Cecilia Heston

The Loop’s stages are busy with tours and coming Broadway sit-downs such as “Billy Elliot.” And Chicago’s unique collection of major resident theaters has unpacked some formidable, must-see work this winter — from “Awake and Sing” at Northlight Theatre to “The Brother/Sister Plays” at the Steppenwolf Theatre to House Theatre’s ambitious “Wilson Wants it All.”

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The first Broadway revival of William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker comes to light beginning Feb. 12 at Circle in the Square Theatre. Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin stars as Helen Keller in the true story that has inspired generations.

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Famed actor-writer Alan Alda and Broadway director Daniel Sullivan will be at Seattle Repertory Theatre next month.

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