendship Rooted in Basketball
• Piglets and Tigers and Bears, Oh My: A Playful Puppet Rendering of Disney’s “Winnie the Pooh” at Mercury Theater